Agenda
Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009
| 14:30 – 14:50 | Infosys Welcome: B.G. Srinivas, Member of the Executive Council, Infosys Technologies Limited | ||
| 14:40 – 14:50 | Introduction to Confluence - Aims and Objectives: Nadine Dereza, Master of Ceremonies | ||
| 14:50 – 15:35 | Infosys Keynote Address: "Strategies for Navigating the New World: The Role of Technology in Today’s Business", Kris Gopalakrishnan, CEO and Managing Director, Infosys Technologies Limited | ||
| 15:35 – 15:45 | Client Showcase Introductions | ||
| 15:45 – 16:45 | Client Showcases: Agility; Barclays; Philips | ||
| 17:00 – 18:00 | Keynote Address: "Driving Change in Today’s World", Bob Geldof, KBE | ||
| 18:00 – 18:30 | Drinks reception with Bob Geldof in the Gaudi Foyer | ||
| 19:00 | Transfer to Dinner | ||
| 19:30 – 22:00 | Evening Event: Charting New Waters, Barcelona Zoo with special guest speaker Dr David Starkey, CBE | ||
EMEA Confluence: Day 2
Thursday, Nov 12, 2009
| 07:30 – 08:30 | Breakfast, hosted by Chandra Shekar Kakal, Member of the Executive Council, Infosys Technologies Limited | ||
| 08:30 – 08:45 | Nadine Dereza and B.G. Srinivas position the day | ||
| 08:45 – 09:30 | Infosys Keynote: "Investing for the Future", S. D. Shibulal, Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Board, Infosys Technologies Limited | ||
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Keynote Address: "Big Bang or Big Bust: How the Largest Science Experiment in History was Almost Derailed", Brian Cox, Royal Society research fellow and professor at the University of Manchester, discusses collaborative innovation and his work on the Large Hadron Collider, CERN | ||
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Client Showcase Introductions | ||
| 10:45 - 11:30 | Refreshment Break and Book Signing with Brian Cox | ||
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Client Showcases: Belgacom; Novartis (or) | ||
| 11:30 – 12:30 | Infosys Product Lifecycle and Engineering Solutions present: Lean and Agile: Engineering and R&D in the New World | ||
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch, hosted by Subhash Dhar, Member of the Executive Council, Infosys Technologies Limited | ||
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Discovery Challenge | ||
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Core Conversations led by the Infosys Executive Council | ||
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Refreshment Break | ||
| 15:45 – 16:45 | Keynote Address: "What should European businesses do to Navigate the New World?", Joschka Fischer, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor of Germany | ||
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Final Closures: B.G. Srinivas and Nadine Dereza | ||
| 17:00 | Departures | ||