IFE/INFO Innovation Salon will host an intimate, high-level discussion on “Digital Currency in Developing Economies” Panel with include John Paul Farmer, Director of Technology & Civic Innovation at Microsoft, former White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and co-founder of the Presidential Innovation Fellows program; Brian Forde, Director of Digital Currency at MIT Media Lab and former White House…
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IFE’s Media and Technology Roundtable (MTR) is honored to host special guest speaker Jerry Seib,Washington Bureau Chief, The Wall Street Journal; January 2017: Executive Washington Editor and Chief Commentator, The Wall Street Journal. His Excellency Dirk Wouters, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the United States will host the dinner at the residence on November 1st. By invitation…
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Join IFE in celebrating 25 Seasons with United States Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer interviewing United States Chief Technology Officer (CTO) in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. In this role, she serves as an Assistant to the President. As U.S. CTO, Smith focuses on how technology policy, data, and innovation can advance the future…
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“We must harness new ideas and technology to remake our government” – President Barack Obama, 2nd Inaugural Address, January 21st, 2013 Harnessing the most innovate ideas and technology – and the most innovative ideators and technologists – is a key mission of the Institute for Education. It’s what we do. In July, we held our…
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Empowering future generations to build on the successes of those before them is what makes our country great. That empowerment comes through education and a willingness to nurture the curiosity, diversity, and intelligence of our nation’s children. As the Institute for Education embarks on its 25th year, we are very proud to be leading that…
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On Friday, September 9th IFE hosted its Women in Power lunch with special guest Juliet Eilperin, White House Bureau Chief for The Washington Post. The lunch was hosted by H.E. Kirsti Kauppi, Ambassador of Finland to the United States. A lively conversation featuring everything from the upcoming U.S. elections, the role of the media covering campaigns, polling and how women…
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The World Economic Forum predicts that the blockchain concept introduced by the virtual currency could help banks offer cheaper, faster and more secure services. Read article online at The New York Times
Don Tapscott: How the blockchain is changing money and business: What is the blockchain? If you don’t know, you should; if you do, chances are you still need some clarification on how it actually works. Don Tapscott is here to help, demystifying this world-changing, trust-building technology which, he says, represents nothing less than the second generation…
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