Nanotechnology Conference

"Nanotechnology and the emerging global knowledge economy: Challenges and opportunities in an international context"

March 29-30, 2007

THURSDAY – MARCH 29
9:00-9:15 am	Welcome – Gary Gereffi (Duke)
9:15-10:45 am	Session 1~ Nanotechnology in a Global Context- Part I Moderator: Gary Gereffi (Duke) Richard Appelbaum and Rachel Parker (UCSB/CNS) – Nanotechnology in China | PRESENTATION Timothy Lenoir (Duke) – Visual Mapping of Nanotechnology Networks
10:45-11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00-12:30 pm	Session 2~ Nanotechnology in a Global Context- Part II Moderator: Tim Lenoir (Duke) Gary Gereffi, Stacey Frederick and Ryan Ong (Duke & NC State) – Nanotechnology in North Carolina | PRESENTATION Stefano Micelli and Vladi Finotto (VIU/TeDIS) – Nanotechnology in Italy | PRESENTATION
12:30-2:00 pm	Lunch
2:00-3:15 pm	Session 3~ Nanotechnology in International Comparative Perspective Moderator: Richard Appelbaum (UCSB/CNS) Rob Burns (Lux Research) – Top Nations in Nanotechnology Research
3:15-3:30 pm	Coffee Break
3:30-5:15 pm	Session 4~ China, India, and the Emerging Global Knowledge Economy Moderator: Nan Lin (Duke/Sociology) Cong Cao (SUNY/Levin Institute) – China in the Emerging Global Knowledge Economy | PRESENTATION Vivek Wadhwa and Ben Rissing (Duke/Pratt) – Globalization and Engineering | PRESENTATION
FRIDAY – MARCH 30
9:00-9:15 am	Welcome - Gary Gereffi (Duke)
9:15-10:30 am	Session 1: Innovation and Product Development in Nanotechnology Moderator: Jean Davis (NC Department of Commerce) Lance Kress (High Performance Coatings) Jesko von Windheim (Nextreme Thermal Solutions)
10:30-10:45 am	Coffee Break
10:45-12:15 pm	Session 2: Commercialization and Technology Management in Nanotechnology  Moderator: Katrin Burt (Intersouth Partners) Reyad Sawafta (QuarTek & NC NanoAccelerator) David Myers (RTI)
12:15-2:00 pm	Lunch Introduction: Mark Weisner (Duke/Pratt) Keynote speaker:  Robert Henn, CTO, Liquidia Technologies~ “Nanotechnology:  Science Fiction or Commercial Reality?”
2:00-3:30 pm	Session 3: Public Policy, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship: Where Does North Carolina Fit? Moderator: Dan Vallero (Duke/Pratt) John Hardin (North Carolina Board of Science & Technology) Mark Wiesner (Duke/Pratt) Katrin Burt (Intersouth Partners) David Myers (RTI)
3:30-3:45 pm	Coffee Break
3:45-5:15 pm	Session 4: Challenges and Opportunities in the Emerging Knowledge Economy Moderator: Gary Gereffi (Duke) Mary Musacchia (ACS) Rob Burns (Lux Research) Cong Cao (SUNY/Levin Institute) Vivek Wadhwa (Duke/Pratt)
5:30-6:30 p.m.	Reception

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS

• Richard Appelbaum, Center for Nanotechnology in Society, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Rob Burns, Senior Vice President, Lux Research, Inc.
• Katrin Burt, Investment Analyst, Intersouth Partners, LP, Durham, NC
• Cong Cao, Senior Research Associate, The Levin Institute, State University of New York
• Jean Davis, International Trade Manager for the IT and Nanotechnology Sector, NC Department of Commerce
• Vladi Finotto, Adjunct Professor, Department of Economics, Venice International University
• Stacey Frederick, Doctoral Candidate, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University
• Gary Gereffi, Director, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness; Professor, Department of Sociology, Duke University
• John Hardin, Deputy Director & Chief Policy Analyst, North Carolina Board of Science and Technology, NC Department of Commerce
• Robert Henn, Chief Technology Officer, Liquidia Technologies, Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC
• Lance Kress, Senior Vice President, High Performance Coatings, Inc., Whitsett, NC
• Timothy Lenoir, Kimberly Jenkins Chair in New Technologies and Society, Duke University
• Nan Lin, Oscar L. Tang Family Professor of Sociology, Duke University
• Stefano Micelli, Dean, Venice International University, and Director, TeDIS (Technologies in Distributed Intelligence Systems)
• Mary Musacchia, Senior Vice President, Global Business Development, Affiliated Computer Systems, Inc (ACS), RTP, NC
• David Myers, Vice President for Engineering and Technology, Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
• Ryan Ong, Research Associate, Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness, Duke University
• Rachel Parker, Graduate Fellow, Center for Nanotechnology in Society, Doctoral Candidate, Sociology, University of California, Santa Barbara
• Ben Rissing, Research Scholar, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
• Reyad Sawafta, Chief Executive Officer, QuarTek Corporation, Greensboro, NC
• Daniel Vallero, Adjunct Professor of Engineering Ethics, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
• Jesko von Windheim, Chief Executive Officer, Nextreme Thermal Solutions, RTP, NC
• Vivek Wadhwa, Executive in Residence, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University
• Mark Wiesner, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Pratt School of Engineering, Duke University

Financial support for this conference from the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute and the Arts & Sciences Committee on Faculty Research at Duke University is gratefully acknowledged.