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Program & AGENDA
AGENDA / PROGRAM (subject to change)
DAY 1: Wednesday, July 15, 2009
| (NOTE: Registration desk opens at 7:00am. Please register immediately upon arrival.) | |
| 8:45AM - 9:40AM | "How to Save the Future (and how to think about the future)" James P. Clark, Founder/Chairman, The World Technology Network |
| 9:40AM - 10:05AM | "Did You Know?" (a thought-provoking look at the world as it really is today) Scott McCleod, co-creator of the "Did You Know" viral internet phenomenon |
| 10:05AM - 10:35AM | Coffee break and exhibitions |
| 10:35AM - 11:30AM | DEMOS (from the stage) David Post, Founder and Chairman, Next Island LLC Jeremiah D. Jackson, Senior Principal Engineer, Kleinfelder Rick Shaughnessy, NLR Darkstrand Erica vanderLinde Feidner, President/CEO, Piano Matchmaker LLC Usman Haque, Director, Haque Design + Research Ltd; Founder, Pachube & Adam Somlai-Fischer, Cofounder, Prezi.com |
| 11:30AM - 12:15PM | "Changing the World: NGOs, International Development, and the Internet" (panel discussion) Moderator: Sarah McCue, Founder/Chairman, BluMail/BluWorld Panelists include: Shamina de Gonzaga, Co-founder, what moves you? Timothy Anderson, President, World Computer Exchange |
| 12:15PM - 1:15PM | Co-Chairs - overviews of different fields represented by the WTN membership Co-Chairs: Design - Ron Nabarro , Designer Education - Richard Baraniuk Founder, Connexions (Rice University) Environment - Dean Cameron, Founder, Biolytix Biotechnology - Ulf Nehrbass, CEO, Institut Pasteur Korea Finance - Rebecca Fannin, Author, "Silicon Dragon: How China is Winning the Tech Race" and International Editor, Asian Venture Capital Journal (AVCJ) Health & Medicine - Frank Volke, Head of NMR/MRI-Group, Fraunhofer Institute for Biomedical Engineering (IBMT) IT Hardware/Software- Ian Sands, Director of Envisioning, Microsoft Arts - Julien Maire, Artist |
| 1:15PM - 2:45PM | Luncheon |
| 2:15PM - 2:45PM | Luncheon Speaker "Where's My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Science Fiction Future that Never Arrived" Daniel H. Wilson, author |
| 2:45PM - 3:30PM | "How to Save the Future: The Future Needs Solar" Zhengrong Shi, Founder/Chairman/CEO, Suntech Power Holdings (China); "The Sun King" |
| 3:30PM - 4:15PM | "Innovation: Is this the best or worst of times?" (panel discussion) Moderator: Stephanie Mehta, Global Editor, Fortune magazine Panelists include: Lowell McAdam, CEO, Verizon Wireless Peter F. Volanakis, President and Chief Operating Officer, Corning |
| 4:15PM - 4:25PM | Mini-Break |
| 4:25PM - 5:10PM | "Social Networks & Societal Revolution: what happened/is happening in Iran?" Moderator: Lily Mazahery, Founder/President, Legal Rights Institute Panelists include: Reza Sayah, CNN Correspondent, Mark D. Drapeau, AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow, The Center for Technology and National Security Policy, The National Defense University |
| 5:10PM | Day One Closing Remarks James P. Clark, Founder/Chairman, The World Technology Network |
| Evening | Delegates are free for the first evening. Recommendations are available for activities/restaurants/theater, etc. |
DAY 2: Thursday, July 16, 2009
| (NOTE: Registration desk opens at 7:00am) | |
| 8:45AM - 9:15AM | Day Two Opening Remarks James P. Clark, Founder/Chairman, The World Technology Network |
| 9:15AM - 9:55AM | DEMOS (from the stage) Bunker Roy, Founder, The Barefoot College Christofer Toumaz & Keith Errey, Toumaz Technology Andrew Beck, Vice President for Public Affairs, PetroAlgae Ian Sands, Director of Envisioning, Microsoft John Maraganore, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals |
| 9:55AM - 10:25AM | Coffee Break and exhibitions |
| 10:25AM - 12:25AM | THE UNDER-RECOGNIZED: A Scenario Planning Exercise Leader: Art Kleiner, Editor, "Strategy+Business" magazine; author, "The Age of Heretics: A History of the Radical Thinkers Who Reinvented Corporate Management" |
| 10:25AM - 10:55AM | PART 1: Setting the Stage |
| 10:55AM - 11:40AM | PART 2: Breakout sessions |
| 11:40AM - 12:25PM | PART 3: Preparing for the Future |
| 12:25PM - 1:45PM | Luncheon |
| 1:10PM - 1:45PM | Co-Chairs - overviews of different fields represented by the WTN membership Co-Chairs: Space - Peter Smith, Principal Investigator and Project Leadership, Phoenix Mars Mission Entertainment - Bruce Howard, Co-Founder, Lightglove Ethics - Johannes Britz, Dean and Professor, School of Information Studies/ Interim Dean, College of Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Law - Irah Donner, Partner, WilmerHale Materials - Pratibha Gai, Yorkshire Forward Professor of Electron Microscopy and Nanotechnology, Co-Director of the York JEOL Nanocentre, University of York Energy - Scott Faris, CEO, Planar Energy Devices Social Entrepreneurship. - Stephen Augustin, Industrial Designer, BMW; Inventor, The Watercone |
| 1:45PM - 2:15PM | "ICT for Development" (from Africa's Leading Policy Innovator) President Paul Kagame (Rwanda) |
| 2:15PM - 3:00PM | "The Future of Media in a Socially Networking World" (panel discussion) Moderator, Jessi Hempel, Writer, Fortune magazine Panelists include: Patrick Keane, CEO, Associated Content; Former CMO, CBS Interactive; Former head Ad Sales Strategy, Google Brad Burnham, Partner, Union Square Ventures John Borthwick, CEO, betaworks; former Senior Vice President of Alliances and Strategy, Time Warner, Inc. |
| 3:00PM - 3:20PM | Coffee Break and exhibitions |
| 3:20PM - 4:00PM | DEMOS (from the stage) James Potter, Director, Mayo Clinic Medical Devices Gerry Elman, Attorney at Law and Patent Attorney, Elman Technology Law, P.C. Ulf Nehrbass, CEO, Institut Pasteur Korea Philip G. Warner, President & CEO, Eden Park Illumination |
| 4:00PM - 4:15PM | Summit Closing Remarks & Instructions/Reminders for the Awards evening |
| 4:15PM - 6:30PM | Prepare for Awards Evening ("black tie") |
| 6:45PM - 7:30PM | Pre-Awards Reception |
| 7:30PM - 10:30PM | THE WORLD TECHNOLOGY AWARDS ceremony (including dinner) Opening Remarks: James P. Clark, Founder/Chairman, The World Technology Network Host's Welcome: Brendan Ripp, Vice President, Advertising Sales, TIME magazine Welcome: Bob McCooey, Senior Vice President, The Nasdaq Stock Market Co-Masters of Ceremonies: Ali Velshi, Chief Business Correspondent, CNN James P. Clark, Founder/Chairman/The World Technology Network |
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