Thursday, October 15, 2009

Speaking assignments and agenda items are subject to change.

7:00am - 8:00am

Onsite Registration and Coffee – Foyer East, Level 2

8:05am - 8:10am

"Welcome to FiReGlobal : West Coast" – Sharon Anderson-Morris, Programs Director, Strategic News Service – Ballroom, Level 2

8:10am - 8:25am

"Welcome to FiReGlobal : West Coast" – Mark Anderson, CEO, Strategic News Service

8:25am - 8:30am

"Welcome to FiReGlobal : West Coast" – Rogers Weed, Director, Washington State Department of Commerce

8:30am - 9:00am

"Bringing Broadband to the Ocean Floor" – John Delaney, Professor of Oceanography and Jerome M. Paros Endowed Chair in Sensor Networks, University of Washington; and Director, Regional Scale Nodes Program, National Science Foundation

leading to:

"How do we ensure that every citizen in the region has high-speed access to the Internet?" – hosted by Larry Smarr, Director, Calit2 Laboratory, University of California – San Diego and Irvine

9:00am - 9:30am

"Revolutionizing Education in Washington" – with Randy Dorn, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Washington:

"Our state is going to focus its efforts on identifying practices throughout Washington that are truly having a positive impact on dropouts and student achievement. And if we can identify at-risk students earlier in their schooling, I'm confident that we can make

a difference in their lives by helping them remain in school and

prepare for a better future. How do we do a better job of keeping kids in school? That has to be the priority of everyone in education. Our results show that if students stay with us for all 12 years, they succeed."

leading to:

"Can technology play a role in student engagement, the primary driver in attendance and achievement?" – with David Engle, Director of U.S. Operations, SNS Project Inkwell, and Superintendent of Schools, North Platte Public Schools (Nebraska); and Toby Welch, Founder, Harbor School, Vashon, Washington, and Coordinator, Seabury Middle School, Tacoma

hosted by Frank Catalano, Principal, Intrinsic Strategy

9:30am - 9:35am

Introduction – Mark Anderson

"Bringing Broadband and Education Together: The National Broadband Network and 1:1 in Australia" – Victor Perton, Commissioner to the Americas, State of Victoria, Australia

9:35am - 10:20am

CTO Design Challenge I:

"How can we move Washington from government concessions to major incumbent companies, to the creation of a more entrepreneurial culture, and perhaps the recruitment of additional corporate R & D facilities? And how do we provide sufficient seed funds, critical mass, and infrastructure for startups in biomedical, energy, and other new areas?" – Dennis Adler, CTO, MetaJure Inc.; Tom Wesselman, CTO, Unified Communications, Cisco; and Martin Tobias, Founder and CEO, Kashless Inc.; led by Ty Carlson, Architect, SiArch, Microsoft

hosted by Greg Bear, Science Fiction Author

(Discussion to continue at 4:30pm Breakout)

10:20am - 10:45am

Break

10:45am - 11:25am

FiReStars: "Changing the World in Eight New Ways" – introduced by Sharon Anderson-Morris

A panel hosted by Dave Meyer, host of "All Things Considered," KPLU-FM

• CytomX Therapeutics: Nancy E. Stagliano, CEO
• Hoana Medical Inc.: Patrick K. Sullivan, CEO and President
• InTouch Health: Yulun Wang, Chairman and CEO
• Sea Breeze Inc.: Paul Manson, CEO
• Serious Materials: Kevin Surace, CEO
• SkyFiber Inc.: David Achim, President and COO
• Tesla Motors: John Walker, VP Sales, North America
• Twisted Pair Solutions: Tom Guthrie, President and CEO

11:25am - 11:55am

"Ocean Pollution, New Data" – with Roger Payne, Founder/ President, Ocean Alliance;

leading to:

"How do we initiate a sustained leadership effort to recover and maintain our marine environment, recognizing ocean health as the central engine of environmental stability?" – with Jeffrey Short, Pacific Science Director, Oceana; Sen. Kevin Ranker, 40th Legislative District, Washington State Senate; and Denis Hayes, President and CEO, Bullitt Foundation; hosted by Liam Moriarty, Environment Reporter, KPLU-FM

12:05pm - 12:10pm

12:10pm - 12:15pm

12:15pm - 1:00pm

Lunch Discussion – Ballroom

"Welcome to FiReGlobal : West Coast" – Governor Christine Gregoire (remote)

