Welcoming Remarks

Master of Ceremonies, Charlayne Hunter-Gault, welcomes attendees to the Legatum Center's 2009 conference.

Keynote Address: Esko Aho

Former Prime Minister of Finland, Esko Aho, gives the first keynote address of the day.

Entrepreneurship Panel

Sriram Raghavan, Lisa Conte, and Tokunbo Talabi discuss the unique challenges and rewards of operating businesses in low-income countries.

Special Video Message

HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein shares her message (via video) on the importance of entrepreneurs for the advancement of prosperity in developing nations.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship at MIT

MIT Media Lab Professor Tod Machover demonstrates the innovative ways in which he has used music as a tool to restore health.

Keynote Address: Dean Kamen

Inventor and entrepreneur Dean Kamen discusses his unique water purification technology and the role of business in bringing important innovations to scale.

Keynote Address: Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Inventor of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners Lee highlights the ways in which the web has fostered creativity, collaboration, and entrepreneurship.

Internet Innovations Panel

Bola Olabisi, Alex Kazim, Ayelet Baron, and Leila Chirayath Janah discuss ways their businesses have leveraged the internet to empower ordinary citizens across the globe.

Keynote Address: Desh Deshpande

Keynote speaker Desh Deshpande takes to the podium to share his personal experiences as an investor, entrepreneur, and innovator.

Investing in Low-Income Countries Panel

Entrepreneur Magatte Wade-Marchand moderates this panel of investors to ask whether capital markets are ready to embrace emerging market entrepreneurs.

Closing Remarks

MIT Chancellor Phillip Clay shares his hopes for the impact that MIT and the Legatum Center can catalyze moving forward.