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Session 1-1 Women Entrepreneurs in Knowledge-based Business |
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| Despite the measurable success of women in business, a disproportionately small percentage of venture money goes to women-founded businesses. What more can be done to encourage women to build and manage leading companies and to play a central role in the world of business and industry? Speakers of this session will offer innovative ideas and share their valuable experiences. |
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Cho, Kisuk Professor, Ewha Womans University
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Thomas, Barbara S. Chairman, Axon Group Plc.
Littlejohn, Virginia Chairman, TradeBuilders, Inc.
Ionescu, Dina Administrator, Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Program, OECD
Lo, Sonia CEO, eZoka Inc.
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| As it becomes more challenging than ever to survive in the CEO job, we seek to understand a new model for CEOs. What are the new models being adopted by CEOs? What roles are they playing? How will the role of the CEO change over time? What are the strengths and weaknesses of these new models? This session will provide a forum for discussing the future challenges of the CEO job. |
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Siler, Todd Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Think Like a Genius, LLC
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Everaert, Pierre-Jean Chairman, InBev
Mita, Louise Founder and Creator, Tao Energy
De Backer, Philippe Head of European Financial Services Practice, Bain & Company
Baldwin, William Editor, Forbes Magazine
Thomas, Barbara S. Chairman, Axon Group Plc.
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| Today's market environment is characterized by direct and indirect competition among countless competitors offering all kinds of products and services. The corporations that win in such an environment are those that make the most of their particular strengths to satisfy special customer demands. What kind of strategies did the corporations like IBM or Intel implement to lead the market? What were their management strategies at each stage of growth? |
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Altman, Vernon E. Head of Worldwide Technology & Telecommunications Practice, Bain & Company Inc.
Sung, David Vice President, IBM Asia Pacific
Yung, Robert General Partner of GSR Ventures, former CTO of Intel Corporation, Executive Committee, New Asian Leaders, World Economic Forum
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Session 1-4 Winning the Global Game: Cultural Intelligence for Global Leaders |
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| This session is designed to help participants assess their cross-cultural effectiveness and trans-cultural leadership skills in the knowledge-based economy of today's borderless world. The speakers will discuss the impact of culture on productivity and profitability and discuss the key competencies required of new global leaders. Speakers will also discuss barriers to effective cross-cultural management and suggest strategies and techniques for overcoming them. |
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Session 2-1 Managing Economic Uncertainty - Industry Perspectives |
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| Uncertainties are just around the corner when a business is on the rising curve. Risk management is a core matter for all businesspeople and identifying the risks they face is the starting point of an annual business plan. This session will discuss the uncertainties facing the businesses of banking, technology, investment and environment. How are professionals preparing to cope with such economic uncertainties? |
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Session 2-2 Rethinking the Role of Corporate Governance |
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| Experts are divided on the issue of corporate governance. Some argue for effectiveness over transparency, although businessmen hope their profits will be somewhere in between. How can we redefine the relationships between shareholders and managers or directors? |
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Session 2-3 Asian Challenges for the Financial Services Industry |
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| This session will focus on how to deal with the unique and tumultuous conditions of the Asian financial market. Participants can gain a valuable understanding of how leading global financial companies are expanding their markets by developing unique capabilities, exploiting competitors' vulnerabilities, and promoting creative collaborations within and between organizations. |
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Session 3-4 e-Government: Smart and Efficient Public Service |
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| E-government is in the spotlight as it offers an open, participatory and transparent mode of administration to the nation. Through examples of e-government projects in developed countries, this session will present a detailed analysis of how e-government will develop in various countries and how such developments will affect the relations between the public and governments. |
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Swanstrom, Edward Secretary-General, Global Knowledge Economics Council
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Park, Jung Ho Assistant Mayor for Information Technology, Seoul Metropolitan Government
Butler, Colm Director of Information Society Policy, Department of Taoiseach (Prime Minister)
Buddharaju, Raju CTO, National Library Board
Hancock, Christopher Director of Knowledge management, Office of the e-Envoy - Cabinet Office, UK Govt.
