Education for Innovation: A Digital Town Hall

Agenda

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

9:00 a.m. Opening Welcome by Hari Sreenivasan, Correspondent, PBS NewsHour
9:05 a.m. Welcome remarks by Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute, Wendy Hawkins, Executive Director, Intel Foundation and an overview of the morning by Hari Sreenivasan, Correspondent PBS NewsHour
9:10 a.m. Remarks by Ambassador Karen Kornbluh, U.S. Permanent Representative, U.S. Mission to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Secretary General Angel Gurria, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
9:23 a.m. Remarks by Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan
9:28 a.m. PISA results announced by Secretary General Angel Gurría, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan
9:50 a.m. Gwen Ifill, Senior Correspondent, PBS NewsHour moderates a discussion with Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan, the School of Science and Engineering Magnet (Dallas, TX), and Olin College of Engineering (Needham, Mass.)
10:25 a.m. BREAK – Online Discussion Continues
10:40 a.m. Hari Sreenivasan, Correspondent, PBS NewsHour moderates a discussion with Robert Atkinson, Founder and President, Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, the School of Science and Engineering Magnet (Dallas, TX), and Olin College of Engineering (Needham, Mass.)
11:20 a.m. Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute moderates a discussion with Thomas Friedman, author and columnist
11:45 a.m. Closing by Hari Sreenivasan, Correspondent, PBS NewsHour


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