- 2013 Research Triangle Park Summit
- 2013 Global Summit - London
- 2010 National Summit - Los Angeles
- 2010 Seattle Summit
- 2010 Chicago Summit
- 2010 Boston Summit
- 2010 Phoenix Summit
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- Plenary Talk - Charles Vest
- Session I: Energy and the Environment
- Session II: Health
- Session III: Entrepreneurship
- Session IV: Security
- Session V: National Survey Findings
- Session VI: Understanding the Brain: Learning and Computation
- Session VII: Big Idea Panel
- Video/Essay Winners
- Speaker & Panelist Bios
- Poster Contest Winners
- Organizing Committee
- Summit Sponsors
- National Survey Results
- Grand Challenge Scholars Program
- Grand Challenge K12 Partners Program
Organizing Committee
The purpose of the organizing committee is to provide guidance and vision for the Summit and educational events, to determine paths for dissemination of Summit and educational activities, findings, and recommendations, and to work with the program committee to recommend speakers for the Summit.
Tom Katsouleas, Duke University
Richard Miller, Olin College
Michael Moody, Olin College
Jim Melsa, Iowa State University
Harold Shapiro, Princeton University
Yannis Yortsos, USC
Program Committee
The purpose of the program committee is to develop the Summit program structure and to identify and secure speakers for the Summit with assistance/guidance from the organizing committee.
April Brown, Duke University
Jeff Glass, Duke University
George Truskey, Duke University
Maja Mataric, USC
Shrikanth Narayanan, USC
John O’Brien, USC
Tim Profeta, Duke University
Gill Pratt, Olin College
Lincoln Pratson, Duke University
Warren Grill, Duke University
Michael Merson, Duke University
Tim Lenoir, Duke University
Lynn Andrea Stein, Olin College
David Fitzpatrick, Duke University
Michael Platt, Duke University
Tom Byers, Stanford
Education Committee
The purpose of the education committee is to engage students across each partner institution in learning experiences that leverage the Grand Challenges.
April Brown, Duke University
Jeff Glass, Duke University
Don Bliss, Duke University
Joe Nadeau, Duke University
Pat Wolf, Duke University
Gill Pratt, Olin College
John O’Brien, USC
Summit TopicsSummit SpeakersSpeaker InterviewsSpeaker Topics
How can business, academia and government partner to build the manufacturing and engineering capabilities needed today and in the future?
How can research produced by universities better align with industry to address real world challenges?
How can research produced by universities better connect with industry to address real world challenges?
How do we make manufacturing a desired career?
How do we make manufacturing a desired career?
How do we make manufacturing a desired career?
How do we make manufacturing a desired career?
What are the critical skills needed by the U.S. workforce to tackle the Grand Challenges?
What are the critical skills needed by the U.S. workforce to tackle the Grand Challenges?
What are the critical skills needed by the U.S. workforce to tackle the Grand Challenges?
What is North Carolina's competitive edge?
What next steps should be taken at the conclusion of the Manufacturing for the Grand Challenges conference?
What next steps should be taken at the conclusion of the Manufacturing for the Grand Challenges conference?
What next steps should be taken at the conclusion of the Manufacturing for the Grand Challenges conference?
What type of manufacturing can and should be located in the United States?
What type of manufacturing can and should be located in the United States?
Summit Series Organizers
