BHEF Member Meeting (Summer 2012)

Monday, June 11, 2012 to Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Meeting Materials:

Advance materials (pdf)
Post-Meeting Memo
 

Schedule Overview:

Monday

BHEF Regional Projects Public Launch Event
Kennedy Caucus Room (SR-325)
Russell Senate Office Building

Introduction

  • William E. Kirwan, II, BHEF Chair and Chancellor, University System of Maryland
  • Tom Kalil, Deputy Director for Policy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • The Honorable C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD), U.S. House of Representatives (invited)

Keynote Address
Freeman Hrabowski, III, President, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Announcement of Advanced Cybersecurity Education Scholars (ACES) Program
Wes Bush, BHEF Vice Chair and Chairman & CEO, Northrop Grumman Corporation

Keynote Panel

  • Moderator: Roger Ferguson, Jr., President & CEO, TIAA-CREF and Member, President’s Council on Jobs and Competitiveness
  • Mark Wrighton, Chancellor, Washington University in St. Louis
  • Marion Blakey, President and CEO, Aerospace Industries Association
  • Patrick O’Shea, Vice President for Research and Senior Research Officer, University of Maryland

Official Launch of first 12 BHEF Workforce Regional Projects
Brian Fitzgerald, CEO, Business-Higher Education Forum

Networking session with regional teams

Chairman's Opening Reception and Dinner
Scott Fleming, President & Vice Chairman, Madison Education Group and Education Policy Advisor, “Romney for President” Campaign

Tuesday

Roundtable with White House Officials

Learning Session: BHEF and the Office of Naval Research Launch the Next Generation U.S. STEM Education Model®
Moderator: William H. Swanson, Chairman & CEO, Raytheon Company

Business Meeting and Closing Session