AGENDA Opening Remarks09:00-09:10AM J. Stapleton Roy, Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States Wang Weimin, Vice Chairman, Counsellors’ Office of the State Council (COSC) Panel 1: U.S. and PRC Innovation OverviewChair: J. Stapleton Roy, Director, Kissinger Institute Kent Hughes, Director, Program on America and the Global Economy09:10-09:35AM U.S. Government’s Approach to Encouraging Innovation Liu Yanhua, COSC/Former Vice Minister of Science & Technology09:35-10:00AM PRC Government’s Approach to Encouraging Innovation Q&A10:00-10:45AM Break10:45-11:00AM Panel 2: U.S.-China S & T CooperationChair:  Marco Di Capua, Former S & T Counselor, U.S. Embassy, Beijing Richard P. Suttmeier, University of Oregon11:00-11:25AM U.S.-China Cooperation on Innovation Qiao Zonghuai, COSC/Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs11:25-11:50AM Sino-U.S. Cooperation on Innovation Q&A11:50AM-12:30PM Lunch(A light lunch will be served outside of the conference room)12:30-1:30PM Panel 3: Educating & Training for Innovation Chair:  Qiao Zonghuai, COSC/Former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Joan Ferrini-Mundy, National Science Foundation 1:30-1:55PM Education Programs to Develop Talent Zhang Yantong, COSC Department Director-General1:55-2:20PM Education and Training of S & T Talent Q&A2:20-3:00PM Break3:00-3:15PM Panel 4: Commercializing Innovative DiscoveriesChair:  Liu Yanhua, COSC/Former Vice Minister of Science & Technology Kathleen Kingscott, IBM 3:15-3:40PM U. S. Commercialization of Innovative Discoveries   Jiang Mingling, Former COSC Vice-Chairman3:40-4:05PM PRC Commercialization of Innovative Discoveries  Q&A4:05-4:40PM Closing Remarks4:40-5:00PM J. Stapleton Roy, Director, Kissinger Institute on China and the United States Wang Weimin, Vice Chairman, Counsellors’ Office of the State Council