Upcoming Appearances
Past Appearances
- Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
“Ethical & Responsible Use of Technology”
Aspen Ideas seminar / Aspen Insitute Spain
In conversation with Christoph Steck, Director of Public Policy and Internet, Telefónica
Moderator: Noelia Amoedo, CEO of Mediasmart Mobile
17:00-18:30 CET
- Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
“Can Surveillance Serve the People?”
Boston Globe Op-Talk
Zoom Webinar with Bina Venkataraman, Globe Editorial Page Editor, and Cade Crockford, ACLU of Massachusetts
Tuesday, September 8, 2020
12-12:45pm
Registration: https://cansurveillanceservethepeople.splashthat.com/
- Thursday, August 20th, 2020
How can we make surveillance work for us?
A Conversation with Iyad Rahwan and William Powers
Aspen Institute – Socrates Webinar
2:30-3:30 pm EDT
Registration:
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/surveillance/
- Thursday, May 7th, 2020
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Human Values & AI: Can we bring them together?
Online talk followed by zoom breakout discussions.
Hosted by AI LA Communityhttps://www.grid110.org/communityevents/2020/5/7/the-new-normal-responsible-ai
- Monday, May 4th, 2020
Aspen Institute, Israel
Moderator, Socrates seminar
Order Amid Chaos: Major Trends Shaping
the Future of Technology, Business and Society
May 4-8, 2020 [POSTPONED due to the pandemic, new date TBD]
Jerusalem
- Wednesday, March 11th, 2020
Harvard Alumni Entrepreneurs/Los Angeles
Talk: How Do Algorithms Know Right From Wrong?
7-10 pm
Santa Monica
Details and RSVP
- Monday, March 2nd, 2020
Long Now Boston
Conversation with Bina Venkataraman, author and
Boston Globe editorial page editor
Cambridge Innovation Center
7 pm
Details:
- Saturday, January 25th, 2020
Aspen UK
Moderator, Socrates Salon
“Confronting the Machine: Human Questions in the Age of AI”
Somerset House, London
9:30 am – 5 pm
- Friday, December 6th, 2019
Aspen Japan: Socrates Seminar
December 6-8, 2019
Moderator: “Order Amid Chaos: Major Trends Shaping the Future of Technology, Business and Society”
Nara, Japan
https://www.aspeninstitute.org/events/socrates-nara-2019/
- Monday, July 8th, 2019
Talk: “Internet Culture: Dark Age or Renaissance?”
Tech & Society Program
Aspen Institute Spain/Telefónica Foundation
7-9 pm
Espacio Fundación Telefónica
Fuencarral 3, Madrid, Spain
- Friday, March 15th, 2019
Aspen Institute Colombia
Moderator, Socrates Seminar
Cartagena, Colombia
March 15-17, 2019
- Sunday, May 20th, 2018
Medical Library Association
Annual Meeting
Atlanta, GA
2018 John P. McGovern Award Lecture
- Saturday, March 10th, 2018
Sharif University of Technology
Mohajer Think Tank
Tehran, Iran
Guest Q & A (via Skype)
With Alireza Taghdarreh, translator of the new Farsi edition of Thoreau’s Walden
Taghdarreh’s keynote: “Technology and Walden”
- Monday, February 5th, 2018
The Cambridge Club
Cambridge, MA
Keynote speech
- Monday, November 27th, 2017
AWS re:Invent 2017 conference
AWS Institute Voice and Text Computing Roundtable (Moderator)
Las Vegas, NV
- Tuesday, October 31st, 2017
Association for Information Science & Technology
Annual Conference
Crystal City, VA
Keynote speech
- Sunday, October 15th, 2017
Aspen Institute Japan
Moderator, Socrates Seminar
Inaugural Seminar, Kobayashi Memorial Socrates Program
Otsu, Japan
October 12-15, 2017
- Sunday, May 28th, 2017
Aspen Institute Ukraine
Moderator, Socrates Seminar
“Finding Order in Chaos: The Future of Technology, Business, Culture & Society”
Kyiv, Ukraine
May 25-28, 2017
- Friday, May 5th, 2017
Nauset Regional High School
Eastham, MA
Talk: “Can Technology Save Politics?”
