Conference on Americas Industrial Resurgence: Sources and Prospects

FINAL AGENDA

December 8-9, 1997
Lecture Room
National Academy of Sciences
2100 C Street, NW
Washington, D.C.

Monday, December 8, 1997

8:00AM	Continental Breakfast
8:30-9:00AM	Welcome and Introduction - Stephen A. Merrill, Executive Director, Board on STEP - Ruben Mettler, Retired Chairman and CEO, TRW, Inc. and Vice Chairman, Board on STEP - Ralph Landau, Consulting Professor of Economics, Stanford Universtiy and Member, Board on STEP
9:00-11:00AM	Materials Processing Industries Moderator: - David C. Mowery, Professor of Business and Public Policy, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley [<li>] Steel -- Richard Fruehan, Carnegie Mellon University [<li>] Metals Processing -- Diran Apelian, Worcester Polytechnic Institute [<li>] Chemicals -- Ashish Arora, Carnegie Mellon University [<li>] Pharmaceuticals -- Iain Cockburn, University of British Columbia Industry Commentators: F.G. (Fred) Jauss, U.S. Steel Corporation Tim Cyrus, General Motors Powertrain Group Ed Wasserman, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. Richard Manning, Pfizer, Inc.
11:00-11:15AM	Break
11:15-12:45PM	Assembly and Fabrication Industries Moderator: Dale Jorgenson, Frederic EAton Abbe Professor of Economics, Harvard University, and Member, Board on STEP [<li>] Semiconductor Manufacturing -- Jeffrey Macher, Harvard University and Haas Business School, University of California, Berkeley [<li>] Computers -- Timothy Bresnehan, Stanford University [<li>] Data Storage -- David McKendrick, University of California, San Diego Industry Commentators: Larry Sumney, Semiconductor Research Corporation Kenneth Flamm, The Brookings Institution Jeff Burke, Seagate Technology
12:45-2:00PM	Lunch
2:00-3:45PM	Service Industries Moderator: William A. Wulf, President, National Academy of Engineering [<li>] Trucking -- Chelsea Chip White, University of Michigan [<li>] Food Retailing -- Jay Coggins, University of Minnesota [<li>] Banking -- Patrick Harker, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Industry Commentators: Mike Eskew, United Parcel Service Joy Nicholas, Food Marketing Institute Dan Schutzer, Citicorp
3:45-4:00PM	Break
4:00-5:30PM	Changing Innovation Systems: Panel Discussion Ruben Mettler Dale Jorgenson James T. Lynn, Advisor, Lazard Freres, and Member, Board on STEP
5:30-6:30PM	Reception -- Great Hall

Tuesday, December 9, 1997

8:00AM	Continental Breakfast
8:30-10:00AM	Employment Changes: Jobs, Skills, and Wages Moderator: Howard Rosen, Minority Chief of Staff, Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress Speakers: Craig Olson, School of Business, University of Wisconsin Thomas I. Palley, AFL-CIO Jared Bernstein, economic Policy Institute
10:00-10:15AM	Break
10:15-11:30AM	Assembly and Fabrication Industries (Continued) Moderator: James T. Lynn [<li>] Apparel -- Peter Doeringer, Boston University [<li>]Aircraft -- Wesley Harris and Kirk Bozdogan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Industry Commentator: Linda Dworak Garment Industry Development Corporation James Sinnett, The Boeing Company
11:30-12:00	Conclusion Ralph Landau David C. Mowery
12:00	Adjourn