4:00 p.m.

Small Group Experience
Science and Engineering Complex
150 Western Avenue, 4th Floor, Boston
Please use the east entrance near Stadium Road.

Explore the Harvard Microrobotics Laboratory, where a team of engineers are developing everything from tiny robots for biomedical applications and microsurgical tools to wearable devices and larger-scale robotics systems. Live demonstrations will highlight these innovations in action.

Robert J. Wood, Harry Lewis and Marlyn McGrath Professor of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Director of Graduate Studies, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

5:30 p.m.

Welcome Reception
The Atrium

Hear welcome remarks from President Alan M. Garber AB ’77, PhD ’82 and connect with fellow attendees over cocktails.

6:30 p.m.

Evening Program
Canopy Hall A

Chair David M. Rubenstein sits down with President Garber for the David Rubenstein Show: Peer-to-Peer Conversations to discuss leadership and the challenge of guiding Harvard through this difficult period.

Please note that this conversation will be recorded for public broadcast.

7:30 p.m.

Dinner
Riverbend Room

8:00 a.m.

Breakfast with Harvard Students
The Atrium

8:45 a.m.

Executive Session with President Garber
Riverbend Room

10:15 a.m.

Roundtable Discussion
Canopy Hall A

Uncover how declining federal research support and economic volatility are reshaping the collaboration between universities, government, and industry. In this timely conversation, leading Harvard scientists and engineers will consider what these shifts mean for the University—and for the future of discovery and innovation in the U.S. and around the world.

Sarah Fortune, John LaPorte Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Chair of the Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Jennifer A. Lewis, Hansjörg Wyss Professor of Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Jianming Yu Professor of Arts and Sciences, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Core Faculty, Wyss Institute at Harvard University

David R. Liu AB ’94, Richard Merkin Professor and Director of the Merkin Institute of Transformative Technologies in Healthcare, Director of the Chemical Biology and Therapeutic Sciences Program, Core Institute Member and Vice-Chair of the Faculty, Broad Institute; Thomas Dudley Cabot Professor of the Natural Sciences, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Moderator: John H. Shaw, Vice Provost for Research, Harvard University; Harry C. Dudley Professor of Structural and Economic Geology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences; Professor of Environmental Science and Engineering, Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

11:30 a.m.

Lightning Talks with Harvard Faculty
Cedar Grove Room

Discover how Harvard faculty are advancing new ideas and solutions to foster economic growth and prosperity around the world in this series of brief talks.

Gita Gopinath, Gregory and Ania Coffey Professor of Economics, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

Ricardo Hausmann, Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy, Founder and Director of the Growth Lab, Harvard Kennedy School

Ebehi Iyoha, Assistant Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Carmen Reinhart, Minos A. Zombanakis Professor of the International Financial System, Harvard Kennedy School

1:00 p.m.

Lunch and Panel Conversation
Riverbend Room

Explore the challenges nations face as they use diplomacy, human development, and industrial strength to compete for global influence. Focusing on the U.S., China, and other key Asian economies, our experts will examine how strategic decisions around policy, technology, and international alliances are redefining power dynamics on the world stage.

Nicholas Burns, Roy and Barbara Goodman Family Professor of the Practice of Diplomacy and International Relations, Founder and Faculty Chair of the Future of Diplomacy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School; Former United States Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China

Willy C. Shih, Robert and Jane Cizik Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Moderator: Meghan O’Sullivan, Kirkpatrick Professor of the Practice of International Affairs, Director of the Geopolitics of Energy Project, Director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, Harvard Kennedy School

2:45 p.m.

Tour of the David Rubenstein Treehouse
Riverbend Room

Climb inside the Rubenstein Treehouse with its world-renowned architect for an insider look at how an inclusive, sustainable design powers this vibrant new hub for creativity, community, and global engagement.

Jeanne Gang MArch ’93, Founding Partner, Studio Gang; Kajima Professor in Practice of Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design