The Web 2.0 conference was held October 5-7, 2004 at the Hotel Nikko in San Francisco.

Attendees joined leaders of innovative start-ups and industry titans at the first-ever second-generation internet business conference. Jeff Bezos, Mark Cuban, John Doerr, Mary Meeker, Craig Newmark, and dozens more lead three-days of high-level discussions around the theme “The Web as Platform”.

If you weren't able to attend or if you want to touch up your notes from the conference, presentation files from some of the sessions and tutorials are available online. And don't miss our conference coverage, including news, weblogs, and photos from the show floor.

Web 2.0 Speaker Line-up – The Web's Foremost Leaders and Influencers

Benioff

Bezos

Cuban

Doerr

Also speaking at Web 2.0

• Marc Andreessen

• George Conrades

• James Currier

• Cory Doctorow

• Bill Gross

• Bill Gurley

• William H. Janeway

• Brewster Kahle

• Lawrence Lessig

• Udi Manber

• John McKinley

• Halsey Minor

• Louis Monier

• Richard F. Rashid, Ph.D.

• Martin Nisenholtz

• Mike Ramsay

• Dan Rosensweig

• David L. Sifry

• Michael Weiss

• Jake Winebaum

• Jerry Yang

Gansky

Kapor

Meeker

Danger Mouse

Janeway

Polese

O'Reilly

Battelle

About the Conference

The Web 2.0 Conference is of, for and about the leading figures and companies driving innovation in the Internet economy. The conference will debut with the theme of "The Web as Platform," exploring how the Web has developed into a robust platform for innovation across many media and devices - from mobile to television, telephone to search.

O'Reilly Media, Inc. and MediaLive International are partnering to produce the conference, which John Battelle and Tim O'Reilly will moderate.

John Battelle is the program chair of this year's Web 2.0 Conference. He's the co-founding editor of Wired Magazine, and founder and former chair of Standard Media International, which published The Industry Standard and TheStandard.com.

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Location

A cool, contemporary Japanese aesthetic. Emphasis on service and quality. Two quick blocks from bustling Union Square. The Hotel Nikko: the perfect gathering place for Web 2.0.

   

Sponsors

Web 2.0 Sponsor Opportunities
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Press and Media

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Registration

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