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IV Appendixes: A Biographies of Speakers
IV Appendixes: A Biographies of Speakers
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Ahluwalia was a member of the Planning Commission in New Delhi as well as a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the prime minister. Before that, he served as finance secretary in the Ministry of Finance, secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs, commerce secretary, special secretary to the prime minister, and economic advisor to the Ministry of Finance.
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His numerous honorary awards include the Senior Alexander von Humboldt Award (Germany) , the Senior Fulbright Award (Germany)
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at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. For the next six years he served as an associate professor of chemical engineering at MIT and began his work in the financial sector as technical director of the American Research and Development Corporation, a pioneer venture capital firm.
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The American Geophysical Union awarded him its 2002 Roger Revelle Medal for outstanding research contributions to the understanding of Earth's atmospheric processes, biogeochemical cycles, or other key elements of the climate system. In 2004, the World Cultural Council honored him with another of the scientific community's most distinguished awards, the Albert Einstein World Award in Science.
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He has also conducted extensive analytical work in major developing countries including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, India, Pakistan, China, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. Dahlman's publications include: India and the Knowledge Economy: Leeraging Strengths and Opportunities (2005)
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She is a FulbrightHays Scholar, Ford and Rotary Foundation Fellow, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a recipient of various honors, including Georgetown University's Annual Alumni Achievement Award, the State Department's Superior Honor Award, Dialogue on Diversity's International Award 2001, National Endowment for Democracy (NED) Democracy Service Medal, Poland's Highest Medal of Merit, Grand Cross of Commander of the Order of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Gediminas, honorary doctorate of humane letters from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Westminster College, Roger Williams University, and an honorary doctorate of laws from Flagler College.
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Gopalakrishnan is the director of the IBM India Research Laboratory, which is part of IBM Research, widely recognized as the world's leading IT research organization. Gopal has over 18 years of experience in technology and research, and now leads a team of researchers in developing innovative technologies for IBM products and services and in addressing the unique issues faced by clients in the region.
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Herd was named global technology leader for the Material Systems Technologies at GE Global Research in February 2006.
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Professor Indiresan has been president of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, and of the Indian National Academy of Engineering. He is a fellow of the Indian National Academy of Engineering, a distinguished fellow of Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, and honorary fellow of the Indian Railway Society of Signal and Telecommunication Engineers.
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In the fall of 1994, he returned to the faculty at Stony Brook, teaching and doing research in optical science as a university professor. Three years later, he became president of Brookhaven Science Associates, a partnership between the university and Battelle Memorial Institute that competed for and won the contract to operate Brookhaven National Laboratory.
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During his presidency, Marburger served on numerous boards and committees, including chairmanship of the governor's commission on the Shoreham Nuclear Power facility, and chairmanship of the 80-campus Universities Research Association, which operates Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory near Chicago. He served as a trustee of Princeton University and many other organizations.
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As chairman of the Standing Committee on Information Technology of World Intellectual Property Organization, as a member of the International Intellectual Property Rights Commission of the UK government, and as vice chairman on the Commission in Intellectual Property Rights, Innovation and Public Health set up by the World Health Organization, he brought new perspectives to the issue of IPR and the developing world concerns. In the postliberalized India, Dr.
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Upon graduation from this program, he was appointed urban and regional planner in the Transport and Urban Projects Department, where he was promoted to deputy division chief in December 1979. In October 1984, he was promoted to the position of program coordinator in the Office of the Regional Vice President, Europe, Middle East, & North Africa
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Her specific research interests focus on malaria, tuberculosis, AIDS and diabetes. Under her leadership, Nicholas Piramal has made significant progress in discovery research and patenting of new chemical entities, chemical process development for new drug delivery systems, clinical research for planning clinical trials, for new drug protocols and pharmacokinetics labs, herbal research for DNA fingerprinting and standardization of Ayurveda, the setting up of a business R&D program in the company, and contract research and technology partnerships with some of the leading companies in the world.
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Mr. Sen participated in summit meetings in the United Nations, Commonwealth, Non-Aligned Movement, Six-Nation Five-Continent Peace Initiative, South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation, International Atomic Energy Agency, G-15, and other forums and also in over 160 bilateral summit meetings.
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Mr. Shriram's knowledge of and advice on issues ranging from raising venture capital, key management hiring, making the right product choices, and defining and adapting the business model to changing market conditions has been used to secure early customer wins, build momentum from a standing start, and generate international growth.
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He has held the highest civil service position viz the cabinet secretary to the government of India, as well as the position of chief secretary in Uttar Pradesh, the largest state of India. His other civil service posts in the government of India include secretary in the Ministry of Textiles and joint secretary to the Ministry of Commerce.
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In 1993, Dr. Weber was detailed to the White House and worked in the Executive Office of the President; he received the Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award in 1994.
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Foremost among these is a congressionally mandated study of the Small Business Innovation Research Program, reviewing the operation and achievements of this $2 billion award program for small companies and start-ups. A major review of the technology drivers of the New Economy and its sustained productivity growth is nearing completion.
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