Description :
A meeting to consider the characteristics of the 21st century innovation environment; to examine the ways in which industry, government, and universities have adapted to the accelerated pace of innovation in an open information age; and to explore how cross-sector partnerships can strengthen U.S. competitiveness as a leader in science and technology in the global economy.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
6:30-8:30 pm
Dinner and Keynote Address
Curt Carlson, Founder and CEO of the Practice of Innovation
Moderator: C.D. (Dan) Mote, President of the National Academy of Engineering
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
8:00-8:15 am
Welcome Remarks
C. D. (Dan) Mote, President of the National Academy of Engineering
8:15-9:30 am
Characterizing the Changes in the U.S. Innovation Environment
Wesley Cohen, Professor of Economics and Management at Duke University
Laura Manley, Director of the Technology for Public Purpose Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government
10:00-11:30 am
Industry Adaptations in a Global Innovation Economy
Andre Argenton, Vice President of Core R&D at Dow Chemical Company
Donna Bell, Director of the USCAR Leadership Group at Ford Motor Company
Robie Samanta Roy, Vice President of Technology Strategy and Innovation at Lockheed Martin
JoAnn Suzich, Vice President of R&D at MedImmune
Ganesh Thakur, former Vice President and Global Advisor at Chevron
11:30 am-12:30 pm
Workshop on Value Creation
1:30-2:45 pm
Government Support for Research in the 21st Century Innovation Environment
Barry Johnson, Director of the Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships at the National Science Foundation
Kacy Gerst, Chief of Commercial Strategy at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
2:30-3:00 pm
GUIRR Activity Updates - Webinars, Federal Demonstration Partnership, and International Research Collaborations Working Group
