Challenge Future Summit at IEDC Bled School of Management Slovenia : YourStory Exclusive

Monday May 17, 2010,

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The first Challenge Future Summit is being held on the 17th and 18th of May in the lakeside town of Bled. It is being hosted by IEDC Bled School of Management, a highly reputed Business School in Central Europe. Since 1986, more than 43,500 executives from 70 countries have attended the IEDC programs.

The founders of the Challenge Future : Global Student Competition are Third Millenium Knowledge, IEDC-Bled School of Management and CEEMAN. Third Millenium Challenge is fostering human inspiration and encouraging development of new knowledge to enhance innovative solutions.

CEEMAN is an international management development association development association established in 1993 with the aim of accelerating the growth in quality of management development in central and eastern europe.

May 17 @ 9.00 - 9.30, Main hall

Summit Welcome

May 17 @ 9:30 - 10:30, Main hall

The Future in Me: Art & Leadership Session

Dr. Miha Poga?nik, Concert Violinist, Entrepreneur and Cultural Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia

May 17 @ 11:00 - 14:00, Main hall

Future by Youth

Presentation of Student Innovations & Judging Panel Deliberation

Andreja Kodrin, Founder and President, Challenge:Future, Slovenia

Joel A. Barker, Futurist, C:F Advisory Board Member, USA

Sandi ?eško, President and CEO Studio Moderna, Slovenia

Ana Hederih, C:F Community Judge, C:F Youth Advisor, University of Maribor, Slovenia

Michael Holm Johansen, President, Central and Southern Europe Business Unit, The Coca Cola Company

Aik Heng Yap, C:F Community Judge, C:F Youth Advisor, National University, Singapore

May 17 @ 15:00 - 18:00, Main hall

Future Dialoges

Creating a Connected World

May 17 @ 15:00 - 15:30, Main hall

Keynote: Sustainability and Innovation for a Connected World

Michael Holm Johansen, President, Central and Southern Europe Business Unit, The Coca Cola Company

May 17 @ 15:00 - 15:30, Main hall

Keynote: Open Community

Sayanee Basu, Challenge:Future Best Paper Winner

May 17 @ 15:30 - 16:00, Main hall

The Voice of Youth: Challenges of the Responsible Future

Saad Khan, Ivaylo Vasilev, Fahd Masood: Speakers from C:F Community

May 17 @ 16:00 - 17:15, Main hall

Future Dialogues: Roundtable Discussions

May 17 @ 17:30 - 18:00, Main hall

Keynote: The Future of Business and Technologies, the Future of a Connected World

Prof. Helmut F. Karner, Educator & Consultant, C:F Advisory Board Member

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