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Session 4-1 Future Internet Trends :M-Commerce, B2B, B2C |
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| What's on the horizon for the Internet world? After two difficult years for Internet businesses, what is the prognosis for the future? Who will be the winners and losers as companies struggle to survive? What are the market trends and promising business models? |
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| With new scientific findings on the rise, corporations have to spend more time to think how they can introduce the trendy technologies and seize the moment of new business. This session will help you learn the latest technology trends in electronics, life science and new materials, while showing examples to hire process to measure, benchmark and optimize business. |
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| Technology dreamers have been a key force in propelling societies towards new levels of productivity and prosperity over the last century. Biotechnology is one of the fields at the forefront. Leaders that can swiftly and effectively capitalize on these dreams can create value in a knowledge-based society. What new technologies are the bio scientists working on today? What are the prospects for commercialization? What are the barriers? What are the opportunities? |
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| Corporate venturing has increased dramatically in recent years as companies seek to grab ever more profitable growth. This has raised two important questions. First, is corporate venturing a management fad or a lasting trend? And second, is it for everyone or only a select group? In other words, are some companies better positioned than others to create shareholder value through corporate venturing? |
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Takeichi, Sumi Chairman Advisory Board of GCF Asia Pacific, Global Capital Finance Asia Pacific
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Ghanbari, Hossein Chairman, President, CEO & Co-founder, Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Lien, Siaou-Sze Senior Vice President, HP Asia Pacific
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| The dreamers of a global village of seamless borders have given way to the reality of trading blocs and arbitration through the WTO. Are trade blocs the future of globalization? If so, what can we expect? What are the benefits and risks of this new trend? |
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Kim, Cae-One Professor, Seoul National University
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Ro, Jaebong Executive Director, APEC Education Foundation(AEF) & Korea National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation(KOPEC)
Elek, Andrew Research Associate of Australia-Japan Research Centre, Australia National University
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Session 5-2 Clash of Civilizations: First and Third Worlds |
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| Globalization and the war on terrorism have highlighted the increasing gap between the first and third worlds. With seamless and instant information and cross-border people flows, the large inequities between the 'haves' and 'have nots' are becoming increasingly apparent. What are the remedies to narrow the gap? Are there any solutions to the clash of the civilizations? |
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Sullivan, Peter Group Editor-in-Chief, Independent News & Media
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Mok, Winston Managing Director, Emerging Markets Partnership (S) Pte Ltd.
Hentschel, Christopher CEO, Medicines for Malaria Venture MMV
Nursalim, Cherie Executive Director, Gajah Tunggal Group
Judge, Paul Chairman, Businessdynamics Trust
Cleary, Sean M. Managing Director, Strategic Concepts(Pty) Ltd.
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| Do information and communication technologies (ICTs) work as an effective means of combating poverty, improving the quality of life and fostering sustainable development for local and marginalized groups? This session will look at how ICTs have been used to reduce poverty, particularly in the Asia Pacific region, and focus on identifying which methods have been most effective. |
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John, K. J. Vice President of IT Policy Development, MIMOS Berhad, Government of Malaysia (NITC)
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Rashid, Harun-ur Director, Community Development Library(CDL)
Lkhagvasuren, Ariunaa Information Program Director, Mongolian Foundation for Open Society
West, Paul Education Specialist, The Commonwealth of Learning
Lam, Kuan Lock Portal Consultant, Global Knowledge Partnership Secretariat
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| The appearance of the corruption round is calling attention to the importance of the issue of corporate ethics. Corporate ethics has become a crucial factor to strengthening international competitiveness. What can be done to nurture a sense of ethics among corporations? How should the nation's transparency be enhanced through education in corporate ethics? How should the concepts of corporate ethics and social responsibility in this era of the knowledge-revolution in the 21st century differ from the industrial era of the 20th century? |
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Session 5-5 Country Knowledge Strategies: The Cases of Korea, China and Malaysia |
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Dahlman, Carl Senior Adviser, World Bank Institute
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Hu, Angang Director, Tsinghua University
