Nicholas Negroponte

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Person.png Nicholas Negroponte  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(academic)
BornDecember 1, 1943
New York City, New York
NationalityUS
Alma materBuckley School, Fay School, Le Rosey, The Choate School, MIT
ParentsDimitrios Negropontis
Founder ofWired
Relatives • John Negroponte
• Diana Negroponte
Founder of Wired, brother of John Negroponte

Employment.png Director of MIT Media Lab

In office
1985 - 2000
EmployerMIT


 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
WEF/Annual Meeting/200421 January 200425 January 2004World Economic Forum
Switzerland
2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.
WEF/Annual Meeting/200625 January 200629 January 2006World Economic Forum
Switzerland
Both former US president Bill Clinton and Bill Gates pushed for public-private partnerships. Only a few of the over 2000 participants are known.
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