Presented at
The Circle Of HOPE (2018),
July 22, 2018, 11 a.m.
(60 minutes)
There are a few people who claim to be the "father of the maker movement." This panel will explore the history of what is called the maker movement, and help un-erase some of the pioneers who have helped bring communities together, shared open-source, and built places for all hackers, makers, artists, and engineers.
Presenters:
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Phillip Torrone
**Phillip Torrone** (@ptorrone) is a contributing author for 2600 Magazine (“Citizen Engineer”) and previously coordinated the Free Kevin events and live Off The Hook radio broadcasts. Phillip was an editor at Popular Science Magazine, senior editor at Make Magazine, and founder of Hackaday.com. Phillip currently works with Ladyada on the art project called “Adafruit.”
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Sherry Huss
**Sherry Huss** (@sherryhuss) was a vice president for Maker Media, Inc. overseeing publishing, e-commerce, and events. She was instrumental in the management and production of Maker Faire and is focused on growing the Make brand throughout the maker ecosystem. She has over 20 years of technology marketing, and event experience and has held senior management positions at MediaLive International, Key3Media, Ziff-Davis, and Softbank. Product marketing and live events have been a focus for Sherry, who was instrumental in launching and managing successful technology and consumer events such as Sun’s JavaOne, Oracle’s iDevelop, O’Reilly Media’s Web 2.0 Summit, and Dwell on Design.
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Limor Fried / Ladyada
as Limor "Ladyada" Fried
**Limor "Ladyada" Fried** (@adafruit) founded Adafruit in 2005. As an MIT hacker and engineer, her goal was to create the best place online for learning electronics and making the best designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels. Adafruit has grown to over 100 employees in the heart of New York City with a 50,000 plus square foot factory. Limor was the first female engineer on the cover of Wired, was awarded Entrepreneur Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year, and was on the cover of Make: Volume 57. She was a founding member of the New York City Industrial Business Advisory Council and named a White House Champion of Change in 2016.
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Mitch Altman
**Mitch Altman** (@maltman23) is a hacker and inventor, known for inventing TV-B-Gone, a keychain that turns off TVs in public places. He co-founded a successful Silicon Valley startup and did pioneering work in virtual reality. He is an author and teacher, and goes around the world giving talks and workshops. Mitch promotes hackerspaces, open-source hardware, and mentors others wherever he goes. He is a co-founder of Noisebridge hackerspace in San Francisco, and is president and CEO of Cornfield Electronics.
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