TTI/Vanguard

TTI/Vanguard is an advanced technology research membership for senior-level executives. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, TTI/Vanguard explores emerging and potentially disruptive technologies and their global impact. Four times annually, corporate and government leaders, entrepreneurs, researchers, and academics meet to discuss prospective future technology at its conferences. TTI/Vanguard offers its members conferences, field trips, workshops, and comprehensive reports in its web archives on a diverse range of IT topics related to advanced technologies.

In January 2013, TTI/Vanguard was acquired by Euromoney Institutional Investor.[1]

Advisory Board | Faculty

Initially cofounded by Dr. Richard Schroth and Chunka Mui of Computer Science Corporation (CSC) called Vanguard, the group has evolved and programs are now developed and led by its Advisory Board—John Perry Barlow, Gordon Bell, Maria Bezaitis, Peter Cochrane, Eric Haseltine, Mike Hawley, Ken Hertz, Krisztina 'Z' Holly, Alan Kay, Len Kleinrock, Doug Lenat, Ellen Levy, Bob Lucky, Nicholas Negroponte, David Reed and Eben Upton. They identify thought leaders and innovators from a multiplicity of backgrounds and disciplines and invite them to speak at TTI/Vanguard meetings.

Conferences

Each TTI/Vanguard conference lasts two days and features workshops and optional field trips to local academic and corporate R&D labs. Conference recordings and documents are promptly archived in a fully indexed repository accessible to TTI/Vanguard members only.

Speakers

TTI/Vanguard’s presenters include technologists, entrepreneurs, academicians, scientists, futurists, authors, journalists, and business leaders.

Format

TTI/Vanguard conferences are interactive.

Author David Weinberger has described his experience as a speaker as follows:

"Everyone in the audience has a microphone and is encouraged to interrupt with questions and disagreements. So, I didn't make it all the way through my talk, which is common here. Unsurprisingly, the comments were quite trenchant. ... I should have figured more audience-conversation time into my talk. I was well into describing tagging when the big red light flashed, and I didn't get to the conclusions I outlined in my previous post."[2]

According to another speaker, Dr. Paul Miller:

"The audience is senior, and easily one of the most engaged I've come across for a while. After a ten-minute grace period, presenters are pelted with questions and comments, and I've only seen a couple get all the way through their prepared slides. It's refreshing to see attendees making sure they get what they want, rather than listening semi-soporifically to one prepared pitch after another. It should also be good for the speaker, as at least they’re having the audience engage."[3]

Press

TTI/Vanguard is a private forum. No press is permitted in TTI/Vanguard sessions, and it does not publish its findings for the public.

Jeff Jonas, an engineer and scientist who spoke at one of the conferences, stated:

"There is this organization called TTI/Vanguard. I swear I had never heard of them. Based on the roads I travel and the company I keep—I must have been living in a box."[4]

Profile of TTI/Vanguard Member Organizations

TTI/Vanguard member organizations represent global private, public, and academic sectors. Members include brand-name manufacturers, cutting-edge software and hardware developers, aerospace and defense companies, financial and investment institutions, insurers, retailers, pharmaceutical and healthcare groups, telecommunications firms, corporate and government labs, service providers and consulting groups, energy and chemical companies, broadcasters, food and beverage companies, universities, and advisors in international government agencies.

Business model

TTI/Vanguard is a subscription-based organization. Its conferences may be attended only by members. Membership entitles members to attend four consecutive conferences and several regional events throughout the year. The organization does not allow attendance at single conferences.

Notes
  1. "Euromoney Acquires 87% Stake In TTI/Vanguard For $8 Mln". rttnews.com. 2013-01-07. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  2. David Weinberger: Joho the Blog: (tti) My presentation
  3. Dr. Paul Miller: Talking about Data and the Cloud at TTI/Vanguard, San Diego
  4. Jeff Jonas: Enterprise Intelligence: Conference Proceedings from TTI/Vanguard (December 2006)
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