U.S.-Colombia Open Forum on Innovation

On September 11 and 12, 2013, the governments of the United States and Colombia will participate in the U.S.-Colombia Joint Commission Meeting on Science and Technology Cooperation in association with the U.S.-Colombia High Level Partnership Dialogue at the U.S. Department of State. 

On September 12, the U.S. Department of State, the Colombian Embassy in Washington, and the Council of the Americas will host an open forum on innovation. Government representatives and academic leaders will discuss the key roles of university research and R&D commercialization in building knowledge-based economies. 

The panel will focus on the roles of academic institutions, governments, and industry in synergistically promoting innovation, collaboration, and R&D commercialization. The event aims to provide an open discussion on policy recommendations to enhance innovative capacity and collaboration between the United States and Colombia.

Panelists*:

• Paula Marcela Arias, Director of Colciencias, Colombia
• Alexander Gómez, Vice Chancellor on Research, National University of Colombia
• María del Pilar Noriega, Academic Director, Research and Training Institute on Rubber and Plastic, Colombia
• Jennifer Haskell, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Cooperation, U.S. Department of State
• Barbara Schaal, Washington University, U.S. Science Envoy to Colombia in September 2013
• Heath Naquin, IC2 Institute, University of Texas at Austin
• Eric Farnsworth, Vice President, Americas Society/Council of the Americas (moderator)

*Additional speakers may be added to the program

To Register: Please email us at as-coawashington@counciloftheamericas.org.

Please RSVP no later than 3:00 p.m. the day before the event.

Image: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry with Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin.