Momentum Speaker Directory
 
Speaker Title Plenary Year

Robert Greenwald

The Tool of Social Media

Content is critical, but distribution is paramount. Robert Greenwald and Jim Miller of Brave New Films and Brave New Foundation use the tools of social media to multiply the message.

Media 2008

Mary Anne Hitt

The True Cost of Mountaintop Removal

Mountaintop removal coal mining is as bad as it sounds but how does it directly affect you? This amazing presentation makes the connection between you and this horrendous practice through an innovative and powerful use of Google Earth.

Earth 2008

Jim Miller

The Tool of Social Media

Content is critical, but distribution is paramount. Robert Greenwald and Jim Miller of Brave New Films and Brave New Foundation use the tools of social media to multiply the message.

Media 2008

Markos 'Kos' Moulitsas

Technology For and By the People

The founder of the Daily Kos, one of the most widely-read progressive blogs on the 'net, on the early days of blogging and the democratizing nature of technology.

Media 2008

Maria Teresa Petersen

The New Face of the Electorate

Latinos are not only a major consumer of internet content, but Latinos in the United States consume media predominantly in English. More facts about this growing sector of the U.S. electorate are presented by the Executive Director of Voto Latino.

Neighborhood 2008

Premal Shah

Lending with Mutual Dignity

Premal Shah, president of Microlending phenom Kiva, talks about raising money "Howard Dean-style" (or "Barack Obama-style") might be able to bring down the cost of borrowing for the world's working poor.

Money 2008