. "Appendix B: Workshop Agendas." Assessing the Impacts of Changes in the Information Technology R&D Ecosystem: Retaining Leadership in an Increasingly Global Environment. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2009.
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Workshop Agendas
PERSPECTIVES ON THE INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY R&D ECOSYSTEM
NOVEMBER 2, 2006
WASHINGTON, D.C.
10:45-11:00 a.m.
Welcome to the Open Session and Workshop Overview of Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) and Study (Goals, Timing)
Eric Benhamou and Randy H. Katz, Committee andWorkshop Co-Chairs
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Perspectives from Study Sponsor and Charge to the Committee
Peter Freeman, National Science Foundation
12:00 noon-12:30 p.m.
Working Lunch
12:30-2:30 p.m.
Panel One: Perspectives on the IT R&D Ecosystem from Federal Agencies Making IT R&D Investments
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Workshop Agendas
PERSPECTIVES ON THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY R&D ECOSYSTEM
NOVEMBER 2, 2006
WASHINGTON, D.C.
10:45-11:00 a.m.
Welcome to the Open Session and Workshop Overview of Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) and Study (Goals, Timing)
Eric Benhamou and Randy H. Katz, Committee and Workshop Co-Chairs
11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Perspectives from Study Sponsor and Charge to the Committee
Peter Freeman, National Science Foundation
12:00 noon-12:30 p.m.
Working Lunch
12:30-2:30 p.m.
Panel One: Perspectives on the IT R&D Ecosystem from Federal Agencies Making IT R&D Investments
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Discussion Topics:
What are your agency’s investment philosophy, strategy, and interests for IT research?
From your perspective, what is the state of the IT R&D ecosystem? Has this changed or do you see it changing?
What aspects of the ecosystem do you think are working well, and where are you looking to make improvements?
What do you think could be done to maintain or improve the health and vitality of the ecosystem? Who can do this? Who should do this?
What studies and data, including funding data, do you think the committee should take into account (please provide these or provide links).
Panelists:
Simon Szykman, National Coordination Office for Networking and Information Technology R&D
Deborah Crawford, National Science Foundation
Anthony Tether, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
André van Tilborg, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Science and Technology
Daniel Hitchcock, Department of Energy
Michael Marron, National Institutes of Health
Q&A with panelists
2:30-2:45 p.m.
Break
2:45-4:15 p.m.
Panel Two: Perspectives on the IT R&D Ecosystem from Academic and Business Communities
Discussion Topics:
From your perspective, what is the state of the IT R&D ecosystem? Has this changed or do you see it changing?
What aspects of the ecosystem do you think are working well, and where would you look to make improvements?
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What do you think could be done to maintain or improve the health and vitality of the ecosystem? Who can do this? Who should do this?
What studies and data do you think the committee should take into account (please provide or provide links).
Panelists:
William Aspray, Association for Computing Machinery
Andrew Bernat, Computing Research Association
Andrea Hoffman, TechNet
Charles Wessner, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy, National Research Council
Q&A with panelists
4:15-5:45 p.m.
Panel Three: Perspectives on the Potomac-Area IT Start-up Environment
Discussion Topics:
From your perspective, what is the regional climate like for IT start-ups? How has this changed? Where do you see it going?
What is the provenance of most of the successful start-ups in this region?
What are the key advantages for start-ups in this area? The key hindrances?
What is your perspective on funding prospects and viability of IT-centered start-ups based on technology transferred from university research? Based on technology developed in government-industry partnerships? Spun out of national laboratories and Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs)?
What could be done to improve funding and viability of IT-centered start-ups? Who should do this? Who can do this?
What studies and data do you think the committee should take into account (please provide or provide links)?
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Panelists:
John May, New Vantage Group
Jonathan Silver, Core Capital Partners
Raymar Dizon, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Q&A with panelists
5:45 p.m.
Closing Remarks by Committee and Public
Eric Benhamou and Randy H. Katz, Co-Chairs
6:15-7:00 p.m.
Adjournment and Public Reception
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY R&D ECOSYSTEM WORKSHOP—SILICON VALLEY
FEBRUARY 23, 2007
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIFORNIA
9:00-9:15 a.m.
Welcome to the Open Session and Workshop
Eric Benhamou and Randy H. Katz, Committee and Workshop Co-Chairs
9:15-10:45 a.m.
