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Almaden Institute

Almaden Institute 2008

May 7-8, 2008
Innovating with Information

Agenda

The 2008 Almaden Institute: Innovating with Information.

Key Topic Areas:

  • Life on an Instrumented Planet
  • Smart Services and the Information Evolution
  • Asymmetric Information: Spanning the Information Chasm
  • Intellectual Property: A Strategic and Information Service Dilemma
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
8:00
Registration Almaden Lobby
8:15 - 8:45
Continental Breakfast Auditorium servery
8:50 - 9:10
2008 Almaden Institute Kickoff
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Dr. Mark Dean - IBM
Dr. Jim Spohrer - IBM

Morning Session Chair Dr. Shankar Shastry
University of California, Berkeley
9:10 - 10:10
Keynote: Day 1: Innovation, components and complements
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Dr. Hal Varian
Google
10:10 -10:30
Conversation with Refreshments Auditorium Servery
10:30-11:15
Instrumenting the Planet for Intelligence: from Blue Sky to Business Impact
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Dr. Kristofer Pister
University of California, Berkeley; Dust Networks
11:15 - 12:00
Stream Computing: A New Paradigm to Gain Insights and Value
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Dr. Nagui Halim
IBM
12:00 - 1:00
Lunch J2-609

Afternoon Session Chair Dr. Paul Wright
University of California, Berkeley
1:00 - 1:45
Five Steps to Heaven: A Customer Perspective
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Dr. Ian Jennions
Rolls Royce
1:45 - 2:30
The Business Value of Using Sensors and Their Information for an Energy Company
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Dr. Atul Arya
BP
2:30 - 3:00
Conversation with refreshments Auditorium servery
3:00-3:45
Adding Value to Information via Analytics
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Dr. Brenda Dietrich
IBM
3:45 - 4:30
Evolving Offers in an Instrumented Economy
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Christopher Meyer
Monitor Networks
4:30 - 5:30
An Exploration Panel: Value Innovation Through Information Insights from a Cross Section of Thinkers and Audience Participation
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Moderator: Christopher Meyer
Monitor Networks
5:30
Wine Tasting, Reception and Banquet Dinner
Dinner Topic: "Is there Music in the Air?"
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Almaden Cafeteria
Dr. Greg Niemeyer
University of California, Berkeley
   
Thursday, May 8, 2008
8:15 - 9:00
Continental Breakfast Auditorium servery
9:00 - 9:10
Opening Remarks - Perspectives
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Dr. Martin Fleming
IBM

Morning Session Chair Dr. Dharmendra Modha
IBM
9:10 - 10:10
Keynote Day 2: Using High Performance Computing to Drive Innovation and Knowledge Discovery from Petascale Data
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Dr. Horst Simon
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
10:10 -10:30
Conversation with refreshments Auditorium servery
10:30-11:15
Serving the Next Billion: How Information Can Drive New Opportunities in Africa
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Dr. Mark Dean
IBM
11:15 - 12:00
New Consumer Data Revolution - Pay or Be Paid
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Dr. Andreas Weigend
Independent Consultant
12:00-1:00
Lunch J2-609

Afternoon Session Chair Dr. Laura Haas
IBM
1:00 - 1:45
The Need for Balance: Intellectual Property and Innovation
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Manny Schecter, J.D.
IBM
1:45 - 2:30
Patent Analytics: Turning Unstructured Information into Value
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Dr. Jeff Kreulen - IBM
Scott Spangler - IBM
2:30 - 3:00
Conversation with Refreshments Auditorium Servery
3:00 - 3:45
Markets for Technology/Information vs. Settlement of Nuisance Suits: Patent Reform and Public Policy
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Robert Merges, J.D., J.S.D.
University of California, Berkeley
3:45 - 4:30
Privacy: A Natural Resource to be Conserved
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Dr. Cynthia Dwork
Microsoft
4:30 - 5:15
Concluding Exploration: Information, Insight and Innovation - The Next Frontier
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Dr. Jim Spohrer
IBM
5:15 - 5:30
Closing Remarks and Where We Go From Here
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Dr. Moidin Mohiuddin
IBM