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Decision Makers 2010
Defining Tomorrow's Agenda
Conference
May 10-12, 1999, Frankfurt

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Program

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Group

Stephen O'Connor, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Werner Weidenfeld, William Wechsler.


May 10


Informal Welcoming Dinner


May 11

Introduction:
How We Want to Live Tomorrow
Prof. Dr. Werner Weidenfeld
Director, Center for applied Policy Research (CAP), University of Munich


First Panel
Shaping Future Societies:
The Digital and Biotech Revolutions


What parts of life will be changed most by the new technologies?

What social problems or conflicts will advancing technologies provoke?

What can a technologically transformed society offer as solutions?

Dr. Gregory Stock
Director, Program on Science, Technology and Society University of California, Los Angeles

Dr. Moira Gunn
Host, Tech Nation
San Francisco, California


Second Panel
Beyond Technology:
The Shape of Globalized Societies


What are the key rules of the game in future societies, and which actors shape them?

Who are the likely winners and losers, and why?

What element of social change (e.g. globalization, individualization, regionalization) is likely to be most important?

Mr. Joop de Vries
Executive Director, RISC Futures
Paris, France

Mr. Walter Homolka
Rabbi
Hamburg, Germany

Dr. Kriengsak Chareonwongsak
Executive Director,Institute of Future Studies for Development
Bangkok, Thailand

Discussions


Artistic Interval: Mindsteps
Subha De
Painter, Fathegunj Uadodara, India
Joerg Frank
Painter, Cologne, Germany


Art

Joerg Frank, Werner Weidenfeld, Jürgen Turek, Subha De.


May 12

Third Panel
Priorities for Tomorrow:
How Do We Start Building the Future Today?


What decisions and concrete measures do we need to take now in order to reach the future that we desire?

How can we organize social and generational contracts in a transformed society?

Mr. William Wechsler
National Security Council, The White House
Washington, DC

Dr. Richard Barbrook
Hypermedia Research Centre
University of Westminster, London

Mr. Rafael Lopa
PLDT Foundation
Manila, Philippines

Discussion


Conclusion

Key Issues and Recommendations




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