B. Conference Agenda


Tuesday, November 16

Opening Plenary Session

Moderator: Richard Hundley (RAND)

8:30 am

 Welcome to RAND

 David Gompert (RAND)
8:45 am

 Welcome by the National
Intelligence Council

 Lawrence Gershwin (NIC)
9:00 am

 Conference Introduction

 Richard Hundley (RAND)
9:30 am

 Social and Organizational Consequences
of the Transition into the Information Age

 Francis Fukuyama
(George Mason University)
10:00 am

 Audience Discussion
10:30 am

 Break
11:00 am

 Information Technology
Trends - The Next 20 Years

 Robert Anderson (RAND)
11:30 am

 Worldwide Information
Revolution Demographics

 Larry Press
(Cal State Dominguez Hills)
12:00 noon

 Audience Discussion
12:30 pm

 Session Ends

The Political/Governmental Dimension
of the Information Revolution

Moderator: David Gompert (RAND)

1:30 pm

The Information Revolution,
National Sovereignty, and
Political Change

William Drake
(Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace)

2:00 pm

The Role of Nationalism in the
Information Revolution

Paul Bracken
(Yale University)

2:30 pm

Audience Discussion

3:15 pm

Session Ends

The Business/Financial Dimension
of the Information Revolution

Moderator: C. Richard Neu (RAND)

3:45 pm

E-Commerce - Clusters
in a Global Economy?

Jim Norton
(Institute of Directors)

4:15 pm

New Business Models Driven
by the Information Revolution

Colin Crook
(Wharton School)

4:45 pm

Audience Discussion

5:30 pm

Session Ends

Wednesday, November 17

The Social/Cultural Dimension of the Information Revolution

Moderator: Tora Bikson (RAND)

8:30 am

The Lexus Hits an Olive Tree:
the social and cultural impact
of the information revolution
in the developing world

Jon Alterman
(United States Institute
of Peace)

9:00 am

Audience Discussion

9:45 am

Session Ends

Modifying Factors: How the Information Revolution May
Proceed Differently in Various Regions of the World

Moderator: Jerrold Green (RAND)

10:15 am

The Present Status and
Characteristics of the Cyber
Revolution in Japan

Hideo Miyashita
(Nomura Research Institute)

10:45 am

Bridging the Digital Divide:
The Indian Story

V. S. Arunachalam
(Carnegie Mellon University)

11:15 am

The Information Revolution at
the Margins: E-Economy,
E-Security and E-Equity in Africa

Ernest Wilson
(University of Maryland)

11:45 am

Audience Discussion

12:15 pm

Introduction to the Breakout Groups

Richard Hundley (RAND)

12:30 pm

Session Ends

Wednesday, November 17 (continued)

Breakout Group Sessions

1:30 pm

Separate Breakout Group sessions discussing modifying factors
and possible futures in various regions of the world

North, Central, and South America

    Discussion Leader: C. Richard Neu (RAND)
    Rapporteur: Martin Libicki (RAND)

Europe

    Discussion Leader: Ian Pearson (British Telecommunications)
    Rapporteur: Tora Bikson (RAND)

Middle East, Africa, and South Asia

    Discussion Leader: Ernest Wilson (Univ. of Maryland)
    Rapporteur: Robert Anderson (RAND)

Asia Pacific

    Discussion Leader: James Mulvenon (RAND)
    Rapporteur: James Dewar (RAND)

5:00 pm

Breakout sessions end


7:30 pm

Conference Banquet

After Dinner Speaker

James Dewar (RAND)

The Information Age and the Printing Press:
Looking Backward to See Ahead


Thursday, November 18

Breakout Group Sessions (continued)

8:30 am

Breakout Group sessions resume (for second thoughts and closure)

10:00 am

Breakout sessions end

Closing Plenary Session

Moderator: Richard Hundley (RAND)

10:30 am

Breakout Group Reports
Breakout Groups report back to entire conference
on the course and result of their discussions

Breakout Group leaders,
rapporteurs and participants

12:30 pm

Closing comments

Richard Hundley (RAND)
Lawrence Gershwin (NIC)

1:00 pm

Conference adjourns

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