SUNDAY, JUNE 8 • 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM

Planning for the future was never an easy task. But today’s technological complexity demands a vision that encompasses the skills and contributions of a variety of different disciplines. The panelists in this session review the kinds of interdisciplinary collaboration that is bringing success to their companies today and what further collaborations will be needed to succeed in the coming years.

CHAIRED BY:
Michael Rogers
Futurist-in-Residence • The New York Times Company • New York, NY

PANELISTS:
John F. Elter, Ph.D.
Professor, Nanoengineering• College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering• SUNY at Albany• Albany, NY
John A. Kleppe, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Electrical and Biomedical Engineering Department • University of Nevada • Reno, NV
John G. Voeller
Consultant to Office of Science and Technology Policy • The White House • Washington D.C. and
Senior Vice President • Black & Veatch• Overland Park, KS
Jen Jewers
Chair of ASME Committee on Early Career Development • Mechanical Designer • Henderson Engineers, Inc.• Lenexa, KS

MONDAY, JUNE 9 • 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM

How wide are the gaps between the skill sets of today’s engineers and those needed going forward? What steps can be taken by companies and individuals to close those gaps quickly. In this session industry and academic experts highlight the rapid changes in skills and pinpoint the gaps between current and needed skills that you and your organization must address to remain competitive.

1.5 PDHs

CHAIRED BY:
Michael Rogers, Futurist-in-Residence • The New York Times Company • New York, NY

PANELISTS:
John E. Goossen
Director, Science and Technology Department • Westinghouse Electric Company • Pittsburgh, PA
Said Jahanmir, Ph.D.
President and CEO • MiTiHeart Corporation • Gaithersburg, MD
Ahmed K. Noor, Ph.D.
Eminent Scholar, William E. Lobeck Professor of Advanced Aerospace Engineering • and Director of Engineering Environments • Old Dominion University • Norfolk, VA
Kristen J. Pederson
Vice President • IBM Global Business Services • Denver, CO
Charla K. Wise
Vice President, Technology • Lockheed Martin Corporation • Bethesda, MD

TUESDAY, JUNE 10 • 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM

Companies seeking to produce breakthrough products and services need to understand that those challenges now require cooperation across a broad spectrum of disciplines. In this session senior executives will provide actual examples of how they created effective interdisciplinary partnerships that resulted in highly successful ventures.

1.5 PDHs

CHAIRED BY:
Michael Rogers
Futurist-in-Residence • The New York Times Company • New York, NY

PANELISTS:
Todd Allen
Johnson & Johnson
Avram Bar-Cohen, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering • University of Maryland • College Park, MD
Annmarie Connor
Mechanical Design Engineer • United Space Alliance • Cape Canaveral, FL
Alan G. Miller
Director of 787 Technology Integration • Boeing Corporation • Seattle, WA
Jason L. Rottenberg
Managing Partner • MILCOM Venture Partners • Winter Park, FL