Scott Shuster, facilitator of the most prominent business and governmental events. Journalist and keynote speaker on corporate issues, global affairs, economic development. Discussion leader and conference moderator, event chairman and leader of interactive panel discussions at business conferences, Scott conducts live onstage interviews, assists corporate event developers in meeting program development and serves as MC (master of ceremonies) offering his signature "talk show" style interactive discussion format. Available directly or through speaker bureaus. Chairman of live and video-conferenced events for corporations, industry associations, and government agencies worldwide

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Scott's interview with White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card
(as broadcast on C-SPAN)

Watch video clips from Scott's interview with Bill Gates

CLIP 1 Introduction of Bill Gates

CLIP 2 Interview

CLIP3 Interview

This 35-minute one-on-one discussion with Bill Gates received very wide attention (including coverage in the New York Times), as the chairman of Microsoft Corporation repeatedly stated his strong opposition to the central premise of the conference. It was up to Scott to present the conference viewpoint and to challenge Bill Gates to defend his position. Enjoy this 'classic' Scott Shuster interview!

FROM: Debating the world's digital gap:
Where do computers rate among developing world's needs?
By Alan Boyle MSNBC
SEATTLE, Oct. 18 2000

"....A SHARP EXCHANGE
The Microsoft chairman showed a bit of sharpness when moderator Scott Shuster passed along a question about whether the world's rural poor provided a business opportunity.
“It's not a significant economic opportunity,” Gates replied. “Define 'poor.' What do they mean by poor? Poor means you live on less than $1 a day. ... The percentage of growth is not going to be that significant.” Shuster and Gates debated whether schemes such as solar-powered computers might change the economic equation.
“There's no solar-powered system in there for less than $1 a day. There’s just not. ... You're living in a different world,” he said.
“I'm just a moderator,” Shuster said good-naturedly.
A minute later, Shuster told Gates that some policy-makers were just starting to “get” the idea that technology could transform developing societies. “Based on what I'm hearing from you, you don't get that yet,” he said.
“I've never been a 'get it' kind of guy. ... If that's the political thing to do, I apologize. What I 'get' is that there are things those people need other than technology,” Gates said, sparking applause.."