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Nicholas Negroponte
Nicholas Negroponte is the innovator behind the non-profit project 'One Laptop Per Child', where researchers are designing $100 purpose-built laptops for children in developing nations. Argentina, Brazil, Libya, Nigeria and Thailand have made tentative commitments to put the computers into the hands of millions of students... |
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HE Maqbool Bin Ali Sultan
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Oman
Chairman, Oman Oil Company |
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Professor Unna Huh
is President of Information and Communications University, Korea. She received her BA from Seoul National University in English language and Literature, MS and PhD from Florida State University in Library and Information Science and Instructional Technology. She held various positions in academic from some institutions and leadership in universities and associations. She is currently a member of Republic of Korea's majority Uri Party and former National Assembly member. She had a distinguished career in Information Technology and tertiary education... |
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Michael Milken
Mike Milken's career has mirrored his three main professional passions: medical research, education and finance. In each, he has been uniquely successful in creating value whether measured in saved lives (Fortune magazine called him "The Man Who Changed Medicine"), inspired students... |
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Dr. Peter B. Corr
Dr. Peter B. Corr retired from Pfizer in January, 2007 where he was Senior Vice President for Science and Technology, Pfizer Inc, with responsibility for advancing the company's human health business through licensing and business development, science, and medical advocacy, global medical professional relations and science policy. In 2002... |
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Donald M. Norris
Donald M. Norris, Ph.D., is President and Founder of Strategic Initiatives, Inc., a management consulting firm in Herndon, Virginia, that specializes in leading and navigating change, crafting and executing strategy... |
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Professor Johannes Georg Bednorz
Johannes Georg Bednorz is a German physicist who, along with Karl Alex Muller, was awarded the 1987 Nobel Prize for Physics for their joint discovery of superconductivity in certain substances at temperatures higher than had previously been thought attainable... |
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Henry Heng
Henry Heng was appointed Chief Executive Officer of PSB Corporation on 1 April 2001 after serving in several public sector appointments. Mr Heng first joined the Manpower Development Division of the Economic Development Board in 1981 and subsequently moved to the National Productivity Board in 1987. He served as the General Manager of the Industry... |
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Vikram Bector
Vikram Bector is a Vice President at the Satyam School of Leadership, the apex internal learning organization of Satyam Computer Services Limited. He has over 17 years experience in diverse areas such as Human Resources Operations, Leadership Development, Sales and Distribution. Prior to joining Satyam he was with the Aditya Birla Group... |
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Professor Neil Gorman
Professor Neil Gorman, Vice-Chancellor of Nottingham Trent University in the UK, brings to the role a lifetime's experience in industry, academia and science. Professor Gorman is an international authority in the fields of veterinary medicine, immunology, and oncology....
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Dr Shashi Tharoor
Dr Shashi Tharoor was the official candidate of India for the succession to UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2006, and came a close second out of seven contenders in the race. He currently serves as the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information. His career began in... |
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Marc Cathelineau
Marc Cathelineau is Senior Vice President for International Development and Financing at Thales, a world leader in Professional Electronics. As Development Director he was involved in the establishment of Thales University 20 years ago. For 25 years, he has been a Visiting Professor at HEC Paris, the number... |
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Gavin Esler
Gavin Esler is an author, newspaper columnist and award-winning broadcaster with the BBC. He is a presenter on the BBC's flagship news and current affairs programme, Newsnight. He also hosts Dateline and numerous other programmes on BBC World and BBC News 24. He is a regular presenter on BBC Radio Four with programme credits including Four Corners and Six Places that Changed the World....
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Professor Jeanette Hacket
Prior to her appointment as Vice-Chancellor at Curtin University of Technology, Professor Hacket served as Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Pro-Vice Chancellor (PVC) International at Curtin. She holds a PhD in strategic management, has extensive experience in educational strategic management and has had responsibility for development of internationalisation of University.... |
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Professor Edward Chen
Professor Chen, educated at Hong Kong University (B.A., M.Soc.Sc.) and Oxford University (D.Phil.), is currently President of Lingnan University in Hong Kong . From 1979 to August 1995, he was Director of the Centre of Asian Studies and in 1986 appointed Chair Professor at The University of Hong Kong. He is at present an Honorary Professor and Distinguished Fellow.... |
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Dr John Hegarty
Dr John Hegarty is the 43rd Provost of Trinity College Dublin, Ireland's oldest and most prestigious university. Dr Hegarty was born in Co Mayo in 1948. He completed his PhD in Physics at University College Galway. Following a postdoctoral stay at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he was a Research Scientist at Bell Labs, New Jersey, for six years... |
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Satoru Hayashi
Satoru Hayashi was appointed to the Board and Executive Council of Fujitsu Siemens Computers on April 1, 2004. Fujitsu Siemens Computers is a joint venture between Fujitsu and Siemens. Satoru Hayashi became Executive Vice Chairman on April 26, 2004. On April 01, 2006 he took over the position as Executive Chairman of the Board... |
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Chris Cramer
Chris Cramer is managing director of CNN International, responsible for the CNN International directorate. He is based in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta and is a member of the CNN Executive Committee. He also sits on the board of directors for the Spanish network CNN+, a CNN joint venture. |
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Professor Monte Cassim
Professor Monte Cassim assumed the post of president of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (RAPU) in Japan in 2004. Originally from Sri Lanka, Professor Cassim studied in Japan as an international student in 1972, and later went on to work there. "In comparison to when I studied in Japan more than 30 years ago, the environment surrounding international students has improved...
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Dr. Richard B. Kettner-Polley
Dr. Richard B. Kettner-Polley (Ph.D., Harvard, 1979) is Chancellor of Colorado Technical University's Institute for Advanced Studies. Before coming to CTU he was in charge of academic affairs at University College , University of Denver . As Academic Chair at Jones International University , he oversaw the design of the first all-online regionally accredited MBA programs... |
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Professor Song Yong-Hua
Professor Song, (BEng, PhD, DSc, FREng, FIEE, FRSA) Executive Vice President, Xi'an Jiaotong Liverpool University, Suzhou, China and Pro-Vice-Chancellor, of the University of Liverpool, UK was born in Sichuan, China in 1964. He earned his BEng, MSc and PhD...
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John Robinson
John Robinson is a widely recognized visionary in Higher Education. For more than 35 years John has been serving colleges and universities worldwide with innovative software technology.
After graduating from Colgate University and spending 8 years with IBM servicing the education sector, Robinson started.... |
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