Summit Series on the National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges

 Grand Challenge Summit in Chicago, IL

Welcome

General Welcome Remarks
John L. Anderson, President, Illinois Institute of Technology

Alan Schriesheim, President and Founder, Chicago Council on Science and Technology, and Director Emeritus, Argonne National Laboratory

Nora Lin, President, Society of Woman Engineers

Charles O’Melia, Abel Wolman Professor of Environmental Engineering Emeritus, Johns Hopkins University

Introduction Remarks—Dennis A. Roberson, Vice Provost for New Initiatives, Illinois Institute of Technology

Keynote: Charles O'Melia, Abel Wolman Professor of Environmental Engineering Emeritus, Johns Hopkins University

Panelists:
Paul Brand-Rauf, Dean, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago
Margaret Osbourne, Green Coordinator, Environmental Protection Agency Region VI
Manian Ramesh, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer, Nalco Company

Introduction Remarks – John W. Rowe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Exelon Corporation

Keynote: John P. Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and director, Office of Science and Technology Policy

Panelists:
David Archer, Professor of Geophysical Sciences, University of Chicago
Carlos A. Cabrera, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Institute of Low Carbon and Clean Energy
Adele Simmons, Vice Chair and Senior Executive, Chicago Metropolis 2020

Introduction Remarks, Peter C. Nelson, Professor of Computer Science and Dean of Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago

Keynote: Roger E. Frechette III, PE, President, PositivEnergy Practice

Panelists:
Carol Ross Barney, Founder and Design Principal, Ross Barney Architects, and Adjunct Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology
Jeanne Gang, President and Principal, Studio Gang Architects, and Adjunct Associate Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology
Antony Wood, Executive Director, Council on Tall Buildlings and Urban Habitat, and Associate Professor, Illinois Institute of Technology

General Welcome Remarks?Nora Lin, President, Society of Women Engineers?Natacha DePaola, Carol and Ed Kaplan Armour Dean of Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
Introduction Remarks –  Joseph Walsh, Vice President for Research, Northwestern University

Keynote: Tachi Yamada, M.D., President, Global Health Program, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Panelists:
Norbert G. Riedel, Corporate Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Baxter International Inc.
Father Thomas Streit, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Notre Dame
Eric E. Whitaker, Executive Vice President, Strategic Affiliations, and Associate Dean, Community-Based Research, University of Chicago Medical Center

Closing Session/Wrap-up Panel:

Alan Schriesheim, President and Founder, Chicago Council on Science and Technology, and Director Emeritus, Argonne National Laboratory

General Remarks- Ray LaHood, Secretary, United States Department of Transportation

Remarks and Introduction to Wrap-Up Panel - John L. Anderson, President, Illinois Institute of Technology

Chair – Charles M. Vest, President, National Academy of Engineering

Panelists:

Natacha DePaola, Carol and Ed Kaplan Armour Dean of Engineering and Professor of Biomedical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology

Nora Lin, President, Society of Woman Engineers

Charles O’Melia, Abel Wolman Professor of Environmental Engineering Emeritus, Johns Hopkins University

Adjournment Address - Alan Schriesheim, President and Founder, Chicago Council on Science and Technology, and Director Emeritus, Argonne National Laboratory