It was an interesting experience, but several things could have been done better:
1. Introduce the people.
Before PG came to the stage, some very energetic guy gave the introduction. ...wait, that guy started what? REDDIT??? I just found out while reading a blog a few minutes ago! I didn't know who any of the people on the expert panel were.
2. Make it easy to find people.
I would have been interested in people who are working in the financial industry (startups, experts, whatever). There is simply NO way I could have known who did what. They should have had booths or at least a quick "stand up if you are interested in this" type thing.
3. Setup round tables, like weddings, rather than a thousand chairs facing the stage.
For introverts like my self, it was too comforting to eat my slices of pizza and stare straight until the speakers started speaking :) A table where we are forced to look at each other, conversations are more likely to start.
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It was an interesting experience, but several things could have been done better:
1. Introduce the people. Before PG came to the stage, some very energetic guy gave the introduction. ...wait, that guy started what? REDDIT??? I just found out while reading a blog a few minutes ago! I didn't know who any of the people on the expert panel were.
2. Make it easy to find people. I would have been interested in people who are working in the financial industry (startups, experts, whatever). There is simply NO way I could have known who did what. They should have had booths or at least a quick "stand up if you are interested in this" type thing.
3. Setup round tables, like weddings, rather than a thousand chairs facing the stage. For introverts like my self, it was too comforting to eat my slices of pizza and stare straight until the speakers started speaking :) A table where we are forced to look at each other, conversations are more likely to start.
That's all I can think of.