U.S. Research and Innovation: Where Are We Amidst Global Competition

Please join TFAI for our Webinar “U.S. Research and Innovation: Where Are We Amidst Global Competition” on Tuesday, May 10th.

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“U.S. Research and Innovation: Where Are We Amidst Global Competition?” is a briefing that will feature prominent leaders from industry and academia discussing the need to prioritize research funding by increasing investments in science and technology, so the U.S. is well positioned to drive future economic growth through innovation. The briefing will also feature the release of a new AAAS report with an update of some of the major global trends in R&D investment, scientific publications, and patenting, and compare how the U.S. stacks up.

The briefing will feature the following participants:

Karen Saxe, Ph.D. Associate Executive Director, American Mathematical SocietyRodolfo H. Torres, Ph.D. Professor of Mathematics and the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development at the University of California, Riverside (UCR)Sudip Parikh, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer and Executive Publisher, The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Matt Hourihan, Director R&D Budget and Policy Program for the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)Kathleen “Taffy” Kingscott, Vice President Strategic Partnerships, IBM ResearchRob Blair, Senior Director, 5G and External Affairs, MicrosoftMark Peters, Ph.D., Executive Vice President for National Laboratory Management and Operations at Battelle Memorial Institute

Originally published May 9, 2022