Friday, December 12th

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University Agenda
Talent and Innovation Partnerships
December 12, 2008

Bringing Together Universities and Industry to Address Global Challenges

The University Day objectives are 1) to establish a vision for university-industry partnerships between the U.S., China, and India that transforms traditional models for R&D and education and talent development; 2) profile successful partnership models; and 3) develop an agenda for public policy and government investment to serve as a catalyst for university-industry cooperation in addressing major global challenges.

7:30 am             Registration

7:30 – 8:45 am  Breakfast Hosted by University and Research Institution Presidents

• Joseph Aoun, President, Northeastern University
• Susan Avery, President, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Lawrence S. Bacow, President, Tufts University
• Samir Barua, Director, Indian Institute of Management - Ahmedabad
• John Bassett, President, Clark University
• Edward Benz, President, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
• Dennis D. Berkey, President, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Gary Borisy, Director, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole
• Robert A. Brown, President, Boston University
• Tan Chorh Chuan, President, National University of Singapore
• Drew Gilpin Faust, President, Harvard University
• Su Guaning, President, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
• Gloria Larson, President, Bentley University
• Jack Wilson, President, University of Massachusetts

8:00 – 8:15 am  Welcome and Sector Chairs’ Recommendations

• Tony Saich, Daewoo Professor of International Affairs, Director of Ash Institute for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Faculty Chair, Asia Programs, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
• Edward Benz, President, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, giving Life Sciences update
• William Guenther, President, Mass Insight Corporation

8:15 – 8:25 am   Welcoming Remarks - The Honorable Deval Patrick, Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts

8:25 - 8:50 am   Opening Presentation - Lessons Learned from Massachusetts' Innovation Leadership and Economic Success:  The Role of Universities and Talent Development

Ed Glaeser, Director, Taubman Center for State and Local Government and Professor of Economics, HKS; Director, Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston.  Speaking on “Lessons Learned from Massachusetts Innovation Leadership and Economic Success:  the role of universities and talent development.”

8:50 – 9:00am  Break

9:00 – 9:30am  Keynote Presentation

Tony Tan Keng Yam, Chairman, National Research Foundation, Singapore
Introduction by Robert A. Brown, President, Boston University

9:30 – 11:00 am   Panel – Innovation:  Global University R&D Partnerships

• Joseph Aoun, President, Northeastern University
• Susan Avery, President, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
• Su Guaning, President, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 
• Jack Wilson, President, University of Massachusetts
• Robert A. Brown, President, Boston University, moderator

11:00 – 11:15am  Break

11:15 – 12:30pm  Panel – 21st Century Science & Engineering Programs and Talent Partnerships

• Jamshed Bharucha, Provost, Tufts University
• Gary Borisy, Director, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole 
• Venkatesh Narayanamurti, Dean Emeritus, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University, moderator
• Ambuj Sagar, Professor, IIT Delhi

12:30 – 1:30pm     Lunch

1:30 – 2:30pm       Panel – National Funding Strategies:  Policies to Facilitate University-Industry Collaborations Addressing Global Challenges

• Tan Chorh Chuan, President, National University of Singapore
• Charles Wessner, Director of Technology, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, National Academy of Sciences
• William Bonvillian, Director of Federal Relations, MIT, Washington Office, moderator