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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Forum Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2014. The Importance of Engineering Talent to the Prosperity and Security of the Nation: Summary of a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18626.
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Appendix A


Forum Agenda

Annual Meeting Forum

Importance of Engineering Talent to the
Prosperity and Security of the Nation


Monday, October 7, 2013
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
National Academy of Sciences Building
Washington, DC

An expert panel will explore the many questions surrounding the importance of top-talent in the engineering workforce to the competitiveness of the US advanced economy and the future prosperity, security, and quality of life of US citizens. The Forum is held as part of the 2013 NAE Annual Meeting.


Welcome
C. D. Mote, Jr., President, National Academy of Engineering

Moderator: Christine Romans, Host of CNN’s weekly business show Your Money

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Forum Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2014. The Importance of Engineering Talent to the Prosperity and Security of the Nation: Summary of a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18626.
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Forum Discussion

Forum Participants:

David Baggett, Founder, Arcode

William F. Banholzer, Chief Technical Officer, New Business Development, and Executive Vice President, The Dow Chemical Company

Alec N. Broers, House of Lords, and Past President, Royal Academy of Engineering

John A. Montgomery, Director of Research, US Naval Research Laboratory

Subra Suresh, President, Carnegie Mellon University, and Former Director, National Science Foundation

Marie C. Thursby, Regents’ Professor and Hal and John Smith Chair in Entrepreneurship, Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Forum Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2014. The Importance of Engineering Talent to the Prosperity and Security of the Nation: Summary of a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18626.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Forum Agenda." National Academy of Engineering. 2014. The Importance of Engineering Talent to the Prosperity and Security of the Nation: Summary of a Forum. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18626.
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The quality of engineering in the United States will only be as good as the quality of the engineers doing it. The recruitment and retention of talented young people into engineering therefore need to be top national priorities, given the crucial importance of engineering to our prosperity, security, health, and well-being. Only 4.4 percent of the undergraduate degrees awarded by US colleges and universities are in engineering, compared with 13 percent in key European countries (the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Germany, and France) and 23 percent in key Asian countries (India, Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea, and Singapore). In the past, the United States has been able to attract engineering graduate students and professionals from other countries to meet the need for engineering talent in the public and private sectors. But other countries are providing increasingly attractive opportunities for engineers, with excellent salaries, facilities, and economic growth potential. The United States can no longer assume that the best engineering talent in the world will want to come to this country.

The Importance of Engineering Talent to the Prosperity and Security of the Nation is the summary of a forum held during the National Academy of Engineering's 2013 Annual Meeting. Speakers discussed the opportunities and challenges of creation and wise use of engineering talent, and made recommendations for recruitment and retention strategies. This report assesses the status of engineering education in the U.S. and makes recommendations to promote and improve engineering education.

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