> The quality of the speakers is mostly terrible. They choose a grand sounding topic then the talk turns out to be incredibly shallow and pointless. Indeed, bu

> The quality of the speakers is mostly terrible. They choose a grand sounding topic then the talk turns out to be incredibly shallow and pointless. Indeed, but after the 20 minutes of inane drivel the speaker enjoys a lifetime with a CV attesting to the fact that he spoke at a conference about a grand sounding topic, thus he is a bona fide expert and reference on a grand sounding topic.