Initiatives, Education & Policy
Symposium Sessions | ||
Monday May 4 | ||
| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | |
Tuesday May 5 | ||
| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | |
| 4:00 | POSTERS | |
Wednesday May 6 | ||
| 1:30 | POSTERS | |
Thursday May 7 | ||
| 8:30 | Nanotech Business & Education Initiatives | |
Symposium Program | ||
Monday May 4 | ||
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| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | Theater AB |
| Session chair: Matthew Laudon, NSTI and Patti Glaza, CTSI | ||
| 8:00 | The Nanotech Revolution in Renewable Energy D. Arvizu - Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy, US (bio) | |
| 8:30 | Nanotechnology and the Obama Administration T. Kalil, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House, US | |
| 9:00 | Innovation for a Secure Future R. Johnson - CTO, Lockheed Martin, US (bio) | |
| 9:30 | The Next Big Thing is Really Small R.J. Kumpf - CAO, Bayer Material Science, US (bio) | |
Tuesday May 5 | ||
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| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | Theater AB |
| Session chair: Jeff Moseley, Greater Houston Partnership, Shushana Castle, Clinton Global Initiative Member/Millennium Water Alliance, US | ||
| 8:00 | Welcome TechConnect World to Houston J. Moseley, Greater Houston Partnership, US | |
| 8:15 | Can Uncle Sam Cure What Ails Clean Tech? P. Dickerson, HaynesBoone, former COO Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, DOE, US (bio) | |
| 8:45 | Welcome to Houston B. White, City of Houston, Mayor, US | |
| 9:00 | Flying into the Future: Continental’s Commitment to the Environment L. Kellner, Continental Airlines, CEO, US (bio) | |
| 9:30 | RUSNANO: Driving the Nanotech Industry Growth A. Chubais, RUSNANO, CEO, RU | |
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| 4:00 | POSTERS | Expo Hall |
Wednesday May 6 | ||
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| 1:30 | POSTERS | Expo Hall |
Thursday May 7 | ||
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| 8:30 | Nanotech Business & Education Initiatives | Room 360 CF |
| Session chair: Lynn Foster, BPT Pharma, US | ||
| 8:30 | Best Practices in Innovation and Nanotechnology Commercialization E. Schuler, University of Houton Center for Industrial Partnerships, US | |
| 8:50 | Innovation Policy in Emerging Domains of Activity: First-Mover Advantage or Curse? J.L. Woolley, Santa Clara University, US | |
| 9:10 | Findings from observatoryNANO – the European Observatory on Nanotechnologies D. Stark, M. Morrison, Institute of Nanotechnology, UK | |
| 9:30 | A Workforce Assessment of Nanotechnology and Educational Responses: Case Studies of Life Sciences Firms and a Profile of Nanotechnology Credential Programs in the U.S J. Cleary, A. Fichtner, C. Van Horn, Rutgers University, US | |
| 9:50 | Graduate Programs on Nanotechnology in Pharmaceutical Sciences Y.V. Pathak, Sullivan University College of Pharmacy, US | |
Topics & Application Areas
Online abstract submissions are now being accepted. Proposed topics include, but are not be limited to:
- Global & Regional Initiatives
- Industry Specific Interests & Needs
- Education in Nanotechnology
- Public Sector Investment & Policies
- Nanotechnology & Society
- Other
Symposium Coordinator
Matthew Laudon
Nano Science and Technology Institute