The 140Conf is coming to Los Angeles, October 27th & 28th, 2009. The amazing brains behind the conference, Jeff Pulver, has put together a conference line up worthy of a Hollywood award (maybe we’ll give him one as the conference is being held at the Kodak Theater).

Latest News: General Admission seats above the first floor in the Kodak Theater are $200 for both days. If you wish to network with speakers and panelists, Floor Tickets are only $695 for both days.

The line up for the upcoming 140 Characters Conference includes some of the best minds in retail, luxury, education, public diplomacy, China, brands, comedy, investing, news, law,  small business, music, sports, politics and of course – Entertainment, the very foundation that Hollywood’s built upon.

Speakers include:

• Aaron Bleyaert (@BigBley) – Tonight Show Blogger, Celebrity Twitter Tracker
• Aaron Ray (@redbaron1200s) – Partner & Head of Digital, The Collective
• Al Seckel (@insightfultoo) – Cognitive Neuroscientist
• Alexia Tsotsis (@alexiatsotsis) – Tech/Business Lifestyle Reporter, LA Weekly
• Alyssa Milano (@Alyssa_Milano) – Television and Film Actress
• Amy DeMaria (@CF_Foundation) – Sr. Vice President of Communications, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Andrew Lih (@fuzheado) – Author of The Wikipedia Revolution, journalism prof and dir of new media at USC Annenberg School, China Internet/tech.
• Andrew Nystrom @ LAT (@latimesnystrom) – Digital Media Strategist, Los Angeles Times
• Anita Campbell (@smallbiztrends) – CEO, Small Business Trends
• Annie Duke (@RealAnnieDuke) – Professional Poker Player and Celebrity Apprentice Contestant
• Aparna Vashisht (@Parentella) – Founder, Parentella
• Arianna Huffington (@ariannahuff) – Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, The Huffington Post
• Ben Parr (@BenParr) – Associate Editor, Mashable
• Bijan Sabet (@bijan) – General Partner, Spark Capital
• Billy Bush (@BillyBush) – Co-host, Access Hollywood
• Chief Dan Alexander (@bocachief) – Chief of Police, Boca Raton, FL
• Crosby Noricks (@PR_Couture) – Social Media Strategist, Red Door Interactive; Founder and Editor, PR Couture
• Daniel B. Honigman (@dan360man) – Digital Communications Supervisor, Weber Shandwick
• Dave Winer (@davewiner) – Software developer, Entrepreneur, and Writer
• David Sarno (@dsarno) – Internet Business Reporter, LA Times
• Debbie Stier (@debbiestier) – SVP, Associate Publisher, Harper Studio
• Doug Benson (@DougBenson) – Stand-up Comedian; Contestant on Last Comic
• Doug Jones (@actordougjones) – Television and Film Actor
• Glenn Manishin (@glennm) – Tech Lawyer, Web Pioneer
• Greg Dalesandre (@gregd) – Product Manager, Google Wave
• Hank Wasiak (@hankwasiak) – Executive Producer and Co-Founder, The Concept Farm
• Howard Lindzon (@howardlindzon) – Founder, Social Leverage
• Jack Gray (@jackgraycnn) – Producer/Writer for Anderson Cooper 360
• Jane Buckingham (@Jane_Buckingham) – The Modern Girl’s Guide to Life
• Jeffrey Hayzlett (@JeffreyHayzlett) – CMO, Kodak
• Jeffrey Pollack (@JeffreyPollack) – Commissioner, World Series of Poker
• Jessica Gottlieb (@JessicaGottlieb)
• Joe Sebok (@JoeSebok) – President, PokerRoad.com; Cohost, PokerRoad Radio
• John Bell (@jbell99) – Head of the 360 Digital Influence Team, Ogilvy PR
• John Stacey (@ChiefStacey) – Chief of Police, Bellevue, NE
• Jon Klein (@jonklein) – President, CNN
• Kathleen Hessert (@kathleenhessert) – CEO, Sports Media Challenge
• Kevin Pollak (@kevinpollak) – Actor and Comedian
• Kevin Sablan (@ksablan) – Blogger, 140pix.com and AlmightyLink.com
• L.A. Weekly (@LAWeekly)
• Lauri Stevens (@lawscomm) – Social Media Strategist for Law Enforcement
• Lisa Tenner (@lisatenner) – Founder, Tenner & Associates, Inc.
