The University of Wyoming will host leaders from across America to discuss policy recommendations for keeping the United States at the front and center of innovation and economics.
The summit is co-hosted by UW President Ed Seidel; Greg Hill, the chief operating officer and president of Hess Corporation. Director of Idaho National LaboratoryJohn Wagner. And Deborah Wince-Smith, president and CEO of the Council on Competitiveness.
“We’re delighted that Wyoming’s university is hosting a summit that will bring together a rich mix of stakeholders and policymakers to discuss and develop policy recommendations regarding some of the major challenges facing the nation,” Seidel said
“Today’s economy is changing at an unprecedented speed, and universities, companies, states, and nations are scrambling to adapt. Partnerships across these industry players are critical as we work to lay the groundwork for the new economy in Wyoming as a fundamental part of UW’s land-grant mission.”
The summit brings leaders together to expand the country’s “geography of innovation” to the Mountain West.
The summit will also focus on three additional critical issues facing the nation: sustainability and energy, scaling and deploying disruptive technology, and work and the workforce.
“The United States has stood apart from the rest of the world during the past half-century in its record of sustained innovation — across industries old and new, and through the ups and downs of economic cycles — yet today faces new realities and imperatives,” Wince-Smith said.
“We must be more creative, more intentional in developing new models for regional and national innovation. Our work in Wyoming is the first step toward this effort for our National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers.”
There will be keynote speakers at the summit.
Confirmed are: Wyoming Gov Mark Gordan; National Science Foundation Assistant Director Erwin Gianchandani, who is leading NSF’s newest directorate focusing on “Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships”; and CEO of Canoo Technologies Tony Aquila, who is working on making electric vehicles in the United States.
The four hosts will speak as well.
It is open to the public, and those interested can register online.
