2006 Roundtable
“Anxious Times: Seeing Beyond a World of Perpetual Threats”
On October 14, 2006, Stanford President John Hennessy, veteran journalist Ted Koppel, and a panel of leading figures in world affairs, health, technology, and industry joined an audience of more than 4,000 people in Maples Pavilion for the Roundtable at Stanford University. The wide-ranging discussion, entitled "Anxious Times: Seeing Beyond a World of Perpetual Threats," covered such global concerns as North Korea's nuclear ambitions, the looming threat of a global flu pandemic, threats to civil liberties, and the role of the Internet in our changing world.
2006 Panelists
John L. Hennessy is Stanford University's 10th president and inaugural holder
of the Bing Presidential Professorship, professor of computer science and electrical engineering,
former provost and dean of the School of Engineering. Recognizing the need for multidisciplinary
research to address today's challenges, he has launched university-wide initiatives in human
health, environmental sustainability, and international affairs.
Ted Koppel, MA ’62, is a 42-year veteran of ABC News and former anchor
of “Nightline.” Koppel is managing editor of the Discovery Channel, where he gives
in-depth reports on global issues. He is also a contributing columnist for The New York
Times and regular commentator for National Public Radio.
Jean-Pierre Garnier, MBA ’74, is chief executive officer of GlaxoSmithKline,
the world’s second largest pharmaceutical company. Garnier has been a major figure in
the pharmaceutical industry for more than 30 years. He holds a PhD in pharmacology and an MS
in pharmaceutical science from the University of Louis Pasteur in France. He earned his Stanford
MBA as a Fulbright Scholar in 1974. He has received many awards over the years, including
being named a Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur by President Jacques Chirac of France.
The Honorable Anthony M. Kennedy, '58,is associate justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States; nominated by President Reagan, he took his seat in 1988. He
was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals by President Ford in 1975, after spending
12 years in private practice in Sacramento. Kennedy graduated from Stanford in 1958 and
Harvard Law School in 1961, and studied for a year at the London School of Economics.
William Perry, ’49, MS ’50, PhD ’55, is the Michael and
Barbara Berberian Professor at Stanford University, with a joint appointment at the Freeman
Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) and the School of Engineering. From 1994
to1997 he was the U.S. secretary of defense. Perry is a senior fellow at FSI and serves
as co-director of the Preventive Defense Project, a research collaboration between Stanford
and Harvard universities. He is an expert on U.S. foreign policy, national security, and arms
control.
Dr. Lucy Shapiro is the Virginia and D.K. Ludwig Professor
in the School of Medicine and professor of developmental biology and of cancer research, and
director of the Beckman Center on Molecular and Genetic Medicine at Stanford. Her research
interests include the intersection of three major developments in the world: the threat of
bioterrorism, the increase in infectious diseases and the rapid growth of antibiotic-resistant
pathogens.
George P. Shultz is the Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow
at the Hoover Institution. He was sworn in on July 16, 1982, as the 60th U.S. secretary of
state and served until January 20, 1989. In January 1989, he rejoined Stanford University
as the Jack Steele Parker Professor of International Economics at the Graduate School of
Business and a distinguished fellow at the Hoover Institution. He was awarded the Medal of
Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, on January 19, 1989. He is also a recipient
of the Seoul Peace Prize (1992), the Eisenhower Medal for Leadership and Service (2001),
and the Reagan Distinguished American Award (2002).
Jerry Yang, ’90, MS ’90, is co-founder of Yahoo! Inc. A Taiwanese
native raised in San Jose, Calif., Yang co-created the Yahoo! Internet navigational guide
in April 1994 with David Filo, MS ’90, and co-founded Yahoo! Inc. in April 1995. A
leading force in the media industry, Yang has been instrumental in building Yahoo! into the
world's most highly trafficked Web site and one of the Internet's most recognized brands.
A member of Yahoo!'s board of directors, Yang works closely with the company's president
and CEO to develop corporate business strategies and guide the future direction of the company.
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October 11 – 9:15 a.m.
Maples Pavilion
AUDIO & VIDEO
