TiEcon 2008

When: Friday and Saturday

Where: Santa Clara Convention Center

Cost: A one-day pass, which includes breakfast and lunch, is $325 for members; $375 for non-members; $105 for students. A two-day pass, which includes all meals, cocktails and a dinner, is $495 for members; $545 for non-members; $150 for students.

Speakers: Former Paypal Chief Executive Peter Thiel, now founder and president of Clarium Capital Management; Bill Campbell, chairman of Intuit; Nicholas Negroponte, founder and chairman, One Laptop per Child; John Martin, CEO and president of Gilead Sciences; Elon Musk, chairman of Tesla Motors

More information: www.tiecon.org.