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Agenda

September 9, 2021

11:00 AM – 11:10 AM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Welcome Remarks and Framing

John L. Anderson, President, National Academy of Engineering

Alton D. Romig, Jr., Executive Officer, National Academy of Engineering

11:10 AM – 11:15 AM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Introduction to the Forum

11:15 AM – 11:25 AM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Forum Objectives

James Jones, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Florida

11:25 AM – 12:05 PM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Block I: Characteristics, Accomplishments, and Challenges of Existing Systems

Moderator: Charles Rice, Kansas State University

Provocation: Accomplishments, Challenges

George Poste, Arizona State University

Perspective: Mechanization, Automation, Robotics

Jahmy Hindman, John Deere & Company

Perspective: Biotechnology Advances

Neal Gutterson, Radicle Growth

Perspective: Environmental, Conservation

Melissa D. Ho, World Wildlife Fund US

Perspectives: Economics & Policy

Greg Characklis, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

12:05 PM – 12:25 PM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Comments and Discussion

12:25 PM – 12:35 PM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Break

12:35 PM – 01:15 PM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Block II: Transitioning to Circular Systems

Moderator: R. Paul Singh, University of California, Davis

Provocation: Guiding Circular Economy Concepts

Louise Fresco, Wageningen University, Netherlands

Perspective: Transform Subsystems into Nature-inspired Components for Circular Economics

Bruno Basso, Michigan State University

Perspective: Agricultural Solutions to Global Challenges - Producer Perspectives

Ernie Shea, Solutions from the Land

Dr. Lois Wright Morton, Pierpont, OH

Perspective: Potential Disruptive Technologies

Eric Schulze, UPSIDE Foods

Perspective: Integrating Socioeconomic, Policy Aspects Across Scales

Tom Hertel, Purdue University

01:15 PM – 01:35 PM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Comments and Discussion

01:35 PM – 01:45 PM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Break

01:45 PM – 02:25 PM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Block III: Engineering for Sustainability and Resilience

Moderator: Sue Nokes, University of Kentucky

Provocation: Engineering Sustainability and Resilience across the Food Chain

Peter Fryer, University of Birmingham

Perspective: Supporting Convergence R&D

Mihail Roco, National Science Foundation

Perspective: Modeling, Analytics, and Tradeoffs

Callie Babbitt, Rochester Institute of Technology

Perspective: Public-Private Collaboration

Joe Cornelius, Bill & Melinda Gates Agricultural Innovations

Perspective: Education and Human Development

Richard Miller, Olin College and MIT

02:25 PM – 02:45 PM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Comments and Discussion

02:45 PM – 02:55 PM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Recap and Reflections

Brahm Verma, University of Georgia

02:55 PM – 03:30 PM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Keynote Address, Complex Systems: A Landscape View

Julio Ottino, Northwestern University

03:30 PM – 04:00 PM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Community Input and Synthesis

Guru Madhavan, Norman R. Augustine Senior Scholar, Senior Director of Programs, and Director, Forum on Complex Unifiable Systems (FOCUS) , National Academy of Engineering

James Jones, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Florida

04:00 PM

(UTC-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Adjourn