Deborah Crawford – VP for Research, GMU, Summit Co-Chair
How can the engineering research community identify diverse ideas and innovations that promote a more just, free, and prosperous world? Deborah Crawford, Vice President for Research at George Mason University, addresses the need for a mechanism that makes this call-to-action possible, one that engages and gives voice to a diverse community of engineering researchers and innovators.
Lance Davis – Senior Advisor, NAE, Summit Co-Chair
How can NSF develop a formal mechanism that envisions the future and determines what areas in engineering are important to pursue? Lance Davis, Senior Advisor at the National Academy of Engineering, notes the importance of drawing inspiration from models that have been used in the past, in engineering and beyond, to inform NSF’s ideal visioning mechanism.
Lisa Teague – Head, Research and Technology, Rolls Royce
How do we identify what research will evolve into the innovative products of the future? Lisa Teague, Head of Research and Technology at Rolls-Royce Corporation, shares several ways that Rolls-Royce engages stakeholders in research and innovation, from collaborating with university technology centers and the small business community to fostering a culture of innovation in the workplace that actively encourages employee engagement.
Sridhar Kota – Executive Director, MForesight
How do we bring together diverse experts to generate and share ideas on emerging technologies and cross-cutting challenges? Sridhar Kota, Executive Director of MForesight (Alliance for Manufacturing Foresight), explores how MForesight leverages a large and diverse network of experts to provide intelligence to the federal government, the private sector, and the academic community. In his Visioning Summit presentation, Kota will expand upon MForesight’s activities, initiatives, and impact.
Ann W. Schwartz – Director, CCC
How can we catalyze our communities towards great future research? Ann Schwartz Drobnis, Director of the Computing Community Consortium (CCC), shares how CCC works to promote the future visions for computing research by, with, and for the community—primarily through visioning activities that encourage diverse groups to share ideas that can have major national impact.
