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Project Title:
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Comparative National Innovation Policies: Best Practice for the 21st Century
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STEP-Q-03-05-A
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Sub Unit:
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Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy
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RSO:
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Wessner, Charles
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Rebuilding the Transatlantic Bridge: U.S.-Polish Cooperation on Science, Technology, and Innovation
December 3, 2009 - December 4, 2009
National Academy of Sciences Building
2100 C St. NW
Washington D.C.
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If you would like to attend the sessions of this meeting that are open
to the public or need more information please contact:
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| Contact Name:
Adam Gertz
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| Email:
Agertz@nas.edu
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| Phone:
202-334-1529
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Fax:
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Agenda:
DAY 1: 3 December 2009
8:45 AM Welcome
Charles Wessner, The National Academies*
8:50 AM Introduction
Alan Wolff, Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP*
9:00 AM Opening Remarks
Michal Kleiber, Polish Academy of Science
and Science Advisor to the President of Poland*
9:15 AM Opportunities in U.S.-Polish Cooperation
John Holdren, U.S. Office of Science and Technology Policy*
9:30 AM Panel I: U.S.-Polish Cooperation on Energy and the Environment
Moderator: Alicia Jackson, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources*
Polish Program of Atomic Energy
Hanna Trojanowska, Deputy Minister of Economics, Poland*
New Initiatives and Opportunities for Cooperation
Sam Baldwin, Department of Energy+
Poland’s Energy Strategy: Clean Coal and Renewables
Piotr Moncarz, Stanford University+
Environmental Effectiveness: Eliminating Hazardous Waste
Ryszard Parosa, President of the Supervising Board, ATON*
10:50 AM Coffee Break
11:15 AM Panel II: Advancing Health Research in Poland and the United States
Moderator: Alex Azar, Eli Lilly and Company+
Joint Action on Cardiovascular Disease and the Implications for the Comparative Effectiveness Approach for Patient Treatment
Tomasz Zdrojewski, Health Advisor to the President of Poland*
New Opportunities in Cancer Research
Anna Barker, U.S. National Cancer Institute*
Research in Poland: Opportunities for Cooperation
Adam Fronczak, Polish Deputy Minister of Health*
The Nano Opportunity
Piotr Grodzinski, U.S. National Cancer Institute*
12:30 PM Lunch in the Refectory
1:45 PM Luncheon Address
Congressman Paul Tonko, (D-NY) +
2:00 PM Panel III: Science and Innovation in the 21st Century University
Moderator: William P. Kittredge, Department of Commerce*
Poland’s New University Reform
Prof. Elzbieta Orlowska, Deputy Minister of Science
and Higher Education, Poland*
Building Regional Strength: The Akron Experience
Luis Proenza, President, University of Akron, Ohio*
Gdansk Technical University and its Regional Opportunity
Henryk Krawczyk, Rector, Gdansk Technical University*
3:15 PM Coffee Break
3:30 PM Panel IV: New Frontiers: Emerging Opportunities for Cooperation
Moderator: Michal Kleiber, Polish Academy of Science
and Science Advisor to the President of Poland*
The U.S. National Science Foundation Perspective
Arden Bement, Director, U.S. National Science Foundation*
Energy Efficiency: The Hidden Opportunity
Krzysztof Zmijewski, Warsaw Technical University and Advisor to the Polish Ministry of Economics*
National Laboratories and International Cooperation
J. Stephen Rottler, Vice President, Sandia National Laboratories*
Polish National Laboratories
Prof. Bogulaw Smolski, Director, National Center for Research and Development*
4:30 PM Roundtable Discussion
Moderator: TBD
Tadeusz Kulik, Warsaw Technical University*
5:00 PM Adjourn to Reception in Great Hall of the National Academies
6:45 PM Capital Science Evening in Carnegie Institution for Science: Celebration of Copernicus (At the invitation of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland)
DAY 2: 4 December 2009
9:15 AM Welcome
Charles Wessner, The National Academies*
9:20 AM Opening Remarks
Nina Federoff, Science Adviser to the Secretary of State*
9:30 AM Panel V: New Initiatives in National Innovation Policy
Moderator: Ginger Lew, U.S. National Economic Council*
• Poland’s New Innovation Initiatives
Krzysztof Gulda, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland*
• The Challenge of the Valley of Death and the SBIR Program
Charles Wessner, U.S. National Academies*
• Meeting Critical National Needs: The Role of TIP at NIST
Robert Sienkiewicz, NIST*
10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:45 AM Panel VI: Energy and Environment
Moderator: TBD
Clean Fossil Fuel: Opportunities for Cooperation
Robert Romanosky, National Energy Technology Laboratory+
The ICT Contribution: New Applications for Energy Efficiency
Bartlomiej Michalowski, Cisco Systems, Inc.*
Innovation and Polish Transport
Anna Dabrowska, Malopolskie Voivodship+
11:30 AM Parallel Sessions on—
• Bio-Medicine, Health Care, and Food Products:
Moderator: Prof. Ryszard Górecki, Vice Chair of the Sante Commision of Science, Education and Sport and Member of the Commission on Health*
• Space and Aviation Applications
Piotr Wolanski, Warsaw Technical University
12:45 Closing Remarks
1:00 PM Lunch in Refectory
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