We’re just a few weeks away from the Web 2.o for Business conference being held out in Reston on November 1st, and the speakers are pretty much set.  We’ve got 3 tracks and a ton of great content to cover.  I’m thrilled with the quality of speakers that we’ll have in town. 

The panel I’m most excited about right now is “The Future of Web 2.0 for Business” which will be have Brad Feld and Alex Iskold (AdaptiveBlue) along with moderator Ryan Carson (Carsonified!) talking about where the web is headed.

If you follow these guys, you’re just as excited as I am to hear them sharing ideas together at once.  Ryan runs the future conferences (see you in NYC!), Brad talks about his experiences and investments in the likes of FeedBurner and Postini on Ask the VC and his own blog, and Alex has been on fire lately writing on Read/WriteWeb and earning praise from guys like Brad, Fred (who says Alex’s posts are “better than most Gartner research reports”,) and others.

Alex’s recent post “The Structured Web - A Primer” is a good example of why people are noticing.  He has an ability to summarize big ideas in a thoughtful and clear way.  In the post, he hints at his vision of the future:

“To me, what is coming is not a single thing, but a web that is characterized by several major themes.  Among the evolving aspects of the new web are Semantics, Attention (Implicit Behavior) and Personalization. Regardless of what we are decide to call this next web, the information in it is going to be more meaningful, more automatic, and more tailored to each of us.”

Thanks to these guys for taking the time to travel to DC for the event (Ryan from London, Brad from Boulder, and Alex from NYC.)  It’s great to have a big-time web conference in DC.  If you’re anywhere close on November 1st, come check it out and catch this panel.  You can use the promo code “viget” to save $100. 

Update: Hans Hwang, VP Advanced Services at Cisco, has joined the panel as well.

Separete from my full-time gig at Viget, I’m a partner in ExecutiveBiz, which is putting on the conference.