July 31, 2008: Education in a Flat World Roundtable Discussion

Bridging Nations hosted a roundtable event at the Metropolitan Club to discuss the various effects of globalization on education. Participants made presentations and discussed numerous topics, including the expanding role of education technology, how to assure quality in higher education, the financing of global education, the Opensource movement, barriers to new global markets, improving quality education in large economies, cost containment, and the prospect of expanded U.S.-India-China education partnerships. The participants included:

1. Rob Atkinson

   President, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

2. Dennis Blumer

   Partner, Arent Fox LLP

3. Maya Chadda

   Professor, William Patterson University

4. Vijay Deshpande

   Coordinator, Cultural Change Initiative, FDIC

5. Natwar Gandhi

   CFO, District of Columbia

6. Reza Jafari

   Vice Chairman & Managing Director, Eaton Telecom

7. M.S. Vijay Kumar

   Senior Associate Dean, MIT

8. Mohammed Latib

   VP of Program and Strategic Development, DeSales University

9. Ganesh Natarajan

   CEO, Zensar

10. Erik Peterson

    Senior VP, CSIS

11. Arnold Speert

    President, William Patterson University

12. Anil Srivastava

    Visiting Scholar, Yadunandan Center for Indian Studies

13. Vasant Telang

    Assosciate Provost, Howard University

14. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg

    Former President, George Washington University

15. Sanford Ungar

    President, Goucher College

16. Prakash Ambegaonkar

    CEO & Founder, Bridging Nations