John, K. J. Vice President of IT Policy Development, MIMOS Berhad, Government of Malaysia (NITC)
Woo, Cheonsik Research Fellow, KDI (Korea Development Institute)
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Session 6-1 Exporting Knowledge:Korea at the Cross Roads |
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| Korea's traditional industrial policy is obsolete; a new development paradigm is needed. A study by Bain & Company proposes a new model for Korea: to focus on becoming a knowledge-exporting nation. What does this new vision look like for Korean industries? What are the key success factors? What are the stories of the successful players? What new policies should the government institutionalize? This session also discusses Korea's full economic potential. |
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Kim, Sam Partner, Bain & Company Korea
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Kim, Dong-Jin President & CEO, Hyundai Motor Company
Yi, Sunny Partner, Bain & Company Korea
Ghosh, Partha Senior Vice President Leader of Information Industrials Practice, ADVENTIS
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| What sets the IPS Report apart from other national competitiveness reports is that it is aimed at making an intra-group comparison of nations that are grouped together according to their respective economic development phases and similar competitiveness structures (through the cluster analysis). This intra-group comparison enables us to identify where one nation stands in international competition, which will lead to specific policy implications. |
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| What is the driving force behind brand power? Can a country's overall competitiveness affect a company's brand image? What efforts have been made by global companies to improve their competing brands? What can governments do to enhance the image of their countries? Should companies be solely responsible for improving their corporate brand value? |
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| Northeast Asia is becoming an increasingly important region because of its critical role as a manufacturing hub for the world. Where will Northeast Asia be by 2010? How much will the region's GDP per capita increase? What key industries will be developed and what will be the likely scenarios and major success factors? |
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Session 6-5 Japan: Challenges and Recovery from Stagnation |
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| Japan's economy has been in stagnation for over a decade. Recovering from the slump will help propel Asia's economies to grow to the next level. What are the unique challenges facing Japan? What needs to be done to return Japan to growth? What is the prognosis for success? In this session, listen to experts on Japan share their viewpoints. |
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| Why many graduates don't look at their university for new knowledge even they know the university is just the source of knowledge creation. INSEAD, one of the world's top tier business schools, showcase how they can claim their status as a hub of global knowledge network, allowing INSEAD people to continue their innovative efforts in doing business. |
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| In Asia, are there corporations that can rival international firms like GE or IBM in terms of knowledge management? Teleos, the London-based network has extended its Most Admired Knowledge Enterprise Award to select, for the first time, winning firms in Asia. Why were some companies unable to make the list? What are the fundamental qualities that make a company a world-class knowledge enterprise? |
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CHASE, Rory Managing Director, Teleos
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Momaya, KiranKumar Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi)
Sengoku, Taro Knowledge Torchbearer, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
Park, June Sung Vice President, Samsung SDS
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| Knowledge management systems are used to acquire and disseminate intellectual assets and to generate more useful, practical and meaningful information. Their purpose is to increase both individual and team learning, as well as to renew and maximize the value of an organization's intellectual base. The key to success, therefore, is developing tools that managers can use to build a knowledge-based organization. In this session, experts will discuss the different tools that corporations are using today. What new tools are on the horizon? How are they useful? |
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Session 7-4 Three Pillars for Building A Knowledge-Creating Organization |
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| Companies that want to restructure around knowledge creation require three elements: effective processes; intellectual capital; and IT systems. All three components must be fully integrated and coordinated. This session will share the wisdom and cutting-edge viewpoints of three speakers who have many years of experience of knowledge creation in businesses. |
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Kim, Sam Partner, Bain & Company Korea
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Ghosh, Partha Senior Vice President Leader of Information Industrials Practice, ADVENTIS
De Backer, Philippe Head of European Financial Services Practice, Bain & Company
Altman, Vernon E. Head of Worldwide Technology & Telecommunications Practice, Bain & Company Inc.
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