12 Events

Boston Tech Hub Faculty Working Group Attendees

Bennett Craig

Special Series - Open to the Public

Catalyzing Semiconductor Innovation through the NSTC

Wed., May 17, 2023 | 8:00am - 9:30am

Online

EVENT SUMMARY

This event is about the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC), which received newly appropriated funding through the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act. The NSTC is intended to be the central hub for research and engineering within the U.S. semiconductor ecosystem. This event will feature four guest speakers who will discuss key implementation strategies for the NSTC to achieve its goals of extending U.S. leadership in foundational technologies and reducing the time and cost to prototype innovative ideas.

GUEST SPEAKERS

  • Susie Armstrong, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Qualcomm; Member, Industrial Advisory Committee, Department of Commerce
  • Dev Shenoy, Principal Director for Microelectronics, Department of Defense 
  • Gregg Bartlett, Chief Technology Office, GlobalFoundries
  • Jim Cable, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Chairman, Finwave Semiconductor

The event will be hosted by Frank Doyle, Dean of Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Boston Tech Hub Faculty Working Group Attendees

Bennett Craig

Special Series - Open to the Public

Standard Setting and CHIPS Legislation Implementation

Wed., Apr. 12, 2023 | 8:00am - 9:30am

Online

EVENT SUMMARY

Technical standards are a critical part of the global technology ecosystem because they facilitate trade, can give first movers a competitive advantage, and can generate significant revenue for companies with patents deemed “standards essential.” Recognizing the strategic importance of standards, China has increasingly grown its presence in standards meetings, and reports have documented instances of attempted standards voting manipulation by Chinese actors. This event will feature three guest speakers and focus on how the U.S. can leverage the momentum generated by the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act to support robust US industry participation and leadership in an inclusive, open, fair and robust global standards ecosystem.

GUEST SPEAKERS

  • Mary Saunders, Vice President, Government Relations and Public Policy, American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
  • Andrew Updegrove, Partner, Gesmer Updegrove LLP
  • Naomi Wilson, Vice President of Policy, Asia, Information Technology Industry Council

The event will be co-hosted by Frank Doyle, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean, and John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Research Professor of Environmental Policy.

Boston Tech Hub Faculty Working Group Attendees

Bennett Craig

Special Series - Open to the Public

Leveraging America’s Potential - Workforce Development for the Semiconductor Industry

Wed., Mar. 22, 2023 | 8:00am - 9:30am

Online

EVENT SUMMARY

This event will focus on the workforce challenges for the microelectronics industry in the U.S. as the industry rapidly expands due to investments made by the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act. It is estimated that over the next few years an additional 70,000 to 90,000 fab workers will be needed within new CHIPS-funded facilities. This workforce gap is substantial and demands a large-scale investment in workforce development. 

This event will feature five guest speakers who will discuss the critical role of community colleges in addressing this challenge, designing workforce development initiatives focused on underrepresented minorities and rural communities, and lessons learned in the political process of creating and passing the workforce provisions in the CHIPS and Science Act.

GUEST SPEAKERS

  • Bo Machayo, Director of U.S. Government and Public Affairs, Micron Technology
  • Anastasia Urtz, Provost and Senior Vice President, Onondaga Community College 
  • Jared Ashcroft, PI of Micro Nano Technology Education Center (MNT-EC); Professor at Pasadena City College
  • Hon. John Katko, Senior Advisor, HillEast Group
  • Sujai Shivakumar, Director and Senior Fellow, Renewing American Innovation Project, CSIS

The event will be co-hosted by Frank Doyle, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean, and John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Research Professor of Environmental Policy.

Boston Tech Hub Faculty Working Group Attendees

Bennett Craig

Special Series - Open to the Public

Advancing Strategic Translational Science at the Newly Authorized NSF TIP Directorate.

Wed., Feb. 22, 2023 | 8:00am - 9:30am

Online

EVENT SUMMARY

This event is about NSF's Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) Directorate, newly authorized through the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act.  One of the key issues the TIP Directorate is tasked with addressing is advancing the speed with which we move critical technology investments from lab to market. The event will feature four guest speakers who will shed light on the development of the TIP Directorate, strategic competition with China, and key lessons and suggestions for the TIP Directorate from other government initiatives, the private sector, and academia. 

GUEST SPEAKERS

  • Erwin Gianchandani, Assistant Director of the Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, NSF
  • Stacey Dixon, Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
  • Edlyn Levine, Chief Science Officer, America’s Frontier Fund
  • Steven Currall, Visiting scholar, John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University; Former President, University of South Florida

The event will be co-hosted by Frank Doyle, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean, and John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Research Professor of Environmental Policy.

Perspective on Web3

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Special Series - Open to the Public

Perspectives on Web3: Building, Investing, and Policymaking

Thu., Oct. 20, 2022 - Thu., Dec. 1, 2022

Online

The Perspectives of Web3 virtual series led by the Technology and Public Purpose Project convenes a multidisciplinary group of speakers to address the emergence of opportunities and challenges in web3.

Registration is currently open for the third and final session in the series, Policymaking in Web3, happening on December 1st from 4:00-5:00PM ET. 

Special Series - Open to the Public

Improving Information Integrity at Scale

Fri., Apr. 15, 2022 | 11:00am - 1:00pm

Online

This event is part three of a special series of convenings conducted through the Democracy and Internet Governance Initiative, hosted by Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy. The Initiative focuses on identifying solutions to the harms caused by digital platforms, such as social media. Improving Information Integrity at Scale focuses on addressing wide spread mis- and disinformation. 

The event is co-chaired by Belfer Center Director Ash Carter and Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs.

Special Series - Open to the Public

Addressing Networked Harassment and Diminished Press Freedom

Fri., Feb. 25, 2022 | 11:00am - 1:00pm

To Be Announced

This event is part two of a special series of convenings conducted through the Democracy and Internet Governance Initiative, hosted by Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy. The Initiative focuses on identifying solutions to the harms caused by digital platforms, such as social media. Addressing Networked Harassment and Diminished Press Freedom focuses on harassment of journalists and the decreased trust and freedom of robust news outlets. 

The event is co-chaired by Belfer Center Director Ash Carter and Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs.

Special Series - Open to the Public

Countering Extremism and Incitement to Violence Online

Fri., Jan. 7, 2022 | 11:00am - 1:00pm

To Be Announced

This event is part one of a special series of convenings conducted through the Democracy and Internet Governance Initiative, hosted by Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy. The Initiative focuses on identifying solutions to the harms caused by digital platforms, such as social media. Countering Extremism and Incitement to Violence Online focuses on addressing radicalization, extremism, and incitement to violence through online platforms. 

The event is co-chaired by Belfer Center Director Ash Carter and Shorenstein Center Director Nancy Gibbs.

What should the federal government do to increase its internal scientific and technical expertise, in order to address some of the nation’s most pressing issues?

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Special Series - Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students

Boston Tech Hub Faculty Working Group: Increasing STEM Expertise in Government

Tue., May 26, 2020 | 8:00am - 9:30am

Online

The Boston Tech Hub Faculty Working Group, hosted by former Secretary of Defense and Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center Director Ash Carter and Harvard SEAS Dean Frank Doyle, will convene its third and final session of the spring semester on the topic of increasing STEM expertise in the federal government. The session will examine the problem with insufficient scientific and technological expertise in the American federal legislative and executive branches, the types of expertise each body needs to be effective, and potential solutions to mitigate the problem.