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Investing in Innovation: R&D and the Future of the Defense-Industrial Base
Jan 16, 2014
6:00pm
to
8:00pm
Willard Intercontinental Hotel's Crystal Room
Washington, DC
The Center for a New American Security and the Aerospace Industries Association hosted a discussion on:
R&D and the Future of the Defense-Industrial Base
with
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Following his remarks, Mr. Bush will join a panel discussion with:
Frank Kendall
Under Secretary of Defense
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L)
Dr. Hunter Rawlings
President
Association of American Universities
Dr. Brian K. Fitzgerald
Chief Executive Officer
Business-Higher Education Forum
Moderated by:
Michèle Flournoy
Co-Chair of the Board of Directors
Center for a New American Security
Wesley G. Bush, Chairman, CEO and President of Northrop Grumman Corp., discussed federal R&D spending and the future of the defense-industrial base. Following his remarks, there was a panel discussion with Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense, Dr. Hunter Rawlings, president of the Association of American Universities, and Dr. Brian Fitzgerald, chief executive officer at the Business-Higher Education Forum. The panel was moderated by Michèle Flournoy, Co-Chair of the Board of Directors at CNAS.
The panel addressed:
- How industry, academia and government can be more effective in working together;
- How to develop joint federal agency/industry S&T roadmaps; and
- Gaps in federal R&D and opportunities for industry investment in independent research and development.
Date & Time
Thursday, January 16, 2014
5:30 p.m.: Guest Registration
6:00-6:30 p.m.: Cocktail Reception
6:30-7:30 p.m.: Remarks by Wesley G. Bush and Panel Discussion
7:30-8:00 p.m.: Audience Q&A