Thursday, October 22
10:00 am Welcome, Overview, and Introductions of PCAST Members

John Holdren, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology; Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; Co-Chair, PCAST Harold Varmus, Co-Chair, PCAST Eric Lander, Co-Chair, PCAST
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Thursday, October 22
10:15 am Role of Science and Technology in Foreign Policy and Development Assistance

Moderators: Harold Varmus, Ahmed Zewail Speaker: Kerri-Ann Jones, Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Department of State (accepted)
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Thursday, October 22
11:00 am Report Briefing: National Research Council Report - A New Biology for the 21st Century

Ensuring the United States Leads the Coming Biology Revolution Moderators: Eric Lander, Harold Varmus Speakers: Phillip A. Sharp, Institute Professor, The David H. Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Co-Chair, National Research Council Committee on New Biology for the 21st Century Thomas Connelly, Executive Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer, DuPont and Co-Chair, National Research Council Committee on New Biology for the 21st Century
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Thursday, October 22
2:00 pm Federal STEM Education Initiatives

Moderators: Eric Lander, James Gates Speakers: Kathryn Stack, Deputy Associate Director, Education and Human Resources, Office of Management and Budget, The White House Robert McGahern, Director, National Defense Education Program, Department of Defense Cora B. Marrett, Acting Deputy Director, National Science Foundation Joyce Winterton, Assistant Administrator for Education, National Aeronautics and Space Administration William Valdez, Director, Office of Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists, Office of Science, Department of Energy Bruce Fuchs, Director, Office of Science Education, Office of Science Policy, National Institutes of Health
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Thursday, October 22
4:00 pm Innovative STEM Education Programs

Innovative STEM Education Programs Moderators: Eric Lander, James Gates Speakers: Bruce Alberts, Editor in Chief, Science Larry Rosenstock, Chief Executive Officer, High Tech High Angela Baber, Senior Policy Analyst, STEM Education Division National Governors Association Center for Best Practices John Winn, Chief Program Officer, National Math and Science Initiative Linda Katehi, Chancellor, University of California, Davis, and Chair, National Academy of Engineering/National Research Council Committee on Understanding and Improving K-12 Engineering Education in the United States Carl Wieman, Director, Carl Wieman Science Education Initiative, University of British Columbia and Science Education Initiative, University of Colorado
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Friday, October 23
10:00am Role of Science and Technology in Foreign Policy and Development Assistance

Moderators: Harold Varmus, Ahmed Zewail
Speaker: Nina V. Fedoroff, Science and Technology Adviser, Department of State
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Friday, October 23
10:45 am STEM Education

Moderators: Eric Lander, James Gates
Speaker: Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education
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Friday, October 23
11:30 am Public Comment

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Friday, October 23
12:00 pm Subcommittee and Working Group Reports

• Health and Life Sciences Subcommittee • STEM Education Subcommittee • Interdisciplinary Subcommittee • Energy, Climate Change, and Environment Subcommittee • Innovation and Technology Subcommittee • Economic Development Subcommittee • International Security Subcommittee
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