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1:00 pm — 6:30 pm Steinbeck Foyer REGISTRATION—MONTEREY CONFERENCE CENTER 3:30 pm — 5:00 pm Doubletree Hotel - Level 3 THE MASTER CLASS: OPTIONAL TUTORIALS LIFE Advisory Board members will conduct tutorials on topics of passionate importance to them. Participants will have the opportunity to gain advanced thinking on key research areas, in a small seminar setting, and engage in discussions with scientists and entrepreneurs who are at the cutting edge of their fields. Stem cell research Ironwood II Where do we get stem cells? What can they do? How should their use be controlled? Where and by whom? What is the government's role? Setting the framework for a reasonable debate. Advisory Board Member/Tutor: Evolution Redwood In the whole of science, evolution is uniquely remarkable for the width of the gap between public and scientific perception. To scientists, evolution is one of the best-attested facts they have. "It is beyond all sane doubt," says Oxford University's Richard Dawkins, author of The Selfish Gene, and five other books. Still, about 50% of the population at large doesn't believe in evolution. Prof. Dawkins will lead the discussion. Advisory Board Member/Tutor: Business: Digital to Genomic Cottonwood I The language of this century is spelled out in a simple 4-element code. Understanding this code will give a wide spectrum of businesses an edge over those who do not grasp its impact. Forward thinking companies such as IBM are moving swiftly to invest in and reap the benefits of the genomics revolution. Forward looking countries are committing vast sums in building biotech centers. As a strategic thinker, here's what you need to know…. Advisory Board Member/Tutor: Nanotech and Nanomedicine Ironwood I In the last few years the idea that we should be able to economically arrange atoms in most of the ways permitted by physical law has gained fairly general acceptance. Manufacturing costs should be low - a dollar a pound or less - almost regardless of what is being made. Molecular computers, remarkably light and strong materials, artificial organelles, and hybrid bio-nano systems will usher a quantum leap in medical technology, giving us longer and healthier lives. This is a powerful vision, but we are still years away from achieving it. How should we proceed and what will it mean? Tutor: 5:15 pm — 5:30 pm Monterey Conference Center - Steinbeck Forum TIME MAGAZINE WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS Opening remarks, Conference Host: 5:30 pm — 6:15 pm Steinbeck Forum CELEBRATING THE DISCOVERY A Special TIME Interview with James Watson "We wish to suggest a structure for the salt of deoxyribose nucleic acid (DNA). This structure has novel features which are of considerable biological interest." Fifty years ago, James Watson and Francis Crick announced a discovery that would change the future of life. In this onstage interview, Dr. Watson will tell us what genomics enables us to do today, what is in store for us tomorrow, what we must know to make informed decisions, and how those decisions will influence our future. Special Guest: 6:15 pm Transfer to Monterey Bay Aquarium 6:45 pm — 9:15 pm Monterey Bay Aquarium BUFFET AND BIG THINKERS |
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BIG QUESTIONS•BIG THINKERS•PROVOCATIONS: PART 1 Through five-minute flash commentaries, some of the biggest thinkers across a variety of disciplines, will tell us what is known about life, what this knowledge means to us, to business, to education, religious beliefs, and public policy, and how our lives will change. We'll also learn what keeps the big thinkers up at night. These insights will raise questions, trigger debates, and help set the atmosphere for the rest of the program. Speakers: |
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