The Atlantic Meets the Pacific

UC San Diego + The Atlantic magazine present thought leaders and game-changing technologies and

7 – 9 October 2012

Eric Topol, MD @EricTopol Director of the Scripps Translational Science Institute
James Fallows @JamesFallows National Correspondent for The Atlantic
Spencer Wells @spwells Director of the Genographic Project, National Geographic
Gary Marcus @GaryMarcus Author of Guitar Zero:The New Musician and the Science of Learning
V.S. Ramachandran Bestselling Author of The Tell Tale Brain
Jane McGonigal, PhD @avantgame World-Renowned Designer of Alternate Reality Games
Gretchen Rubin @gretchenrubin #1 Bestselling Author of The Happiness Project

Mark Bowden National correspondent for The Atlantic
James Bennet @JBennet Editor-In-Chief at The Atlantic
Alexis Madrigal @alexismadrigal Senior Editor at The Atlantic
Jessica Jackley @jessicajackley Venture Partner, Collaborative Fund
Stacey Snider Co-Chairman and CEO of DreamWorks Studios
James H. Fowler @James_H_Fowler Professor of Medical Genetics and Political Science, UCSD
J. Craig Venter, PhD @JCVenter Founder, President J. Craig Venter Institute

Ben Rattray @brattray Chief Executive Officer, Change.org
Larry Smarr @lsmarr Founding Director of the California Institute for Telecommunications
Greg Lucier Chairman & CEO Life Technologies
Ronald Brownstein @RonBrownstein Editorial Director for the National Journal
Chris Cox VP of Product at Facebook
Don Jones @djonesQualcomm Vice President, Global Strategy and Market Development Qualcomm Life