- Tuesday, October 25th, 2016
North Atlantic Health Science Libraries
Annual Conference
New Haven, CT
Keynote speech
- Sunday, May 22nd, 2016
Aspen Institute España
Moderator, Socrates Seminar
Ronda, Spain
May 20-22, 2016
- Monday, February 15th, 2016
Aspen Institute
Moderator, Socrates Seminar
Aspen, Colorado
February 12-15, 2016
- Tuesday, February 9th, 2016
The Walden Woods Project
A Modern Lyceum: Technology and Society
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
100 Institute Rd, Worcester, MA
7 pm
Open to the Public
Details
- Wednesday, January 13th, 2016
St. David’s School
New York City
- Thursday, November 5th, 2015
Aspen Institute Mexico
Moderator, Socrates Seminar
“The Next Wave of Tech Innovation”
Puebla, Mexico
November 5-7, 2015
- Thursday, October 15th, 2015
Chautauqua Lecture
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky
Brock Auditorium
7:30 pm
Open to the public
Book signing to follow
- Friday, November 14th, 2014
Aspen Institute
Socrates New York Salon
The Age of Enchanted Objects: The Next Wave of Tech Innovation
Co-moderator with David Rose
Roosevelt House, Hunter College
Information and registration
- Thursday, October 16th, 2014
Chautauqua/Eastern Kentucky University Lecture
Brock Auditorium, Eastern Kentucky University
7:30 pm
Book Signing to follow
Information
- Thursday, May 29th, 2014
Łódź, Poland
“Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Rethinking Technology, From Socrates to Steve Jobs”
Rector’s Lecture
University of Łódź
11 am
More information
- Monday, May 26th, 2014
Łódź, Poland
Conference on Digital Culture: New Skills and Challenges
Keynote: “More Human: The Next Wave in Digital Thinking and Innovation”
More information
- Thursday, April 24th, 2014
Aspen Institute España
Socrates Seminar (Moderator)
Discussion Topic: Privacy & Profits in a Market-Driven Marketplace
Ronda, Spain
April 24-27
- Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014
Harvard Club of Spain/Aspen Institute España
Luncheon Talk & Discussion
Topic: Life in the Digital Marketplace
Madrid, Spain
2:15 pm
- Monday, April 14th, 2014
Overloaded 2014 Conference
Information Overload Research Group
Talk/Interview: Building a Good Life in the Digital Age
11 am EST
Conference info
- Tuesday, April 1st, 2014
“Mom, Dad, Why Do You Sleep With Your iPhone?”
Technology, Kids & the New Digital Wellness
Talk & Conversation
Inly School
46 Watch Hill Dr, Scituate, MA
7 pm
Youth Health Connection/South Shore Hospital
Event Details
- Tuesday, October 8th, 2013
Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Hamlet’s BlackBerry Selected as Common Read for the Bucknell Class of 2017
Speech: “The Next Tech Revolution”
bucknell.edu
- Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
Association of Small Foundations
CONNECT Conference
Albuquerque, NM
Talk & Discussion
smallfoundations.org
- Friday, August 30th, 2013
University Prep
Seattle, WA
Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Talk/Q & A
universityprep.org
- Friday, March 15th, 2013
Brussels Forum
Brussels, Belgium
March 15 – 17, 2013
brussels.gmfus.org
- Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
The American Library in Paris
Paris, France
7 pm
Reading and Discussion
americanlibraryinparis.org
- Wednesday, February 27th, 2013
Cognoscenti – Thinking That Matters
Launch Party
WBUR/Boston Public Radio
Brief Remarks & Chat with Tom Ashbrook of On Point
cognoscenti.wbur.org
- Friday, February 15th, 2013
The Aspen Institute
Aspen, Colorado
February 15 – 18, 2013
Socrates Seminar (Moderator)
“So Much Information, So Little Time: Making Sense of a Big Data World”
aspeninstitute.org
- Sunday, December 9th, 2012
TEDx Youth Talk
Santa Ana, CA
Details
- Tuesday, October 9th, 2012
Marketplace Radio – Live Town Hall
2012 Election Tour with Kai Ryssdal
7 pm
Yawkey Theater
WGBH Studios
Boston, MA
Details & tickets
- Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Sagamore Beach Colony Club
Sagamore Beach, MA
7:30 pm
Author Talk & Discussion
Details & tickets
- Tuesday, June 12th, 2012
“This Morning” Radio Show – TBS eFM
Seoul, South Korea
Interview and Listener Call-In
6:20 pm Eastern
Listen live
- Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Massachusetts Educational Technology Administrators Association
Spring Conference
Waltham, MA
Keynote
www.techdirectors.org
- Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
The Wheeler School
Providence, RI
Speech
- Saturday, March 24th, 2012
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Keynote
Fort Worth, Texas
www.bcga.org
- Thursday, March 8th, 2012
Third Path Institute
Parenting & Family Life in the Digital Age
A Conversation with William Powers
www.thirdpath.org
- Monday, February 20th, 2012
Conference on the First-Year Experience
San Antonio, TX
Speech
Details
- Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
Weber University
Ogden, UT
Speech & Discussion
- Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Family Online Safety Institute
FOSI 2011 Conference and Exhibition
Andrew W. Mellon Auditorium
Washington, DC
1:30 pm
Talk: “Getting a Grip – Finding Balance in Our Hyperconnected Lives”
Details and registration
- Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
The Paley Center for Media
Screening and Panel Discussion
“Connected,” a new film by Tiffany Shlain
6:30 pm
25 West 52nd Street
New York, NY 10019
Details and Tickets
- Monday, October 10th, 2011
University of Maryland
Honors Humanities Program
“To Connect or Not to Connect? Getting Smarter About Life in the Digital Age”
