#40Forward Twitter Chat with Esther Dyson & Annelies Van Den Belt

Just a quick post to thank Esther Dyson for introducing us to Annelies van den Belt. Annelies will be our guest for a Fireside Chat in Toronto on May 5 as part of our participation in Startup Grind's #40Forward initiative.

UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT: If you join us May 5 in Toronto, StartupGrind HQ tells me that Google for Entrepreneurs is sending along a gift for you ...

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Annelies appointment last year as the CEO of DC Thomson Family History marks her return to London after a 5 year run as CEO of SUP Media in Moscow (owner of LiveJournal). Before heading to Russia, Annelies was Managing Director of ITV, now the UK's oldest and largest advertising funded broadcaster, and she held transformational digital media roles at the Times, News International and Telegraph Media Group.

On April 25 at noon EST, Esther and Annelies will help us kick off our conversation with a 30 min Twitter Chat. If you are not familiar with Twitter Chats, click here for the basics on what to expect.

But we are going make it dead easy. Just use Twitter search to follow the #40Forward hashtag and join the conversation when you can add value or have a question.

Here is what you can expect to learn ...

1. How did Esther and Annelies meet? And how have they worked together in the past?

2. What are the most interesting startups that they are involved with right now?

3. What are some of the most inspiring moments of their entrepreneurial journey?

4. Who do they turn to when they want to learn about someone or something?

5. What do they think distinguishes them as an entrepreneur?

If you want an even easier way to join in, check out the meme below on Twubs: