2006 Summit Agenda

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The World Technology Summit is comprised of a strategic mix of keynote addresses, panel discussions, breakout sessions, CTO Showcase exhibitors, and plenty of networking time, capped on the last evening with the World Technology Awards gala and ceremony.  We are creating the Summit agenda over the coming days, drawing primarily from the pool of registered delegates.

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(AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE)

DAY ONE:
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2^nd

FAIRMONT HOTEL 

7:00am REGISTRATION DESK OPENS 

MORNING SESSIONS 

• 9:00am -9:45am
  OPENING WELCOME

  James P. Clark
  Chairman, The World Technology Network

  “HOW THE 21ST CENTURY WILL BE DIFFERENT THAN THE 20TH (AND HOW IT WON’T) AND HOW WE THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE (AND HOW WE DON’T)” 
  

• 9:45am – 10:25am
  TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW ROUNDTABLE

MODERATOR:

Jeremy Caplan
TIME magazine


INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Jim Spoher
Director, Almaden Service Research, Almaden Research Center, IBM


COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
Pekka Ala-Pietila
Co-founder, Blyk; former President, Nokia 


BIOTECHNOLOGY/HEALTH & MEDICINE
Cynthia Robbins-Roth
Founder, BioVenture Publishing/BioVenture Consultants


MATERIALS/NANOTECHNOLOGY 
Warren Packard
Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson  


ENERGY 
Thomas Dinkel
Vice President, Fat Spaniel  


SPACE 
Charles Chafer
CEO, Space Services Inc.  


• 10:25am – 10:45am
  TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW ROUNDTABLE- AUDIENCE Q&A 
  
  
• 10:45am – 11:30am
  BREAK/CTO SHOWCASE

  A very select group of new/emerging technology companies -- established and start-up -- will be showcasing their cutting-edge work. Selected from among the current WTN members/partners/2006 World Technology Award nominees, the goal is to enable delegates not only to experience great technological innovation first-hand, but also enable those showcasing and other delegates to gain new insights and to create new collaborative relationships.

• 11:30am – 12:15pm
  INNOVATORS REVIEW (SESSION 1), with AUDIENCE Q&A 

  Six (6) new/emerging technology innovators are invited to present brief descriptions of their technological innovation and then to take questions from the audience.
   
  Lucille Outhred
  CEO, Digislide
  
  Tomás Fernández
  DTS Oabe
  
  Sebastian Thrun
  Professor, Computer Science, Stanford University- SAIL
  
  Roberto Mariani
  XID Technologies
  
  Richard Marks
  Manager, Special Projects, SCEA
  
  Gregangelo Herrera and Jeffrey Ferns
  Gregangelo & Velocity Arts & Entertainment
  

• 12:15pm – 1:00pm
  
  

  KEYNOTE ADDRESS (including Audience Q&A): 

  Rod Beckstrom
  Co-author, The Starfish and The Spider: The Unstoppable Power of Leaderless Organizations (2006) ("A fantastic read. Constantly weaving stories and connections. You'll never see the world the same way again." - Nicholas J. Nicholas Jr., former co-CEO, Time Warner)

  “THE STARFISH AND THE SPIDER: THE UNSTOPPABLE POWER OF LEADERLESS ORGANIZATIONS" 

• 1:00pm – 2:15pm LUNCH (WITH LUNCH SPEAKER)
  
  1:00pm – 1:45pm  LUNCH (dining)
  
  1:45pm – 2:15pm LUNCH SPEAKER:

  William McKeen
  Chair, Department of Journalism, University of Florida
  
  "SERENDIPITY"
   

AFTERNOON SESSIONS 

• 2:15pm – 3:30pm
  
  "SUMMITS-WITHIN-THE-SUMMIT" INDUSTRY ROUNDTABLE WORKSHOPS (breakout sessions):

  (CO-CHAIRED BY WORLD-CLASS LEADING EXPERTS SELECTED FROM THE WTN MEMBERSHIP AND/OR 2006 WORLD TECHNOLOGY AWARD NOMINEES) 

  
  WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  

  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - HARDWARE
  Peter Denning(chair)
  Chair, Computer Science Department, (U.S.) Naval Postgraduate School 
   
  
  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - SOFTWARE
  Ayan Mukerji
  Sr. Vice President, North America, Wipro Technologies

  
  COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY–
  David Isenberg(chair)
  Fellow, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Harvard Law School; Founder, isen.com

  
  BIOTECHNOLOGY
  Cynthia Kenyon(chair)
  Director Kenyon Lab, University of California/San Francisco

  
  HEALTH & MEDICINE
  David Ellis (chair)
  Publisher/Editor, DMC Health Futures Digest; Corporate Director, Planning & Future Studies, The Detroit Medical Center

  
  MATERIALS/NANOTECHNOLOGY
  Sean Murdoch (chair)
  Executive Director, NanoBusiness Alliance 
   
  
  ENERGY
  Renate Egan (chair)
  Process Development Group Manager, CSG Solar
  
  
  SPACE
  Andrew Quintero (chair)
  Director, Technology Transfer and Commercialization
  The Aerospace Corporation   
  
  

• 3:30pm – 4:15pm
  CO-CHAIRS "REPORTING IN" PANEL FROM "SUMMITS-WITHIN-THE-SUMMIT" breakout sessions


• 4:15pm – 5:00pm
  INNOVATORS REVIEW (SESSION 2), with AUDIENCE Q&A 

  Six (6) new/emerging technology innovators are invited to present brief descriptions of their technological innovation and then to take questions from the audience.
  
  Tibor Balogh
  CEO, Holografika Ltd.
  
  Michael Laine
  CEO, Liftport
  
  Hazen Burford
  VP / Director, Intelligent Energy
  
  Steve Vogt
  Professor of Astronomy, University of California, Lick Observatory
  
  Bill Belsey
  iEARN-Canada; President, Inukshuk.com
  
  Miltos Manetas
  Artist, Founder "NEEN" art movement
  
  

• 5:00pm – 5:15pm
  CLOSING REMARKS FOR THE DAY

James P. Clark Chairman, The World Technology Network

• 5:15pm – 6:30pm
  END-OF-DAY NETWORKING RECEPTION & CTO SHOWCASE

  A very select group of new/emerging technology companies -- established and start-up -- will be showcasing their cutting-edge work. Selected from among the current WTN members/partners/2006 World Technology Award nominees, the goal is to enable delegates not only to experience great technological innovation first-hand, but also enable those showcasing and other delegates to gain new insights and to create new collaborative relationships.

EVENING (Free Time)

• WTN STAFF WILL PROVIDE SUGGESTIONS FOR IN-HOTEL AND ON-THE-TOWN DINING & OTHER EVENING ACTIVITIES  
  

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DAY TWO:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3rd 

7:00am REGISTRATION DESK OPENS 

MORNING SESSIONS 

• 9am – 9:45am
  PANEL DISCUSSION: DOES IT MATTER (TO SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY) WHO WINS THE MID-TERM U.S. CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS?

  Moderator:
  
  Stephen Nelson
  Science & Policy Programs, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

  Panelists:

  Lawrence T. Papay
  CEO & Principal, PQR, LLC

  Ronald E. Stolz
  Manager, California Energy Liaison Office, Sandia National Laboratories

  Thomas Kalil
  Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Science & Technology, University of California/Berkeley

  Reid A. Edwards III
  Head of Public Affairs, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

 

• 9:45am – 10:30am
  KEYNOTE ADDRESS (including Audience Q&A): 

  Don Peppers
  Co-Founder, Peppers & Rogers Group; author, “The One to One Future”; Named by Business 2.0 magazine as one of the “foremost business gurus of our times.”

