Previous Chapter: III: APPENDIXES
Suggested Citation: "APPENDIX A: AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Growing Innovation Clusters for American Prosperity: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12926.

A

AGENDA


GROWING INNOVATION CLUSTERS
FOR AMERICAN PROSPERITY

Organized in Cooperation with the Center for American Progress

3 June 2009
Lecture Room
National Academy of Science
2100 C Street, NW, Washington, DC

image

8:45 AM Welcome
  Charles Wessner, The National Academies
 
8:50 AM Opening Remarks
Susan Crawford, National Economic Council, The White House
 
9:00 AM Keynote Address: The Role of Research Universities in the Formation of Regional Innovation Clusters: The Impact of Arizona State Universityon Metropolitan Phoenix
Michael Crow, Arizona State University
 
9:20 AM Panel I: Why Clusters Matter: Innovation Clusters and Economic Growth
Moderator: William P. Kittredge, Economic
Development Administration, Department of Commerce
Suggested Citation: "APPENDIX A: AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Growing Innovation Clusters for American Prosperity: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12926.
 
  Cluster Development: A Path to Growth
Maryann Feldman, University of North Carolina
 
  Stimulating Regional Economies
Andrew Reamer, The Brookings Institution
 
10:00 AM Coffee Break
 
10:15 AM Panel II: Regional Innovation Clusters: The Obama Administration’s Innovation Initiative
Moderator: Jean Toal Eisen, Department of Commerce
 
  The Geography of Innovation: The Federal Government and the Growth of Regional Innovation Clusters
Jonathan Sallet, Glover Park Group
 
  New York’s Nano Initiative
Pradeep Haldar, Energy and Environmental Technology Applications Center (E2TAC), Albany, New York
 
  The Technology Innovation Program: Connecting the Dots
Marc G. Stanley, National Institute of Standards and Technology
 
11:15 AM Coffee Break
 
11:30 AM Panel III: State and Regional Initiatives
Moderator: Ed Paisley, Center for American Progress
 
  Clusters Growing in Pennsylvania
Rebecca Bagley, Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
Suggested Citation: "APPENDIX A: AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Growing Innovation Clusters for American Prosperity: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12926.
 
  Building and Branding Clusters: Lessons from Kansas and Philadelphia
Richard Bendis, Innovation America
 
  Virginia Industry Cluster Analysis
John Mathieson, SRI International
 
  The Washington State Innovation Economy
Egils Milbergs, Washington Economic Development Commission
 
12:45 PM Lunch
 
1:45 PM Luncheon Address
Karen Mills, Small Business Administration
 
2:00 PM Panel IV: The University Connection
Moderator: Robert Samors, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
 
  The Akron Model
Luis M. Proenza, The University of Akron
 
  The South Carolina Innovation Ecosystem
David McNamara, South Carolina Research Authority
 
  California Initiatives
Ed Penhoet, Alta Partners
 
3:00 PM Coffee Break
Suggested Citation: "APPENDIX A: AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Growing Innovation Clusters for American Prosperity: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12926.
 
3:15 PM Panel V: Filling the Gaps: The Role of Foundations
Moderator: Jim Turner, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
 
  How Innovation Clusters Are Reviving the Economies that “Urban Renewal” Destroyed
Christina Gabriel and Bomani Howze, The Heinz Endowments
 
  Building the Workforce and the Universities
George W. Bo-Linn, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
 
4:00 PM Roundtable: Key Issues and Next Steps Forward
Moderator: Charles Wessner, The National Academies
 
 

Luis M. Proenza, The University of Akron

William P. Kittredge, Economic Development Administration, Department of Commerce

Jim Turner, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities

R. Lee Cheatham, Washington Technology Center

 
5:00 PM Adjourn
Suggested Citation: "APPENDIX A: AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Growing Innovation Clusters for American Prosperity: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12926.
Page 125
Suggested Citation: "APPENDIX A: AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Growing Innovation Clusters for American Prosperity: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12926.
Page 126
Suggested Citation: "APPENDIX A: AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Growing Innovation Clusters for American Prosperity: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12926.
Page 127
Suggested Citation: "APPENDIX A: AGENDA." National Research Council. 2011. Growing Innovation Clusters for American Prosperity: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/12926.
Page 128
Next Chapter: APPENDIX B: BIOGRAPHIES OF SPEAKERS
Subscribe to Email from the National Academies
Keep up with all of the activities, publications, and events by subscribing to free updates by email.