Almaden Institute
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- 2010 : Smarter Health through Modeling and Simulation
- 2009 : Scalable Energy Storage: Beyond Lithium Ion
- 2008 : Innovating with Information
- 2007 : Navigating Complexity: Doing more with less
- 2006 : Cognitive Computing
- 2005 : Transforming Healthcare with Information
- 2004 : Work in the era of the global, extensible enterprise
- 2003 : Symposium on Privacy
- 2002 : Autonomic Computing
- 2001 : Grand Challenges in Nanotechnology
Almaden Institute - 2008 : Innovating with Information
The Almaden Institute is held annually at IBM's Almaden Research Center in San Jose, California. The Institute brings together eminent, innovative thinkers from academia, government, industry, research labs and the media for an intellectually charged, stimulating and vigorous dialogue that addresses fundamental challenges at the very edge of science and technology.
All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value.
I'm not dumb. I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.
As a general rule the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.
More and more, companies are seeking new ways to innovate with information. Information is potentially valuable, but how do we unlock that potential in practice? Over the past decade, globalization has removed many of the barriers of business, enabling anyone, anywhere to do the business they choose, placing a higher premium on specialization and collaboration, both of which depend on easy access to information. With the ever-growing proliferation of sensors in all aspects of the environment from RFID tags to GPS to motion detectors and nanosensors, there is tremendously more information available to manage and analyze. What increased insight and innovation can be gained from these new sources of data? At the same time, patent applications have exploded in the U.S. and across the globe. It is imperative to effectively manage and mine Intellectual Property to better leverage IP assets and improve overall patent quality.
In recent years, the ability to capture, analyze and expose new and different types of information has altered economic and social outcomes both positively and negatively. For example, access to information has increased the quality of healthcare through improved diagnostics and more customized, targeted treatment options, but it has also permitted financial markets to create new, more targeted financial instruments such as sub-prime mortgages. Enterprises continue to demand more value to correspond to the greater availability of information. How will this value be realized?
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The Institute will endeavor to construct a collective bird's eye view both of the state of the art of information innovation today as well as exploring where tomorrow's innovations may come from. The goal of the Almaden Institute is to explore information innovation challenges and in the process to identify new research opportunities for the benefit of business and society.
The 2008 Almaden Institute on Innovating with Information aims to explore the following topics and more:
- Life on an Instrumented Planet
- Smart Services and the Information Evolution
- Intellectual Property: A Strategic and Information Service Dilemma
- Asymmetric Information: Spanning the Information Chasm
The Institute format is designed to facilitate and foster discussion, debate, interaction, and networking. For more information about the 2008 Almaden Institute: Innovating with Information, please send a note to: alminst@us.ibm.com..
Agenda
| Wednesday, May 7, 2008 | |||
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| 8:00 |
Registration | Almaden Lobby | |
| 8:15 - 8:45 |
Continental Breakfast | Auditorium servery | |
| 8:50 - 9:10 |
2008 Almaden Institute Kickoff Presentation:  Video:  32Mb WMV file |
Dr. Mark Dean - IBM Dr. Jim Spohrer - IBM |
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Morning Session Chair | Dr. Shankar Shastry University of California, Berkeley |
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| 9:10 - 10:10 |
Keynote: Day 1: Innovation, components and complements Presentation:
Video: 175Mb WMV file |
Dr. Hal Varian | |
| 10:10 -10:30 |
Conversation with Refreshments | Auditorium Servery | |
| 10:30-11:15 |
Instrumenting the Planet for Intelligence: from Blue Sky to Business Impact Presentation:
Video: 85Mb WMV file |
Dr. Kristofer Pister University of California, Berkeley; Dust Networks |
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| 11:15 - 12:00 |
Stream Computing: A New Paradigm to Gain Insights and Value Presentation:
Video: 88Mb WMV file
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Dr. Nagui Halim IBM |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 |
Lunch | J2-609 | |
