Description: The 20th century is driven
by an industrial view of information
and knowledge. The 21st century will
see the evolution of true innovation
ecology, an ecology that is driven by
the cross-pollination and recombination
of ideas, technologies and disciplines.
The arts will intermingle with science
and technology. Rich media will form
the substrate of communication and learning.
Technologies will have to embrace context
as much as content. On the enterprise
front, web services have led the way
in connecting enterprises. However,
new architectures that are incredibly
important for inter-enterprise business
are much tricker than most realize.
John Seeley Brown, whose views are unique
and distinguished by a broad view of
the human contexts in which technologies
operate and a healthy sketpicism about
whether or not change always represents
genuine progress, will share his perspective
on the new architectures that are needed
for the new age of infocomm we are entering.
Panel Paul
Chan, MD, Asia
Pacific, Hewlett-Packard Tex
Gunning, President,
Asia Pacific, Unilever Bestfoods Rupert
G. Keeley, President
& CEO, Asia Pacific, Visa International Lee
Suan Hiang, CEO,
SPRING
Businesses
today are probably more focused on achieving
return from IT investments than ever before.
Is it more than cost containment in these
hard times? Will current trends in outsourcing
continue? How do companies truly measure
business-IT transformation benefits? Business
captains and industry observers discuss
these burning issues.
What is the tidal
wave called Web Services? Will it truly
change the world or is it just hype? Will
the Java or the .Net camp prevail? Users,
advocates and competitors from both camps
debate these issues.
12.15pm
Close
of Morning Session - Networking Lunch is served
Life
science has been in the limelight in recent
months. How do IT practitioners stay relevant
with the life science revolution? A leading
life science expert shares the key learning
points.
Connected
Asia Chairman Wilson
Tan, Chairman,
SITF task force on Connected Asia & MD, Asia Pacific,
Mercury Interactive
Connected
Asia has been a joint public and private
sector effort to leverage on the strengths
of key Asian cities. It's been more than
a year since the concept was mooted. In
this panel, we bring together leaders
from government and industry across Asia
to share their views on the progress achieved
in integration of the industry and economies
across the region.
The current gloom
and doom regarding technology and technology
markets is mistaken. The information technology
revolution is not over - it is barely
beginning. During the remaining days of
the slump, technology companies in Asia
Pacific can establish leadership positions
and change the balance of competitive
forces in the industry.
Don Tapscott,
one of the world's leading thinkers and
strategists of the digital revolution
shares his insights on why he considers
change is in the air for the future of
infocomm in Asia Pacific and around the
world. He will cover factors such as the
Technology Push, Demand Pull, Demographic
Blast, Transparency Smack and Historical
Precedents.
5.00pm
Address
by Guest of Honour and Official Opening of iX 2003 Exhibition Dr
Lee Boon Yang,
Minister For Information, Communications & the Arts
An
opportunity for all delegates and invited
guests to mingle with speakers and VIPs
in a relaxed and informal atmosphere over
cocktails for an exclusive preview of
the iX 2003 Exhibition.
DAY 1 - 30th September - PLENARY
Next Generation Web
