Innovation Summit - Meridian International Center
Innovation Summit - Meridian International Center
Innovation Summit - Meridian International Center
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Agenda<br />
Thursday, June 14, 2012<br />
9:00am – 10:30am<br />
National Room<br />
Welcome and <strong>Summit</strong> Opening<br />
With Emcee<br />
Bruce Wharton<br />
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public Diplomacy,<br />
U.S. Department of State<br />
Remarks by<br />
The Honorable Wendy Sherman<br />
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs<br />
Eric Kacou<br />
Co-Founder, Entrepreneurial Solutions Partners, LLC<br />
Grant Harris<br />
Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director,<br />
Africa, National Security Staff,<br />
Executive Office of the President<br />
10:30am – 11:00am<br />
Coffee & Networking Break<br />
11:00am – 12:30pm<br />
National Room<br />
Plenary Panel: Utilizing Technology & Media<br />
to Advance <strong>Innovation</strong><br />
Moderator: TBD<br />
Speakers:<br />
Leslie Martinkovics<br />
Director of <strong>International</strong> Public Policy and Regulatory<br />
Affairs, Verizon Communications<br />
Matthias Chika Mordi<br />
Founder and CEO, Accender Africa<br />
Andrew Roos<br />
Senior Account Executive, Google<br />
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