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Earlier this year, Global Crossing's Gary Winnick astounded the world by
turning a $15 million investment into $1 billion in just 18 months. He became
the fastest billionaire in history, and one of the first mainstream investors
to cash in on the cyber-revolution. But wealth at light-speed is just one
of the remarkable changes we witness in our high-tech society. From finance
and communications to biology and law, advances in technology are transforming
our world.
The challenge for citizens in the 21st century will be mastering dynamic
change in free and diverse markets.
Scholars, entrepreneurs, and scientists considered the implications of
the knowledge revolution: Strong Crypto, Smart Cell Phones, and the End
of Monetary Sovereignty • Education for a High-Tech World •
Resolving Disputes in the New Economy • Spread Spectrum • Regulating
the Frontiers of Science: Will Mutant Plants Run Amok? • Competition
in Domain Name Space • The Science of Small: Nanotech & Molecular
Switches.
Thursday, November 4
| 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. |
Registration
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| 6:00 - 6:30 p.m. |
Welcoming Reception
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| 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. |
Dinner and Address
Welcoming Remarks:
Edward Crane, President, Cato Institute
The Future of IP-Based Communications and Its Implications for Business, Culture, and Society
William Schrader, Chairman & CEO, PSINet
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Friday, November 5
| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. |
Registration & Continental Breakfast
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| 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. |
Strong Crypto, Smart Cell Phones, and the End of Monetary Sovereignty
Peter Thiel, CEO, Confinity Inc.
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| 9:50 - 11:15 a.m. |
Education for a High-Tech World: School Choice, For-Profit Schools
David Boaz, Author, Libertarianism
John Sperling, Founder, University of Phoenix, CEO, The Apollo Group
Tim Draper, Founder and Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
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| 11:15 - 11:30 a.m. |
Break
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| 11:30 a.m. - 12:20 p.m. |
Disputes in the New Economy: Staying Out of Court
Charles Brofman, President, Cybersettle
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| 1:00 - 2:15 p.m. |
Luncheon & Address
Demand Chain Management: E-Business Channel Dynamics
Tom Siebel, Chairman & CEO, Siebel Systems
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| 2:15-3:20 p.m. |
Session A Breakouts
Spread Spectrum - The Future of Bandwidth?
William A. Frezza, General Partner, Adams Capital Management
Dave Hughes, Old Colorado City Communications
Tom Hazlett, Professor, University of California, Davis
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Regulating Science - Will Mutant Plants Run Amok?
Nina Fedoroff, Professor of Life Sciences, Biotechnology Institute, Pennsylvania State University
Michael Gough, Author, Silencing Science
Scott Uknes, Vice President of Business Strategy, Paradigm Genetics
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| 3:20 - 3:30 p.m. |
Break
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| 3:30 - 4:40 p.m. |
Session B Breakouts
Competition in Domain Name Space: Competing Registrars? Competing Registries?
Tony Rutkowski, Next Generation Internet Associates
Richard Sexton, VRX Network Services
Rita A. Rodin, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP.
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The Science of the Small: Nanotech and Molecular Switches
Stan Williams, Principal Laboratory Scientist, Hewlett-Packard
James Von Ehr, CEO, Zyvex
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| 5:00 - 5:30 p.m. |
Reception
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| 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. |
Dinner Forum
M.C.: Mike Malone, Forbes ASAP
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