In a few weeks the 2012 London Summer Olympics will begin and I expect the US and China medal counts will reflect current geopolitics as China ascends and the US (along with everybody else) adapts to the new realities. Coincident (or not) with the athletic competition is increasing discussion about US and China relative to their science and technology efforts.
The Kissinger Institute on China and the United States, The Program for America and the Global Economy, and The Counsellors’ Office of the State Council (COSC), People’s Republic of China are hosting a symposium on June 19, 2012 (tomorrow) from 9 am to 5 pm EDT at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars. Here’s the agenda,
Opening Remarks
09:00-09:10AM
J. Stapleton Roy, Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
Wang Weimin, Vice Chairman, Counsellors’ Office of the State Council (COSC)
Panel 1: U.S. and PRC Innovation Overview
Chair: J. Stapleton Roy, Director, Kissinger Institute
Kent Hughes, Director, Program on America and the Global Economy
09:10-09:35AM U.S. Government’s Approach to Encouraging Innovation
Liu Yanhua, COSC/Former Vice Minister of Science & Technology
09:35-10:00AM PRC Government’s Approach to Encouraging Innovation
Q&A
10:00-10:45AM
Break
10:45-11:00AM
Panel 2: U.S.-China S & T Cooperation
Chair: Marco De Capua, Former S & T Counselor, U.S. Embassy, Beijing
Richard P. Suttmeier, University of Oregon
11:00-11:25AM U.S.-China Cooperation on Innovation
Qiao Zonghuai, COSC/Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
11:25-11:50AM Sino-U.S. Cooperation on Innovation
Q&A
11:50AM-12:30PM
Lunch
(A light lunch will be served outside of the conference room)
12:30-1:30PM
Panel 3: Educating & Training for Innovation
Chair: Qiao Zonghuai, COSC/Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs
Joan Ferrini-Mundy, National Science Foundation
1:30-1:55PM Education Programs to Develop Talent
Zhang Yantong, COSC Department Director-General
1:55-2:20PM Education and Training of S & T Talent
Q&A
2:20-3:00PM
Break
3:00-3:15PM
Panel 4: Commercializing Innovative Discoveries
Chair: Liu Yanhua, COSC/Former Vice Minister of Science & Technology
Kathleen Kingscott, IBM
3:15-3:40PM U. S. Commercialization of Innovative Discoveries
Jiang Mingling, Former COSC Vice-Chairman
3:40-4:05PM PRC Commercialization of Innovative Discoveries
Q&A
4:05-4:40PM
Closing Remarks
4:40-5:00PM
J. Stapleton Roy, Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States
Wang Weimin, Vice Chairman, Counsellors’ Office of the State Council
If y0u are interested in attending any of the sessions and haven’t received an invitation, contact:
For those of us unable to attend, the US National Research Council produced a report (224 pp) of their 2010 STEP (Board on Science, Technology and Econ0mic Policy) meeting (published in 2011) titled, Building The 21st Century; US-China Cooperation on Science, Technology and Innovation (Summary of a Symposium). That meeting was part of a series held in the US and in various Asian countries over a period of years so I imagine it would provide some useful insight into the current situation especially when combined with tomorrow’s symposium at the Woodrow Wilson Center.