Conference Program

October 29 - November 1, 2009 • Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

Friday, October 30, 2009

08:15 Continental Breakfast, Sheraton Waikiki Hotel  
08:45 - 09:00

Welcoming Remarks

 
09:00 - 09:45 PLENARY SESSION 1
“A Smarter Planet needs better Services,” Robert Morris, Vice President, Services Research, IBM, USA
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel – Maui Room
09:45 - 10:30 PANEL DISCUSSION 1
"A Smarter Planet needs better Services"
Robert Morris (IBM), Ming-Hui Huang (National Taiwan University, Taiwan), Stephen W. Brown (Arizona State University, USA)
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel – Maui Room
10:30 - 11:00 Morning Break  
11:00 - 11:45 PLENARY SESSION 2
“The Big Shift – The Emerging Logic of the 21st Century,” John Seely Brown 
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel – Maui Room
11:45 - 12:30 PANEL DISCUSSION 2
“The Big Shift – The Emerging Logic of the 21st Century,”
John Seely Brown, Roland Rust (University of Maryland, USA), Charles Colby (Rockbridge Associates, Inc, USA)
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel – Maui Room
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch  
IBM Student Networking Lunch
Students attending the conference are invited to an IBM sponsored lunch to network with business practitioners and exchange ideas.
Details »
RSVP to Carrie Baran at
cbaran@rhsmith.umd.edu
 
13:30 - 14:15 PLENARY SESSION 3
“Education @ the Edge of Chaos,” Richard W. Oliver, Chief Executive Officer, American Sentinel University, USA 
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel – Maui Room
14:15 - 15:00 PANEL DISCUSSION 3
“Education @ the Edge of Chaos,”
Richard W. Oliver (American Sentinel University), David Bowen (Thunderbird School of Global Management, USA), Jim Spohrer (IBM, USA)
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel – Maui Room
15:00 - 15:30 Afternoon Break  
15:30 - 16:15 PLENARY SESSION 4
“Innovation:  Where it Comes From and How to Foster it,” W. Brian Arthur, Citibank Professor, Santa Fe Institute, USA 
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel – Maui Room
16:15 - 17:00 PANEL DISCUSSION 4
“Innovation:  Where it Comes From and How to Foster it,”
W. Brian Arthur (Santa Fe Institute), Irene Ng (University of Exeter, United Kingdom), Steven Shugan (University of Florida, USA)
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel – Maui Room
18:30 Trolleys depart Sheraton Waikiki Hotel for tour of Iolani Palace  
19:00 EVENING NETWORKING EVENT                        
Iolani Palace Barracks