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U.S.-China Policy for Science, Technology, and Innovation
DRAFT Agenda
12 September 2012
Lecture Room
U.S. National Academy of Sciences
2100 C Street, NW
Washington, DC
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, McKenna Long & Aldridge, and Member, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy*
Li Puming, Secretary General, National Development and Reform Commission
and Head of Delegation*
9:30 AM Introductory Keynote: The Imperatives of Innovation and Cooperation
E. William Colglazier, Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State, U.S. Department of State*
10:00 AM Panel I: Innovation and Industrial Policy in the U.S. and China
Moderator: Alan Wm. Wolff, McKenna Long & Aldridge, and Member, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy*
Current Trends in U.S. Innovation Policy
Charles Wessner, National Academy Scholar and Director of Technology,
Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, The National Academies*
Building the Manufacturing Ecosystem in the United States
Paul Brand, Deputy Director, National Program Office for Advanced Manufacturing, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce*
Discussion
11:00 AM Coffee Break
11:15 AM Panel I: Innovation and Industrial Policy in the U.S. and China (Continued)
Moderator: Carl Dahlman, Henry R. Luce Professor of International Relations and Information Technology, Georgetown University*
Chinese Policy to Promote Innovation and Newly Emerging Industries
Wu Hao, Deputy Director General, Department of High-tech Industry, NDRC*
Discussion
12:00 PM Lunch in the Atrium
1:15 PM Panel II: Small Business Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Moderator: Sujai Shivakumar, Deputy Director of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, The National Academies*
The U.S. Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR)
Charles Wessner, National Academy Scholar and Director of Technology,
Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, The National Academies*
Leveraging Small Business Innovation: The NSF SBIR Program
Grace Wang, Director, Division of Industrial Innovation and Partnerships, National Science Foundation*
Chinese Programs to Encourage Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Li Li, Director, Department of High and New Technology Development and Industrialization, Ministry of Science & Technology*
2:15 PM Panel III: Developing New Sources of Energy
Moderator: Alan Wm. Wolff, McKenna Long & Aldridge, and Member, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy*
Making Solar Work: The U.S. Sunshot Initiative
Minh Le, Chief Engineer for Solar Energy Technologies, Department of Energy*
Open Discussion of U.S. and Chinese Energy Policies
3:15 PM Coffee Break
3:30 PM Panel IV: Emerging ICT Applications for Economic and Social Development
Moderator: Charles Wessner, National Academy Scholar and Director of Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, The National Academies*
The Nano Opportunity in Cancer Therapy
Piotr Grodzinski, Director, NCI Office of Cancer Nanotechnology Research*
Chinese Strategy in IT and Health Care Reform
Hu Jianping, Deputy Director General, Statistics and Information Center, Ministry of Health*
4:30 PM Closing Remarks
Alan Wm. Wolff, McKenna Long & Aldridge, and Member, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy*
4:40 PM Adjourn
+ invited
*confirmed
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