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Keynote Address
President Jiang Zemin
People's Republic of China
Tuesday May 8, 2001
Keynote Address
William J. Clinton
42nd US President
Thursday May 10, 2001

Fortune Global Forum
Webcasts and Chats
 

Below are select Webcasts from previous years' Fortune Global Forum gatherings, which include the 2001 Forum "Next Generation Asia" from Hong Kong, SAR; the 2000 Forum "E-Europe" from Paris, France; and the 1999 Forum "China: The Next 50 Years," from Shanghai, China. You will need the RealPlayer software to view these files. (If you do not have RealPlayer, please download it now.)


2001 FORTUNE Global Forum, Hong Kong, SAR

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of Closing Luncheon and Keynote Address: Speaker, William Jefferson Clinton, 42nd U.S. President. Introduction by John S.Needham, President, Multimedia and Executive Director, FORTUNE Global Forum. You will need the RealPlayer software to listen to this file (if you do not have RealPlayer, please download now).

Read the transcript from our May 14, 2001 live chat. The chat, "Hong Kong's Next Generation: Is the Wild East Growing Up?" featured FORTUNE Editor Louis Kraar and webb-site.com Editor David Webb.

View additional video Webcasts from open sessions at the Fortune Global Forum.

 
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Gala Dinner and Keynote Address: Speaker, His Excellency Jiang Zemin; introduction by Tung Chee Hwa; Welcome remarks by Gerald M. Levin and Geoffrey Colvin. (Read the transcript of President Jiang Zemin's speech).
view Business, Human Rights, and Globalization, Speakers: Sidney Jones, Göran Lindahl, Vandana Shiva, Wang Xuebing, Moderator: Geoffrey Colvin
view Reception And Keynote Address: Speaker, Thaksin Shinawatra, Prime Minister, Thailand; Introduction by James W.J. Hughes-Hallett.
view Interview of Steve Ballmer by Charlie Rose; introduction by George Newstrom.
view Next Generation Leaders Look Ahead: Speakers: Jeffrey J.L. Koo, Jr., Antony Leung, James Murdoch, Marjorie Yang, Moderator: Rik Kirkland.

2000 FORTUNE Global Forum, Paris, France
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The Hon. Jacques Chirac
Président de la République Française
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GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES I: THE NEW E-CEO
The Global Perspectives track is a series of sessions on key issues and industry developments in global business. This panel discussion will focus on the changing role of the CEO in the Internet age

Panelists:
Jonas Birgersson, President and CEO, Framfab
Martha Lane Fox, Chief Executive Officer, lastminute.com
Francis Joseph Rooney, Chief Executive Officer, Baltimore Technologies plc
Martin Varsavsky, Chairman, Jazztel

Moderator:
Peter Petre, Executive Editor, FORTUNE

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POWER IN THE HANDS OF THE CUSTOMER
A fundamental shift has emerged. Power IS now squarely in the hands of the customer. CEOs of companies that are thriving because they recognized and capitalized on this phenomenon will talk about the implications.

Panelists:
Michael S. Dell, Chairman and CEO, Dell Computer Corp.
Thomas Middelhoff, Chairman and CEO, Bertelsmann AG

Moderator:
Charlie Rose, Executive Editor and Host, Charlie Rose Correspondent, 60 Minutes II


1999 FORTUNE Global Forum, Shanghai, China
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BUSINESS SESSION: WHAT NOW FOR CHINA?
This business session will set the framework for the program to follow with discussions on where China is today, where it is going in the immediate future, and what this means for multi-national companies.

Discussion Leaders:
Kenneth S. Courtis, Strategist and Chief Economist, Deutsche Bank Group Asia Pacific
Fan Gang, Director, National Economic Research Institute, China Reform Foundation
Maurice R. Greenberg, Chairman and CEO, American International Group, Inc. (AIG)
Ambassador Mickey Kantor, Former Secretary of Commerce and Trade Representative, USA

Moderator:
Richard I. Kirkland Jr., Deputy Managing Editor, FORTUNE

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BUILDING THE NEW CHINA: NOW COMES THE HARD PART
Insights into the real costs and the real gains in China's development as it enters the next 50 years. Subjects will include State Owned Enterprise reform, perspectives on the "Socialist Market Economy," the evolving rules for foreign companies as reform progresses, and the development of rural China.

Discussion Leaders:
Ambassador Carla A. Hills, Chairman and CEO, Hills & Company, and former Trade Representative, USA
Hu Angang, Research Fellow, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nicholas R. Lardy, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution
Justin Yifu Lin, Professor and Founding Director, China Center for Economic Research (CCER), Peking University

Moderator:
Donald Morrison, Editor, TIME Asia

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Speaker:
John F. Welch, Jr., Chairman and CEO, General Electric Co.

Moderator:
Geoffrey Colvin, Editorial Director, FORTUNE

Introduction:
Jim Wadia, Worldwide Managing Partner, Arthur Andersen

 
 

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  FORTUNE, CNN Provided Extensive "Next Generation" Coverage
During the FORTUNE Global Forum, CNN aired highlights from the event on "Moneyline" worldwide.

Charlie Rose Conducted Interviews

Forum participants had front-row seats as Mr. Rose engaged high-profile business leaders—including Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer—in the intelligent and insightful manner that is his trademark.