October 2001 Paris Panel

Forum 21 will offer a special panel and a cocktail in Paris on October 19th, 2001. The group will be limited to 50 participants so we urge you to Register promptly, if you wish to participate in this stimulating evening.

Forum 21 panel presentations are interactive, inspired by the French Salons of the 17th and 18th Century. After a short presentation by each panelist, there is an opportunity for a discussion in which all participants are urged to participate. We anticipate a one half hour presentation period and a one and one half hour discussion period followed by a cocktail reception.

Professor Leon Cooper is a Nobel Laureate, the Thomas J. Watson, Sr. Professor of Science at Brown University, and Director of the Institute for Brain and Neural Systems. Professor Cooper is Co-founder and Co-chairman of Nestor, Inc., an industry leader in applying neural-network systems to commercial and military applications. His work focuses on working towards an understanding of memory and other brain functions. He has recently become interested in stem cells.

Professor Jean-Pierre Changeux is a Professor at the College de France, the center of intellectual and scientific life in France and at the Institute Pasteur where he directs the laboratory of Molecular Neurobiology. He is the widely read author of Neuronal Man and in What Makes Us Think he dialogues with Philosopher Paul Ricoeur about ethics, human nature and the brain.

Mr. Hardy Schloer is the Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Ravenspack, AG, a system software developer in the area of integrated artificial intelligence systems for scientific research and business applications. Mr. Schloer is the founder of the Quantum Relation Theory and has developed the HEAI architecture (Human Emulated Artificial Intelligence). This technology was selected by 'Net-Investor' as one of the 25 most important technologies for the future.

Philip A. Gagner, Esquire is a Partner in the Washington, D.C. Firm of Shaughnessy, Volzer & Gagner, and specializes in Computer and Intellectual Property Law. He is also Executive Vice President of NetSecure Solutions, Inc. which is implementing AI solutions to difficult problems of large-scale data organization. He holds degrees in mathematics, philosophy, and law. Mr. Gagner has lectured on psychology, mind, and artificial intelligence. Formerly: senior computer scientist, Digital Equipment Corporation, the Federal Judicial Center in the United States and the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at M.I.T.