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Afternoon Session Chair | Dr. Paul Wright University of California, Berkeley |
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| 1:00 - 1:45 |
Five Steps to Heaven: A Customer Perspective Presentation:
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Dr. Ian Jennions Rolls Royce |
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| 1:45 - 2:30 |
The Business Value of Using Sensors and Their Information for an Energy Company Presentation:
Video: img alt="View Video recording of talk" src="http://www.almaden.ibm.com/institute/2008/images/video.jpg"> 99Mb WMV file |
Dr. Atul Arya BP |
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| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Conversation with refreshments | Auditorium servery | |
| 3:00-3:45 |
Adding Value to Information via Analytics Presentation:
Video: 79Mb WMV file
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Dr. Brenda Dietrich IBM |
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| 3:45 - 4:30 |
Evolving Offers in an Instrumented Economy Presentation:  Download Presentation
Video: 85Mb WMV file
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Christopher Meyer Monitor Networks |
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| 4:30 - 5:30 |
An Exploration Panel: Value Innovation Through Information Insights from a Cross Section of Thinkers and Audience Participation Presentation:
Video: 172Mb WMV file
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Moderator: Christopher Meyer Monitor Networks |
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| 5:30 |
Wine Tasting, Reception and Banquet Dinner Dinner Topic: "Is there Music in the Air?" Video: 84Mb WMV file |
Almaden Cafeteria Dr. Greg Niemeyer University of California, Berkeley | |
| Thursday, May 8, 2008 | |||
| 8:15 - 9:00 |
Continental Breakfast | Auditorium servery | |
| 9:00 - 9:10 |
Opening Remarks - Perspectives Presentation:
Video: 51Mb WMV file
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Dr. Martin Fleming IBM |
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Morning Session Chair | Dr. Dharmendra Modha IBM |
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| 9:10 - 10:10 |
Keynote Day 2: Using High Performance Computing to Drive Innovation and Knowledge Discovery from Petascale Data Presentation:
Video: 152Mb WMV file
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Dr. Horst Simon Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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| 10:10 -10:30 |
Conversation with refreshments | Auditorium servery | |
| 10:30-11:15 |
Serving the Next Billion: How Information Can Drive New Opportunities in Africa Presentation:
Video: 128Mb WMV file
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Dr. Mark Dean IBM |
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| 11:15 - 12:00 |
New Consumer Data Revolution - Pay or Be Paid Presentation: Download Presentation
Video: 108Mb WMV file
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Dr. Andreas Weigend Independent Consultant |
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| 12:00-1:00 |
Lunch | J2-609 | |
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Afternoon Session Chair | Dr. Laura Haas IBM |
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| 1:00 - 1:45 |
The Need for Balance: Intellectual Property and Innovation Presentation:
Video: 94Mb WMV file
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Manny Schecter, J.D. IBM |
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| 1:45 - 2:30 |
Patent Analytics: Turning Unstructured Information into Value Jeff Presentation: Scott Presentation:
Video: 124Mb WMV file
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Dr. Jeff Kreulen - IBM Scott Spangler - IBM |
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| 2:30 - 3:00 |
Conversation with Refreshments | Auditorium Servery | |
| 3:00 - 3:45 |
Markets for Technology/Information vs. Settlement of Nuisance Suits: Patent Reform and Public Policy Presentation:
Video: 131Mb WMV file
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Robert Merges, J.D., J.S.D. University of California, Berkeley |
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| 3:45 - 4:30 |
Privacy: A Natural Resource to be Conserved Presentation: Download Presentation
Video: 64Mb WMV file
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Dr. Cynthia Dwork Microsoft |
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| 4:30 - 5:15 |
Concluding Exploration: Information, Insight and Innovation - The Next Frontier Presentation:
Video: 90Mb WMV file |
Dr. Jim Spohrer IBM |
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| 5:15 - 5:30 |
Closing Remarks and Where We Go From Here Presentation: Download Presentation
Video: 20Mb WMV file |
Dr. Moidin Mohiuddin IBM |
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