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2006 TechNet Innovation Summit at Stanford University

Click here for the 2006 Program.

TechNet's Annual Innovation Summit brings together the nation's top leaders in technology to discuss emerging industry trends as well as the public policies that will shape the future of our nation. Moderated by award-winning journalist Charlie Rose, the TechNet Innovation Summit discussions have been nationally broadcast.

This year's event was held on November 15, 2006 at Stanford University's Memorial Hall where renowned journalist Charlie Rose moderated a series of discussion panels on innovation and competitiveness. Speakers included Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft; John Doerr, Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Jerry Yang, Co-Founder and Chief Yahoo, Yahoo! Inc.; Brian Halla, Chairman and CEO of National Semiconductor; Reed Hastings, Founder and CEO of Netflix; KR Sridhar, Co-Founder and CEO, Bloom Energy; Charlie Giancarlo, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Cisco Systems, Inc.; President, Cisco-Linksys LLC; and Scott McNealy, Chairman of Sun Microsystems.

To watch the taped discussions with Charlie Rose, please click on the links below:

What's Next: The New Innovation Era

Going Green...Technology Solutions for the Future

The Global Knowledge Economy: Keeping America Competitive

To read the transcripts of the Charlie Rose Program, please click on the links below:

The Charlie Rose Program featuring John Doerr, Scott McNealy, KR Sridhar, Charlie Giancarlo, Brian Halla, Reed Hastings and Jerry Yang

The Charlie Rose Program featuring Bill Gates

Click here to view the AGENDA.