You have to find the signal through the noise. That hasn't changed. Find signal at the Open Source stage. Find signal at the Freedom Go Up stage. Find signal at the Genesis stage. I only saw talks I wanted to support, mostly from friends in which I wanted to support. Building the future you want also means getting out of events what you want too. For example, I was in the Whale area sitting down and relaxing and eating. Meanwhile, everyone was moving Saylor as he spouted out some nonsense. I didn't pay attention to him while he was in the room. I talked with a few friends and did my own thing. The conference is more of a reason to meet and support one another and the ecosystem and let me tell you, it's a very wide and broad ecosystem. Find your niche and support that portion of it.