Meeting of the Minds: The Future of Technology

Never before has it been more important for leaders, corporations, and governments to unite and invest in human capital and rebuild the global economy. But creating a new paradigm for prosperity in the face of economic hardship will require a collective effort. In a CNBC Meeting of the Minds special event, former President Bill Clinton and some of the world’s most prestigious business leaders, address the most pressing questions facing the global community.

Leadership is crucial to ensuring the success of our nation during this important time in American history. At stake are issues of great magnitude including financial regulation, health care reform, rising unemployment, and changes to our tax and energy policies. The challenge ahead of us: How can we produce strategic, thoughtful, and brilliant leaders who will guide us in the 21st century?

Technology powers the 21st century and has a profound impact on the way we think, live, and do business around the world. But with advances in technology come challenges as well: who is writing the rules for tech? Can tech bring us prosperity without peril?

Manufacturing once led America to become the richest nation in the world, but now faces an uncertain future. Today's economy values innovation and design over manual labor -- emphasizing mind over matter. Are the manufacturing jobs in the US gone forever and has 'Made in the USA' died? CNBC looks forward to the industry’s future.

America's health care system is on the verge of a massive transformation, fueling a debate that has pitted neighbor against neighbor, patients against insurers, and the haves against the have-nots. In this program we gather the biggest names in industry and government to propose solutions to America’s health care crisis.

The worst economic downturn since the Great Depression has made the American taxpayer an owner in some of the most storied companies in the United States, and in the process, given the Government unprecedented influence in the free market system. In this program we assemble some of country’s most influential leaders to explore and make sense of this new reality.