Mike BakerJournalist and Broadcaster

Former Education Correspondent, BBC

Session One:Realising the Global University

Introduction by Chair

Professor Eric ThomasVice-Chancellor

University of Bristol

Welcome Address

Dr Stephan Vincent-LancrinAnalyst

OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI)

Re-envisioning the role of universities for the 21st century – effective international strategies in a rapidly changing world

Dr Susan JeffordsVice Provost for Global Affairs

University of Washington

Developing a global university – breaking down the financial, cultural and operational barriers and developing a toolkit to enable

institutional change

Professor Ian DiamondChair

Research Councils UK

Research Collaboration – staying competitive in a globalised world

Professor David EastwoodChief Executive

Higher Education Funding Council England

(HEFCE)

Keynote Address

Questions and Discussion

Martin WilliamsActing Director for Higher Education Strategy

Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills

(DIUS)

Session Two:Seizing Global Opportunities

Departmental Address

John Turek PhDDirector

China Technology Institute

IBM

Developing innovative international partnerships and networks – the future

of industrial research

Questions and Discussion

Panel Debate:

How can universities respond to international challenges and grasp

global opportunities?

The Panel:

Professor Jiaan ChengFormer Vice President, Zhejiang University, China

Dr Gilles BousquetDean of International Studies and ProgramsUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison, United States

Dr Barbara McFadden AllenDirector, Committee on International Cooperation

Dr Lesley ThompsonDirector, Research and Innovation Directorate, EPSRC

Professor Peter CowheyUniversity of California, San Diego

Session Three:Best Practice Break-out Session

Embedding International Strategies to Create a truly Glabal University

Dr William BrusteinAssociate Provost for International Affairs, University of

Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Professor Wei YangPresident

Zhejiang University

China

Session Four:Time for New Thinking

Innovative international partnerships:eliminating barriers and grasping

opportunities

Panel Debate:

Realising the global university:from rhetoric to reality

The Panel:

Professor Eric ThomasVice-Chancellor, University of Bristol

Dr Jorge Klor de AlvaPresident, Latin America Operations, Appollo Group Inc.

Dr Susan JeffordsVice Provost for Global Affairs, University of Washington

Professor Wei YangPresident, Zhejiang University, China

Anna FazackerleyDirector, AGORA, The Forum for Culture and Education

Dr Graham SpanierPresident

The Pennsylvania State University

Closing Address