New York’s Nanotechnology Model:
Building the Innovation Economy
A Symposium Organized by
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences
in cooperation with
Hudson Valley Community College, the Center for Economic Growth,
GlobalFoundries, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
April 3-4, 2013
Bulmer Telecommunications Center
Hudson Valley Community College
80 Vandenburgh Avenue
Troy, NY
DAY 1: APRIL 3, 2013
1:00PM | Welcome and Introductory Remarks |
Drew Matonak, President, Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) | |
The Honorable Paul Tonko, U.S. House of Representatives | |
1:30PM | Keynote Address |
Ajit Manocha, CEO, GLOBALFOUNDRIES | |
2:15PM | Panel I: Innovation and Growth: Regional, National, and International Dimensions |
Moderator: Jason Miller, Special Assistant to the President for Manufacturing Policy, National Economic Council, The White House | |
The Global Innovation Imperative | |
Charles Wessner, Director, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, The National Academies | |
The U.S. Innovation Strategy: The NIST Contribution | |
Phillip Singerman, Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) | |
Challenges and Opportunities for the New York Innovation Economy | |
Darren Suarez, Director of Government Affairs, Business Council of New York | |
3:45 PM | Keynote Address |
The Honorable Shirley Ann Jackson, Ph.D., President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
4:15 PM | Panel II: The New York Nanotechnology Cluster |
Moderator: Rex Smith, Editor, Albany Times Union | |
The New York Innovation Economy and the Nanotechnology Cluster: The Role of SUNY | |
Timothy Killeen, Vice Chancellor for Research, SUNY, and President, Research Foundation for SUNY | |
New York’s Nanotechnology Model: Building the Innovation Economy | |
Ken Adams, President and CEO, Empire State Development Commission | |
Pioneering Innovation to Drive an Educational and Economic Renaissance in New York State | |
Pradeep Haldar, Head of Nanoeconomics Constellation, College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering, The State University of New York at Albany | |
5:15 PM | Adjourn, Day 1 |
DAY 2: APRIL 4, 2013
9:00 AM | Welcome and Introduction |
Drew Matonak, President, Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) | |
9:15 AM | Panel III: Growing the Semiconductor Industry in New York: Challenges and Opportunities |
Moderator: Charles Wessner, Director, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, The National Academies | |
Breaking New Ground: The New York Advantage | |
Mike Russo, Director of Government Affairs, GLOBALFOUNDRIES | |
Collaboration as a Way Forward for Semiconductor Technology: Albany Nanotech | |
Gary Patton, Vice President, Semiconductor Research and Development Center, IBM | |
Growing the Semiconductor Industry in New York: Challenges and Opportunities | |
Daniel Armbrust, President and CEO, SEMATECH | |
10:45 AM | Panel IV: 21st Century Universities: Drivers of Regional Growth and Employment |
Moderator: Luis Proenza, President, The University of Akron | |
The Power of SUNY | |
Nancy L. Zimpher, Chancellor, The State University of New York | |
Building Innovation Infrastructure: The Role of EDA | |
Thomas Guevara, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Regional Affairs, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce | |
Universities as Economic Anchors | |
Donald Siegel, Dean, School of Business, State University of New York at Albany | |
Technical Training for Innovation-Driven Employment | |
Drew Matonak, President, Hudson Valley Community College (HVCC) | |
1:15 PM | Keynote Address |
Michael Fancher, Vice-President for Business Development and Economic Outreach, Center for Advanced Technology (CAT), College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE), The State University of New York at Albany | |
1:45 PM | Panel V: Building Advanced Manufacturing Industries in New York |
Moderator: Frank Murray, President and CEO, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) | |
Advanced Manufacturing for New Energy Technologies | |
Minh Le, Director, Solar Energy Technologies, U.S. Department of Energy | |
University-Industry Partnerships for Next Generation Manufacturing | |
John Wen, Director, Center for Automation Technologies and Systems, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
Lessons Learned to Date in the New “Tech Valley” | |
F. Michael Tucker, President & CEO, Center for Economic Growth | |
Manufacturing and Innovation: The GE Perspective | |
Stephan Biller, Chief Scientist for Manufacturing, General Electric | |
3:15 PM | Panel VI: Nanotechnology and Biomedical Sciences |
Moderator: David Rooney, Senior Vice President, Center for Economic Growth | |
Innovation in Cancer Research: The Nanotechnology Opportunity | |
Larry Nagahara, Director, Office of Physical Sciences—Oncology, Center for Strategic Scientific Initiatives, National Cancer Institute | |
Building the Brain-Computer Interface: Clinical and Experimental Needs | |
Anthony Ritaccio, Director, Epilepsy and Human Brain Mapping, Albany Medical Center | |
Advancing Nano-Biotechnology | |
Jonathan S. Dordick, Vice President for Research, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
Convergence in the Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical, and Medical Device Industries | |
Brian Toohey, President and CEO, Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) | |
4:15 PM | Closing Roundtable: New York’s Innovation Future |
Moderator: Charles Wessner, Director, Technology, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship, The National Academies | |
Johanna Duncan-Poitier, Senior Vice Chancellor for Community Colleges and the Education Pipeline, The State University of New York |
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Kathleen Kingscott, Senior Director for Strategic Partnerships, IBM | |
Michael Liehr, Executive Vice President of Innovation and Technology, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, The State University of New York at Albany |
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W. Clark McFadden, Senior Counsel, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP; Committee Member, National Academies Committee on State and Regional Innovation Initiatives | |
Jonathan S. Dordick, Vice President for Research, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | |
Mike Russo, Director of Government Affairs, GLOBALFOUNDRIES | |
5:00 PM | Adjourn |