Alexis Madrigal

The Alexis Madrigal keynotes discuss innovative solutions catered to start-ups in the mobile world and digital social venture realm. As a senior editor at The Atlantic, at which he runs its Technology Channel, the tech reporter is a popular keynote speaker because of his extensive knowledge in the digital tech field. Having authored 'Powering the Dream: The History and Promise of Green Technology', awarded first prize in Yale University Press's Best Technology Writing 2010 and spoken at Stanford, CalTech, Berkeley, SXSW, E3 and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Madrigal is popular for a reason.

Madrigal has also co-founded digital media project Longshot magazine and previously worked for Wired.com -- where he actually started up the successful Wired Science blog.