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The 2007 Wharton Economic Summit :: Event Schedule

Thursday, April 12
7:30 a.m.	Registration opens
8:00–9:00 a.m.	Dean's Welcome Keynote Speech: The Michael L. Tarnopol Dean’s Lecture Series Speaker Stan O'Neal Chairman and CEO Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.
9:00–9:45 a.m.	Keynote Speech: Rajat Gupta Senior Partner Worldwide McKinsey & Company
10:00–11:15 a.m.	Concurrent Panel Sessions Leadership Lessons Learned from Sports Moderator: Kenneth Shropshire Panelists: Robert H. Castellini, Mark B. Fisher, Gary Lieberman, Jeffrey R. Lurie Wall Street meets Hollywood: Insights from a Hollywood Insider (Part 1) Featured Speaker: Jeffrey Berg, Chairman and CEO International Creative Management Competitive Strategy Moderator: Lawrence Hrebiniak Panelists: Gerald Adolph, Joel A.Cantor, Derek C. Hathaway, David C. Karlgaard Real Estate: Where It's At and Where It's Headed Moderator: Peter Linneman Panelists: Jeffrey S. Katz, William L. Mack, Jay H. Mantz Globalization and Outsourcing: Integration with China and India Moderator: Morris Cohen Panelists: Ashok Divakaran, Richard A. Helfenbein, Ramkrishan (Remi) Hinduja, Sashi P. Reddi
11:30 a.m.–12:45 p.m.	Concurrent Panel Sessions Wall Street Meets Hollywood: Investing in Media and Entertainment Ventures (Part 2) Moderator: Peter Fader Panelists: Arthur H. Bilger, Clark Callander, William P. Egan, Howard A. Lipson, Marc A. Utay The Future of Technology: On Demand Society Moderator: Kevin Werbach Panelists: Scott A. Golder, Christopher Meyer, George Pohle Industry Insights from Leading Venture Capitalists Moderator: Andrew Metrick Panelists: Douglass B. Given, Peter Kash, Edward J. Mathias, Roland A. Van der Meer Thought Leadership Moderator: Yoram (Jerry) Wind Panelists: Alfred P. West, Jr., Warren N. Lieberfarb, Marty Seligman
1:00–2:30 p.m.	Wharton Partnership Luncheon Keynote Speech: W. Frank Fountain Senior Vice President, External Affairs and Public Policy (Auburn Hills) DaimlerChrysler Corporation
3:00–4:15 p.m.	Concurrent Panel Sessions Emerging Markets Moderator: N. Bulent Gultekin Panelists: Rohit Aggarwal, Emilio Bassini, Shiv V. Khemka, Yi David Li, Manuel Montero Building Communities Around Content Moderators: Peter Fader, Kevin Werbach Panelists: Justin Cooper, Amy Errett, Shawn Gold Interdependent Security in an Uncertain World Moderators: Howard Kunreuther, Robert Meyer Panelists: Sean M. Cleary, Stephen E. Flynn, Geoffrey Heal Hedge Funds: Outlook for the Industry Moderator: Christopher Geczy Panelists: Craig W. Effron, Raymond Iwanowski, Traci Lerner, Barry S. Rosenstein, Joseph F. Scoby Succeeding in a Flat World Moderators: Yoram (Jerry) Wind, Panelists: William Fung, Geoffrey T. Boisi, Reginald Van Lee
4:30–5:30 p.m.	Concurrent Panel Sessions Creative Leadership: What Really Works Moderators: Michael Useem, Panelists: Connie Duckworth, Alex Gorsky, Vernon W. Hill, II, Todd S. Thomson Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions in Retailing Moderator: William Cody Panelists: Gilbert W. Harrison, Esq., John M. Roth, Jennifer Doré Russo Peripheral Vision: Detecting the Weak Signals That Can Make or Break Your Company Moderators: George Day, Paul Schoemaker Striking the Right Balance: Women and Work in the New Millennium Moderators: Leslie Morgan Steiner, author, Panelists: Shellye L. Archambeau, Karen G. Foley, Susan Penfield, Leslie Morgan Steiner, Jo Weiss Wharton SBDC: Excellence in Action Moderator: Eric Bradlow Panelists: Doug Alexander, Richard I. Goldstein, Samuel Schwartz
6:00–9:00 p.m.	Reception, Jon M. Huntsman Hall Wharton’s International Festival Come and celebrate the rich culture and global community of Wharton with international cuisines and performers. It will be a night to celebrate!
Friday, April 13
7:30 a.m.	Registration opens
8:30–9:30 a.m.	Keynote Speech
9:30–10:45 a.m.	Plenary Session: Leadership and Ethics Art Collins, WG’73 Chairman and CEO, Medtronic, Inc. Jon M. Huntsman, Sr., W’59, HON’96 Founder and Chairman, Huntsman Corporation Thomas Donaldson Mark O. Winkelman Professor; Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, Wharton School John Resnick, moderator Creator and Host, Legends of Success with John Resnick
10:45–11:15 a.m.	Break
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.	Concurrent Panel Sessions Current Controversies in Executive Compensation Moderator: Thomas Dunfee Panelists: Thomas Donaldson, Wayne R. Guay, Lawrence Zicklin, Adam D. Zoia Risk Management Strategies for Dealing with Catastrophes Moderators: Howard Kunreuther, Robert Meyer Panelists: Neil Doherty, John Merkovsky, Price Roe, Richard Thomas Taking Western Brands to Eastern Europe and the Middle East Moderator: Stephen Hoch Panelists: Jonathan D. Albert, Zulfiqarali H. Lakhani, Trudy F. Sullivan Managing Emerging Technologies Moderator: Harbir Singh Panelists: Adam Kalish, Nicolaj Siggelkow , Gregory L. Summe Entrepreneurial Success Moderator: Richard Morais Panelists: Robert B. Goergen, Joshua M. Kopelman
1:00–2:45 p.m.	Lunch The Global Promise of Financial Innovation - Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance - Michael Milken, WG'70, Chairman, The Milken Institute; Chairman, FasterCures/The Center for Accelerating Medical Solutions - John Resnick, moderator Creator and Host, Legends of Success with John Resnick
3:00–4:15 p.m.	Concurrent Panel Sessions Dividing the Pie: The Political Debate about Profits in the Energy Sector Moderator: Witold Henisz Panelists: Mohammad Azam Ali, Janet Frances Clark, David N. Fleischer Wharton Global Family Alliance Family Business Panel Moderators: Raphael (Raffi) Amit, Todd Millay Panelists: Claudio Engel, David A. Rosenberg Work/Life Integration Moderator: Stew Friedman Panelists: Randi J. Brosterman, Julie Hembrock Daum, Leslie Morgan Steiner The Known, the Unknown, and the Unknowable in Financial Risk Management Moderator: Richard Herring Panelists: Neil A. Doherty , Francis X. Diebold, Charles S. Sanford, Jr. Equity Markets in Transition Moderator: Marshall Blume Panelists: Paul Bennett, Mitchell H. Caplan, Steve Greenblatt
7:00 p.m.	Farewell to Dean Patrick Harker and the 125th Anniversary Dinner Celebration and Entertainment Join in the roast and toast to Dean Patrick Harker with a memorable evening honoring our Dean, full of surprises and special guests.
Saturday, April 14
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.	Various tours of campus and Philadelphia