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Appendix A

Agenda

Building The Ohio Innovation Economy

A Symposium Organized by
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences in cooperation with
The University of Akron, NorTech, Case Western Reserve University, David Morgenthaler, and Richard Pogue

25-26 April 2011

Founders Ballroom
Intercontinental Hotel
9801 Carnegie Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio

DAY 1: APRIL 25

9:00 AM  

Welcome and Introduction

Richard Pogue, Senior Advisor, Jones Day

Mary Good, Founding Dean, College of Engineering and

Information Technology, University of Arkansas at Little Rock

 
9:30 AM  

Keynote Address

Luis Proenza, President & CEO, The University of Akron

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Research Council. 2013. Building the Ohio Innovation Economy: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13538.
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9:45 AM  

Panel I: The Ohio Innovation Economy in the Global Context

Moderator: Richard A. Stoff, President,

Ohio Business Roundtable

Challenges and Opportunities for the Ohio Innovation Economy

Ross DeVol, Executive Director of Economic Research,

Milken Institute

Meeting the Global Innovation Imperative

Charles Wessner, Director, Technology, Innovation, and

Entrepreneurship, The National Academies

 
11:00 AM  

Coffee Break

 
11:15 AM  

Panel II: Stimulating Manufacturing in Ohio

Moderator: Sridhar Kota, Assistant Director for Advanced

Manufacturing, Office of Science and Technology Policy,

White House

Innovation and U.S.-Based Manufacturing

Sridhar Kota, Assistant Director for Advanced Manufacturing,

Office of Science and Technology Policy, White House

The State Manufacturing Challenge

Eric Burkland, President, Ohio Manufacturing Association

Stimulating Manufacturing in Ohio:

An Industry Perspective

James Griffith, President & CEO, Timken Company

Reviving Manufacturing: The Role of NIST

Phillip Singerman, Associate Director for Innovation and Industry Services, National Institute of Standards and Technology

 
12:30 PM  

Lunch

 
1:30PM  

Panel III: Innovation Clusters and Economic Development

Moderator: Lester Lefton, President, Kent State University

Clusters and the Next Ohio Economy: What is Needed

Lavea Brachman, Executive Director,

Greater Ohio Policy Center

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Agenda." National Research Council. 2013. Building the Ohio Innovation Economy: Summary of a Symposium. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13538.
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Infrastructure for the 21st Century:

How EDA Might Help

John Fernandez, Assistant Secretary,

Economic Development Administration

Economic Development in Ohio: The Role of Community Foundations

Ronn Richard, President & CEO, Cleveland Foundation

 
2:45 PM  

Coffee Break

 
3:00 PM  

Keynote Address: Investing in Ohio

James Leftwich, Director, Ohio Department of Development

 
3:30 PM  

Panel IV: State and Regional Innovation Programs

Moderator: Richard Bendis, Innovation America

Current Trends and Challenges in State Innovation Programs

Dan Berglund, President & CEO, State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI)

The Role of NorTech: Promoting Innovation and Economic Development

Rebecca O. Bagley, President & CEO, NorTech

 
4:15 PM  

Panel V: The New Energy Economy in Ohio

Moderator: Gary Leidich, Executive Vice President,

FirstEnergy

The Ohio Energy Economy: Needs, Opportunities, and Initiatives

David Wilhelm, Founder & President, Woodland

Venture Management

ARPA-e Initiatives

Jonathan Burbaum, ARPA-e

Building Clean Energy Companies in Ohio:

What Needs to Be Done

Lorry Wagner, President, LEEDCo

 
5:00 PM  

Adjourn Day 1

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DAY 2: APRIL 26

 
9:00 AM  

Welcome and Introduction

David Morgenthaler, Founding Partner,

Morgenthaler Ventures

 
9:15 AM  

Panel VI: 21st Century Universities:

Drivers of Regional Growth & Employment

Moderator: William Harris, President & CEO,

Science Foundation Arizona

Relevance, Connectivity, and Productivity:

The Akron Model

Luis Proenza, President & CEO, The University of Akron

The Economic Impact of a Major Comprehensive Research University: The Case Western Reserve University Model

W. A. “Bud” Baeslack III, Provost and Executive Vice

President, Case Western Reserve University

 
10:15 AM  

Coffee Break

 
10:30 AM  

Panel VII: Biomedical Growth Opportunities

Moderator: Baiju Shah, BioEnterprise

Biomedical Research and the Health Care Industry

Frank Douglas, President & CEO, Austen BioInnovation

Institute in Akron

Bringing Medical Innovations to Market

Delos “Toby” Cosgrove, President & CEO, Cleveland Clinic

Advancing Cancer Research

Anna Barker, Deputy Director, National Cancer Institute, ret.

 
11:30 AM  

Panel VIII: Growing the Ohio Flexible

Electronics Industry

Moderator: Byron Clayton, Vice President, NorTech

The Genesis of a New Cluster

John West, Professor of Chemistry, Kent State University

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Role of Regional Academic Institutions in Flexible

Electronics Development

Miko Cakmak, Distinguished Professor of Polymer

Engineering, The University of Akron

Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Flexible Displays

Albert Green, CEO, Kent Displays

Manufacturing of Curved Liquid Crystal Devices

Bahman Taheri, CEO, AlphaMicron

 
12:30 PM  

Lunch

 
1:00 PM  

Luncheon Keynote Address

The Honorable Rob Portman, United States Senate

 
1:15 PM  

Panel IX: Early-Stage Finance and Entrepreneurship in Ohio

Moderator: Lisa Delp, Technology Investment Coordinator,

Ohio Department of Development

Stimulating Entrepreneurship: The Lorain County Model

Roy Church, President, Lorain County Community College

Angel Investing: The ARCHAngel Experience

Barry Rosenbaum, Senior Fellow, The University of Akron

Research Foundation

Innovation Capital and Entrepreneurship in Ohio

Ray Leach, CEO, JumpStart

 
3:00 PM  

Adjourn

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One important element of STEP's analysis concerns the growth and impact of foreign technology programs. U.S. competitors have launched substantial programs to support new technologies, small firm development, and consortia among large and small firms to strengthen national and regional positions in strategic sectors. Some governments overseas have chosen to provide public support to innovation to overcome the market imperfections apparent in their national innovation systems. They believe that the rising costs and risks associated with new potentially high-payoff technologies, and the growing global dispersal of technical expertise, underscore the need for national R&D programs to support new and existing high-technology firms within their borders.

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