Wednesday, May 1
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:59 am
The AI Revolution
9:00 am

Market Structure and Generative AI

Pierre Azoulay, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NBER
Joshua L. Krieger, Harvard University
Abhishek Nagaraj, University of California, Berkeley and NBER
9:35 am

Government as Venture Capitalists in AI

David Y. Yang, Harvard University and NBER
10:10 am

Intellectal Property and Creative Machines (slides)

Adam B. Jaffe, Brandeis University and NBER
Gaétan de Rassenfosse, École Polytechnique Fédérale De Lausanne
Joel Waldfogel, University of Minnesota and NBER
Break
10:48 am
R&D Funding Models
11:00 am

Can Operation Warp Speed Serve as a Model for Accelerating Innovations Beyond Covid Vaccines?

Arielle D'Souza, Institute for Progress
Christopher M. Snyder, Dartmouth College and NBER
11:35 am

Designing Scientific Grants (slides)

Christoph Carnehl, Bocconi University
Marco Ottaviani, Bocconi University
Justus Preusser, Bocconi University
Break
12:20 pm
Technical Labor Force
12:25 pm

Meeting U.S. Defense Science and Engineering Workforce Needs: A Progress Report

Amy Nice, Institute for Progress
1:00 pm

Keynote: Jason Matheny, RAND
Research Questions Around Innovation Policy

This presentation will only be available to in-person participants
Wrap-up