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Agenda

Day 1: Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Time Program
4:00 - 4:05 p.m. Welcome
Sam Palmisano, Chairman, President and CEO, IBM Corporation
4:05 - 4:25 p.m. VIEWPOINTS: TURKEY BEYOND 2008
Mehmet Simsek, Minister of State for Economic Affairs, Republic of Turkey
  Session I: Making the World Work Better
Introduction: Sam Palmisano, Chairman, President and CEO, IBM Corporation
4:25 - 4:55 p.m. A Smarter Planet
Sam Palmisano, Chairman, President and CEO, IBM Corporation
4:55 - 5:15 p.m. A Blueprint for the Future of Smart Energy
Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive, Royal Dutch Shell plc
5:15 - 6:00 p.m. A Conversation with:
Sam Palmisano, Chairman, President and CEO, IBM Corporation

Jeroen van der Veer, Chief Executive, Royal Dutch Shell plc

Moderator: Dr. Hirotaka Takeuchi, Dean and Professor, Graduate School of
International Corporate Strategy, Hitotsubashi University
6:30 - 10:00 p.m. Private Tour of the Topkapi Palace followed by Dinner
Welcome: Eray Yuksek, Country General Manager, Turkey, IBM Corporation

Day 2: Thursday, November 13, 2008
Time Program
9:00 - 9:05 a.m. Welcome
Bruno Di Leo, General Manager, Growth Markets, IBM Corporation
9:05 - 9:30 a.m. VIEWPOINTS: GLOBALIZATION — THE NEXT PHASE
Dr. Fareed Zakaria, Editor, Newsweek International
  Session II: Getting Smart to Go Global
Introduction: Ginni Rometty, Senior Vice President,
Global Business Services, IBM Corporation
9:30 - 9:45 a.m. The Future of Intelligent Navigation
Harold Goddijn, Chief Executive Officer, TomTom
9:45 - 10:30 a.m. A Conversation with:
Harold Goddijn, Chief Executive Officer, TomTom

Alpaslan Korkmaz, President, Turkish Investment Support and Promotion Agency

Mario Monti, President, Bocconi University

Moderator: Dr. Fareed Zakaria, Editor, Newsweek International
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Break
11:00 - 11:15 a.m. VIEWPOINTS: TECHNOLOGY — ENABLING GROWTH & INNOVATION
Erich Clementi, General Manager, Enterprise Initiatives, IBM Corporation
  Session III: The Technology of Smart
Introduction: Mark Hennessy, Vice President and CIO, IBM Corporation
11:15 - 12:05 p.m. A Conversation with:
Reginaldo Arcuri, President, Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development

HE Dr. Tarek Kamel, Minister of Communications
and Information Technology, Government of Egypt

Erich Clementi, General Manager, Enterprise Initiatives, IBM Corporation

Richard Williams, CIO, AstraZeneca

Moderator: Dr. Soumitra Dutta, Roland Berger Chaired Professor of
Business and Technology, and Dean of External Relations, INSEAD
12:05 - 1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch
1:30 - 1:35 p.m. Welcome
Frank Kern, Senior Vice President, Sales and Distribution, IBM Corporation
1:35 - 1:50 p.m. VIEWPOINTS: EMBRACING RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES —
THE MASDAR INITIATIVE

Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO, Masdar
  Session IV: A Smarter Planet and Societal Progress — Influencing Change
Introduction: Larry Hirst, Chairman, Europe, Middle East and Africa, IBM Corporation
1:50 - 2:10 p.m. Corporate Sustainability — Identifying Risks and Opportunities
Dr. Jacques Aigrain, CEO, Swiss Re
2:10 - 2:55 p.m. A Conversation with:
Dr. Jacques Aigrain, CEO, Swiss Re

Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO, Masdar

Moderator: Dr. Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Ernest L. Arbuckle
Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
  Session V: The Challenge to Leadership — Building a Smarter Planet
2:55 - 3:15 p.m. A Conversation with:
Sam Palmisano, Chairman, President and CEO, IBM Corporation

Dr. Fareed Zakaria, Editor, Newsweek International
6:30 - 10:00 p.m. Reception and Dinner: BLF Attendees and their Guests
Esma Sultan Mansion