AGENDA


Monday, March 22, 1999
11:00 Brunch
Gallery Demonstration of Technology

12:30 Introduction
Mike Lawrie, IBM General Manager, EMEA

13:00 Europe's Initiatives in e-commerce
Martin Bangemann, Commissioner, European Commission

14:00 Global Cooperation in Strategic Alliances
Stefan Pichler, Member of the Managing Board for Sales, Lufthansa Airlines

14:45 New IT Technologies Enabling Global Activities
Armando Garcia, VP, Internet Media
Stuart Feldman, IBM Director, IAC

16:00 Coffee


16:30 The Five Fundamental Economic Forces Underlying the Network Economy
Hal Varian, Dean of the School of Information Management and Systems at the University of California at Berkeley

17:15 Stresses and Successes in the Global Marketplace (Panel)
Irving Wladawsky-Berger, IBM GM, Internet Division
Mick Winch, IT Director Safeway Stores Plc
Roger Van Scoy, Managing Director, Europe and Asia, First Data Corporation
Anders Duy, Deputy Executive, Post Danmark

18:15 Finish


19:00 Cocktails


20:00 Dinner


21:00 After Dinner Speaker: European Perspective
Lucio Stance, Chairman of the Board, IBM EMEA


Tuesday, March 23, 1999
7:30 Breakfast


8:30 Introduction


8:45 Supply Chain Implications (Panel)
Robert Wm. Dean, IBM Principal, Supply Chain Management Market Initiative
Barbara Martin, IBM Supply Chain Mgmt
John Potter, Director Logistics, Europe, SC Johnson Wax

9:45 The Importance of Customer Relationship Management in a Global Marketplace
Ragnar Nilsson, CIO, Karstadt

10:15 
IT Requirements Driven by Globalization (Panel)
Stuart Feldman, IBM Director, IAC
Ragnar Nilsson, CIO, Karstadt

11:15 Coffee


11:35 Convergence and Divergence: Effects of Locale (Panel)
Stefano Zanini, IBM GM, e-business
Jim Porter, Director of Scottish Business, Scottish Enterprise
Ola Ahlvarson, PR Director, Boxman

12:35 Summary and Closing
Stuart Feldman, IBM Director, Institute of Advanced Commerce

12:45 Lunch (optional)