Speech & Discussion
Details
- Sunday, October 2nd, 2011
Paul Pratt Memorial Library
35 Ripley Rd.
Cohasset, MA 02025
4 pm
Talk and Book Signing
www.cohassetlibrary.org
- Tuesday, September 20th, 2011
Assumption College
Worcester, MA
Speech
Hamlet’s BlackBerry Chosen as Common Book at Assumption College
- Monday, September 12th, 2011
ABC Radio Adelaide
“Afternoons with Claire Whitelock”
Interview
Live, 3 pm
- Sunday, September 11th, 2011
Brisbane Writers Festival
“Philosophy in A Digital Age”
Arabella Forge and William Powers in Conversation with Matthew Ricketson
The Studio, State Library of Queensland
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Details and Tickets
- Saturday, September 10th, 2011
Brisbane Writers Festival
“Digitally Speaking” – Three Perspectives on Digital Life
The Studio, State Library of Queensland
4 – 5 pm
Details and Tickets
- Saturday, September 10th, 2011
Brisbane Writers Festival
Panel: “Take Time” – Managing Life in the Digital Age
The Edge, State Library of Queensland
1 – 2 pm
Details and Tickets
- Monday, September 5th, 2011
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
Brisbane Writers Festival
An Evening with International Writers
Four Writers in Conversation about Adventure, Survival & Philosophy
Sanctuary Cove, Brisbane
5-6 pm
Details and Tickets
- Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Customs House Library
31 Alfred St, Circular Quay
Sydney
Talk & Book Signing
Free, Reservations Required
Details
- Thursday, September 1st, 2011
ABC Radio Sydney
“Drive with Richard Glover”
Live, 4 pm
- Thursday, September 1st, 2011
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
ABC Radio Classic FM
“Mornings with Margaret Throsby”
Live, 9:45 am
- Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
ABC Radio Hobart
“Evenings with Annie Warburton”
Interview
Live, 7 pm
- Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
University of Canberra
Morning Symposium with Students & Faculty
- Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA
National Library of Australia
Parkes Place, Canberra
Talk
6 – 7 pm
Free, Registration Required
Details
- Sunday, August 28th, 2011
Melbourne Writers Festival
“William Powers in Conversation with Matthew Ricketson”
ACMI Studio 1, Federation Square
Melbourne, Australia
11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Details
- Friday, August 26th, 2011
Melbourne Writers Festival
The Wheeler Centre, 176 Little Lonsdale St.
Melbourne, Australia
12 – 1 pm
Panel Discussion: “Cool New Toys: iPads, Apps & All Things New”
Details
- Friday, August 26th, 2011
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
ABC Radio Australia Breakfast
Interview with Phil Kafcaloudes
Live, 9:30 – 10 am [Australia EST]
- Thursday, August 25th, 2011
AUSTRALIA TOUR
August 25 – September 13, 2011
Sponsored by the University of Canberra in association with Scribe Publications
Departing US 8/23, Arriving Australia 8/25
Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane
- Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Aspen Ideas Festival
Tuesday, June 28 – Sunday, July 3, 2011
Aspen, CO
www.aifestival.org
- Monday, June 27th, 2011
Information Overload & How to Beat It: A Virtual Literary Salon
Five Authors in Conversation
Teleconference
11 am – 12:30 pm EDT
Details and Registration Info
- Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
The EDGE Conference
Speech
Boston, MA
Details
- Monday, May 30th, 2011
Aspen Environment Forum
May 30 – June 2, 2011
Aspen, CO
www.aspenenvironment.org
- Friday, April 29th, 2011
University Club of Chicago
Talk and Book Signing
12 noon
76 East Monroe St.
Chicago, IL 60603
www.ucco.com
- Thursday, April 28th, 2011
The Great Read
Finale and Gala Celebration
Hamlet’s BlackBerry Selected as The Great Read for 2010-2011
7 p.m.
