Las Vegas|October 28 - 30, 2008 
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| Tuesday, Oct. 28 | |
| 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. | Welcome Reception and Dinner Special Guests: Jason Lezak and Brendan Hansen, gold medalists and members of the US Olympic swim team |
| Wednesday, Oct. 29 | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. | Conference Registration and Information |
| 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast in Networking Hall |
| 8:30 - 8:45 a.m. | Opening and Welcome Remarks |
| 8:45 - 9:30 a.m. | Keynote Address: The Balancing Act Jim Davis, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of SAS |
| 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. | Keynote Address and Panel Discussion: Grown-Up Digital Don Tapscott, Chief Executive of New Paradigm and co-author of Wikinomics: How Mass Collaboration Changes Everything |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Break in Networking Hall |
| 10:45 - 11:30 a.m. | CEO Panel Discussion: Innovation – The Currency of Competition Jim McCann, founder and CEO of 1-800-FLOWERS.COM; and Jim Goodnight, co-founder and CEO of SAS. Moderated by Thomas H. Davenport, President's Distinguished Professor, Babson College |
| 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | Keynote Address: Business Technology and Transformation Ann Livermore, Executive Vice President, Technology Solutions Group, Hewlett-Packard |
| 12:15 - 1:30 p.m. | Informal Networking Lunch |
| 1:30 - 3:15 p.m. | Concurrent Interactive Breakout Sessions |
| 3:15 - 5:30 p.m. | Networking Opportunities
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| 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. | Reception in Networking Hall |
| Thursday, Oct. 30 | |
| 7:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Conference Registration and Information |
| 7:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast in Networking Hall |
| 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Networking Opportunities
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| 9:00 - 9:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks |
| 9:15 - 10:15 a.m. | Keynote Discussion: Innovation in Action Geoffrey Moore, Managing Director, TCG Advisors Venture Partner, and Mohr Davidow Ventures Tim Brown, President and CEO of IDEO, a world leader in design and innovation |
| 10:15 - 10:30 a.m. | Break in Networking Hall |
| 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. | Keynote Address: The Challenges and Opportunities of Globalization in the 21st Century Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends |
| 11:15 a.m. - noon | Keynote Address: The Numbers Don't Lie: Harnessing the Power of Quantitative Analysis to Improve Your Business Results Jeffrey Ma, the number-crunching MIT whiz kid who took Vegas by storm and inspired the hit movie 21 |
| Noon - 1:15 p.m. | Informal Networking Lunch |
| 1:15 - 4:00 p.m. | Concurrent Interactive Breakout Sessions |
| 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. | Networking Opportunities and Closing Reception
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