Joi Ito to Speak at echelon 2010

Joichi Ito, or better known as Joi Ito, is confirmed to speak at echelon 2010. Joi will join the likes of Dave McClure, Chris Evdemon, Saeed Amidi, Jouko Ahvenainen and Tan Yinglan to discuss about mentorship, investment and new funding models for startups.

The Japanese activist, entrepreneur and venture capitalist  is the CEO of Creative Commons, a non-profit corporation dedicated to making it easier for people to share and build upon the work of others, consistent with the rules of copyright. His prior achievements was heading PSINet Japan, the country’s first commercial ISP which was later sold to Cable and Wireless. Joi also co-founded Digital Garage, one of Japan’s first web companies, which is now a public company trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Joi has worked closely with government, academia and standards organizations to promote the internet and innovation.

Here is another great speaker that is coming to echelon 2010. Check out their site for more details on the conference.