Building The Future

July 16, 2014
Philadelphia

Earlier this year, The Atlantic launched a series of conversations across the country on how we can “build the future” – of manufacturing, of biotechnology, and of energy.

On July 16, we built upon this ongoing series by traveling to Philadelphia, PA. We explored what industry and academia are doing to equip the workforce with the skills needed to succeed in this new era and how local leaders are strengthening the resurgence of the manufacturing sector.

National Constitution Center, Kirby Auditorium, 2nd Floor
525 Arch Street
Independence Mall
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106

Wednesday, July 16, 2014
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Speakers

Bruce Andrews Acting Deputy Secretary United States Department of Commerce @CommerceGov
Julia Hearthway Secretary of Labor and Industry Commonwealth of Pennsylvania @JhearthwayJulia
Michael Nutter Mayor City of Philadelphia @Michael_Nutter
Ed Rendell Former Governor, Pennsylvania; Co-Chair Building America's Future @GovEdRendell
Lori Shorr Chief Education Officer Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia @PhiladelphiaGov
Barbara Stanford-Allen Director, Industry Partnerships Philadelphia Works @philaworks
Joe Tarnowski Senior Vice President for Biopharmaceutical R&D GSK @GSKUS
Steve Clemons Washington Editor-at-Large The Atlantic @scclemons

Agenda

9:30 am Welcome Remarks

Emily Akhtarzandi, Managing Director, AtlanticLIVE

9:35 am Keynote Interview

Moderated By: Steve Clemons, Washington Editor-at-Large, The Atlantic
The Honorable Ed Rendell, Former Governor; Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; Co-Chair, Building America’s Future

10:00 am Sponsor Content, brought to you by Siemens

Craig Edelbrock, Chancellor, Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies
James Menego, Vice President, Americas Strategic Alliances, Siemens PLM Software
Eric Spiegel, President and Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Corporation U.S.

10:15 am Keynote Interview

Moderated By: Steve Clemons
The Honorable Michael Nutter, Mayor, City of Philadelphia

10:45 am Advancing Across Industries: Working Together to Shape the Future of Manufacturing

Moderated By: Steve Clemons
The Honorable Julia Hearthway, Secretary of Labor and Industry, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Lori Shorr, Chief Education Officer, Office of the Mayor of Philadelphia
Barbara Stanford-Allen, Director, Industry Partnership, Southeast Regional Advanced Manufacturing Partnership
Joe Tarnowski, Senior Vice President, Biopharmaceutical R&D, GSK

11:25 am Keynote Interview

Moderated By: Steve Clemons
The Honorable Bruce Andrews, Acting Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce

12:00 pm Program Conclusion

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