About DEMO
DEMO is the launchpad for emerging technologies both as conferences in the U.S., Europe, and China and as a news and information Web site. DEMO conferences and news coverage are where digital entrepreneurs and investors change the game and stay ahead of the curve.
Emerging technologies and new products introduced at DEMO conferences are hand-selected from the spectrum of the global technology marketplace. DEMO conferences have earned a reputation for consistently identifying technologies that will disrupt current markets and change how people use digital technologies.
New technologies are introduced at DEMO conferences by start-ups and established companies such as Google, VMWare, salesforce.com, Palm, Yahoo!, Leapfrog, Apple, IronPort, HP and thousands of others. More than 2,065 breakthrough products -- from consumer favorites like Skype, Slingbox, and TiVo to top development platforms such as Sun`s Java, Qualcomm's Brew, and IBM's Pervasive -- have debuted at DEMO conferences during the past 18 years.
The Conference about the Future
Right before your eyes, more than 70 of the world's most promising new technologies will be unveiled for the very first time. The hottest. The newest. The best. It's a sneak peek at the future of the technology business.
How We Pick the Demonstrators?
Our award-winning executive producer, Chris Shipley, CEO of The Guidewire Group, and a team of experts separate the innovators from the hype. They painstakingly screen hundreds of products invented by start-up companies and global enterprises to uncover 70 emerging technology companies from around the world whose products show the most promise.
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Who Attends DEMO Conferences?
Senior corporate development executives, sought-after venture capitalists, influential journalists and the most imaginative entrepreneurs in the world gather at DEMO.
"The longevity of the conference is a testimonial to how well it works. Conference producer Chris Shipley does a fabulous job in both selecting the themes and companies/products to spotlight, and then in hosting and commenting at the event. Even jaded insiders like me who attend vendor briefings under NDA nearly daily always find something they've never seen - or heard of - and the surprise is definitely part of the fun."
-- DEMO Recap; Amy Wohl; Amy D. Wohl's Opinions
"I am eagerly anticipating the Demo conference... In years past, the influential tech shindig has been the launching pad for Palm, Handspring, the Java programming language and E*Trade."
-- Demo preview: Music everywhere at your fingertips; Ed Baig; USA Today
"If your technology is great and your presentation superb, then your life as you know it might forever change. The sacrifices that you have made may all be worth while. It is almost like Chris becomes this wonderful impresario presenting great teams and great stuff to great people."
-- Why DEMO Works; Buzz Bruggeman; BuzzModo
Read DEMO news coverage to stay ahead of the curve
DEMO news stories track the thousands of companies and digital products launched at DEMO conferences worldwide, as well as their competitors. We write about the trends disrupting the markets' status quo. Our stories are about the entrepreneurs, inventors, investors, and the products of their digital ingenuity that we all use to work, learn, and enjoy ourselves.
Besides news stories, the DEMO Web site offers videos, podcasts, commentary by Chris Shipley, ceo of The Guidewire Group and executive producer of DEMO conferences in the U.S., technology blogs; DEMOdeals, which tracks start-up funding; DEMO Alumni Feeds, coverage by bloggers about companies that have launched at a DEMO conference; DEMOwords, a weekly interactive technology crossword puzzle; DEMOdialog, a conversation between DEMO-launched companies and their followers; and DEMOshots, slideshows of people in the news or at tech events. Each DEMO alumni company since 2004 has its own profile including a public dialog and video.