Opening Session:

--Welcome
Charles Wessner, The National Academies

--Introduction
Alan Wolff, Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP
and Chair, Committee on Comparative Innovation Policy, STEP Board

Panel I:  U.S.-Polish Cooperation on Energy and the Environment:

--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

 Panel II:  Advancing Health Research in Poland and the United States:

--New Opportunities in Cancer Research
Anna Barker, Deputy Director, U.S. National Cancer Institute

--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

--Research in Poland: Opportunities for Cooperation
Jerzy Maksymowicz, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
and former Minister of Health

Panel III:  Science and Innovation in the 21st Century University:

--Building Regional Strength: The Akron Experience
Luis Proenza, President, University of Akron, Ohio

--Gdansk Technical University and its Regional Opportunity
Jan Hupka, Vice-Rector, Gdansk Technical University

Panel IV:  New Frontiers: Emerging Opportunities for Cooperation:

--Energy Efficiency: The Hidden Opportunity
Krzysztof Żmijewski, Warsaw Technical University
and Advisor to the Polish Ministry of Economics

--National Laboratories and International Cooperation
J. Stephen Rottler, Chief Technology Officer and
Vice President of Science and Technology, Sandia National Laboratories

Panel V: New Initiatives in National Innovation Policy:

--Early Investment Trends in the U.S.
Ginger Lew, White House National Economic Council

--The Challenge of the Valley of Death and the SBIR Program
Charles Wessner, The National Academies

--Meeting Critical National Needs: The Role of TIP at NIST
Robert Sienkiewicz, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology

--Poland’s New Innovation Initiatives
Krzysztof Gulda, Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland 

 Panel VI: Energy and Environment:

--Clean Fossil Fuel: Opportunities for Cooperation
Robert Romanosky, U.S. National Energy Technology Laboratory

--Innovation and Polish Transport
Anna Dabrowska, Malopolskie Voivodship

--The ICT Contribution: New Applications for Infrastructure
Bartlomiej  Michalowski, Cisco Systems, Inc. 

Parallel Sessions:

Bio-Medicine, Health Care, and Food Products:

--Bio-Medicine, Health Care, and Food Production
Ryszard Górecki, Vice Chair of the Sante Commision of Science, Education, and Sport 
and Member of the Commission on Health

--The Model of Sustainable Development of Technologies and the Market in the Food Economy
Bożydar Ziółkowski, Polish - Warsaw Technical University

Space and Aviation Applications:

--Polish Aerospace Activities
Piotr Wolanski, Warsaw Technical University

--Space Research in Poland
Marek Banaszkiewicz, Warsaw Technical University

Introduction with Opening Remarks from Professor Michal Kleiber, President, Polish Academy of Sciences
and Dr. John Holdren, Director, White House OSTP

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Panel I:  U.S.-Polish Cooperation on Energy and the Environment

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Panel II:  Advancing Health Research in Poland and the United States

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Panel III:  Science and Innovation in the 21st Century University

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Panel IV:  New Frontiers: Emerging Opportunities for Cooperation and Roundtable Discussion 

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Remarks from Dr. Nina Fedoroff, Science advisor to the U.S. Secretary of State
and Panel V: New Initiatives in National Innovation Policy

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Panel VI: Energy and Environment

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--Parallel Session on Bio-Medicine, Health Care, and Food Products

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--Parallel Session on Space and Aviation Application followed by Conference Concluding Remarks

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