Eric Schmidt speaks with Walter Isaacson at the Aspen Institute in New York on November 3, 2009 at the New York Public Library.

Eric Schmidt speaks with NPR’s Tom Ashbrook at a memorial lecture in honor of Dr. Michael Hammer on November 4, 2009 in Cambridge, MA. Note: The fireside chat begins at minute 17.

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Geoff Canada
Description: Geoff Canada, of the Harlem Children’s Zone talks about the danger of allowing technology to widen the gap between rich kids and poor kids and our responsiblity to ensure that this does not happen.

Moderated by James Bennet, Editor-in-Chief, The Atlantic
Opening Remarks:
The National Investments in Innovation and Technology Infrastructure
Blair Levin, Executive Director of the Omnibus Broadband Initiative at the Federal Communications Commission
Jim Shelton, Assistant Deputy Secretary, Innovation & Improvement, U.S.
Department of Education Panel from the pivotal sectors

Panel from the pivotal sectors:
Barbara Chow, Education Program Director, Hewlett Foundation
Susan Gendron, Comissioner, Maine Department of Education
Elliot Schrage, Vice President of Global Communications, Marketing and Public Policy, Facebook
Kathy Hurley, Senior Vice President, Pearson K-12 Solutions and the Pearson Foundation, and Chair