Building the 21st Century: U.S. - China Cooperation on Science, Technology, and Innovation

Presentations

Opening Session --Welcome Charles Wessner, Director, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, The National Academies --Opening Remarks Alan Wm. Wolff, Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP, and Chair, National Academies Study of Comparative National Innovation Policies

Panel 1: Building the New Energy Economy --New Renewable Energy Initiatives in the United States Kristina Johnson, Under Secretary of Energy, Department of Energy --Renewable Energy Policy in China Ren Weimin, Vice President, Academy of Macroeconomic Research, National Development and Reform Commission

Panel 2: Innovation Clusters and the 21st Century University --Universities, Clusters, and Science Parks 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 --U.S. Initiatives for Building Innovation Clusters Ginger Lew, Senior Advisor, White House National Economic Council

Panel III: ICT and Innovation: Growth Engine and Enabling Techno --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 the U.S. and Chinese Contexts Mark Dean, Vice President for Technology Strategy and Global Operations, IBM

Panel IV: New Frontiers: Opportunities and Challenges for Cooperation --InternationalCollaboration 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