Jimmy "Jimbo" Wales is the founder of Wikipedia.org, the free encyclopedia project, and Wikia.com, which extends the social concepts of Wikipedia into new areas. Jimmy was formerly a futures and options trader in Chicago, and currently travels the world evangelizing the success of Wikipedia and the importance of free culture.

"Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing."

In detail

In mid-2003, James set up the Wikimedia Foundation, a St. Petersburg, Florida-based non-profit organization, to support Wikipedia and its younger sibling projects. Wales has become increasingly involved with promoting and speaking about its projects, and to this end, he travels to conferences and Wikimedia functions, such as "Wikimeets" and Wikimania. Inspired by the success of Wikipedia, Wales has founded the for-profit company Wikia, Inc. (separate from Wikimedia), which hosts various Wikis and manages the Wikia project.

What he offers you

In his presentations Jimmy discusses the philosophical underpinnings of Wikipedia, his support for the Free Culture movement, and the challenges the Wikimedia Foundation may confront as it grows in size.

How he presents

A fascinating speaker, Jimmy talks in detail about the challenges and successes of Wikipedia and inspires audiences around the globe.

Languages

He presents in English.

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