Lewis University Dining Room
Romeoville, IL
Event info
- Sunday, April 10th, 2011
St. Columba’s Episcopal Church
Washington, DC
Talk and Discussion
10:15 a.m.
Great Hall
4201 Albemarle Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20016
www.columba.org
- Thursday, April 7th, 2011
Wellfleet Public Library
Martha Sherrill & William Powers: Discussing and Signing Their Books
2:30 – 3:30 pm
55 West Main St.
Wellfleet, MA 02667
www.wellfleetlibrary.org
- Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
St. Mary’s Episcopal School
Memphis, TN
Talk and Book Signing
7 pm
William H. Rose Theater
Open to the public
Details
- Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Nauset Regional Middle School
7 p.m.
Talk and Discussion
“Technology and Your Child”
70 Route 28
Orleans, MA
www.nausetschools.org
- Tuesday, March 15th, 2011
South By Southwest (SXSW)
Featured Speaker
“Hamlet’s BlackBerry: Liberate Yourself From Digital Addiction”
12:30 pm
Austin Convention Center
Room 9ABC
500 E Cesar Chavez St
Austin, TX
Details
- Thursday, March 3rd, 2011
Snow Library
Talk and Book Signing
1-2:30 p.m.
67 Main St.
Orleans, MA 02653
www.snowlibrary.org
- Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Google DC
Talk and Book Signing
4-5:30 pm
1101 New York Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20005
Co-Sponsored by the Family Online Safety Institute
RSVP here
- Thursday, February 24th, 2011
Facebook DC Live
Discussion of Hamlet’s BlackBerry
With Jennifer Howard and Stephen Balkam
12 noon
Post questions on Facebook (before or during) here.
Watch live here.
- Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
Andover Bookstore
Talk and Book Signing
7 pm
89R Main Street
Andover, MA 01810
www.andoverbookstore.com
- Tuesday, February 1st, 2011
The Great Read
Hamlet’s BlackBerry selected as The Great Read for 2010-2011
Book Discussion (via Skype)
7 pm
The Plainfield Public Library
15025 S. Illinois Street
Plainfield, IL 60544
More info about this event
- Wednesday, January 19th, 2011
Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology
“Ben’s Birthday Celebration”
Building a Good Life in the Digital Age – Reflections from Ben Franklin & Other Great Thinkers
In Conversation with Dr. Phil Budden, British Consul General
Moderated by William A. Ghormley, founder of Xconomy
6-8 pm
41 Berkeley St.
Boston MA 02116
Reservation info here
- Thursday, January 13th, 2011
The Great Read
Hamlet’s BlackBerry selected as The Great Read for 2010-2011
Virtual Chat (via Skype)
6:30 pm
Barnes & Noble
2621 Plainfield Road
Joliet, IL 60435
More info about this event
- Monday, November 22nd, 2010
Harvard Club of New York City
Talk and Book Signing
7 p.m.
www.hcny.com
- Saturday, October 30th, 2010
Concord Festival of Authors
Concord, Massachusetts
Talk and Book Signing
Location: Thoreau Institute at Walden Woods
7 p.m.
www.concordfestivalofauthors.com
- Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Brown University Bookstore
244 Thayer St.
Providence, RI
Talk and Book Signing
6 p.m.
http://bookstore.brown.edu
- Saturday, October 16th, 2010
The Boston Book Festival
Trinity Church Forum
206 Clarendon Street, Boston
“Internet or Not?” – a Panel Discussion
2:30 p.m.
www.bostonbookfest.org
- Friday, October 8th, 2010
Providence Athenaeum
Providence, RI
Speech and Book Signing
5 p.m.
www.providenceathenaeum.org
- Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
Nantucket Atheneum
Nantucket, Massachusetts
Great Hall
Speech and Book Signing
3 p.m.
www.nantucketatheneum.org
- Thursday, August 19th, 2010
The Wellfleet Public Library
Wellfleet, Mass.
