The Next Wave

Steve Case is an entrepreneur, investor, and businessman best known as the co-founder and former Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of America Online, author of “The Third Wave: An Entrepreneur\'s Vision of the Future”. Mr. Case discussed the rapidly changing nature of the Internet. He believes we are entering a dynamic new period of online development, where every part of our lives will rely on Internet connectivity. He sees this new wave defined not by hardware or software but by partnerships—especially between business and government. He predicted that entrepreneurs will dramatically change the way institutions like healthcare, education, and agriculture integrate the Internet into our lives.

Leading a Healthy Lifestyle

Ellen Smit, PhD, is Nutritional Epidemiologist, Associate Professor at Oregon State University College of Public Health and Human Sciences. Dr. Smit led a study that examined four barometers of whether someone\'s behavior could be considered healthy, and the results were dismal. She found that fewer than 3% of all Americans have a genuinely healthy lifestyle. She explained the importance of the four criteria and the health impacts of each. She also offered suggestions for those who would like to make changes to their own lifestyle.

The New credit card

Matt Schulz is Senior Industry Analyst at CreditCards.com. Mr. Schulz said 30 million Americans received a new chip-enabled credit card over the past six months. Mr. Schulz explained the benefits of the new cards. He also talked about the most common complaints by consumers who use them.

Steve Case

Steve Case is a Founder and Partner of Revolution Growth. Steve Case is one of America’s best-known and most accomplished entrepreneurs, and a pioneer in making the internet part of everyday life.



As Chairman and CEO of Revolution LLC, a Washington, D.C.-based investment firm he co-founded in 2005, Steve partners with visionary entrepreneurs to build significant ‘built to last’ new businesses. The mission is to establish Revolution as the premier firm outside of Silicon Valley.


Steve’s entrepreneurial career began in 1985 when he co-founded America Online (AOL). Under Steve’s leadership, AOL became the world’s largest and most valuable internet company, driving the worldwide adoption of a medium that has transformed business and society. AOL was the first internet company to go public and among the best performing stocks of the 1990s, delivering a 11,616% return to shareholders. At its peak, nearly half of internet users in the United States used AOL. In 2000, Steve negotiated the largest merger in business history, bringing together AOL and Time Warner in a transaction that gave AOL shareholders a majority stake in the combined company. To facilitate the merger, Steve agreed to step down as CEO when the merger closed.

Steve’s passion for helping entrepreneurs remains his driving force. He was the founding chair of the Startup America Partnership— an effort launched at the White House to accelerate high-growth entrepreneurship throughout the nation. In 2013, the Startup America Partnership joined forces with Startup Weekend to create UP Global, which Steve now chairs. He is also a Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship and was a member of President Obama’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness where he chaired the subcommittee on entrepreneurship.



Steve has been a leading voice in shaping government policy on issues related to entrepreneurship, working across the aisle to advance public policies that expand access to capital and talent.



Steve is also Chairman of the Case Foundation, which he established with his wife Jean in 1997. Together the Cases have invested in hundreds of organizations, initiatives and partnerships with a focus on leveraging the internet and entrepreneurial approaches to strengthen the social sector. In 2010, Steve and Jean joined The Giving Pledge and publicly reaffirmed their commitment to give away the majority of their wealth to philanthropic causes.



Steve was born and raised in Hawaii and retains active ties to his home state, but has lived in the Washington D.C. area for more than 25 years.

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