J.P. shares advice for leaders on how to create the cultural change required to become Enterprise 2.0 organizations.

Bio: J.P. Rangaswami is CIO of British Telecom’s (BT) Global Services group, which works in 170 countries and is the fastest growing division with BT Group, supporting large businesses and organizations across the globe. Regarded as something of a maverick and an innovator, J.P. is is an outspoken advocate of open source and using emerging and disruptive technologies to improve information sharing, education and collaboration. He was also CIO at investment bank Dresdner Kleinwort. J.P. was named to silicon.coms “Agenda Setters for 2007″ and has been awarded UK-based Waters Magazine’s “CIO of the Year” award.

Jerry asks John how it feels to see his small Norwegian company grow into a global company — and what the Microsoft deal means.

Bio: John Markus Lervik, Ph.D., is CEO and a co-founder of FAST. Dr. Lervik earlier served as the company’s CTO, and holds a Ph.D. from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

Jevon on the user experience, Enterprise 2.0, flexible software, inflows, outflows, and “interflows” of information, content curation and more.

Kiyoshi Kurihara on Japan as a culture of experimentation and the irony of Japan being behind on Enterprise 2.0 while they are ahead on new gadget ideas.

Brooks talks with Jerry about the new strategic importance of search for financial services companies in creating a consistent customer experience across multiple touchpoints.

Brooks Gibbins has worldwide responsibility for the securities, retail banking, insurance and financial information sectors at FAST. He has over 12 years of experience in enterprise software and hosted solutions in the financial services market. Prior to joining FAST, he was a key executive with Multex.com, a financial information and global research portals company. He oversaw the build out of the European business, co-led global sales, and headed up the firm’s investment management solutions business. He began his career with Price Waterhouse in their SAP technology consulting practice.

Kyoko talks with Jerry about how the conference — her first FASTforward — has given her a rich range of new insights and stories to share with her readers in Japan.

Kyoko Suzuki is a member of the editorial staff at Computerworld Japan, part of IDG, Inc. Japan.

Reuters’ Gerry Campbell, who was a main speaker today, talks about the two competing forces that are shaping the future of content –the continued explosion of content and the increased frustration of users to find content that’s right for them – and how his company is planning to add contextualized content solutions in the future.

Bio: Gerry Campbell brings a deep domain expertise to existing Reuters’ products and drives breakthrough innovation in the delivery of relevant information and insight to customers. Previously Mr. Campbell was Senior VP for AOL’s Search and Directional Media group, and managed the AOL Search, Local Search, Yellow Pages, Netscape Search, and eCommerce Search properties. He also led product strategy for AltaVista’s commerce group, has held marketing and management positions with Compaq and CompuServe, and co-founded Bounce Networks, a digital media start-up. He holds an MBA and BA in Mass Media from The Ohio State University.

Zia Zaman’s take-aways from FASTforward’08 and his views on how search will change the world.

Safa and Jerry discuss the differences between appointment television and television when you want it and how this transitions into other areas.

Bio: Safa was most recently a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst focused on Internet media and marketing, and the lead China analyst at Piper Jaffray and Company. He led the firm’s expansion efforts in the Internet industry and, most notably, in expansion to China. Mr. Rashtchy has published numerous research and industry reports, including 2007’s widely accliamed The User Revolution – The New Advertising Ecosystem and the Rise of the Internet as a Mass Medium.

A FAST Partner gives his take on the FASTFoward Conference.