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Accelerating Energy Innovation: Lessons from
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October
23, 2009 |
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The National Press Club |
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Holeman
Lounge |
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Sponsored
by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Program on Environmental and
Energy Economics |
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and NBER Program on Productivity. |
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To
present the findings of a forthcoming book edited by Professor Rebecca
Henderson, |
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and Richard G. Newell, |
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8:00 am |
Registration
and Continental Breakfast |
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8:30 am |
Introduction
and Keynote Speaker |
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Dr. Steven
E. Koonin, Under Secretary for |
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9:00 am |
Agriculture,
Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals/Biotechnology |
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Tiffany
Shih and Professor Brian Wright, |
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Professor
Ashish Arora, |
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Alfonso
Gambardella, |
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Implications
for Energy Innovation from the Chemical Industry |
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Professor
Iain Cockburn, |
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Professor Scott
Stern, Northwestern University and NBER |
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Jack
Zausner, Northwestern University |
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Finding
the Endless Frontier: Lessons from the Life Sciences Innovation System for
Energy R&D |
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10:00 am |
Break |
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10:15 am |
Semiconductors,
Computers and the Internet |
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Professor
David Mowery, |
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Professor
Shane Greenstein, Northwestern University and NBER |
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Nurturing the Accumulation
of Innovations: Lessons from the Internet |
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11:15 am |
Panel |
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Dr. Mary
Bohman, Division Director, Economic Research |
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Dr.
Michael Holland, Senior Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary for U.S.
Department of Energy |
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Dr. Carl
Shapiro, Chief Economist, |
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Bill
Valdez, Office of |
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Dr.
Jeannette Wing, Assistant Director, National Science Foundation |
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12:15 pm |
Rebecca
Henderson, |
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12:30 pm |
Adjourn |
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Additional
Chapters: |
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Professor
Joshua Lerner, |
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10/14/09 |
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