October 17-18, 2014// Philadelphia, PA

String Theory Schools

17

Questions

1.5

Days

200 +

Attendees

4

Makers

3

Break Out Sessions

Tons

New Ideas

A gathering of innovation, jumpstarted by questions, propelled by curiosity.

This October we're going big.Join DJ Poet and 16 other Entrepreneurs and Educators as they ask 17 awe-inspiring questions. With entrepreneurs, to academics, to world class innovators, to aspiring change-makers, we're challenging the status-quo through presentations, music, and workshops.

Push questions to solutions,
co-author the future at What If...? 02014.

Entrepreneurs, Educators & Students, Designers, Technophiles, and Thought Leaders & Status Quo Challengers.

Who

There's a gap between motivation and action. Jump the gap with Active Curiosity. The world is changing. Build it better.

Why

Short, thought-provoking questions mixed with active discussion and action plans. Shake up the world with other What Iffers!

How
Schedule subject to change.

October 17th

6:00pm

What If...? Playground

Using the What If...? Flow, participants will be directed to participate in a number of workshops from thinking like a kid again to making your website and brand discoverable on the internet.

Sponsors: 8andup and MKG Media Group

6:00PM

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Overreact

Gaming the Future @teamoverreact from Philadelphia, PA

6:00PM

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Christian Bullock

SEO for Startups @christianbk from Vancouver, WA

6:00PM

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DJ Poet

Music and Technology with kids @poetnamelife from Los Angeles, CA

6:00PM

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8 and Up

The Art of Vision @8andup from Princeton, NJ

October 18th

8:00am

Doors Open & Registration

Check in and hold on to your socks.

9:00am

Introduction Welcome to String Theory Schools Our What If Story

9:12am

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Overreact

What if... games replaced textbooks? @TEAMOVERREACT from Philadelphia, PA

9:20am

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Michael Hernandez

What if... kids in poor and minority-majority neighborhoods became multimedia journalists and reported about their communities? @cinehead from Los Angeles, CA

9:28am

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Philip Vinogradov & Noah Vinogradov

What if... school was a series of epic quests, and students the adventurers and heroes? @pvinogradov from Ambler, PA

9:36am

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Kerry Guard

What if... we could fly at 30,000 feet? @kerryguard from Seattle, WA

9:44am

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Johan Andersson

What if... we could use our talents in arts, dance and music to show our skills in science? @andersson_edu Stockholm, Sweden

9:52am

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Biomeme

What if... a classical musician became an app developer? @biomemeinc from Philadelphia, PA
Breakout Discussions and Action Plans from 10:00AM - 11:30AM

11:30am

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8 and Up

What if... we taught a million kids entrepreneurship? @8andup from Princeton, NJ

11:38am

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Bo Ostenius

What if... a principal could help every student to succeed? Email Bo from Stockholm, Sweden

11:46am

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Chris Coleman

What if... we all embarked on our superhero's journey? @ItsChrisColeman from Philadelphia, PA

11:54am

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Biomeme Inc.

What if... you could see DNA? @biomemeinc from Philadelphia, PA

12:02pm

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Holly Ludgate

What if... we had no "But"? @girlgeek77 from Orlando, FL
Breakout Discussions and Action Plans

12:10pm

All Over Philadelphia

Active Lunch

Grab your lunch at one of our many cool Philly restaurants near by.

1:40pm

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Nathaniel Padgett

What if... dreams do come true? @ngpadgett from New York, NY

1:48pm

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Justin Staub

What if... public schools were not compulsory? @DrStaubSTEM from Philadelphia, PA

1:56pm

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John Phelan

What if... we all had digital access to all our health information, including all health records? @jvphelan from Princeton, NJ

2:04pm

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Maeve Jopson & Cynthia Poon

What if... design, entrepreneurship, play, and work can all be the same thing? @incrementtweets from Providence, RI

2:12pm

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Joseph Schneider

What if... we lived in a world without developmental delays? @BrainBalance_PA from Springfield, PA

2:20pm

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DJ Poet

What if... Beethoven had an iPad? @poetnamelife from Los Angeles, CA
Breakout Discussions and Action Plans

3:40pm

Wrap Up

Three years ago we decided to do things differently.Rather than starting with answers, we figured out how to ask better questions. What If...? is an experiential platform where new ideas are heard, shared, and built together. We're riding the future.

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