Global InformationThe Nantucket Project information
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Type of site | Conference |
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| Available in | English |
| Headquarters | Nantucket , United States |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Created by | Tom Scott, Kate Brosnan |
| Key people | Wendy Schmidt, Bob Diamond |
| URL | www |
| Launched | 2010 |
| Current status | Active |
The Nantucket Project is an annual gathering[1] that takes place on Nantucket, Massachusetts, housed mainly at the White Elephant Hotel. The event is held in a tent overlooking Nantucket Harbor.[2]
The Nantucket Project was co-founded in 2010 by Tom Scott and Kate Brosnan. The Nantucket Project's founding circle includes Scott, founder and CEO of Nantucket Nectars and creator the HBO television series The Neistat Brothers,[3] Wendy Schmidt, President of The Schmidt Family Foundation, former Senator Bill Frist, Alicia Mullen and Jennifer and Bob Diamond, the former group chief executive of Barclays.[4]
The inaugural event was held in the fall of 2011 at the White Elephant hotel. The Nantucket Project has remained at that venue.[5] Notable past speakers have included Jennifer Garner, Neil Young, Tig Notaro, Tony Blair, Marcia Clark, Paul Kagame, Steve Wozniak, Ndaba Mandela, Meredith Whitney, George W. Bush, Hope Solo, David Rubenstein, Valerie Plame, Mellody Hobson, Moby, Laura Dern, John Kerry, Kelly Corrigan, Liz Murray, Peter Diamandis, Andre Leon Talley, Gregg Renfrew, Dean Kamen, Julie Taymor, Paul Giamatti, and Krista Tippett.[6]
Speakers participate in a variety of formats, which include individual presentations, panels and intimate one-on-one conversations. All speakers are directed to address the theme of each year's event.[7] The theme of the 2011 event was "Re-Think."[8] The theme of the 2012 event was "Collective Intelligence," or "how we can leverage technology and other advances to aggregate and amplify human intelligence."[9] The theme for 2013 was "Seek the Truth, Endure the Consequences."[10] The theme for 2014 was Art + Commerce, "a convergence" that conference organizers say "best defines our world today."[11] The theme for TNP8 was neighborhood.
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- ^ Heath, Thomas (2011-02-24). "Value Added: The Nantucket Project is an enterprise in the vein of the startup". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ Barry Garron (2010-10-14). "The Neistat Brothers -- TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ Tamny, John. "Can The Nantucket Project Change Who We Are?". Forbes. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ Joshua Balling (2013-09-26). "Nantucket Project brings big names together on small island". CapeCodOnline.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ "Presenters 2013". Nantucketproject.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ Daniel Honan (2012-08-26). "The Nantucket Project Announces This Year's Theme: Collective Intelligence". BigThink.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ Dan Kadlec (2011-10-04). "Can Entrepreneurs, Stuck On An Island for a Few Days, Solve the World's Biggest Problems?". business.time.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ Daniel Honan (2012-08-26). "The Nantucket Project Announces This Year's Theme: Collective Intelligence". BigThink.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ Katherine Collins (2013-09-30). "Moderates Of The World, Unite! – dispatch from The Nantucket Project". HoneyBeeCapital.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ^ "2014 Nantucket Project". Nantucketproject.com. Retrieved 2014-03-07.