5:00 – 6:00
p.m.
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Registration
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6:00 – 7:00
p.m.
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Welcoming Reception
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7:00 – 9:00
p.m.
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Dinner & Address
Edward Crane,
President, Cato Institute
Silicon Valley Should Not
Normalize its Relations
with Washington
T.J. Rodgers,
President & CEO, Cypress Semiconductor Corp.
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8:00 – 9:00
a.m.
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Registration
& Breakfast
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9:00 – 9:50
a.m.
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Fictional Futures
Dr. Vernor Vinge
Assoc. Prof. of Math & Computer Science, San Diego State University; Author, A Fire Upon the Deep
Dr. David Brin
Author of Earth, Startide Rising
Dr. Gregory Benford
Prof. Of Plasma Physics, UC Irvine; editor, Far Future
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9:50–10:25
a.m.
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CryptoPolitics
Dr. David Friedman
Professor of Law & Economics, Santa Clara University
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10:25 – 10:40
a.m.
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Break
|
10:40 – 11:30
a.m.
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Antitrust and the Other Washington
Robert A. Levy
Senior Fellow in Constitutional Studies, Cato Institute
Ed Black
President, Computer & Communications Industry Association
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11:30 – 12:00
p.m.
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The Politicization of Silicon Valley
Dan Fylstra
President of Frontline Systems, Inc.
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12:15 – 1:30
p.m.
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Luncheon &
Address: Charting a Course in a Networked World
Eric Schmidt
Chairman & CEO, Novell Inc.
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1:40 – 2:30
p.m.
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Local Bandwidth: The Last Gasp for the Last Mile?
Bob Metcalfe
Vice President, Technology, International Data Group
William A. Frezza
General Partner, Adams Capital Management
Lawrence D. Gasman
President, Communications Industry Researchers
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2:30 – 3:20
p.m.
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Enabling the Information Age Through Internet Computing
Larry Ellison
CEO, Oracle Corp.
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3:20 – 3:35
p.m.
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Break
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3:35 - 4:40
p.m.
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Upgrading Education
Andrew J. Coulson
Author, Market Education: The Unknown History
J.B. Holston
President and CEO, NetSage Corp.
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4:40 - 5:10
p.m.
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Myths of the Software Industry
Greg Maffei
Chief Financial Officer, Microsoft Corp.
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5:10 - 6:00
p.m.
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Tracing Digital Cash
Bill Melton
President & CEO, CyberCash Inc.
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6:00 – 7:00
p.m.
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Reception
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7:30 – 8:30
a.m.
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Breakfast
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8:30 – 9:10
a.m.
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The New World
K. Eric Drexler
Author, Engines of Creation
|
9:10 – 9:40
a.m.
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Privacy or Freedom?
Solveig Singleton
Director of Information Studies, Cato Institute
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9:40 - 10:10
a.m.
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A Funny Thing About Network Effects
Dr. Stan Liebowitz
Professor, Management School, University of Texas at Dallas
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10:10 – 10:25
a.m.
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Break
|
10:25 - 12:00
a.m.
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Money Management, Capital Flows, & Social
Security in Cyberspace
Moderator:
K. Blake Darcy
CEO, DLJdirect Inc.
Scott Cook
Chairman of the Board, Intuit Corp.
José Piñera
Former Minister of Labor, Chile
Jeff Maggioncalda
President & CEO, Financial Engines
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12:15 – 1:30
p.m.
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Luncheon &
Address: The Suicidal Impulse of the Business Community
(Transcript of address)
Dr. Milton Friedman
Nobel Laureate, Economics
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1:30 – 1:45
p.m.
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Closing Comments
Mike Malone
Editor, Forbes ASAP
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