Summit ScheduleThe Center for Science, Technology, and Society, at Santa Clara University is delighted to host the Silicon Valley Challenge Summit, co-presented by RiOS Institute. This unique Bay Area event draws together leaders from corporate, civic, and academic sectors to a working session, exploring how this region as a world center of innovation and high technology has responded to U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan’s challenge to Silicon Valley to “…broaden its horizon and bring more of its remarkable dynamism and innovation to the developing world.
The one-day Summit will feature thought-provoking panel discussions and interactive workshops. Together attendees will define and implement a transformational agenda that addresses the goals of the Millennium Challenge by focusing attention and resources on ways in which information and communication technologies (ICTs) can be harnessed for global development, and to answer the key questions: What is Silicon Valley doing? What else can be done and how can Silicon Valley do it? In addition to a wide variety of leaders from the Silicon Valley, United Nations and the World Bank, the Summit will also feature the 2006 Tech Museum Award Laureates (social benefit entrepreneurs), many of whom are selected from around the world for the quality and impact of their ICT projects which address urgent global challenges. Laureate project displays will be featured at the Summit to provide participants the opportunity to interact with and learn first-hand about the impact and implications of their humanitarian enterprises. It is particularly appropriate that Santa Clara University, as California's oldest institution of higher learning and the Jesuit university of Silicon Valley, should host this event. Central to the Jesuit ethos has been the collection and sharing of knowledge for the common good. Together, Summit participants have the opportunity to play an exemplary role in examining specifically how ICTs can be leveraged to create a more equitable and sustainable future for all the world's inhabitants. Summit Schedule
Registration Fee: $250 Registration includes all materials, refreshments, lunch, and reception following the day’s proceedings ________________________________________________________________________ Detailed Schedule
8:15 - 9:30 a.m. WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS: Setting the stage for the day-long dialogue Paul Locatelli, S.J. President, Santa Clara University James C. Morgan Chairman, Applied Materials, Inc. Geoffrey C. Bowker Regis and Dianne McKenna Professor and Executive Director, Center for Science, Technology, and Society, Santa Clara University Paul Braund Executive Director, RiOS Institute ________________________________________________________________________ OPENING KEYNOTE: The United Nations has been at the forefront of building the international network around Information and Communication Technologies and Development (ICTD), through the ICT Taskforce and the World Summit on the Information Society. Several Silicon Valley corporate leaders have given their time and expertise to these initiatives. Building on these engagements, Dr. Barrett and Mr. Khan will invite Silicon Valley institutions to become a major partner in the most recent U.N. initiative, the Global Alliance for ICT and Development. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Craig R. Barrett Chairman of the Board, Intel Corporation and Chairman, Global Alliance for ICT and Development, United Nations KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Sarbuland Khan Executive Coordinator of the Global Alliance for ICT and Development, United Nations QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION ________________________________________________________________________ 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PANEL DISCUSSION: WHAT IS SILICON VALLEY DOING? Silicon Valley institutions are already active participants in the ICTD area. Civic, academic, corporate, and nonprofit leaders will discuss the unique contributions of each sector towards this work, and draw lessons from past and current programs. OPENING STATEMENT: Manuel Castells Wallis Annenberg Chair Professor of Communication Technology and Society, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California DIALOGUE: Akhtar Badshah Senior Director of Community Affairs, Microsoft Corporation Bill Coleman Chairman, Silicon Valley Leadership Group and Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer, Cassatt Corporation William H. Davidow Founding Partner, MDV (Mohr, Davidow Ventures) James R. Fruchterman Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Benetech Initiative AnnaLee Saxenian Dean and Professor, School of Information and Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley ________________________________________________________________________
