Innovation 2008

INNOVATION CONFERENCE

Renewing America through Smarter Science and Technology Policy

KEYNOTES
1. Peter Agre:
The human side of science
2. Ira Flatow:
Science in America today

SESSIONS
1. Innovation & the Future
2. Education & STEM
3. Health & Policy
4. News & Culture
5. Energy Security
6. Art & Science



Although we got answers from the candidates for President to the 14 top science questions facing America, we wanted to take the discussion further.

In a world economy completely dominated by science and technology, nearly every major challenge facing the nation revolves around science policy.  What are some of the problems the president and congress should be aware of?

We decided to hold a national conference to find out.  We teamed up with the outstanding Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute.

Science Debate gratefully acknowledges the contributions of conference organizers Steve Kelley, Leah Wilkes, and Sophia Ginis of the Center for Science, Technology and Public Policy and Shawn Lawrence Otto and Erik Beeler of ScienceDebate.org



Session 1: US Innovation & Competitiveness

America is slipping. This panel explores how to renew its leadership economically and intellectually.

Oct 21, 2008 | Innovation 2008
http://www.viddler.com/explore/sciencedebate/videos/14/
Panelists
  • Bill Bates, Vice-President of Government Affairs, Council on Competitiveness
  • Rebecca M. Bergman, Vice President, Science & Technology, Medtronic Inc.
  • Kei Koizumi, Director, R&D Budget and Policy Program, American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • Russ Lefevre, President, IEEE-USA: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Moderator
  • Kaye Husbands Fealing Visiting Professor, Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota

Innovation in science and technology has driven half of America’s economic growth since WWII, but the global landscape is changing.  National experts will discuss strategies the United States needs to take to retain and renew its global leadership in innovation into the future.