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John Clippinger

Senior Fellow, The Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School

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John Clippinger Biography

John Henry Clippinger is a Senior Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at The Harvard Law School.  There he directs The Open Identity Meta-system, project for the development of Higgins, an open source, inter-operable identity framework that gives people control over their personal information. The Higgins software is also being developed and supported by IBM, Novell, Oracle, Parity Communications, OpenID, and other software developers.

Dr. Clippinger co-founded the Social Physics project to conduct multi-disciplinary research and workshops in cooperation with the Gruter Institute and the Aspen Institute on the impact of trust, reciprocity, reputation, social signaling on the formation of digital institutions.  He is the author of  A Crowd of One: The Future of Individual Identity, Perseus, Public Affairs, 2007.

He has consulted to the Command and Control Research Program (CCRP) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks, Information and Integration) on the role of trust and distributed control for networked organizations. He has also consulted with numerous other government agencies, including the National Science Foundation, Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration, Federal Communications Commission, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, United States Agency for International Development, and the Office of Technology Assessment. He also been the founder of several software companies, Brattle Research Corporation,  Context Media, Lingo Motors, and more recently, Parity Communications, where he is Chairman.

Clippinger has been as a leading innovator, policy maker and strategist in the application of advanced computer technologies and is the recipient of three software patents. In collaboration with a team from the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, he designed the first program to simulate complex, self-reflective human conversation, which led to the book, Meaning and Discourse. (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1977). As a Research Fellow at Harvard University, he became involved in information policy, privacy and trans-border data flow issues and in the formation of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

He is a frequent speaker at conferences and has appeared on CNN, NPR, CBS evening news, business news radio and talk shows, and in the print media, (New York Times, Industry Standard, Computer World, Network, Release 1.0, Wall Street Journal), as a commentator on the impact of new technologies on business. He has been a regular participant is the Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society, Fortune/Aspen Brainstorm Conferences, PC Forum, Supernova, Santa Fe Institute Business Network, Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange, Microsoft Senior Information Technology Officer conference, Arab Thought Leadership Conference, Fortune CIO conference, Oxford Internet Institute workshops, , and the Global Creative Leadership Summit, Pentagon sponsored Highlands Forum, and the Yale CEO Leadership Summits.

Dr. Clippinger is a graduate of Yale University and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a regular participant of Renaissance Weekend, and previously was a Senior Fellow at the Boston University School of Management’s Institute for Leading a Dynamic Economy, Research Associate at Brandeis University, visiting faculty member for Stanford University Publishing Program and a member of the Publications Board of the Association for Computing Machinery.

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A Crowd of One: The Future of Individual Identity

A Crowd of One: The Future of Individual Identity

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  • How do I book John Clippinger to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like John Clippinger for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for John Clippinger, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for John Clippinger or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for John Clippinger

    Speaking fees for John Clippinger, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book John Clippinger are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire John Clippinger, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does John Clippinger speak about?

    John Clippinger is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Business, Business Leaders, Computer Science, Creativity Speakers, Innovation, International Business, Leadership Speakers, Science and Technology, Technology Speakers.
  • Where does John Clippinger travel from?

    John Clippinger generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is John Clippinger’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like John Clippinger for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book John Clippinger for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host John Clippinger or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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Senior Fellow, The Berkman Center for Internet and Society, Harvard Law School

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John Clippinger Biography

John Henry Clippinger is a Senior Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at The Harvard Law School.  There he directs The Open Identity Meta-system, project for the development of Higgins, an open source, inter-operable identity framework that gives people control over their personal information. The Higgins software is also being developed and supported by IBM, Novell, Oracle, Parity Communications, OpenID, and other software developers.

Dr. Clippinger co-founded the Social Physics project to conduct multi-disciplinary research and workshops in cooperation with the Gruter Institute and the Aspen Institute on the impact of trust, reciprocity, reputation, social signaling on the formation of digital institutions.  He is the author of  A Crowd of One: The Future of Individual Identity, Perseus, Public Affairs, 2007.

He has consulted to the Command and Control Research Program (CCRP) in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Networks, Information and Integration) on the role of trust and distributed control for networked organizations. He has also consulted with numerous other government agencies, including the National Science Foundation, Defense Advanced Research Projects Administration, Federal Communications Commission, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, United States Agency for International Development, and the Office of Technology Assessment. He also been the founder of several software companies, Brattle Research Corporation,  Context Media, Lingo Motors, and more recently, Parity Communications, where he is Chairman.

Clippinger has been as a leading innovator, policy maker and strategist in the application of advanced computer technologies and is the recipient of three software patents. In collaboration with a team from the MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, he designed the first program to simulate complex, self-reflective human conversation, which led to the book, Meaning and Discourse. (Johns Hopkins University Press, 1977). As a Research Fellow at Harvard University, he became involved in information policy, privacy and trans-border data flow issues and in the formation of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

He is a frequent speaker at conferences and has appeared on CNN, NPR, CBS evening news, business news radio and talk shows, and in the print media, (New York Times, Industry Standard, Computer World, Network, Release 1.0, Wall Street Journal), as a commentator on the impact of new technologies on business. He has been a regular participant is the Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society, Fortune/Aspen Brainstorm Conferences, PC Forum, Supernova, Santa Fe Institute Business Network, Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange, Microsoft Senior Information Technology Officer conference, Arab Thought Leadership Conference, Fortune CIO conference, Oxford Internet Institute workshops, , and the Global Creative Leadership Summit, Pentagon sponsored Highlands Forum, and the Yale CEO Leadership Summits.

Dr. Clippinger is a graduate of Yale University and holds a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a regular participant of Renaissance Weekend, and previously was a Senior Fellow at the Boston University School of Management’s Institute for Leading a Dynamic Economy, Research Associate at Brandeis University, visiting faculty member for Stanford University Publishing Program and a member of the Publications Board of the Association for Computing Machinery.

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FAQs on booking John Clippinger

  • How do I book John Clippinger to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like John Clippinger for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for John Clippinger, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for John Clippinger or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for John Clippinger

    Speaking fees for John Clippinger, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book John Clippinger are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire John Clippinger, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does John Clippinger speak about?

    John Clippinger is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Business, Business Leaders, Computer Science, Creativity Speakers, Innovation, International Business, Leadership Speakers, Science and Technology, Technology Speakers.
  • Where does John Clippinger travel from?

    John Clippinger generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is John Clippinger’s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like John Clippinger for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book John Clippinger for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host John Clippinger or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If you’re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, you’re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

John Clippinger is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book John Clippinger for your event is available upon request. John Clippinger generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Mark Zuckerberg, Max Levchin, David Kirkpatrick, Craig Newmark and Sheryl Sandberg. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling John Clippinger for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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