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ECOSOC 2000

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
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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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