Panel I: Perspectives on China’s and India’s Roles in the IT R&D Ecosystem
Session Organizer: Martin Kenney, University of California, Davis
Panelists:
Vinod Dham, NewPath Ventures LLC
Dixon Doll, DCM-Doll Capital Management
Martin Haemmig, Consultant
Lenny Mendonca, McKinsey & Company
Q&A with panelists
10:45-11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Panel II: Perspectives from Long-Time Observers of the Ecosystem
Session Organizer: Randy H. Katz, University of California, Berkeley; Committee and Workshop Co-Chair
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Panelists:
John Markoff, New York Times, and Visiting Lecturer, Stanford University
Geoffrey Moore, TGC Advisors
Kara Swisher, Wall Street Journal
Hal Varian, University of California, Berkeley
Q&A with panelists
12:30-1:30 p.m.
Working Lunch
Remarks and Discussion
John Toole, Executive Director and CEO, Computer History Museum
1:30-3:00 p.m.
Panel III: Perspectives from Serial Entrepreneurs and Angel Investors
Session Organizer: Arati Prabhakar, U.S. Venture Partners
Panelists:
Ron Conway, Angel Investors
Judy Estrin, Packet Design
Andreas von Bechtolsheim, Sun Microsystems
Q&A with panelists
3:00-3:30 p.m.
Break
3:30-5:00 p.m.
Panel IV: A Cross-Industry, Global View of the Ecosystem
Session Organizer: Steven Klepper, Carnegie Mellon University
Panelists:
Timothy Bresnahan, Stanford University
Rafiq Dossani, Stanford University
David Mowery, University of California, Berkeley (participating by conference phone)
AnnaLee Saxenian, University of California, Berkeley (participating by conference phone)
Q&A with panelists
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5:00-5:30 p.m.
Banking Business Models for Working with Innovative Companies
Kenneth Wilcox, Silicon Valley Bank and SVB Financial Group
5:30 p.m.
Closing Remarks for Workshop
6:00 p.m.
Working Dinner
7:30 p.m.
Discussion with Carver Mead, Foveon, Inc.
The public is welcome.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY R&D ECOSYSTEM WORKSHOP—BOSTON
APRIL 19, 2007
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
8:00 a.m.
Welcome to the Open Session and Workshop
Eric Benhamou and Randy H. Katz, Committee and Workshop Co-Chairs
8:00-8:30 a.m.
European Venture Perspectives on the IT R&D Ecosystem
Paul Deninger, Jeffries Broadview
Q&A
8:30-10:00 a.m.
Policy Dimensions of the IT R&D Ecosystem
Session Moderator: Eric Benhamou, Benhamou Global Ventures, LLC; Committee and Workshop Co-Chair
Panelists:
Erik Brynjolfsson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bob Litan, Kauffman Foundation (participating by conference phone)
Bob Kimball, RealNetworks, Inc. (participating by conference phone)
Q&A with panelists
10:00-10:30 a.m.
Break
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10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
State of University–Industry Relationships in the IT R&D Ecosystem
Session Moderator: Raj Reddy, Carnegie Mellon University
Panelists:
Katharine Ku, Stanford University
Scott Shane, Case Western Reserve University (participating by conference phone)
Rodney Brooks, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kenneth Morse, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Q&A with panelists
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Working Lunch, with Speaker
Irving Wladawsky-Berger, IBM
1:00-1:15 p.m.
Break
1:15-2:30 p.m.
International Dimensions of the IT R&D Ecosystem
Session Moderator: Eric Benhamou, Benhamou Global Ventures, LLC; Committee and Workshop Co-Chair
Panelists:
Orna Berry, Gemini Israel Funds and Israel Venture Association
David Wei, Lenovo (participating by conference phone)
David Moschella, Leading Edge Forum
Q&A with panelists
2:30-3:00 p.m.
Break
3:00-4:30 p.m.
Emerging IT Platforms—from Sensors to Internet Data Centers, from Open Source to Web 2.0
Session Moderator: Randy H. Katz, University of California, Berkeley; Committee and Workshop Co-Chair
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Panelists:
Jamey Hicks, Nokia Research Center, Cambridge
Jeffrey Jaffe, Novell, Inc.
Luiz Andre Barroso, Google, Inc. (participating by conference phone)
Siobhan O’Mahoney, Harvard Business School
Q&A with panelists
4:30-5:00 p.m.
Break
5:00-6:30 p.m.
Workforce and Social Issues
Session Moderators: Stephen Barley, Stanford University; and Lucy Sanders, National Center for Women and Information Technology
Panelists:
Phillip J. Bond, Information Technology Association of America
Daryl Chubin, American Association for the Advancement of Science
David Finegold, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
John Sargent, Department of Commerce
Q&A with panelists
6:30 p.m.
Adjournment
6:30-8:30 p.m.
Dinner
7:15 p.m.
Speaker: Robert M. Metcalfe, Polaris Venture Partners
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