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ECOSOC 2000
Wednesday, 5 July Thursday, 6 July Friday, 7 July
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Afternoon Session

Wednesday, 5 July
Morning Session           Access to Webcast
9:30 - 10:15 a.m.
Opening of the session by the President of ECOSOC, Ambassador Makarim Wibisono of Indonesia
UN video presentation on IT and development
UN Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette
Laurence Summers, Treasury Secretary of the United States
Eduardo Aninat, Deputy Managing Director of the IMF
James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank
Mike Moore, Director-General of WTO
Rubens Ricupero, Secretary-General of UNCTAD
10:15 - 10:45 a.m.
Opening of IT Exhibit by the President of ECOSOC and the Deputy Secretary-General, 1-B Concourse
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Policy Dialogue with international Financial and Trade Organizations
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Afternoon Session            Access to Webcast
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Continuation and conclusion of the High-Level Policy Dialogue with the International Financial and Trade Organizations
4:30 - 6:00 p.m.
Panel with Senior Representatives from the Regional Development Banks
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Thursday, 6 July
Morning Session            Access to Webcast
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Continuation of the High-Level Segment
  • Welcome address by the President of ECOSOC
  • Keynote address by Alpha Oumar Konare, President of Mali
  • Keynote address by Albert Gore, Vice President of the United States of America (via video link)
  • Statement by Ministers
  • Keynote address by Gururaj Deshpande, Founder and Chairman, Sycamore Networks Inc.
  • Keynote address by Jorma Ollila, CEO, NOKIA
  • Statements by Heads of Delegation
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Afternoon Session            Access to Webcast
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Presentations on the potential of ICT for development:
  • Jose Maria Figueres Olsen, Chairman of the Foundation for Sustainable Development, former President and Head of State of Costa Rica (via video link)
  • Dr. Srinivasan Ramani, Director of the National Centre for Software Technology
  • Gillian Marcelle, Specialist on Gender and ICT; Principal Consultant for Technology for Development Associates
  • Olli-Pekka Heinonen, Minister for Transport and Communications of Finland
3:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Continuation of the High-Level segment
  • Statements by Ministers and High Officials
  • Statement  by Yoshio Utsumi, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union
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Friday, 7 July
Morning Session            Access to Webcast
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Continuation of the High-Level Segment
  • Keynote address by Jay Naidoo, Independent Consultant and Former Minister for Communications of South Africa
  • Keynote address by John Chambers, CEO, Cisco Systems
  • Statements by Ministers and High Officials
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Afternoon Session            Access to Webcast
2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Panel discussion with the Secretary-General of UNCTAD Rubens Ricupero and the Executive Secretaries of the Regional Commissions
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Continuation and conclusion of the High-Level Segment and the adoption of the Ministerial Declaration
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