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Nick Bilton        

Special Correspondent at Vanity Fair; New York Times-Bestselling Author; Emmy Award-Winning Founder of True Story Productions

Nick Bilton is a Los Angeles-based author, journalist, and filmmaker known for probing the most talked about issues of our time, Bilton specializes in creating thought-provoking and wildly entertaining content across a multitude of mediums. He has produced Emmy-award winning documentaries, scripted television shows, feature films and narrative NYT-Bestselling nonfiction books.

His journalism has included stories on cryptocurrency crimes, the impact of social media on society, and the evolving landscape of technology on media, culture and politics. Bilton's work for Vanity Fair and The New York Times has covered high-profile topics such the rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes, profiles on the leaders of the companies that built the most dangerous social media companies in the world, the backstabbing and infighting that led to Twitter, the story of Bitcoin heist by Heather "Razzlekhan" Morgan and Ilya "Dutch" Lichtenstein, and countless profiles on Steve Jobs and Tim Cook and Apple, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg and many more. A series of stories he wrote for The New York Times led to the FAA allowing people to use iPhones and Kindles during takeoff and landing. His books, Hatching Twitter and American Kingpin were New York Times bestsellers, the latter of which told the story of the hunt to find the man behind the creation of the Silk Road drug website.

His previous television and film productions have included HBO's The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, directed by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney, HBO's Fake Famous, which Bilton directed, and a forthcoming three-part doc series based on his Vanity Fair story “Bitcoin Bonnie and Clyde", in partnership with Netflix and director Chris Smith. He has written on TV shows, including The Idol and Hatching Twitter.

Additionally, Bilton is currently in production on a doc series based on the founding of Twitter, in partnership with Netflix, and in pre-production on a limited series drama with Netflix and UCP, with Bilton serving as showrunner and executive producer. He has over a dozen other projects in various stages of development with Lucky Chap, Amazon Studios, Warner Bros, HBO, Netflix, and UCP.

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I Live in the Future & Here's How It Works

How will we communicate with customers and tell stories about our industries in the next two or 20 years? How will our compulsion to constantly multitask and our byte-sized culture affect business and society? Nick Bilton reveals why organizations that stay on the cutting edge of the technology curve have a significant advantage over others in reaching consumers and growing their business.

In a presentation that is both visionary and practical, Bilton examines how the Internet is creating a new type of consumer, why social networks are essential anchoring tools, and how great storytelling and extended relationships will enable businesses to engage with customers in new ways. He also gives audiences a peek into emerging technologies—everything from flexible displays to telepresence to cars that drive themselves—that will change the way we work and live.

Hatching Twitter: A True Story of Money, Power, Friendship, and Betrayal.

Nick Bilton shares the story of Twitter’s origin and discusses what business lessons can be gleaned from one of the most talked about IPOs in recent corporate history. He looks at the beginnings of the social media giant, and through unprecedented access, exhaustive reporting, and an insider’s perspective, he provides an intimate portrait of the men who accidentally changed the world, what they learned along the way, and how we can create some serendipity in our own organizations.

Big Data.

Nick Bilton shares insights on big data, where the data is coming from, what we are finding from the data, and the security aspects of this new source of information. In a customized presentation that features incredible visuals, he discusses what big data means to the future of his audience’s industry and how big data is changing how they do business. Combining his knowledge of larger future trends and the eye-opening insights on the power that big data holds, Bilton helps audiences understand not only the changes that are coming but how to get (and stay) ahead of the curve in order to capitalize on opportunities.

Future Consumers.

How will you communicate with customers and tell stories about your industry in the next two or 20 years? How will our readiness to multitask and byte-sized culture have an effect on business and society? Nick Bilton reveals that organizations that stay on the cutting edge of the technology curve will have significant advantage getting their message across and building communities. In a presentation that is both visionary and practical, Bilton examines how the Internet is creating a new type of consumer, why social networks are essential anchoring tools, and how great storytelling and extended relationships will enable businesses to engage with customers in new ways. Bilton also shares a peek into emerging technologies – everything from flexible displays to telepresence to cars that drive themselves—that will change the way we work and live.

Future Tech Trends

How will you communicate with customers and tell stories about your industry in the next two or 20 years? How will our readiness to multitask and byte-sized culture have an effect on business and society? Nick Bilton reveals that organizations that stay on the cutting edge of the technology curve will have significant advantage getting their message across and building communities. In a presentation that is both visionary and practical, Bilton examines how the Internet is creating a new type of consumer, why social networks are essential anchoring tools, and how great storytelling and extended relationships will enable businesses to engage with customers in new ways. Bilton also shares a peek into emerging technologies -- everything from flexible displays to telepresence to cars that drive themselves -- that will change the way we work and live.

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