Program schedule for: December 13, 2008 (Saturday) December 14, 2008 (Sunday) December 15, 2008 (Monday) December 16, 2008 (Tuesday) December 13, 2008 (Saturday)  Date  Time  Program  Speakers  13/12/08  0900  Commencement  of Registration of  Delegates  13/12/08  0915 - 0945  Inauguration of Alumni Events  Release of the Book Memoirs authored by Professor G. Padmanaban, Former Director, IISc  13/12/08  0945 - 1300  Alumni Events  13/12/08  1500 - 1700  Inauguration  and Welcome  Function Professor N. Balakrishnan, Conference Chair (Welcome Address) Professor P. Balaram, Director, IISc Dr. K. Kasturirangan, Chairman, IISc Council Dr. J. J. Irani, Director, Tata Sons Release of two Books by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India                              . Secret Lives                              . IISc: A Botanist's Delight Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Inaugural Address) Professor C.N.R. Rao, National Research Professor (Presidential Address) Professor M.L. Munjal, Conference Co-Chair (Vote of Thanks)  13/12/08  1800 - 1930  Hindustani Santoor  Recital by Pandit  Shivkumar Sharma December 14, 2008 (Sunday)  Date  Time  Program  Speaker  14/12/08  0900 - 1100  Conference Keynote Talks  Session Chair: Professor Pankaj Chandra,  Director, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore  Mr. S Ramadorai  Session Chair: Dr. Srikumar Banerjee,  Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai  Professor Subra Suresh  14/12/08  1100 - 1700  IISc Showcase  14/12/08  1130 - 1300  Panel Session 1  Chair: Professor Goverdhan Mehta  India - A Knowledge Power:  Opportunities and Challenges  Panelists: Dr. Vijay Chandru Professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala Dr. Gretchen Kalonji Dr. Manju Sharma Professor K R Sreenivasan Dr. K Toyama  14/12/08  1415 - 1715 Interdisciplinary Workshops  (in parallel) Micro and Nano Technologies Energy and Materials Integrative Biology Earth and Climate Sciences Intelligent Transportation Complex Systems and Networks Sustainable Technologies and Technology Outreach  14/12/08  1800 - 1930  Public Lecture  Session Chair: Professor R. Narasimha,  Former Director, NAL and NIAS  Professor Martin Rees  Session Chair: Professor M.S. Ananth,  Director, IIT Madras  Mr. Nandan Nilekani    2030 - 2200  Cultural Programme  IISc Music Club   December 15, 2008 (Monday)  Session Co-Sponsored by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi  Date  Time  Program  Speaker  15/12/08  0900 - 1100  Conference Keynote Talks  Session Chair: Professor Obaid Siddiqi,  Distinguished Professor,  National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore  Professor Sydney Brenner  Session Chair: Dr. U.R. Rao,  Former Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation  Professor Arcot Ramachandran  15/12/08  1100 - 1700  IISc Showcase  15/12/08  1130 - 1300  Panel Session 2  Chair: Professor J. Srinivasan  Climate Change: An Indian perspective Professor Dilip Ahuja Professor Timothy Fridtjof Flannery Professor Madhav Gadgil Ms. Sunita Narain Professor Anand Patwardhan Mr. Shyam Saran  15/12/08  1415 - 1715 Divisional Workshops  (in parallel) Biological Sciences Chemical Sciences Electrical Sciences Mechanical Sciences Mathematical & Physical Sciences  15/12/08  1800 - 1900  Public Lecture  Session Chair: Professor H.P. Khincha,  Vice Chancellor, Visveswaraya Technological University  Dr. Sam Pitroda  15/12/08  1930 - 2100  Bharatanatyam Dance Recital  by Ms. Malavika Sarukkai December 16, 2008 (Tuesday)  Date  Time  Program  Speaker  16/12/08  0900 - 1100  Conference Keynote Talks  Session Chair: Professor G. Padmanaban,                             Former Director, IISc  Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw  Session Chair: Dr. Kris Gopalakrishnan,  CEO and MD, Infosys Technologies  Professor Eric Maskin  16/12/08  1100 - 1700  IISc Showcase  16/12/08  1130 - 1300  Panel Session 3  Chair:Professor N. Balakrishnan  Rediscovering IISc for the 21st Century Dr. D Balasubramanian Dr. M K Bhan Professor S. K. Brahmachari Dr. R. Chidambaram Sri M. Natarajan Professor T. Ramasami Professor Raj Reddy Professor S. Thorat  16/12/08  1415 - 1545  IISc: Past, Present, and Future  Coordinators: Professor M.L. Munjal  and Professor S. Chandrasekaran  Participants:  Professor C.N.R. Rao  Professor G. Padmanaban  Professor Goverdhan Mehta  Professor A. Sreedharan  Professor M. Vijayan  Professor P. Balaram  Professor N. Balakrishnan  16/12/08  1545 - 1630  Conference Valedictory