Tim O'Reilly, O'Reilly Media CEO
Position: 45 Last year: Not ranked
Why? Raising the profile of web 2.0
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Tim O'Reilly has been a presence in the technology industry for a long time. But this is the first time the founder and CEO of the eponymous computer book publishing company, O'Reilly Media, has appeared on the Agenda Setters list.
O'Reilly's credentials are wide ranging. In addition to his book publishing empire, he writes and blogs on tech issues, is an advocate of open source and hosts various tech conferences.
Back in 2004, O'Reilly hosted the first Web 2.0 Conference, which popularised the term for the second wave of more interactive, user-driven websites.
It is his work in furthering debate - specifically about web 2.0 - that has brought him to the attention of the panel.
As one panellist said: "He is certainly one of those who kicked off the debate in terms of web 2.0, for better or for worse. And we are all talking about it - so in setting the agenda he is right up there."
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Tim O'Reilly has been a presence in the technology industry for a long time. But this is the first time the founder and CEO of the eponymous computer book publishing company, O'Reilly Media, has appeared on the Agenda Setters list.
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