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| Name | TBG Lecture: "Science and Technology Policy at The White House," Thomas Kalil, 10/22/18 |
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| Video Discription | October 22, 2018 Thomas Kalil, Chief Innovation Officer, Schmidt Futures "Science and Technology Policy at The White House" Recognizing an increasingly significant inter-relationship between the rapid growth of new technologies and the business and governmental sectors, the Technology, Business and Government lecture series brings distinguished individuals to Penn Engineering to interact with students and faculty on broad issues affecting technology and science, research and policy. ABSTRACT Thomas will discuss some of the S&T policy priorities of President Obama including STEM education, identifying and pursuing 21st Century Grand Challenges, such as the BRAIN Initiative, and increasing R&D in critical technologies such as robotics, advanced materials, and Big Data. He will also discuss “lessons learned” from his service at the White House. ABOUT THOMAS KALIL Thomas Kalil is Chief Innovation Officer at Schmidt Futures. Prior to Schmidt Futures, Tom served in the White House for two Presidents (Obama and Clinton), helping to design and launch national science and technology initiatives in areas such as nanotechnology, the BRAIN initiative, data science, materials by design, robotics, commercial space, high-speed networks, access to capital for startups, high-skill immigration, STEM education, learning technology, startup ecosystems, and the federal use of incentive prizes. From 2001 to 2008, Kalil was Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Science and Technology at UC Berkeley. He launched a program called Big Ideas@Berkeley, which provide grants to student-led teams committed to solving important problems at home and abroad. Prior to joining the Clinton White House in 1993, Tom was a trade specialist at the Washington offices of Dewey Ballantine, where he represented the Semiconductor Industry Association on U.S.-Japan trade issues and technology policy. He also served as the principal staffer to Gordon Moore in his capacity as Chair of the SIA Technology Committee. |
| Category | Education |
| Tags | thomas kalil | technology | business | government | science policy | penn engineering |
