Spark! 2004 tech conference plugs you into the "next economy" -- lean, mean and smart.

Thrive in the next economy, learn the leading-edge, meet the proven winners, network with key people at Spark! tech summit. Sign up now, space limited. See www.sparksters.com

Silicon Valley, CA--(PRWEB) March 16, 2004--
Right now something smaller than the width of your hair is disrupting manufacturing; right now web services that connect colleagues are changing the rules of business interaction; right now China is becoming the next Silicon Valley. Right now your company is in danger of losing business. Or not.

Spark! 2004 is the must-attend conference if you work or invest in technology with proven leaders giving you insights into the "next economy."

Spark! brings together the proven leaders and new pioneers from technology and digital media to address the opportunities and pitfalls of doing business in today's changing technology industry.

Come and expand your network, hear what's going on from those who are "making a dent in the universe" (as Apple co-founder Steve Jobs would say).

From digital media (music, movies & more) to nanotechnology, wireless, web services and beyond, the rise of China and India as tech super powers, everything's up for change.

Change can be frightening but it can also open tremendous opportunity, including those found only at Spark! 2004.

Spark! 2004 in Monterey, California, is about innovation in action: learning the latest in several growth areas of technology, building your business and business network, meeting key potential allies you'd never meet anywhere else.

Knowing where technology is headed and knowing the people at companies you need to meet to form alliances and partnerships with are critical. Business and knowledgde doesn't happen in a vaccum.

Spark's events are unlike any other: with special guest keynotes and sessions that will increase your knowledge capital. But it's more than talk.

The sessions and activities are unlike any other, including:

Collaboration and communication are changing everything we thought about the "next & right now economy" -- lean, mean and smart.

"Innovation doesn't happen in a box, it happens when smart people get together and create value," Spark! chairman Steve Harmon said. "Spark is where C-level execs from start ups to Fortune 500s, VPs of business development and marketing, sales execs all learn the latest and network with people they won't meet anywhere else."

From the speakers to agenda Spark! is an event designed to inspire you, open doors, make connections, bridge gaps and ultimately, multiply your own spark.

"Fresh insights and fresh air combine to create an event that could change your horizons."

Speakers include:

STEVE JURVETSON - the prescient investor who's always ahead of the pack, fresh from being at the White House where President Bush signed the $3.7 billion Nanotechnology Bill. Jurvetson and its affiliates manages more than $3 billion and has made numerous investments in nanotechnology companies.

COLLINS HEMINGWAY - the Microsoft veteran who wrote the #1 bestselling business book with Bill Gates. As a key executive at Microsoft, Collins Hemingway co-wrote with Bill Gates the #1 bestselling business book "Business @ The Speed Of Thought," the book which serves as the blue print for Microsoft's vision. What is Collins' latest vision?

JAS DHILLON - the software innovator who just sold his latest company doing social networking to Barry Diller's InterActive Corp. It's who you know and who you want to know...Friendster, Linked-In, Tribe and ZeroDegrees have put the idea of linking friends for business (and pleasure) on the map. How can networking help your bottom line?

LARRY BOCK - the nanotechnology pioneer and founder of one of the hottest companies around, Nanosys. Bock is a modern-day explorer blazing trails into the new territory of making better chips, materials and substances using atomic structures. Nanosys is pioneering technologies and applications with companies like Intel and several more leading firms. It's not about small stuff, it's about how clothing, food, computers, everything is being remade through atomic manufacturing and how you need to know the profound changes ahead.

MICHAEL TCHONG - the publishing veteran, expert on which trends will impact you most in 2005. What will be hot in 2005? Where should you focus business efforts? Trend expert Michael Tchong, who founded MacWeek magazine and a host of publications gives you a glimpse 2005 to help you make better decisions.

DAVE SNOWDEN - the knowledge expert who helps keep Big Blue thinking clearly. In an era when technology companies measure life in fruit fly years, IBM spans a century of innovation. IBM has remained at the top of the technology food chain for more than 93 years and counting. "We see technology as a tool. If you pick it up and it fits the hand then it's useful. If you have to bio-reengineer your hand to fit your tool, it's a waste of time."

CHRIS KITZE - the serial entrepreneur who has built and sold several tech and media companies. Kitze is the recipient of Israel's prestigious Albert Einstein Technology Award. "I've learned more from failure than from success, and you have to persist through your failures. I guess you could say that after 15 years of being an entrepreneur, I'm an overnight success."

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