8 p.m.
Talk and Book Signing
Hamlet’s BlackBerry will be available for purchase
www.wellfleetlibrary.org
- Thursday, August 12th, 2010
The Odyssey Bookshop
7:00 pm, South Hadley, MA
www.odysseybks.com
- Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Northshire Bookstore
7:oo pm, Manchester Center, VT
www.northshire.com
- Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
Toadstool Bookshop
7:00 pm, Keene, NH
www.toadstool.indiebound.com
- Monday, August 9th, 2010
Longfellows Books
7:00 pm, Portland, ME
www.longfellowspdx.com
- Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Porter Square Books
7:00 pm Cambridge, MA
www.portersquarebooks.com
- Monday, July 26th, 2010
Main Street Books
5:00 pm, Orleans, MA
www.mainstreetbookstore.com
- Thursday, July 22nd, 2010
Harvard Bookstore
7:00 pm, Cambridge, MA
www.harvard.com
- Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
Interview with Katie Couric, CBS News
@KATIECOURIC Show
www.cbsnews.com
- Tuesday, July 20th, 2010
Politics & Prose Bookstore
7:00 pm, Washington, DC
www.politics-prose.com
- Sunday, July 18th, 2010
All Saints Episcopal Church
Pasadena, CA
10:15 a.m
Open to the public
www.allsaints-pas.org
- Sunday, July 18th, 2010
Sunday Magazine /Alice’s Reading Room, KLLC-FM, San Francisco
Interview with Liz Saint John
6-7 a.m. PDT
www.radioalice.com
- Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Los Angeles Public Library
Conversation with David L. Ulin, book editor, Los Angeles Times
7:00 pm, Los Angeles, CA
Reserve tickets here:
http://www.lfla.org/event-detail/482/William-Powers
- Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
Kepler’s Books
Reading & discussion
7:30 pm, Menlo Park, CA
www.keplers.com
- Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
KALW-FM, San Francisco
Your Call Radio show
Interview with Rose Aguilar
11 a.m. – 12 noon PDT
www.kalw.org
- Tuesday, July 13th, 2010
KPFA-FM Radio, Berkeley, CA
The Morning Show
Interview with Philip Maldari
8:30-9:00 am PDT
www.kpfa.org
- Monday, July 12th, 2010
Book Passage Bookstore
Reading & Discussion
7:00 pm Corte Madera, CA
www.bookpassage.com
- Monday, July 12th, 2010
The Ronn Owens Show
KGO-AM, San Francisco
10-11 a.m. PDT
www.ronn.com
- Saturday, July 10th, 2010
Bunch of Grapes Bookstore
Reading & discussion
7:30 pm, Vineyard Haven, MA
www.bunchofgrapes.com
- Saturday, July 10th, 2010
Interview with Marc Cohen, The Computer and Technology Radio Show
KABC Radio, Los Angeles
4:30 pm PST
Computer and Technology Radio
- Thursday, July 8th, 2010
Appearance on The Diane Rehm Show, NPR
11 a.m. – Noon
www.thedianerehmshow.org
- Tuesday, July 6th, 2010
Interview on TheStreet.com Radio
“The Real Story with Gregg Greenberg”
4:45 pm
www.thestreet.com
- Sunday, July 4th, 2010
Interview on KFWB News/Talk 980, Los Angeles
Kari Moran’s BookRadio Show
12 noon PST
www.kfwb.com
- Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America”
7 – 9 a.m.
www.abcnews.com
- Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Interview on WOSU public radio, Columbus, OH
“All Sides” with Ann Fisher
10 – 11 am
www.wosu.org
- Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
Interview on National Public Radio’s “Marketplace”
“Information Overload, An Age-Old Problem,” with host Kai Ryssdal
Afternoon or early evening (time varies depending on location)
www.marketplace.publicradio.org
- Sunday, June 27th, 2010
Interview on WICN-FM, Worcester, MA
The Public Eye with Al Vuona
10:30 – 11:00 p.m.
www.wicn.org
- Saturday, June 26th, 2010
Interview on Oprah Radio
“The Derrick Ashong Experience”
Satellite radio, XM Channel 156, Sirius Channel 195
2 p.m. EST
www.oprah.com
- Wednesday, June 16th, 2010
New England Independent Booksellers Association, Northampton, MA
www.newenglandbooks.org
- Monday, June 14th, 2010
Financial Times media summit, Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
www.ftconferences.com