11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. LUNCH KEYNOTE: A PLAN TO GET ICT FOR ONE HALF OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION Dan Shine Director, 50x15 Program, AMD SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS These small groups will bring together Summit attendants from various institutional backgrounds in an intimate, structured setting. Guided by a facilitator active in the ICTD area, group participants will have the opportunity to learn more about each other’s organizations, exchange experiences, and develop ideas about cross-institutional collaborations. ________________________________________________________________________ 1:45 - 3:00 p.m. BREAKOUT WORKSHOP SESSIONS: HOW CAN WE DO IT? There are different approaches to harnessing ICTs for global development. In these breakout workshops, experts with hands-on experience in their respective topics guide participants as they learn about successes and challenges and discuss concrete steps for making each approach work for their own organization. ________________________________________________________________________ Workshop 1: UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COLLABORATIONS Collaborations between Bay Area universities and high-tech corporations have proliferated in recent years. This workshop will showcase two such initiatives under way at UC Berkeley, in order to learn from their founder what they have to offer and how to make them work for both parties. DISCUSSION LEADER: Eric Brewer Director, Intel Research and Director, Technology and Infrastructure for Emerging Regions (TIER) Program, University of California, Berkeley ________________________________________________________________________ Workshop 2: WORKING WITH MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS (MLOS) The Global Alliance for ICT and Development calls for multisector partnerships between multilateral development organizations, governments, corporations, and civil society organizations. This workshop, led by the foremost private sector expert at the World Bank Institute, discusses the benefits and challenges that stem from working with MLOs and presents concrete steps for how to engage in such collaborations. DISCUSSION LEADER: Djordjija Petkoski Lead Specialist, Business, Competitiveness and Development Group, World Bank Institute ________________________________________________________________________
Workshop 3: ADDRESSING THE BOTTOM OF THE PYRAMID (BOP) MARKET Following the groundbreaking work of C.K. Prahalad, Fortune 500 companies and social entrepreneurs alike are developing products and services that aim to serve the billions of poor people in developing countries. In this workshop, a leader of the World Resources Institute (WRI) will elaborate on Tomorrow's Markets data regarding the ICT market at the BOP, and will talk about WRI's new model for rural connectivity being piloted in Vietnam. DISCUSSION LEADER: Allen L. Hammond Vice President for Innovation and Special Projects, World Resources Institute ________________________________________________________________________ Workshop 4: LARGE INDUSTRY INITIATIVES HP’s ambitious e-Inclusion program is an example of a large-scale initiative to develop technologies that aim to combine social benefits for recipients with financial benefits for the company. Discussion will focus on lessons learned and best practices through concrete case studies and field experiences. DISCUSSION LEADER: Bess Stephens, Vice President, Corporate Philanthropy, Hewlett-Packard Company ________________________________________________________________________ Workshop 5: SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP The growing field of social entrepreneurship is at the forefront of ICTD initiatives. Social entrepreneurs are uniquely situated to develop successful projects because of close, personal connections to places of implementation, knowledge of local circumstances, and small-scale deployments. In this workshop, attendants will learn from the leaders of the Global Social Benefit Incubator (GSBI) program how to make social entrepreneurship work for their organizations. DISCUSSION LEADERS: James L. Koch, Executive Director, CSTS Global Social Benefit Incubator, Santa Clara University Eric Carlson, Associate Director, CSTS Global Social Benefit Incubator and Faculty, Entrepreneur Leadership Program, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University ________________________________________________________________________ Workshop 6: HUMAN-CENTERED RESEARCH AND DESIGN The growing use of design methodologies and rapid ethnography by a range of institutions working in the ICTD area highlights the importance of focusing on the end-users of technologies at every stage of ICTD projects. In this workshop, leaders of RiOS Institute will host the discussion on how to translate the insights gained from a human-centered perspective into concrete actions. DISCUSSION LEADERS:
Paul Braund, Executive Director, RiOS Institute Anke Schwittay, Director of Research, RiOS Institute ________________________________________________________________________ 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. CLOSING PLENARY AND TOWN HALL DISCUSSION: WHAT ELSE CAN SILICON VALLEY DO? A COMMITMENT TO INNOVATION The goal of the Silicon Valley Challenge Summit is for the region to assume its place at the center of the international ICTD network. In the closing plenary, organized as a town hall-style meeting, Summit attendants will discuss how the ideas of the day and the findings of the breakout sessions can be translated into concrete actions, innovative technologies, and effective projects. MODERATOR: Paul Saffo CLOSING KEYNOTE: Paul Mountford President, Emerging Markets, Cisco Systems Ltd TOWN HALL DISCUSSION LEADERS Radha Basu Sally Osberg John Seely Brown
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5:00 - 5:15 p.m. CLOSING STATEMENTS: Geoffrey C. Bowker Regis and Dianne McKenna Professor and Executive Director, Center for Science, Technology, and Society, Santa Clara University Paul Braund Executive Director, RiOS Institute 5:15 - 6:30 RECEPTION |
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