Candace Johnson

Candace Johnson is an international telecommunications expert andentrepreneur, and one of the 50 most powerful businesswomen in Europe. Sheis co-initiator of SES ASTRA and SES Global, one of the largest satellitesystems in the world. She is also the founder and president of EuropeOnline, the world's first Internet via satellite network and is thefounder of the continent's first independent, private trans-bordersatellite communications company, Teleport Europe-Loral Cyberstar.

Candace has played a revolutionary role in European telecommunications.She has long campaigned against monopolies in the industry and has beenparticularly influential in the areas of deregulation and convergence ofmedia. In this role she was the founding president of the VATM, Germany'sAssociation of Private Telecom Operators. In addition, she is foundingPresident of the Global Telecom Women's Network and serves on the boardsof numerous companies and committees across Europe.

Candace has been honoured for her contributions to advances intelecommunications across Europe and America. She has a Lifetime AchievementAward from the World Communications Awards as well as honours from the Luxembourg and German governments. She holds masters degrees from the Sorbonne and Stanford University and graduated with a bachelors degree from VassarCollege.

Synopsis

Internet Zero will transform and re-invent the web yet again. It will make possible communication between all networks, devices, and applications. Instead of typing in the URL of a certain company, service, or product, we will just type in the generic word on our mobile telephone, pda, television, or fixed telepone and immediately be connected to the company, service, or product we want.

Already today, refrigerators, heaters, security, navigation and entertainment systems are connected to the web. It is only a matter of time until humans (themselves connected to the web) will learn how to best take advantage of the era of "always-on", "always connected". When we combine this with Nanotechnology, energy, and bio-technology, we may indeed be able to "change the world."