Welcome and Keynote Address

Welcoming Remarks, Cynthia Robinson, Director AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowships

Keynote Address, Kei Koizumi, Assistant Director for Federal R &D at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Panel 1. Data Transparency and the New Tools of Evaluation

Moderated by:
Stephen Ezell, The Information Technology & Innovation Foundation

Confirmed speakers:
Stefano Bertuzzi, Health Science Policy Analyst, Office of Science Policy, Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health
Aman Bhandari, Senior Advisor for Innovation, Department of Health and Human Services
Denise Duncan, Senior Fellow, LMI Government Consulting
Cameron Neylon, Senior Scientist, Science and Technologies Facilities Council (UK)

Panel 2. Evaluating ARRA: A Natural Experiment

Moderated by:
Colin Macilwain, Research Fortnight and Research Europe (UK)

Confirmed speakers:
David Croson, Program Director in the Science of Science & Innovation Policy, National Science Foundation and Professor SMU Cox School Business
Richard Freeman, Herbert Ascherman Chair in Economics, Harvard University/National Bureau of Economic Research
Luci Roberts, Director, Division of Planning and Evaluation, Office of Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health
Bill Valdez, Acting Director, Office of Economic Impact and Diversity, Department of Energy

Panel 3. To Cut or Not To Cut: The Agency Dilemma

Moderated by:
Richard Van Atta, Science and Technology Policy Institute

Confirmed Speakers:
Sharon Drumm, Staff Officer, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture
Christopher King, Staff Director, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
Jitinder Kohli, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Eric Toone, Deputy Director for Technology, Department of Energy, Advanced Research Projects Agency

Closing Remarks, FIRE Leadership