Tuesday November 30, 1999

8:30 a.m.  Welcome – Dr. Donald Lehman
   Vice President for Academic Affairs, The George Washington University

8:45a.m.  Opening Remarks - Dr. Neal Lane,
   Assistant to the President for Science and Technology

9:00 a.m.  Keynote – Driving Innovation in the Post-Cold War Era
Dr. John Young
   Former CEO and President, Hewlett Packard Corporation, and
Co-Chair, President's Committee of Advisors for Science and Technology

9:30 a.m.  Keynote - Innovation in the 21st Century: New Opportunities
John Podesta
Chief of Staff, The White House

10:00 a.m. Keynote – Global R&D: A Model for Innovation and Economic Leadership
 Gordon Brunner
 Chief Technology Officer
 The Procter & Gamble Company

10:30 a.m.  Break

10:45 a.m.  Panel Discussion
   Moderator: Dr. Nicholas Vonortas
Center for International Science and Technology Policy
The George Washington Univeristy

   Confirmed  Panelists:

Mr. Gary Bachula, Deputy Undersecretary of Commerce, Technology
Dr. Ruth Kirschstein, Deputy Director, NIH
Mr. Ronald Blackwell, AFL-CIO
Dr. Shirley Jackson, President, Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute
Dr. Adam Jaffe, Brandeis University
Dr. Peter Levin, Techno Ventures Management
 
 

12:15 p.m.  Q&A

12:45 p.m.  Lunch
 
1:45 p.m.  Policy Formulation Session I
   Breakout topics:

· Trade Policy Agenda for Innovation · Partnerships, Antitrust, and Fostering Competition
· Procurement Obstacles to Technology Innovation · Capital Barriers and Opportunities
· Public-Private Cooperation in Standards Development · Talent Pool for Innovation
· Support for Research and Development · Peer review, Priorities, and Performance in R&D
· Harmonization of Policies Across Spheres of Governance · Government, Data, and Innovation
· Using the Internet to Foster Innovation  · Intellectual Property and the National Innovation System
· Awards and Leadership Groups as an Incentive to Innovate
 

3:15 p.m.  Break

3:30 p.m.  Policy Formulation Session II
   (repeat of Session I breakout topics)

5:00 p.m.  Conclude Sessions

5:15 p.m.  Reception in Indian Treaty Room, Old Executive Office Building
Remarks by Senator John D. Rockefeller, IV (D-WV)
 

Wednesday December 1, 1999

8:30 a.m.  Welcome -- Dr. Duncan Moore
   Associate Director for Technology
   Office of Science and Technology Policy

8:35 a.m.  Opening Remarks – Mr. Mortimer  Downey
Deputy Secretary, Transportation
 
 
8:45 a.m.  Reports from Policy Formulation Sessions
   Moderated by  Mr. Mortimer  Downey
Deputy Secretary, Transportation

10:30 a.m.  Break

10:45 a.m.  Reports from Policy Formulation Sessions (continued)

12:00 p.m.  Wrap-up Discussion of Findings and Recommendations
   Dr. Lewis Branscomb, Harvard University

12:30 p.m.  Summit Concludes
 

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