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From 10th to 1st: Improving U.S. Innovation and Global Competitiveness

Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 03:00 PM to Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 4:59 PM EST
325 Russell Senate Office Building2 Constitution Avenue NEWashington District Of Columbia, 20002
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Event Summary

U.S. economic, trade, and innovation policies do not exist in a vacuum; they are inextricably linked to other countries' policies. Please join ITIF for a discussion hosted by Senators Chris Coons and Jerry Moran on how effective America is at bolstering innovation for our own benefit and for the good of the global economy.

The starting point for discussion will be ITIF's new report, Contributors and Detractors: Ranking Countries’ Impact on Global Innovation, which assesses 56 nations on the extent to which their policies contribute to and detract from the global innovation ecosystem. The U.S. ranks 10th overall, revealing there is room to improve its human capital, R&D, technology, and tax policies if it wants to maximize its global competitiveness and innovation potential. This event will explore what policies Congress can pursue in 2016 to improve America’s standing and become the world leader in global innovation.

Following a brief overview of the report, a panel of experts representing industry, academia, and the non-profit sector will offer their perspectives and take questions on this critical competitiveness issue.

Speakers

Chris
Chris Coons@ChrisCoons
Senator (D-DE)
U.S. Congress
Speaker
Cory
Cory Gardner
Senator (R-CO)
U.S. Congress
Speaker
Jerry
Jerry Moran
Senator (R-KS)
U.S. Congress
Speaker
Stephen
Stephen Ezell@sjezell
Vice President, Global Innovation Policy, and Director, Center for Life Sciences Innovation
Information Technology and Innovation Foundation
Moderator, Presenter (View Presentation)
Hamilton
Hamilton Moses
Chairman
Alerion, LLC
Presenter
Mark
Mark Seager
Intel Fellow in the Data Center Group and Chief Technology Officer for the Technical Computing Group
Intel Corporation
Presenter
David
David Williams
Executive Dean of the Professional Colleges and Dean of The College of Engineering
The Ohio State University
Presenter
Vidadi
Vidadi Yusibov
Executive Director
Fraunhofer USA Center for Molecular Biotechnology
Presenter
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