Next week I’m speaking at the Open Video Conference here in NYC which looks set to be a fascinating event for anyone in the business of producing or consuming video. There’s some amazing people speaking, including Clay Shirky, Xeni Jardin from Boing Boing, Yochai Benkler, Jonothan Zittrain and film producer Ted Hope, plus many others talking about the idea of Open Video - the growing movement for transparency, interoperability, and further decentralization in online video, which would provide more fertile ground for independent producers, bottom-up innovation, and greater protection for free speech online.

For more info and to register, head here.