Draft Programme Minimize

Wednesday, 2 September 2009

9:00 am – 3:30 pm Strategy Council
5:00 am – 6:45 am Steering Committee

Thursday, 3 September 2009

8:00 am – 9:00 am Registration
8:30 am – 8:40 am Inauguration and Walk-through of iMarketSpace and WSA Exhibit
8:40 am – 8:45 am Opening Video Presentation by Indigo Brainmedia
8:45 am – 9:30 am
Opening Remarks by Mr. Sha Zukang,
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

Introductory Keynotes:

  • Mr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
    Chairman and Founder, Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Organization Chairman, UNDESA-GAID
  • His Excellency Mr. Juan Molinar Horcasitas
    Secretary of Communications and Transportation, Legal Cabinet, Government of Mexico
  • His Excellency Mr. John Nsambu
    Minister of State for ICT, Uganda
9:30 am – 10:45 am

State of ICT Development – A Global Perspective

An opening discussion moderated by Ms. Dorothy Gordon
Director-General, Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT

Opening Comments: Ms. Behjat Al Yousuf
Associate Director, Dubai Women’s College

Discussion Leaders:

  • H.E. Mr. Markku Kauppinen
    Ambassador, Trade and Development at the Department for Development Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland
  • Mr. Sebastián M. Cabello
    Regulatory Manager, Public Policy, GSMA
  • Mr. Ki-Su Lee
    President, Korea University
  • Mr. Mohsen Moazami
    Vice President, Internet Business Solutions Group, Cisco Systems
  • Mr. Ulf Pehrsson
    Vice President, Government & Industry Relations, Ericsson

CONTENT

ICT Innovations: Changing Education Processes and Learning Culture

10:45 am – 11:00 am Conversation with Mr. Kamran Elahian
Chairman and Co-Founder, Global Catalyst Partners, Co-Chairman, UNDESA GAID
11:00 am – 11:15 am
11:15 am – 12:30 pm

The Intercultural Innovations in Education

A discussion moderated by Mr. Jyrki Pulkkinen
CEO, Global e-Schools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI)

Opening Comments by Ms. Gloria Bonder
Chair Holder of the Regional UNESCO Chair on Women, Science and Technology in Latin America , Chair of the International Taskforce on Women and ICT – ITF

Discussion Leaders:

  • His Excellency Mr. Amirzai Sangin
    Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Afghanistan
  • Ms. Bonnie Bracey
    Professional Development Coach, The Thornburg Center for Professional Development
  • Mr. Alfonso Romo Garza-Lagüera
    Founder, EducarUno
  • Mr. Rodrigo Arboleda Halaby
    President & CEO, Ibero-America and The Caribbean, One Laptop per Child (OLPC)
12:30 pm – 12:45 pm Conversation with Mr. Michael Landau
Chairman & President, MAP International
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm Conversation with Mr. Peter A. Bruck
Chairman of the Board, World Summit Award
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm LUNCHEON
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Regional Panel
Learning and Teaching with ICT

A discussion moderated by Mr. Nestor Bercovich,
Project Coordinator @LIS2 “Political and Regulatory Dialogue and Inter-Exchange of Experiences,” Information Society Program

Opening Comments: Mr. Guillermo Sunkel
Coordinator (Education Component) @LIS2. “Political and Regulatory Dialogue and Inter-Exchange of Experiences,” Information Society Program.

Discussion Leaders:

  • Ms. Lea da Cruz Fagundes
    Director, Cognitive Studies Laboratory, Universidad Federal de Río Grande Sur, Brazil
  • Mr. Juan Fernandez
    Advisor, Ministry of Informatics and Communications, Cuba
  • Mr. Fernando Gamboa
    Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Tecnologico (CCADET), UNAM, Mexico
  • Mr. Juan Carlos Tedesco
    Director de la Unidad de Planeamiento Estratégico de la Educación, Presidencia de la Nación, República Argentina
  • Mr. Ignacio Jara Valdivia
    Deputy Director, Center for Policy Studies and Practices in Education, Chile
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm RAICES SHOW AND COCKTAIL
LOCATION: ITESM

Friday, 4 September 2009

ACCESS

ICT Innovations: Providing Affordable Access to Education

9:00 am – 9:15 am Conversation with Mr. Nicholas Negroponte
Founder & Chairman, One Laptop Per Child
9:15 am – 9:30 am Conversation with Professor Efim Malitikov
Chairman, Interstate Committee of Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on Knowledge Promotion and Adult Education
9:30 am – 10:45 am

Affordable Computing Models for Schools – Successes and Challenges

A discussion moderated by Mr. Parminder Jeet Singh
Executive Director, IT For Change

Opening Comments: Mr. Peter Hellmonds
Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, Nokia Siemens

Discussion Leaders:

  • Mr. Miguel Brechner
    President & Chairman, Technological Laboratory of Uruguay (LATU)
  • Mr. Tom Broderick
    Director of Globalization, EMC Corporation
  • Mr. Stephen Dukker
    Chairman & CEO, NComputing, Inc.
  • Ms. Effat El Shoky
    Advisor to the Minister for International Relations, Egypt
  • Mr. Vijay Thadani
    President, NIIT Ltd
10:45 am – 11:00 am Conversation with Ms. Jennifer Corriero, Ms. Natasha Ghent–Rodrigez and Mr. Rajiv Ramakrishnan
UNDESA-GAID Committee of eLeaders for Youth and ICT

ICT BUSINESS INNOVATIONS FOR EDUCATION

11:00 am – 11:15 pm Conversation with His Excellency Mr. Amirzai Sangin
Minister of Communication and Information Technology, Afghanistan
11:15 am – 11:30 am Conversation with Mr. Shai Reshef
Founder and President, University of the People (UoP)
11:30 pm – 12:45 pm

Innovations for Breakthroughs in Learning: How to Achieve Mass Results

A discussion moderated by Dr. James H. Poisant
Secretary General, World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA)

Opening Comments: Mr. Bradford R. Kane
CEO, International Commission on Workforce Development

Discussion Leaders:

  • His Excellency Mr. Ivo Ivanovski
    Minister for Information Society, Macedonia
  • Ms. Janet Longmore
    Founder, President & CEO, Digital Opportunity Trust (DOT)
  • Mr. Raj Shah
    Chief Marketing Officer, NComputing
  • Ms. Rosa G. Wachenchauzer
    ICT National Contact Point, Ministry for Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, Argentina
12:45 pm – 1:00 pm

Closing remarks by Mr. Ramón Garza
CEO & Founder, Indigo Brainmedia
Co-Chairman, UNDESA-GAID

Closing remarks by His Excellency Mr. Alonso Lujambio Irazábal (TBC)
Public Education Secretary, Government of Mexico

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm LUNCHEON
3:00 pm – 6:00 pm Parallel sessions
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
GALA DINNER HOSTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF NUEVO LEON

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