Innovation for America's Industrial Strategy

Manufacturing@MIT Distinguished Speaker Series

Innovation for America's Industrial Strategy

Speaker: Dr. Arati Prabhakar
Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and Assistant to the President for Science and Technology. She is the President’s Chief Advisor for Science and Technology, on the President’s Cabinet, and co-chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).

Dr. Arati Prabhakar will discuss the role of federal R&D spending in promoting innovation, economic growth, American competitiveness, national security, job creation, and a more environmentally sustainable future for our manufacturing sector. She will also look at the role research universities can play in strengthening the country’s industrial base.