Past Gels

1. Gel 2016

   May 11–13, 2016, New York City

   Speakers: Andrew Beccone, Emily Fischer, Mark Hurst, J.Views, Katie Kirsch, Jenna Leonardo, Dava Newman, Margarette Purvis, Eric Rodenbeck, Nikki Sylianteng, Gui Trotti, Albert Wenger, Manoush Zomorodi

2. Gel 2015

   April 23–24, 2015, New York City

   Speakers: Andy Baio, Michael Hearst, Omar Ishaq, Jordyn Lexton, Nancy Lublin, Leland Maschmeyer, Paul Murphy, Brett Renfer, Jason Saenz, David Segal, Lou Shapiro, Nikki Sylianteng, Jonathan Wegener

3. Gel 2013

   April 17–19, 2013, New York City

   Speakers: Nate Affield, Zahra Aljabri, Roman Baca, Ellie Balk, Sam Davol, Leslie Davol, Ken Freedman, Robert Hammond, Mark Hurst, Ben Kaufman, Leslie Koch, Joel Salatin, Rachel Shechtman, Gabriel Weinberg

4. Gel 2011

   April 28–29, 2011, New York City

   Speakers: Marc Abrahams, Michelle Barwell, James Chan, Perry Chen, Jace Clayton aka DJ /rupture, Daniel's Music Foundation, Anil Dash, Drew Dernavich, Matt Diffee, Kirby Ferguson, Alicia Hansen, Vi Hart, Johnnyswim, Zach Kanin, Tom Lee, Nell Minow, Abner Ramirez, Amanda Sudano, Ken Trush, Daniel Trush, Nicola Twilley, Howard Warren

5. Gel 2010

   April 29–30, 2010, New York City

   Speakers: David Bornstein, Connie Brown, James Carse, The Ebony Hillbillies, Randy Garutti, The Gregory Brothers, David Harris, Matt Haughey, Rob Kapilow, Sal Khan, Kevin Roose, Louise Sacco, Eric Singer, Rachel Sussman

6. Gel Health 2009

   October 22-23, 2009, New York City

   Speakers: Bill Brownstein, Michael Christensen, Bridget Duffy, Dan Ford, Sharon Krumm, Robert Martensen, Javette Orgain, Mark Pochapin, John La Puma, Cathy Salit, Daniel Trush, Ken Trush, Olie Westheimer, Jim Withers

7. Gel 2009

   April 30–May 1, 2009, New York City

   Speakers: Bill Gurstelle, Scott Heiferman, Steven Heller, Graham Hill, Fred Kent, Jerry Miller, Bruce Molsky, Risa Morimoto, Marion Nestle, Zina Saunders, Noah Scalin, Barry Scheck, Barry Schwartz, Joan Sullivan, Jamy Ian Swiss

8. Gel 2008

   April 24–25, 2008, New York City

   Speakers: Terry Border, Sam Brown, Chip Conley, Phoebe Damrosch, Kelly Dobson, Bridget Duffy, Ela Lamblin, Alex Lee, Lelavision, Bob Mankoff, Leah Mann, Bobby C. Martin Jr., Marissa Mayer, Rhett McLaughlin, Link Neal, Garrett Oliver, Natasha Schüll, Clay Shirky, George Vaillant

9. Gel 2007

   April 19–20, 2007, New York City

   Speakers: Born Into Brothels Ensemble, Jim Bumgardner, Robin Burgener, Dan Dubno, Robert Fox, Andrew Huang, Mark Hurst, Chris Jordan, Marie Lorenz, John McDowell, Erin Mckean, Danny Meyer, Doug Quin, Henning Rübsam, Peter Skillman, Sister Ellen Stephen (ES), Charlie Todd, John Williams

10. euroGel 2006

    August 31–September 1, 2006, Copenhagen

    Speakers: Lise Autogena, Christopher Bauder, Stephen Bauman, Han Bennink, David Bodanis, Vuk Cosic, Ted Dewan, Max Gadney, Jan Gehl, Ann de Gersem, Jytte Hilden, Mark Hurst, David McQuillen, Jimmy Wales, Alison Young

11. Gel 2006

    May 4–5, 2006, New York City

    Speakers: Katy Borner, Danny Brown, Geoffrey Canada, Dan Dubno, Jason Fried, Seth Godin, Mark Hurst, Ji Lee, Jane McGonigal, Erin Mckean, Craig Newmark, Andrew Rasiej, Douglas Rushkoff, Marc Salem, Cathy Salit, Leni Schwendinger, Rick Smolan, Linda Stone, Charlie Todd

12. Gel 2005

    April 28–29, 2005, New York City

    Speakers: Dee Breger, Dan Dubno, The Flying Karamazov Brothers, Mark Hurst, Theo Jansen, Ross Kauffman, Yuri Lane, Bob Mankoff, Ron Pompei, Laurie Rosenwald, Alexandra Schwartz, Barry Schwartz, Bruce Shapiro, Charlie Todd, Jimmy Wales

13. Gel 2004

    April 30, 2004, New York City

    Speakers: Bob Baldwin, Eloma Barnes, David Bodanis, Rodney Brooks, Dan Dubno, Seth Goldman, David Greenberger, Andre Haddad, Scott Heiferman, Mark Hurst, James Ludwig, Phil Mirvis, Russell Neuman, Bob Roberts, Maria Schneider, Christina Wodtke

14. Gel 2003

    May 2, 2003, New-York Historical Society, New York City

    Speakers: Stephen Bauman, Sam Brown, Stewart Butterfield, Ze Frank, Mark Hurst, Ken Jackson, James Howard Kunstler, Pam Lewis, Marissa Mayer, Maryam Mohit, Elizabeth Peaslee, Rick Robinson, Gillian Zoe Segal, The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players, Andrew Zolli

15. Skeptech

    In 2017, sensing a shift in the tech industry away from any concern for its users, Mark Hurst launched Skeptech, a Gel spinoff, to discuss how we should respond to the emerging threat of Big Tech.

    • Skeptech 3: Oct 22, 2020, part of WFMU's October fundraiser, on Zoom - featuring Faine Greenwood, People Like Us, Andy Deemer, and Mark Hurst
    • Skeptech 2: Oct 26, 2017, at WFMU's Monty Hall in Jersey City, NJ (watch video)
    • Skeptech 1: May 24, 2017, at WFMU's Monty Hall in Jersey City, NJ (watch video)