• Loic Le Meur (@loic) – Founder and CEO, Seesmic.com
• Macala Wright Lee (@Macala) – Founder, Fashionably Marketing
• Maegan Carberry (@maegancarberry) – Blogger, Huffington Post & CauseCast; Co-host, Variety’s Wilshire and Washington
• Mahesh Murthy (@maheshmurthy) – Founder, Pinstorm; Venture Capitalist, Seedfund
• Marc Sirkin (@autismspeaks) – Chief Community Officer, Autism Speaks
• Maria Ogneva (@themaria) – Marketer, Strategist, Entrepreneur
• Mariel Hemingway (@Marielhemingway) – Actress, Writer
• Mark Krynsky (@krynsky) – Web producer, X PRIZE Foundation
• Matt Savage (@SavagePoker) – American Poker Tournament Director
• Megan Calhoun (@twittermoms) – Founder Twittermoms.com
• Michael Jones (@mjones) – COO, Myspace
• Mike Shinoda (@m_shinoda) – Member of Linkin Park & Blogger
• Natalie Lent (@natalielent) – Director, Emerging Platforms, ID-PR
• Nicole A Schreiber (@nicoleaimee) – Social Media Marketer, Interactive Agency
• Nina Bargiel (@slackmistress)
• Oded Noy (@OdedNoy) – Entrepreneur and Founder, Social Approach
• Peter Gregson (@petergregson) – Cellist and Co-founder of Coffeeloop
• Peter Hirshberg (@hirshberg) – Chairman, The Conversation Group
• Porter Gale (@porterVA) – VP Marketing, Virgin America
• Rachael Masters (@masters212)
• Richard Rushfield (@richardrushfield) – West Coast Editor, Gawker
• Rob King (@Rfking) – VP + Editor in Chief, ESPN.com
• Robert G. Allen (@BestSellerBob) – Author, One Minute Millionaire
• Robert Scoble (@Scobleizer) – Blogger, Scobleizer.com
• Ron Conway – Founder and Managing Partner, Angel Investors
• Roy Zu-Arets (@royzuarets)
• Sadao Turner (@SadaoTurner) – Online producer for everything Ryan Seacrest
• Sam Go (@samgo) – MSNBCi Twitter Team
• Sarah Ross (@sarah_ross) – Katalyst Media, Head of Digital
• Scott Porad (@scottporad) – CTO for Cheezburger Network
• Scott Townsend (@unitedlinen) – Marketing Director, United Linen Inc
• Scott Whitney (@ACWhitney) – Assistant Chief of Police, Oxnard, CA
• Shelly S Terrell (@ShellTerrell) – Educator and Blogger, Teacher ReBoot Camp
• Sol Lipman (@thesolster) – co-founder, 12 Seconds TV
• Soleil Moon Frye (@moonfrye) – Actress, Director, and Screenwriter
• Ted Cohen (@spinaltap) – Managing Partner, TAG Strategic
• Ted Johnson (@tedstew) – Variety’s Editor at Large
• Think Maya (@thinkmaya) – Entrepreneur, Thinkmaya.com
• Tim Kring (@TimKring) – Creator, Heroes
• Tom Jolly (@TomJolly) – Sports Editor, New York Times
• Wm. Marc Salsberry (@wmmarc) – Photographer and Entrepreneur

Thoughts For the 14oConf
“One of my goals of creating the #140conf events is to in effect enable what could be best described as: “Social Media Heterosis” (hybrid vigor in the social media space) and cross connect communities which are all using twitter as a platform in their business but would have otherwise have never had any reason to meet each or connect with each other. While twitter is both the language we speak at #140conf and the platform we are using, my goal isn’t to be “just a twitter conference” but rather continue to look at how a diverse group of people are being effected by the emerging NOW Internet and provide a platform for people to listen, learn and connect with the people who were sharing their voices and perspectives, hence the intended intention for diversity.

The #140conf events are really best characterized as “Tech Concerts”, especially since the people who are speaking are the rock stars of their respective industry segments and in some cases really are Rock stars. The #140conf events are taking place in venues where concerts happen on a regular basis. And at the end of the day as the event creator, co-host and producer, I am trying my best to provide great days of end-to-end entertainment and engaging discussions.” – Jeff Pulver