FORA.tv Speaker - Fabrice Florin

Fabrice is executive director and founder of NewsTrust, where he manages creative and business development for this next-generation social news network. NewsTrust helps people find and share good journalism online, so they can make more informed decisions as citizens. With a 30-year track record in new media and technology, Fabrice Florin has developed a wide range of leading-edge entertainment, education and software products. Fabrice was recently elected an Ashoka Fellow for his work as a social entrepreneur in journalism (Ashoka: Innovators for the Public is the world's largest community of social entrepreneurs). Fabrice has also been honored with four US patents as inventor of interactive TV technologies at Apple, and has received numerous media industry awards, including Emmies, Cindies, and NewMedia awards. His pioneering work in digital media has been widely covered by the press, including the BBC, NewsWeek, Scientific American, Time, Washington Post, Wired, Le Monde and many more.