2005 Program Schedule


Panels schedule


Principles or Practicalities



  Thursday, April 7, 2005
14:00 - 18:00 Conference Registration Hotel Lobby
17:00 - 19:00 Plenary Session Salon Frégate (Level 1)
  Welcome to Forum 21
Paul Weinstein, Founder

"Can't They Do It Our Way? (Or are They?)"
Russia in Transition


Panelists:
Michael S. Bernstam, Former Economic Advisor to Russia
Ronald Freeman, Board Member of Russian Companies
Grigory Yavlinsky, Chairman, Center for Economic and Political Research
Celestine Bohlen, Journalist, Former Moscow Correspondent

Moderator:
Dorothy Zinberg,
Founding member of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government

20:00 - 20:30 Cocktails Hosted by the Hotel Dolce Frégate
Special Thanks to Andy Maclellan
Lobby Bar
20:30 Dinner Le Mas des Vignes
22:00ish Afterthoughts Nightcap in Lobby Bar


  Friday, April 8, 2005
07:00 - 09:00 Breakfast Buffet Le Mas des Vignes
08:45 - 08:55 Friday Panelists Meet with Moderators Lobby Bar
09:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session
  "Show Me the Money!"
Aid, Trade and Economic Development


Panelists:
Richard Cunningham, International Trade Lawyer
David Hayden, Regional Coordinator, Northeast Afghanistan
Agence d'Aide à La Cooperation Technique et au Development (ACTED)
John Hollaway, Author: "The Burning of the Bankers"
Laura Kullenberg, Operations Director for Colombia, World Bank
Flemming Larsen, Former IMF Director

Moderator:
Jean-François Rischard, Vice-President for Europe, World Bank

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30 Interactive Panel Discussions Panel Rooms
12:45 - 14:15 Lunch Le Mas des Vignes
15:00 - 16:00 Speaker Salon Frégate (Level 1)
  THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION TODAY AND MY HOPES FOR THE FUTURE

Grigory Yavlinsky,

Chairman, Center for Economic and Political Research

16:00 - 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:00 Interactive Panel Discussions Panel Rooms
18:30 - 20:00 Special Event Salon Frégate (Level 1)
  "Six Centuries of Sixth Sense"
What Makes Great Composers "Great"?


Jay Gottlieb, Concert Pianist,
Visiting Professor at the Music School of Indiana University

20:00 - 20:30 Cocktails Lobby Bar
20:30 Dinner Le Mas des Vignes
22:30ish Afterthoughts Nightcap in Bar


  Saturday, April 9, 2005
07:00 - 09:00 Breakfast Buffet
08:45 - 08:55 Saturday Panelists Meet with Moderators Lobby Bar
09:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session Salon Frégate (Level 1)
  "So, How Does It All Add Up?"
The World of Mathematics


Panelists:
Stanislas Dehaene, Author: The Number Sense: How the Mind Creates Mathematics
Phil Gagner, Former Senior Computer Scientist: Digital Equipment Corporation
Guillermo Owen, Professor of Mathematics, Naval Postgraduate School
Richard Taylor, Professor of Physics, University of Oregon

Moderator:
Chris Quigg, Director, Theoretical Physics Department. FermiLab

10:30 - 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 - 12:30 Interactive Panel Discussions Panel Rooms
12:45 - 14:15 Lunch Le Mas des Vignes
14:15 - 18:45 Golf
or
Hill Town Visit
19:00 - 20:00 Special Event Salon Frégate (Level 1)
19:15 - 20:15 Big Trends, Headaches and Problematic Regions

Jean-Francois Rischard

Author: High Noon: Twenty Global Problems, Twenty Years to Solve Them
20:15 - 20:30 Cocktails Lobby Bar
20:30 Dinner Le Mas des Vignes
22:30ish Afterthoughts Nightcap in Bar


  Sunday, April 10, 2005
07:00 - 09:00 Breakfast Buffet Restaurant
09:00 - 10:30 Plenary Session Salon Frégate (Level 1)
  What's Up Doc?
Latest News from the World of Medicine and Health


Panelists:
Divya Chander, M.D., Ph.D. (Neuroscience)
Sandra Citi, M.D., Ph.D. (Molecular Biology)
Donald Fareed, M.D. (Orthopedic Surgeon)
David Shore, Ph.D. (Professor of Molecular Biology)

Moderator:
James J. McEnroe, President, Institute For Science And Health

11:00 -12:30 Special Event Salon Frégate (Level 1)
  A Film Premiere
"The Shape of the Future"


Written and Produced by: John Marks

12:30 - Lunch Restaurant Le Mas des Vignes



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