U.S. economic advantage in global markets is underpinned by the robustness of the nation's research and innovation enterprise. Improving the effectiveness and efficiency of technology transfer and commercialization practices across the country improves innovation-driven economic growth, translates the value of research and innovation to more Americans, and protects the United States’ strategic advantage in global technology markets.
The Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable convened a workshop for its membership and invited guests to discuss opportunities for enhancing U.S. economic competitiveness by improving intellectual property security and protection, time to market competitiveness, and U.S. leadership in international standards bodies. Particular attention was given to cross-sector forums and mechanisms that promote information exchange and build capacity across the research enterprise.
Agenda and Speakers
Tuesday, February 7
Reception - NAS West Court (5:00-6:30pm ET)
Dinner - NAS Great Hall (6:30-8:00pm ET
Fireside chat with Vaishali Udupa,Commissioner for Patents at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Wednesday, February 8
Opening remarks (9:00-9:15am ET)
Al Grasso, GUIRR Industry Co-Chair and Past President of the MITRE Corporation
Darryll Pines, GUIRR University Co-Chair and President of the University of Maryland
Economic Security, Strategic Competition, and the U.S. Research Enterprise (9:15-10:30am ET)
Candice Wright, Director of Science, Technology Assessment, and Analytics at the U.S. Government Accountability Office
Chaouki Abdallah, Executive Vice President of Research at Georgia Tech
Bill Dally, Vice President of Research at NVIDIA
Building Research and Commercialization Capacity to Strengthen U.S. Competitive Advantage (11:00am-12:30pm ET)
Don Siegel, Co-Executive Director of the Global Center for Technology Transfer and Foundation Professor of Public Policy and Management at Arizona State University
Cary Coglianese, Edward B. Shils Professor of Law and Director of the Penn Program on Regulation
Dev Shenoy, Principal Director for Microelectronics in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, U.S. Department of Defense
Charles Bris-Bois, Senior Advisor for Technology Transitions at DARPA
Lunch (12:30-1:30pm ET)
Ideas Lab moderated by Michael Nestor, GUIRR Director
Risk Management in the Modern Global Competition and Security Environment (1:30-2:45pm ET)
Jayne Morrow, Senior Advisor for Standards Policy at the National Institute of Standards and Technology
Christina Lomasney, Director of Commercialization at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Mauricio Futran, Vice President of Advanced Technology, Johnson & Johnson (retired)
Next Horizons and New Models for Driving Innovation Landscapes (3:05-4:20pm ET)
Kelly Sexton, Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation Partnerships at the University of Michigan
Iain Kerr, Co-Founder at Emergent Futures Lab
Charlie Lewis, Vice President of Venture Development at Skysong Innovations