The Global Year 2000 Summit, bringing together international
policy-makers and top business experts, will take up the challenges posed by
the century date change in IT applications. It will be the first official meeting
on Y2K between intergovernmental organizations and leading business groups.
Keynote speaker will be Frances Cairncross, Senior Editor of
The Economist and author of The Death of Distance. She will describe
the "Global Year 2000 Landscape". Also, Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., Chairman
of the Joint Year 2000 Council and U.S. Federal Reserve System Governor, will
provide his own perspectives on the urgency of the issue.
World class experts will speak in sessions focused on national
strategies to address the Y2K problem, alternative dispute resolution, public
and private sector status reports, contingency planning and crisis management.
Confirmed speakers include:
M.J.L.M. Rens, CIO and Executive Vice-President, KLM Airlines
Ron Balls, Chairman, Year 2000 Task Force, International Telecommunications
Union and Year 2000 Networks Compliance Manager, British Telecom
Tim Shepheard-Walwyn, UBS AG and Chair, Joint Year 2000 Council.
Fuad Udemans, Strategic Services Executive, South Africa's National
Year 2000 Decision Support Center
The Global Year 2000 Summit is being organized by the World
Bank, the Joint Year 2000 Coordinating Committee (Bank for International Settlements),
the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Telecommunications
Users Group, the World Information Technology and Services Alliance, Global
2000 Coordinating Committee, and the Organization for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD).
The Global Year 2000 Summit will take place at the Stakis Metropole
Hotel in London.
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