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Connect, Share, Inspire At Mesh – Canada's Web 2.0 Conference

It had to happen sooner or later. Why not sooner?
A bunch of Canadian Blog buddies got together and realized that Canada had no big idea or Web 2.0 gathering. Welcome to mesh.
Here’s the copy directly from the mesh website (they say it way better than I can paraphrase):
“connect
mesh is Canada’s Web 2.0 conference, being held in Toronto on May 15 & 16. You will hear from thought leaders, connect with peers, and get a better understanding of the impact of new developments online. mesh brings together people who are passionate about the potential of the Web to change how we live, work and play. Meet the next generation of Web ideas, leaders and companies at mesh.
share
mesh is for marketers, public relations practitioners and the media; it’s for entrepreneurs, investors, and software developers; for those in academia, politics, public policy, NGOs and non-profits. If you’re trying to grasp the fast-moving world of Web 2.0, you need insight and intelligence. Participate in keynotes, panels and workshops, and create your own conversations to get the knowledge you need.
inspire
Canada needs a conference like mesh. Web 2.0 is happening all around us, as the Internet becomes the place to communicate, collaborate and entertain. mesh is brought to you by people who want to inspire enthusiasm, creativity and opportunity; by people who believe that for Canada to remain vibrant and competitive, we have to connect with each other and share our ideas about what the Web should be.”
It sure does sound like my kind of get-together.
The event was pulled together by Mark Evans, Senior Technology Reporter for The National Post, Mathew Ingram, technology writer for the Globe and Mail, Rob Hyndman, a technology writer from Toronto, Mike McDerment, an online entrepreneur, and Stuart MacDonald, the dude who started Expedia Canada.
mesh is being held at the MaRS Collaboration Centre in Toronto and has a more-than-impressive line-up of speakers including Steve Rubel, Tara Hunt, Amber MacArthur and many more.
I have been asked to speak, but mesh falls on the same dates as the Canadian Marketing Association – CMA – National Trade Show and Conference. I’m trying to figure out scheduling so that I can attend both.
In the meantime, check out the mesh Blog (you knew that was coming): mesh Toronto Blog.
You can also register for the conference here: mesh – Registration.

Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel lives at the intersection of technology, business transformation and consumer culture. He is the Executive Director of Next Era Institute, a strategic intelligence platform helping leaders understand the forces reshaping business, technology, culture and society. The Institute identifies which shifts matter, explores their wider significance and translates them into strategic direction and momentum. Mitch is also a globally recognized keynote speaker. He has delivered thousands of presentations across both B2B and B2C industries to organizations including Google, Walmart, LEGO, Shopify, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Strategy Magazine has called him “one of North America’s leading visionaries.” Mitch built his career by working directly inside the waves of change that reshaped modern business. He founded and built a digital marketing agency that worked with some of the world’s largest brands and was later acquired by WPP, where he served as President of a firm operating in 25 countries with almost 3,000 employees. Mitch is the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, and the host of Thinking With Mitch Joel, one of the longest-running business podcasts in the world. His writing and commentary appear in outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Inc. Magazine. He is a member of Dr. Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and was named to the Thinkers50 Radar. Mitch also hosts Groove – The No Treble Podcast, documenting the oral history of electric bass players. Mitch is also Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that enables companies to bring personalized thought leadership from world-class experts into meetings, events and off-sites in focused 15-minute bursts.