Web 1.0 was the first iteration of the Internet, offering Web sites based on the broadcast model – a one-site-fits-all approach. Web 2.0 brought the concept of interactivity and applications to the Web. Some see Web 3.0 as the personal Web; sites, applications, widgets, and personalization that make each user’s experience his or her own.
Business 2.0 recently defined Web 3.0 as the
"semantic web" and called it " a technology with
the power to unseat the giants of today's internet ,
especially Yahoo and Google". With no standard
definition for Web 3.0, camps are being formed on both
sides – some say Web 2.0 has failed to deliver what it
promised to do and Web 3.0 will take its own time– while
some others are overly enthusiastic about what Web 2.0
has done and of its promises of things to come.
Join an esteemed panel of internet experts as they share
their insights into the future of Web 2.0 and the shape
of things to come under the guise of Web 3.0.
They will discuss and debate topics including:
- How is Web 3.0 defined? Is Web 3.0 even a real valid entity?
- What applications are likely to emerge that will tap the potential of community based sites beyond blogging and social networks?
- What security mechanisms will need to be established to facilitate commerce and making sure the identity is safe and predators are kept out?
- How will Web 3.0 change the way internet-era products are developed and delivered to the customers?
- How will Web 3.0 change refine or define the existing community oriented sites?
Karl Jacob , CEO, Wallop
 Karl
Jacob has been building and advising companies for the last 14 years. During his career, he has raised over $200 million from prestigious investors and has built four companies taking them from no revenue to significant revenues or to acquisition. The remaining companies are profitable and generating in excess of $120 million in revenue per year. Jacob has received numerous awards including being named one of Business Week’s top ten up-and-comers. In addition, he has spent much of his career advising entrepreneurs and his insight has led to numerous financings and mergers.
Jacob most recently took Cloudmark from no revenue and $50,000 in investment to $16 million in investment and over $5 million in revenue. Prior to this, he joined Benchmark Capital as an entrepreneur-in-residence in July 1999, charged with creating the "next big thing." He formed Keen, and was the CEO and President until May of 2002. While at Keen, he led the company to be credited as one of the fastest growing ecommerce companies in history taking it from no revenue to sustained revenue and membership growth. The company has been profitable for 7 quarters and in 2004 generated over $67 million in revenue. During Jacob’s tenure, the company was recognized by Fortune as a Cool Company. Prior to Keen he spent two years as a Microsoft executive, following Microsoft's acquisition of Dimension X where he was founder and CEO. Jacob’s first company, On Ramp, Inc., created some of the first Internet web sites and marketing campaigns for companies like Disney, Fox, AT&T and Reebok.
Jacob speaks on pivotal business issues at conferences including the Global Internet Project, DEMO, FIRE, COMDEX, Churchill Club, Harvard Business School Alumni and the USC School of Business. He was a board member or an advisor to many companies including Dimension X, Keen, Cloudmark, IMMI, REAL Kiteboarding and Facebook. Jacob holds a B.S. in Computer Science from University of Southern California. He currently sits on the school's board of counselors for the School of Engineering.
Christine Herron, Venture Advisor, First Round Capital
 Christine Herron is a venture advisor for First Round Capital. Previously, Christine was a director at Omidyar Network, where she invested in participatory content systems. Prior to Omidyar Network, Christine held operational roles with Mission Research, NetObjects, and Microsoft, and co-founded both Cycle Partners and Mercury2. Christine started as an investor with Geocapital Partners, where she funded early Internet and network infrastructure businesses such as Netcom and AXON Networks. Her current board participation includes Mission Research and Nickel Tour Productions. Christine was ranked among the Top 20 Women in Technology in 2000 by AltaVista and holds degrees from Stanford University and Columbia University.
Ken Elefant, General Partner, Opus Capital
 Ken Elefant is a founding partner of Opus Capital focusing primarily on internet and software investments. Ken serves on the board of Wirefree Partners and Royalty Services and was involved with several prior investments including Virsa Systems (NYSE: SAP) and Riverbed Technology (Nasdaq: RVBD). Previously, Ken was a Senior Associate at Lightspeed Venture Partners. Prior to this, Ken was a Senior Associate and Kauffman Fellow at Battery Ventures.
Ken brings strong operating experience to Opus. Previously, he worked at Radius Inc. as Director of International Sales and Marketing when the revolutionary Radius Pivot Monitor was the hot seller in Japan. His role at Radius included serving as a member of the executive staff and opening the company's first sales and marketing office in the Benelux region of Europe.
He has also held various marketing and business development positions at Claris Corporation (the software subsidiary of Apple Computer) and RealNetworks. While at Claris, Ken devised the compensation plan for the U.S. sales force that helped move the company from being a Macintosh-only company to being a cross-platform company.
Ken holds a BS in Economics from the Wharton undergraduate division at the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Lew Tucker, Ph. D., CTO & Vice-President of Engineering
 Mr. Tucker has two decades of achievements leading advanced technology ventures. Prior to joining Radar Networks, he was Vice-President of AppExchange at salesforce.com where he created and drove the growth of the AppExchange online marketplace. In addition to his role at salesforce.com, Mr. Tucker spent 10 years at Sun Microsystems, Inc., where he was Vice-President of Internet Services, having overall corporate responsibility for Sun Microsystem’s presence on the World Wide Web. Earlier he served as CTO and Director of Sun Developer Programs. As a core member of the first JavaSoft executive team and evangelist for the advancement of the Java technology platform he delivered Sun’s technology strategy at conferences, industry panels, and financial analyst briefings. These included presentations given at InternetWorld, JavaOne96, JavaOne97, JavaOne98, RedHerring, Byte Research Forum and other CTO conferences worldwide.
Before coming to Sun, Mr. Tucker was Director of Development and Advanced Software at Thinking Machines, Inc., where he conducted research into machine learning and contributed to the architecture and development of the massively parallel Connection Machine supercomputer.
Mr. Tucker holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Polytechnic Institute of Technology, and a B.A. in Biology from Cornell University. He has authored numerous papers on computer architecture, AI, and machine intelligence. Before entering the computer field, he was an Assistant Professor in Neurobiology at Cornell University Medical College and early pioneer in the use of computer technology for the mapping of brain function.
Moderated by Jeffrey Young, Editor-in-chief, Prosper Media
 Jeffrey Young is the Editor-in-Chief of Prosper Magazine and comes with a resume a mile long, bringing global experience in editorial and creative management. Stints as Forbes Silicon Valley editor, reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and correspondent for the Hollywood Reporter stand alongside his best-selling book on Steve Jobs: “iCon.” Young co-founded Forbes.com in 1997, earning himself a solid reputation as a pioneer in online media. He’s charged with defining the next generation of design and content for all Prosper Media properties and expanding Prosper’s presence in the community and beyond. Young currently hails from Rescue, California, where he makes a mean Cabernet Sauvignon on his five foothill acres.
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