Engineering Globalization Workshop Program May 17-18th, 2012 Program Current as of April 26th - Subject to Change |
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Thursday May 17th, 2012 |
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8:00-8:20am Welcome and Workshop Goals |
Tom Peterson Assistant Director for Engineering, NSF |
| Robert Trew Director of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Division, NSF |
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| Samir El-Ghazaly Program Director, ECCS Division, NSF |
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| Ron Hira and John E. Ettlie Workshop Organizers, RIT |
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8:20–9:30am Keynote Panel I – Data and Education & Management Trends |
Rolf Lehming (Presentation) Director of Science & Engineering Indicators Program, NSF |
| John Hagedoorn (click here for bio) (Presentation) Professor Strategy and International Business, School of Business and Economics, Maastricht University Trends and Patterns in (International) R&D Alliances, 1970-2006 |
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| Renata Engel Past President of the American Society of Engineering Education and Associate Dean of Engineering Penn State University |
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| Moderator: John E. Ettlie | |
9:30-10:30am Keynote Panel II – Management and Policy |
Martin Kenney Professor of Human & Community Development, University of California, Davis |
| Denis Fred Simon Vice Provost of the Office of China Initiatives and Strategy, Arizona State University |
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| Donald Siegel (click here for bio) (click here for abstract) (Presentation) Dean and Professor, School of Business, University at Albany Research on Academic Entrepreneurship in the U.S. and Europe: Lessons Learned and a Research Agenda |
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| Moderator: Ron Hira | |
10:30-10:45am Break |
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10:45-12:15 Global Value Chains Panel |
K.R. Subramanian (click here for bio) (click here for abstract) (Presentation) President, Strataplex, Inc. The Art and Science of Global Product Development and Operations Development - A Silicon Valley Perspective David Beatson Strataplex, Inc. |
| Manjunatha Hebbar (Presentation) VP & Head of Strategic Services, Engineering and R&D Services, HCL Technologies Ltd. |
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| Stan Sorscher (Presentation) Labor Representative, Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace |
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| Jason Dedrick (click here for bio) (click here for abstract) (Presentation) Associate Professor, School of Information Studies, Syracuse University China's Role in the Global R&D Strategies of Multinational Corporations |
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| Erran Carmel (Presentation) Professor, Kogod School of Business, American University |
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| Moderator: Albert Johnson | |
12:15-1:15pm Luncheon Keynote – The Globalization of the IEEE |
Gordon Day (click here for bio) President and CEO, IEEE The Globalization of the IEEE |
| Introduced by Samir El-Ghazaly | |
1:30-2:00pm Keynote – Globalization of the Engineering Enterprise |
C.D.Mote, Jr. (click here for bio) (click here for abstract) (Presentation) Regents Professor & Glenn L. Martin Institute Professor of Engineering and Former President of University of Maryland, College Park Globalization of the Engineering Enterprise |
| Introduced by Ron Hira | |
2:00-3:15pm Globalization Trends in Key Sectors |
Ashok Saxena (click here for bio) (Presentation) Dean of Engineering, Distinguished Professor and Irma and Ray Giffels' Chair in Engineering, University of Arkansas Enablers for Increasing Participation of US Students in Global Education and Research Programs |
| Falguni Sen Director of Global Healthcare Innovation Management Center, Fordham University |
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| Ma Jun (click here for bio) Director of Overseas R&D Management Office, Tsinghua University R&D collaboration with MNC's at Tsinghua University |
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| Rekha Pillai (Presentation) Director, International Science & Technology Program, Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
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| Moderator: Joan Penner-Hahn | |
3:15-3:30pm Break |
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3:30-4:45pm Engineering Education Globalization |
Ed Schlesinger |
| Jilda D. Garton VP Research & General Manager, GTRC and GTARC, Georgia Tech |
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| Martin W. Trethewey (Presentation) Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Penn State University |
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| Constantine Anagnostopoulos (Presentation) Adjunct Full Professor, University of Rhode Island |
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4:45-5:00pm Break |
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5:00–6:15pm Academic Research on Engineering Globalization |
John Gray (Presentation) Assistant Professor of Operations, Ohio State University |
| Ann-Kristin Ridder (click here for bio) (click here for abstract) School of Business and Economics, Organization & Strategy, Masstricht University External Dynamic Capabilities: Technological Renewal for Competitive Advantage in Innovation |
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| John E. Ettlie Professor and Benjamin Forman Chair for Research, RIT |
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| Aravind Chandrasekaran (click here for bio) (click here for abstract) (Presentation) Assistant Professor of Management Sciences, Ohio State University Managing Distributed Product Development Projects: Integration Strategies for Language and Geographic Barriers |
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| Moderator: John E. Ettlie | |
Friday May 18th, 2012 |
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| 8:30am-noon | Working session for researchers interested in creating research agendas around engineering globalization. Please contact Ron Hira (rxhgpt@rit.edu) if you would like to participate in this session. |


