The Brookings Institution is hosting a program today that is gathering the CEOs of leading U.S. businesses for a series of panels that address job creation, economic competitiveness, and innovations in technology. The program includes state and federal experts who are discussing strategies reaching from local innovation to global competition, and addressing ideas for reducing the budget deficit without undermining strategies to revitalize the economy. Brookings experts are leading discussions on a broad range of strategies for fostering growth and innovation. Following each panel, the participants will take questions from the audience. Participants may follow the conversation on Twitter using the hashtag #BIJobCreation. Also, the event is being webcast live here
U.S. Secretary of Commerce, John Bryson, just spoke and referenced the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) among other programs. Clearly this partnership, lead by Andrew Liveris, President, Chairman and CEO of Dow Chemical and Susan Hockfield, President of MIT, is a Knowledge Economy partnership. In connection with the Administration (AMP is a part of PCAST) you have government, industry and research universities working together for smart economic growth.