The Techonomy 2011 conference will explored entrepreneurial ways to accelerate the development of emerging technologies that will propel our economy, enhance our lives and preserve our planet. Uniquely designed to foster compelling exchanges between industry's most influential "tech giants" and emerging innovators, Techonomy 2011 sparked a new way of thinking about the world and harness the power of collaboration as a means to capitalize on breakthrough ideas.
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The Cisco CIO Summit hosted more than 100 chief information officers representing global Fortune 500 companies, as well as leaders from government and education to collaborate and share strategies on today's key business issues. Interactions among thought leaders inspired lively discussions and healthy debates on a range of topics including globalization, the evolving nature of the CEO-CIO relationship, collaboration and the use of Web 2.0 technologies, the advent of the new green business, and strategies driving global IT innovation. Cisco CEO John Chambers and CIO Rebecca Jacoby spearheaded the two-day dialogue.
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The IT Executive Symposium is an exclusive gathering of 100 senior technology decision makers that focuses on best practices and future trends at the intersection of business and information technology. The symposium's unique educational element is designed to help participants hone their strategic business skills and expand their value to their organizations.
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Big Bang celebrated exploration and the pioneering spirit at the core of the Academy’s mission to discover and share the natural world. The evening featured a provocative conversation with Elon Musk and Craig Venter, moderated by Eric Schmidt, focused on the emerging market for private space transportation and on creating synthetic life forms and the commercial applications these explorers are developing.
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TIME Magazine's annual celebration honors the 100 most influential people of the previous year. Gala event received intense international media attention, including the cover of TIME magazine.
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The Cisco CEO•CIO Leadership Council brings together CEOs from Global Fortune 500 companies with their senior IT strategists. The highly interactive program focused on the importance of building a strong relationship between an organization's business and technology leaders to better align overall strategy and business objectives to achieve success.
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The fourth annual gathering convened global stakeholders and influential leaders from the public, private and social sectors in the field of sustainable African agriculture. Participants discussed, collaborated and charted the course to reduce hunger and poverty in alignment with the UN Millennium Development Goals.