"Welcome to FiReGlobal : West Coast" – Peter Lloyd, Consul General of Canada

"How Can the Northwest Become Energy-Independent?" – with Jud Virden, CTO, Energy and Environment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Steve Reynolds, Chair, President, and CEO, Puget Energy and Puget Sound Energy; and Paul Manson,

CEO, Sea Breeze Inc.; hosted by Sarah van Gelder, Co-Founder and Executive Editor, YES! Magazine

1:00pm - 1:30pm

1:30pm - 1:45pm

Centerpiece Conversation: Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO, Dell Inc. – hosted by Mark Anderson

Audience Q & A

1:45pm - 2:15pm

"A Revolution in Diagnostics" – Lee Hartwell, Nobelist and President and Director, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; with Nancy E. Stagliano, CEO, CytomX Therapeutics; and Yulun Wang, Chairman and CEO, InTouch Health; hosted by Keith Seinfeld, Health and Science Reporter, KPLU-FM

2:15pm - 3:00pm

CTO Design Challenge II:

"How do we promote intelligent discourse and decision-making on regional and national civic issues, given the deterioration of newspapers and other media and the polarization of politics? Can technology assist in the promotion of rational discussion?" – Sailesh Chutani, Senior Director, Windows Mobile, Microsoft; Brenda Cooper, CIO, City of Kirkland, and Science Fiction Author; Tricia Duryee, Principal Correspondent, mocoNews; Joe Heitzeberg, VP, Engineering, Whitepages; Daniel Malarkey, Deputy Director, Washington State Department of Commerce; Sajal Sahay, Executive Director Marketing, Devices Innovation, T-Mobile USA; and Bill Schrier, CTO, City of Seattle; led by Chetan Sharma, President, Chetan Sharma Consulting

hosted by Brenda Cooper, Futurist; CIO, City of Kirkland, Washington; and Science Fiction Author

(Discussion to continue at 4:30pm Breakout)

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Break

3:30pm - 4:00pm

"Broadband Wireless: Solving Tomorrow's Problems": A Conversation with Irwin Jacobs, Co-Founder and Board Member, QUALCOMM – hosted by Ed Lazowska, Bill and Melinda Gates Chair in Computer Science, University of Washington

4:00pm - 4:30pm

"Using Social Networks to Achieve Real Change": A Conversation with Rob Glaser, Founder, Chairman, and CEO, RealNetworks – hosted by John Cook, Executive Editor, TechFlash

4:30pm - 5:00pm

Pick Your Issue: Discussion Breakouts

I. Education: Co-moderated by David Engle, Director of U.S. Operations, SNS Project Inkwell, and Superintendent of Schools, North Platte Public Schools (Nebraska); and Toby Welch, Founder, Harbor School, Vashon, Washington, and Coordinator, Seabury Middle School, Tacoma – Birch Room

II. Ocean Health: Moderated by Roger Payne, Founder and President, Ocean Alliance – Sycamore East Room

III. Biomedicine: Co-moderated by Lee Hartwell, Nobelist and President and Director, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center; with Nancy E. Stagliano, CEO, CytomX Therapeutics – Sycamore West Room

IV. Alternative Energy and SmartGrids: Moderated by Jesse Berst, Managing Director, GlobalSmartEnergy.com – Cypress Room

V. Transportation: Moderated by Glen Hiemstra, Founder and Owner, Futurist.com – Maple Room

5:00pm - 6:30pm

Meet the FiReStars: Exhibition and Reception, with cocktails and snacks – Foyer West

6:30pm - 7:15pm

7:15pm - 7:30pm

Dinner – Ballroom

Onstage Conversation: "Good Ideas Need Money: Bringing Increased Large-Scale Funding to the Region": A conversation with Forest Baskett, General Partner, New Enterprise Associates; Mark Ashida, Partner, OVP Venture Partners; and Daniel Malarkey, Deputy Director, Washington State Department of Commerce; moderated by Alan Smith, Partner, Fenwick & West

7:30pm - 8:15pm

"Avoiding the Downdraft: The Future of the Local and Global Economies": A Conversation with Mark Anderson – hosted by Michael Copeland, Senior Writer, Fortune

8:15pm - 8:30pm

FiReGlobal : West Coast Wrap-Up – hosted by Mark Anderson

8:30pm - 9:00pm

Questions and Answers, Comments