08:00 |
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Conference Registration and coffee |
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08:30
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Plenary Session 1: The role of Government
Chairs: Dr M Farmer /
Prof. T F Knibb |
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08:35 |
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Welcome Address – Dr. M. Farmer |
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08:40 |
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Keynote Speech – High Commissioner of India
Mr Shiv Shankar Mukherjee |
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09:10 |
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Speech by Nicholas Owen – ITV / BBC Broadcast Journalist
Role of Government in Promoting Industry |
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09:35 |
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Dr Bhishma Narain Singh – Response |
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09:55 |
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Prof. Sundarajan Ramachandran – Vice Chancellor, University of Madras – Addressing the Knowledge Gap |
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10:10 |
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Q & A including Questions from Press and Media |
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10:30 |
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Break (Sponsored Refreshments) |
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10:50
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Plenary Session 2: The Innovation Process
Chairs: Dr Bhishma Narain Singh / Mr. Jerry Fishenden |
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10:50 |
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Innovation and Global Partnering – 1
Arun Aggarwal, Vice President, Tata |
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11:15 |
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Innovation and Global Partnering – 2
Sam Beale, Rolls Royce |
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11:40 |
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Microsoft - Addressing the Innovator’s Dilemma
Gurprit Singh, Director Emerging Technologies |
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12:05 |
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'Cultivating a global innovation ecosystem' – Ivan Boyd, BT |
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12:25 |
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Q & A |
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12:30 |
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Lunch (Sponsored) |
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13:40
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Plenary Session 3: Global Partnering
Chairs: Sir Brian Burridge /
Mr. N. Ram |
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13:45 |
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Shri Sushil Jiwarakja, Chairman, Western Regional Council and Head Innovation Committee |
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14:05 |
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Finmeccanica - Global Partnering Sir Brian Burridge |
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14:25 |
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Microsoft -
Jasminder Gulati, Director
International for Microsoft Global Services |
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14:45 |
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INFOSYS - Mukul Gupta - AVP and UK CME Head |
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15:05 |
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Q & A |
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15:10 |
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Breaks (Sponsored Refreshments) |
15:30
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Plenary Session 4: Beyond the Internet
Chair: Dr Lawrence Roberts /
Mr. Arun Aggarwal |
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15:30 |
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Keynote speech - Rt Hon Stephen Timms, Minister of State |
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15:50 |
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What will follow the Internet? Dr. Lawrence Roberts |
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16:15 |
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The Challenges of the Electronic Age? Mr N. Ram Editor in Chief 'The Hindu' |
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16:35 |
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'Seamless Global Communication' - Jerry Fishenden, National Technology Officer UK, Microsoft |
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16:55 |
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Dr Savita Singh – Gandhi Smriti & Darshan Samiti |
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17:15 |
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Q & A |
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17:20 |
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Concluding Panel Discussion |
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17:30 |
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Champagne / Networking / Magic Show by Robert Fox |
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9th & 10th October 2008 |
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'Business-to-Business' meetings at BITE premises |
