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2016 Public Policy Colloquium

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Michael Toscano

Unmanned/Robotic Systems A Revolutionary Technology on an Evolutionary Path ASEE Presentation February 9, 2016 Michael Toscano USZ (Unmanned Systems Zealot)Challenge or Tasker Policy Questions What should our policies be? What do we discuss with our legislators and senators? 2When do you think unmanned systems will be part of your everyday life? 3Game-Changing Technology Cost Service Risk 4What causes policy change? 5What Causes Policy Change? Human Injustice Social Awareness Revolutionary Technology

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2016 Public Policy Colloquium

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Jim Garrett; Amr Elnashai

2.62 jobs for American workers—often because they help lead in innovation, research, and development.” According to a 2012 report from the Information Technology Industry Council, the Partnership for a New American Economy, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce• As of 2010, Immigrants founded 18 percent of all Fortune 500 companies, many of which are high-tech giants, generated $1.7 trillion in annual revenue, employed 3.6 million workers worldwide, and included AT&T, Verizon, P&G, Pfizer, Comcast, Intel, Merck, DuPont, Google, Cigna, Sun, US Steel, Qualcomm, + According to a 2011 report from the Partnership for a New American EconomySample of Arguments for Benefits• ¼ of all engineering and technology-related companies founded in the

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2016 Public Policy Colloquium

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Lowell Ungar

Energy Policy: The Demand SideASEE Engineering Deans PPCFebruary 9, 2016 Lowell Ungar Senior Policy AdvisorOutline• Energy demand is as important as energy supply• Energy efficiency policies are key to national energy strategy• Current federal actions may help 2 American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE)Nonprofit 501(c)(3) that acts as acatalyst to advance energy efficiencypolicies, programs, technologies,investments & behaviors• Research: buildings, industry, utilities, transportation, economic analysis & behavior• Policy: national, state, & local• Outreach: conferences and publications• Nearly 50 staff based in