On January 23-24, 2024, the National Science, Technology and Security Roundtable will hold a Pacific Regional Meeting in Stanford, CA to discuss research security issues. The Roundtable was established in 2020 to provide a neutral venue where individuals from the national intelligence and law enforcement communities can meet with representatives from industry and the academic research community to discuss current threats, benefits, and potential risks of open research and international collaboration.

The January meeting will provide an opportunity to engage with members of government and the academic, law enforcement, and national security communities. 

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National Science, Technology, and Security Roundtable Meeting 12
Tuesday, January 23
Time Content Speakers

8:45 AM

Breakfast

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9:15 AM

Welcome and Meeting Overview 

Roundtable Co-Chairs:
John C. Gannon, ** National Intelligence Council (formerly)
Richard A. Meserve,** Carnegie Institution for Science (formerly)
Maria T. Zuber,** Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9:25 AM

Keynote Address

Condoleezza Rice, The Hoover Institution

9:45 AM

Summary of National Science, Technology, and Security Roundtable Activities

Roundtable Co-Chairs:
John C. Gannon,** National Intelligence Council (formerly)
Richard A. Meserve,** Carnegie Institution for Science (formerly)
Maria T. Zuber,** Massachusetts Institute of Technology

10:15 AM

Break

10:30 AM

Federal Funding Agency Perspectives on Research Security

Moderator:
Maria T. Zuber,** Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Speakers:
Rebecca Keiser,** Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy, National Science Foundation
Harriet Kung,** Deputy Director for Science Programs, Office of Science, U.S.
Department of Energy
Michael Lauer,** Deputy Director for Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health (virtual)
Bindu Nair,** Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy, U.S. Department of Defense

12:00

Lunch

 

1:00 PM

Research Security at the University of California

Moderator:
Chaouki T. Abdallah,** Executive Vice President for Research, Georgia Institute of Technology

Speaker:
Alex Bustamante, Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance and Audit Officer, University of California

1:45 PM

Perspectives on Research Security from Academic Researchers in the Pacific Region

Moderator:
Kam Moler,**Marvin Chodorow Professor and Professor of Applied Physics, of Physics and of Energy Science Engineering, Stanford University

Speakers:
Bruce DeBruhl, Associate Professor, Computer Science and Software Engineering Department, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Christopher J. Keane, Vice President for Research, Washington State University
Edl Schamiloglu, Distinguished Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of New Mexico 

3:00 PM

Break

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3:15 PM

The U.S Scientific Enterprise and Nations of Concern

Moderator:
Thomas Fingar,** Shorenstein APARC Fellow in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University

Speakers:
Siegfried Hecker, Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Emeritus and Research Professor, Management Science and Engineering, Emeritus, Stanford University
Michael McFaul, Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies, Department of Political Science, Stanford University; and Peter and Helen Bing Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Larry Diamond, Mosbacher Senior Fellow of Global Democracy, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies; Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution; and Professor, by courtesy, of Sociology and of Political Science, Stanford University
Abbas Milani, Hamid and Christina Moghadam Director of Iranian Studies, Stanford University and Professor, by courtesy, Stanford Global Studies Division

4:30 PM 

Research Security and the Federal Bureau of Investigation

Moderator:
John C. Gannon, ** National Intelligence Council (formerly)

Speaker:
Nicholas Shenkin, Director of the Strategic Technology Task Force, Federal Bureau of Investigation

5:15 PM

Adjourn to Optional Social Hour

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5:15 – 6:15 PM

Social Hour (All meeting attendees are invited)

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Wednesday, January 24
Time Content  

9:25 AM

Welcome

Roundtable Co-Chairs:
John C. Gannon, ** National Intelligence Council (formerly)
Richard A. Meserve,** Carnegie Institution for Science (formerly)
Maria T. Zuber,** Massachusetts Institute of Technology

9:30 AM

Welcome from Stanford University President

Richard Saller, Stanford University

9:40 AM

Research Security and Biotechnology

Moderator:
Anna Puglisi,** Senior Fellow, Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), Georgetown University 

Speakers:
Carol Burns, Deputy Director for Research and Chief Research Officer, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Drew Endy, Martin Family University Fellow in Undergraduate Education; Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Freeman Spogli Institute; Science and Senior Fellow, by courtesy, Hoover Institution; and Faculty Co-Director of Degree Programs, Hasso Plattner Institute of Design, Stanford University
Ken Gruys, Senior Advisor and Entrepreneur-in-Residence, University of California, Riverside Office of Technology Partnerships
Aine Hanly, Executive Vice President And Chief Technology Officer, Vir Biotechnology
Stephen Laderman, Director, Agilent Research Laboratories

10:55 AM

Break

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11:10 AM

Research Security and Computer Science

Moderator:
Jeff Welser, ** Chief Operating Officer, IBM Research

Speakers:
Bill Dally, Chief Scientist and Senior Vice President, NVIDIA (virtual)
William A. Pike, Chief Science and Technology Officer, National Security Directorate. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Katherine Yelick, Robert S. Pepper Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences and Vice Chancellor for Research, University of California, Berkeley

12:25 PM 

Lunch

 

1:00 PM

Research Security and Aerospace 

Moderator:
John C. Gannon,** National Intelligence Council (formerly)

Speakers:
Sigrid Elschot, Associate Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
Laurie Leshin, Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology
Alison Nordt, Director for Space Science and Instrumentation, Advanced Technology Center, Lockheed Martin 

2:15 PM

Adjourn

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*All times Pacific Standard Time
** Member of National Science, Technology, and Security Roundtable

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