National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Department of Commerce
September 2, 2010

AGENDA

8:15 - 9:00am Breakfast

Welcome, Opening Remarks, and Open Discussion on the Nation's Capacity for Innovation and Entrepreneurship

9:00 - 9:05am Welcome

Esther Lee, Director, Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce

9:05 - 9:15am Opening Remarks and Charge to NACIE, Honorable Gary Locke, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce

9:15 - 9:30am Remarks by Co-Chairs

Steve Case, Chairman & CEO, Revolution and Co-Founder, AOL

Mary Sue Coleman, President, University of Michigan

Desh Deshpande, Chairman, Sparta Group, A123 Systems, Sycamore Networks, Tejas Networks, Sandstone Capital, and HiveFire

9:30 - 10:10am Open Discussion on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Moderated by Co-Chair Mary Sue Coleman

Administration and Department of Commerce Strategic Priorities

10:10 - 10:40am Roundtable Discussion on the Administration's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Agenda

Moderated by Co-Chair Desh Deshpande with:

Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Officer & Associate Director for Technology, Office of Science and Technology Policy, White House

Tom Kalil, Deputy Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, White House

Ginger Lew, Senior Counselor, National Economic Council, White House

Phil Weiser, Senior Advisor for Technology, Innovation, and Competition Policy, National Economic Council, White House

10:40 - 10:50am Economic Development Administration's Jobs and Innovation Partnerships

John Fernandez, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, U.S. Department of Commerce

10:50 - 11:00am National Institute of Standards and Technology's Innovation Initiatives

Patrick Gallagher, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce

11:00 - 11:10am Report from the Small Business Administration's High-Growth Entrepreneurship Conference

Sean Greene, Associate Administrator for Investment & Special Advisor for Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration

NACIE Priorities and Next Steps

11:10 - 11:50am Discussion on NACIE moderated by Co-Chair Steve Case

11:50 - 12:00pm Next Steps