Brian is the CEO of Airbnb, a community marketplace for people to list, discover, and book unique spaces around the world. With over 100,000 unique listings available in more than 19,000 cities in 192 countries, Airbnb offers the widest variety of unique spaces for everyone, at any price point around the globe. Airbnb recently raised $112 million at a one billion plus valuation. As its CEO, Brian drives the company's vision, strategy and growth. Always pushing the status quo, he aims to disrupt the industry with ideas that change the way people live. To grasp the full impact and experience of Airbnb, Brian rid himself of an apartment and has been living in the homes of the Airbnb community since June of 2010. 

Before Airbnb, Brian ran an industrial design shop in Los Angeles; even these days he is rarely seen without a drafting pen and sketch book in hand. Brian holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in industrial design from the Rhode Island School of Design.

The event will be moderated by Antonin Léonard (blogger / collaborative consumption activist: http://consocollaborative.com/) and Clément Alteresco (partner at faberNovel and co-founder of pariSoma, a coworking space in San Francisco).  

After a short intro, three Parisian entrepreneurs will have 5 minutes to pitch their startup to Brian who, in turn, will give them feedback and advices.

1 : Gabriel Hubert, Teleportd 

2 : Christian Vanizette, MakeSense 

3 : Guilhem Chéron et Marc-David Choukroun, La Ruche Qui Dit Oui 

Brian will then give his talk on how Airbnb impacts travelers, hosts, local economies, communities, and the environment. The talk will also help to get a better understanding of the emerging Collaborative Consumption movement and the innovative business models related to it. 

We’ll be able to take live questions but we’d also like to know what kind of questions you would like Brian to answer. So feel free to post your questions directly in the comments of the page or via twitter @ccollab.