  “BETTER MOUSETRAPS AREN’T ENOUGH: CULTURE MATTERS”

   

• 10:30am – 11:15am
  BREAK/CTO SHOWCASE

  A very select group of new/emerging technology companies -- established and start-up -- will be showcasing their cutting-edge work. Selected from among the current WTN members/partners/2006 World Technology Award nominees, the goal is to enable delegates not only to experience great technological innovation first-hand, but also enable those showcasing and other delegates to gain new insights and to create new collaborative relationships. 
  

• 11:15am – 12:30pm
  "NEED TO KNOW" WORKSHOPS (facilitated breakout sessions):

  A series of expertly-facilitated concurrent highly-interactive breakout sessions focused on the key trends Summit delegates need to know going forward into the coming years.

  Facilitators:

  Lou Rubin
  Founder, DPrime Consulting (Omnicom Group)

  
  Jonathan Hoyt
  Heidrick & Struggles

  
  David Ewing Duncan
  Contributing Editor, Wired magazine, Discover magazine; Chief Correspondent, “Tech Nation”, National Public Radio (NPR)

  
  Randy Williams
  Founder, Keiretsu Forum

  
  Adam Lashinsky
  Senior Writer, Fortune magazine
  

   

• 12:30pm – 1:00pm
  FACILITATORS "REPORTING IN" PANEL FROM "NEED TO KNOW" breakout sessions

1:00pm LUNCH

AFTERNOON SESSIONS 

• 2:00
  "THE STORY OF CISCO 'MAKING A DIFFERENCE' "
  
  Katherine Roberts
  Senior Manager, International Partnerships, Cisco Systems
  
  
• 2:30pm - 3:15pm
  BREAK/CTO SHOWCASE

  A very select group of new/emerging technology companies -- established and start-up -- will be showcasing their cutting-edge work. Selected from among the current WTN members/partners/2006 World Technology Award nominees, the goal is to enable delegates not only to experience great technological innovation first-hand, but also enable those showcasing and other delegates to gain new insights and to create new collaborative relationships.

• 3:15pm-3:45pm
  PANEL DISCUSSION:
  
  WHY GREAT TECHNOLOGIES DO (OR DON'T) GET FINANCING
  
  

  Moderator:
  
  Alex Vieux
  Publisher & CEO, Red Herring

  
  Panelists:

  Steve Jurvetson
  Co-founder, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

  
  Randy Williams
  Founder, Keiretsu Forum

  
  Erik Straser
  General Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures
  

  Annette Campbell-White
  Managing Partner, MedVenture Associates

  
  3:45pm – 4:30pm
  INNOVATORS REVIEW (SESSION 3), with AUDIENCE Q&A 

  Six (6) new/emerging technology innovators are invited to present brief descriptions of their technological innovation and then to take questions from the audience. 
  
  Greg Simon
  President, FasterCures
  
  Dewayne Hendricks
  CEO, Dandin Group
  
  Yael Maguire
  Founder, Thinkcycle
  
  Stuart Wenham
  Professor of Photovoltaics, The University of New South Wales
  
  Robert Levin
  CEO, Transclick
  

• 4:30pm – 4:35pm
  SUMMIT CLOSING REMARKS 

  James P. Clark
  Chairman, The World Technology Network 
  

• BREAK/PREPARE FOR EVENING

  NOTE: "BLACK TIE"/ FORMAL EVENING WEAR 
  

6:30pm - Onward  

WORLD TECHNOLOGY AWARDS EVENING

SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL 

• 6:30pm
  COACH TRANSPORTATION TO SAN FRANCISCO CITY HALL 
  
• 6:45pm – 7:30pm
  PRE-AWARDS RECEPTION
  
• 7:30pm
  THE WORLD TECHNOLOGY AWARDS GALA CEREMONY (INCLUDING DINNER)
  
  Co-Masters of Ceremony:

  Daniel Sieberg
  Technology Correspondent, CNN; Host, Next@CNN (one-hour weekly television magazine on science, technology, space, aviation and environmental current events)

  James P. Clark
  Chairman, The World Technology Network