Program

May 25 - Day 1

Morning sessions

  • Auditorium
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  • Plenary

    Session 1

    Auditorium
    10:00 - 12:30 hrs.

    Introduction

    Chairman

    Mr. Charles Groenhuijsen

    Former USA Correspondent NOS News

    Mr. Charles Groenhuijsen is independent writer, producer, speaker and consultant.

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    Welcome Speech

    Opening WCIT 2010

    Mr. Henk Broeders

    Chairman ICT~Office

    Henk Broeders is Chairman of ICT~Office, Member Executive Committee Cap Gemini S.A. and Board member FENIT (Federations of Dutch IT and communication companies).

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    Mrs. Maria van der Hoeven

    Minister of Economic Affairs, Netherlands

    From 22 July 2002 to 21 February 2007 Ms Van der Hoeven held the post of Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the first, second and third Balkenende governments. On 22 February 2007 she was appointed Minister of Economic Affairs in the fourth Balkenende government.

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    Mr. Lodewijk Asscher

    Acting Mayor Amsterdam

    Mr. Lodewijk Asscher is acting mayor of Amsterdam.

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    Dato' Dan E Khoo

    Chairman WITSA

    Dato’ Dan E Khoo is the Chairman of the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA), a consortium of information technology (IT) industry associations from 74 economies around the world.

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    Mrs. Sylvia Roelofs

    CEO ICT~Office

    Sylvia J.M. Roelofs is Managing Director of ICT~Office.

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    Welcome Speech

    Formal Welcome to the Netherlands

    Mrs. Maria van der Hoeven

    Minister of Economic Affairs, Netherlands

    From 22 July 2002 to 21 February 2007 Ms Van der Hoeven held the post of Minister of Education, Culture and Science in the first, second and third Balkenende governments. On 22 February 2007 she was appointed Minister of Economic Affairs in the fourth Balkenende government.

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    Keynote Speech

    The agenda of the Spanish Presidency, the Granada Strategy

    Mr. Francisco Ros Perán Ph.D.

    Secretary of State Telecommunications, EU Presidency

    Born in Lorca (Murcia), Spain, Francisco Ros holds two PhDs, one from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science) and another from the Technical Engineering University of Madrid (Telecommunications). He also holds an Advanced Management Program degree (PADE) from the IESE Business School in Madrid.

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    Keynote Speech

    The Digital Agenda

    Mrs. drs. Neelie Kroes

    Commissioner Digital Agenda European Commission

    Neelie Kroes, born on 19 July 1941 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, is a Dutch politician and businessperson.

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    Keynote Speech

    Innovation Economy

    Mr. Paul Otellini

    CEO Intel

    Paul S. Otellini is president and chief executive officer of Intel Corporation. He became the company's fifth CEO on May 18, 2005, succeeding Craig R. Barrett. Otellini previously had served as Intel's president and chief operating officer, positions he held since 2002, the same year he was elected to Intel's board of directors.

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    Keynote Speech

    Leadership in a smarter planet

    Ms. Virginia Rometty

    Senior VP Global Sales & Distribution IBM

    Ginni Rometty is the senior vice president, IBM Global Sales and Distribution, responsible for revenue, profit and client satisfaction in the 170 global markets in which IBM does business.

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    Keynote Speech

    The Role of Information Technology in meeting the Challenges of the 21st Century

    Mr. Martin Lees

    Secretary-General Club of Rome

    From January 2008 to March 2010 Mr. Martin Lees was Secretary General of the Club of Rome, Winterthur.

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Afternoon sessions