Meeting Global Challenges: U.S.-German Innovation Policy

Presentations

Panel 1: Current Trends in Innovation Policy

Panel 2:Energy Policy- Lessons and Opportunities  Energy Policy-Lessons and Opportunities Energy Policy- Lessons and Opportunities Ken Zweibel, GWU      New Initiatives in U.S. Solar Energy Policy    John Lushetsky, Department of Energy

Panel 3: Building the Electric Vehicle Industry Building the Electric Vehicle Industry Kevin Hurst, OSTP U.S. Battery Initiative for Electric Drive Vehicles Patrick Davis, Department of Energy

Panel 4: Manufacturing and Trade: Lessons in Export Policy Manufacturing and Trade: Lessons in Export Policy Michael Czinkota, Georgetown University Germany’s Support for Manufacturing and Export Performance Klaus Zimmermann, DIW Panel 5: Helping Small Business: Perspectives from the U.S. and Germany The Fraunhofer Network: R&D for SMEs Roland Schindler, Fraunhofer CSE The U.S. Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program Roger Kilmer, NIST-MEP Panel 6: Universities for the 21st Century German University Andreas Pinkwart