Participants include Patricia Hewitt, the UK government's 'e-minister'; Erkki Liikanen, the European Commissioner for enterprise and the information society; 'father of the Internet' Vinton G. Cerf; Jason Blain, Head of Interactive and New Media at Universal Music Group; and Jacques Attali, President of PlaNet Finance. Other organisations represented include the World Trade Organisation, the United Nations, and the International Labour Organisation.

For the full list of who is taking part, click here

Once concluded, Boosting the Net Economy will be turned into a report with recommendations for governments and business worldwide. The debate falls into four themes:

• The New Economy will explore how the digital age will affect productivity, industry structures and the global economy;

• Business: sink or swim will ask how organisations should adapt their processes and cultures to thrive;

• e-Government will explore the changing roles and responsibilities of government in the electronic age;

• Citizens and Consumers will debate consumer confidence, accessibility, community and inclusivity.

The think-tank debate will take place in a private, password-protected section of this web site, but daily reports will be posted here from Tuesday 4 April. And from 5 April anyone will be able to take part in the debate in the public section of this site: see the home page for more details.

For further information contact Dan Jellinek on dan@headstar.com