9:00 AM Welcome
Charles Wessner, National Academy Scholar and Director of Technology,
Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, The National Academies
9:10 AM Opening Remarks
Alan Wm. Wolff, Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP, and Chair, National Academies Study
of Comparative National Innovation Policies
Ren Weimin, Vice President, Academy of Macroeconomic Research, National
Development and Reform Commission
9:30 AM Building Global Partnerships: Opportunities in U.S.-China Cooperation
Anna Borg, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, U.S., Department of State*
9:45 AM Panel I: Building the New Energy Economy
Moderator: Michael Borrus, Founding General Partner, X/Seed Capital
New Renewable Energy Initiatives in the United States
Kristina Johnson, Under Secretary for Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Renewable Energy Policy in China
Ren Weimin, Vice President, Academy of Macroeconomic Research, National
Development and Reform Commission
10:30 AM Coffee Break
10:45 AM Panel II: Innovation Clusters and the 21st Century University
Moderator: Carl Dahlman, Luce Professor of International Relations and
Information Technology, Georgetown University
Universities, Science Parks, and Clusters in China’s Innovation Ecosystem
Lou Jing, Deputy Director General, Science and Technology Department,
Ministry of Education
Universities and the U.S. Innovation System
Charles Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering
Universities as Drivers of Growth in the U.S.
C. D. “Dan” Mote, President, University of Maryland
U.S. Initiatives for Building Innovation Clusters
Ginger Lew, Senior Advisor, White House National Economic Council
12:30 PM Working Lunch in the Refectory
1:30 PM Panel III: ICT and Innovation: Growth Engine and Enabling Technologies
Moderator: Dan Breznitz, Professor and Director for Globalization, Innovation,
and Development, Georgia Institute of Technology
Impact of Broadband on Economic Growth and Productivity
Chen Ying, Deputy Director General, Software Department, Ministry of Industry
and Information Technology
Broadband Strategy in the U.S.
Eugene Huang, Senior Advisor to the Chief Technology Officer,
White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
ICT Development in U.S. and Chinese Contexts
Mark Dean, Vice President for Technical Strategy and Global Operations, IBM
2:45 PM Coffee Break
3:00 PM Panel IV: New Frontiers: Opportunities & Challenges for Cooperation
Moderator: Bill Bonvillian, Director, Washington DC Office, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
International Collaboration and Indigenous Innovation
Yang Xianwu, Deputy Director General, High and New Technology Department,
Ministry of Science and Technology
Joint U.S.-China Medical Research Opportunities
Anna Barker, Deputy Director, National Cancer Institute
National Laboratories and International Cooperation
Robin Newmark, Director, Strategic Energy Analysis Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
4:15 PM Policy Roundtable: Lessons Learned and Next Steps
Moderator: Michael Borrus, Founding General Partner, X/Seed Capital
Carl Dahlman, Luce Professor of International Relations and
Information Technology, Georgetown University
Dan Breznitz, Professor and Director for Globalization, Innovation,
and Development, Georgia Institute of Technology
Bill Bonvillian, Director, Washington DC Office,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5:00 PM Adjourn to Reception in the Great Hall of the National Academies
