Panel 1: Improving K-12 Science and Mathematics Education
Moderator: Mr. Richard J. Steinke, Deputy State Superintendent for Instruction and Academic Acceleration, Maryland State Department of Education
Panelists:
Dr. Joe A. Hairston, Superintendent, Baltimore County Public Schools
Ms. Katharine Oliver, Assistant State Superintendent, Division of Technology and Adult Learning
Mr. James F. Pitts, Corporate Vice President and President, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems

Panel 2: Higher Education—Recruitment and Retention of the Best and Brightest Students, Scientists, and Engineers
Moderator: Dr. Steven Knapp, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, The Johns Hopkins University
Panelists:
Dr. Judy E. Ackerman, Vice President and Provost, Montgomery College, Rockville Campus
The Honorable Calvin Burnett, Secretary, Maryland Higher Education Commission
Dr. Ann G. Wylie, Assistant President and Chief of Staff, Professor of Geology, University of Maryland

Panel 3: Commitment to Long-Term Basic Research
Moderator: Dr. William A. Jeffrey, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Panelists:
Mr. Evan Jones, Chairman and CEO, Digene
The Honorable Aris Melissaratos, Secretary, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Dr. Theodore O. Poehler, Vice Provost for Research, The Johns Hopkins University

Panel 4: Incentives for Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Technology Transfer
Moderator: Christopher C. Foster, Deputy Secretary, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Panelists:
Ms. Julie Coons, President, Tech Council of Maryland
Mr. Henry "Pete" Linsert, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Martek Biosciences Corporation
Dr. Nariman Farvardin, Dean, A. James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland
Ms. Renée M. Winsky, Interim Executive Director, Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)

Panel 5: Fostering Emerging Technologies—Energy
Moderator: Mr. James M. Harkins, Director, Maryland Environmental Service
Panelists: Dr. Bryan Eichhorn, Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Mr. Benjamin H. Wu, Esq., Assistant Secretary, Business Development, Capital Region, Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
Mr. William C. Poulin, Director of Products, North America BP Solar

Panel 6: Job Creation and Workforce Development
Moderator: Gino J. Gemignani, Jr., Senior Vice President, The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company Chairman, Governor's Workforce Investment Board
Panelists:
The Honorable James D. Fielder, Secretary, Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
Ms. Barbara Krumsiek, President and CEO, Calvert Group, Ltd.; Chair-Elect, Greater Washington Board of Trade
Dr. Edward Montgomery, Dean, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Maryland