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Steve Case
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Navigate the upcoming Third Wave of the internet and revolutionize major sectors with Steve Case, speaker, entrepreneur, and author.
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Steve Case is a prominent American entrepreneur and a pioneer in integrating the Internet into daily life. For the past 15 years, he has focused on Revolution, an investment firm based in Washington D.C. Revolution Growth has invested nearly $1 billion in growth-stage companies such as Sweetgreen and DraftKings, while Revolution Ventures has supported over two dozen venture-stage companies. The Rise of the Rest Seed Fund has invested in over 200 startups across 100 U.S. cities. Steve's entrepreneurial journey began in 1985 when he co-founded America Online (AOL). Under his leadership, AOL became the largest Internet company globally, significantly contributing to the medium's adoption. AOL was the first Internet company to go public, delivering an 11,616% return to shareholders. In 2000, he negotiated the merger of AOL and Time Warner, the largest in business history, stepping down as CEO after the deal. His commitment to supporting entrepreneurs continues to drive him. He was the founding chair of the Startup America Partnership, aimed at accelerating high-growth entrepreneurship, and co-chaired the National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship. He also served on President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, chairing the entrepreneurship subcommittee. Steven has influenced government policy on entrepreneurship, advocating for public policies that enhance access to capital and talent. He was key in passing the JOBS Act and the Investing in Opportunities Act and supports immigration reform to foster startup ecosystems. He served as Chair of the Smithsonian Institution, enhancing its impact and relevance. Additionally, he chairs the Case Foundation, established with his wife, Jean, in 1997, focusing on leveraging the Internet for social good. In 2010, they joined The Giving Pledge, committing to donating most of their wealth to philanthropy.
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In 2014, Steve Case launched Revolution’s Rise of the Rest to accelerate tech startups nationwide. The initiative is based on the idea that cities can thrive with a vibrant startup culture. Steve believes great entrepreneurs exist everywhere and can succeed with proper support and investment. However, 75% of venture capital has gone to California, New York, and Massachusetts, leaving the rest of the country with just 25%. Additionally, less than 10% of venture capital goes to female founders and less than 1% to Black founders. Attendees will learn how Rise of the Rest aims to level the playing field and create opportunities and jobs for underserved areas.
Exploring the Third Wave: Steve Case's Vision of the Internet's Future Join Steve Case, AOL co-founder and Revolution CEO, as he shares insights on the evolving landscape of the Internet. Discover how the Third Wave will transform key sectors and how entrepreneurs can navigate these changes. Learn from Case's journey and his bipartisan efforts to support startup growth.
In his #1 best-selling business book, The Third Wave, Steve Case argues that we are entering a new era of the internet where entrepreneurs will revolutionize sectors like health, education, transportation, energy, and food through advanced technologies. The First Wave connected consumers to the internet, while the Second Wave saw companies like Google and Facebook create search and social networking platforms. Case predicts that success in the Third Wave will require new skills for CEOs, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and ordinary Americans. Attendees will learn how to rethink their relationships with customers, competitors, and governments, and navigate this new paradigm.
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Steve Case structures his sessions around a three-phase framework drawn from his book The Third Wave, using the arc of internet development — connectivity, platforms, and sector transformation — to contextualise where entrepreneurship and investment are heading. He draws on his own trajectory from co-founding AOL through to building Revolution's Rise of the Rest initiative to ground the framework in documented business history and policy outcomes.
Steve Case speaks on the redistribution of venture capital and startup growth beyond coastal hubs, the Third Wave of the internet and its transformation of sectors including health, education, and energy, and the policy and investment frameworks needed to support underserved founders. He co-founded AOL, which became the world's largest internet company and delivered an 11,616% return to shareholders before he negotiated its merger with Time Warner, the largest in business history at the time.
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