2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
At the close the larger house was raised to reveal Tim Berners-Lee working at a NeXT Computer, like the one on which he invented the World Wide Web. He tweeted 'This is for everyone', instantly spelled out in LED lights around the stadium. The programme explained "Music connects us with each other and with the most important moments in our lives. One of the things that makes those connections possible is the World Wide Web". Boyle wanted to honour Berners-Lee for having made the World Wide Web free and available to everyone (hence the tweet), rather than seeking a commercial profit from it.
IP Expo
As well as technology vendors, the event also offers attendees the opportunity to watch noteworthy speakers. In past years these have included world-famous hacker Kevin Mitnick (2013), inventor of the World Wide Web Tim Berners-Lee (2014), Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales (2015), Oxford University Professor and author Nick Bostrom (2016), World-renowned scientist Brian Cox (physicist) (2017) and Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield (2018).