2011

• TechVision21 President and CEO, Kelly Carnes to deliver keynote luncheon address
  October 8th, 2014
• Nano Energy Summit
  Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO
  Tuesday, October 25, 2011
• RETECH 2011 Pre-Conference Workshops
  Washington, DC
  Thursday, September 22, 2011

2010

• Mid West Clean Tech 2010
  Chicago, Illinois
  Sept 14 and 15th
• Nano Business Alliance Conference
  Chicago, Illinois
  September 2010
• A Report Card on Obama’s renewable energy and nanotechnology policy priorities
  Keynote at The Nano Renewable Energy Summit
  May 24 – 25, 2010, Denver, Colorado

Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus
Washington, DC
March 2010

• Ensuring Naval STEM Excellence
  US Naval Academy
  February 2010
• Funding Opportunities in Electric Drive Transportation
  Electric Drive Transportation Association
  Washington, DC
  January 26, 2010

2009

• Nano Renewable Energy Summit
  Denver, Colorado
  June 2009
• Federal Funding for Wind Energy
  ACORE Webinar
  Washington DC
  May 2009
• Tech Policy Central’s Silicon Valley Summit
  San Mateo, California
  May 2009
• Clean Tech Conference and Expo
  Houston, Texas
  May 2009
• Tech Policy Roundtable
  DEMO Conference
  Palm Springs, CA
  March 2009
• Opportunities in Science and Technology Policy
  Public Leadership Education Network
  January 2009

2008

• A Federal Innovation Policy Agenda for the 21st Century
  Women in Technology International
  November 2008
• The World Future Society
  The Government Gets Serious About Clean Energy
  Washington, D.C.
  July 2008
• The Nano Renewable Energy Summit
  The Federal Role in Growing the U.S. Solar Energy Industry
  Denver, Colorado
  July 2008
• National Hydrogen Association annual meeting
  Sacramento, California
  March 2008

2007

• Federal Funding Opportunities in Alternative Energy
  Commonwealth of Virginia Energy and Sustainability Conference
  Lexington, Virginia
  October 2007
• Brave New Business World: US Competitiveness in the 21st Century
  New Virginia Technology Council
  Roanoke, Virginia
  May 2007
• Federal Funding Opportunities in Alternative Energy
  Mobilizing North Carolina: Where Energy and Transportation Meet
  Greensboro, NC
  April 2007
• Federal Funding Opportunities in Alternative Energy
  Cuyahoga County Regional Energy Task Force
  Cleveland, Ohio
  April 2007
• Federal Funding Opportunities in Educational Technology
  Software and Information Industry Educational Technology Forum
  Washington DC
  February 2007
• Opportunities in Innovation Policy
  Women in Science and Technology Policy Seminar
  Public Leadership Education Network
  Washington, DC
  January 2007

2006

• Federal Funding for Electric Drive Transportation
  Electric Drive Transportation Association
  Washington, DC
  November 28, 2006
• Women of Diversity Entrepreneurship Symposium
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  Troy, New York
  October 2006
• National Policies to Promote Nanotech Innovation
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  Troy, New York
  September 26, 2006
• Issues in Science and Technology Policy
  World Future Society
  Toronto, Canada
  July 30, 2006
• Clean Energy, Fueling the Future
  National Hydrogen World Future Society
  Toronto, Canada
  July 29, 2006
• Facing the Future: How Revolutionary Changes in Technology May Shape the Lead Acid Battery Industry
  Battery Council International
  Tucson Arizona
  May 2006
• US Innovation Policy: Past, Present and Future
  Canada-US Law Institute
  Cleveland Ohio
  April 2006
• Brave New Business World
  Heritage Hunt, Virginia
  March 2006

2005

• China: Responding to a New Superpower
  ThirdWay Senate Staff Retreat: Maintaining US Dominance in
  the Global Economy
  Annapolis, Maryland
  October 2005
• Competing in a Global Economy
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Executive MBA Program
  Washington, DC
  September 2005
• America’s Hydrogen Future: Myth or Reality?
  World Future Society
  Chicago, Illinois
  July 2005
• US Technology Policy: Past and Future
  UCLA Science and Technology Program
  Washington, DC
  April 2005
• Tapping Federal Grant Programs to Meet Technology Business Goals
  Input Grants Workshop
  Washington DC
  March 2005
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• Science and Technology for Homeland Security
  Homeland Defense Journal Grants Workshop
  March 2005
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2004

• National Policies to Promote Nanotech Innovation
  Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute
  November 2004
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2003

• The Future of U.S. Research Universities: Adapting to Global Competition
  Celebration of Faculty Achievement
  Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (as prepared for delivery)
  December 2003
• Strategies for Success in the Federal Government Market
  Women in Technology International
  Santa Clara, CA
  June 2003
• The Right Mix of Technology and Strategy for a Growing Economy
  Microsoft Government Leaders Conference
  Seattle, Washington
  May 2003
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• Strategies for Success in the US Education and Training Market
  Atlantic Canada Trade Mission
  Washington, DC
  April 2003
• Show Me the Money!!: Tapping Federal Resources to Meet Technology
  Business Goals
  Washington DC Technology Council
  March 2003
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• From Valley Girls to TechValley Girls: Opportunities for Women in Technology
  Alliance of Technology and Women
  Albany, New York
  January 2003

2002

• Is Your Business Ready for Internet Regulation?
  San Francisco Chamber of Commerce
  June 2002
• Policy Implications of Information and Communications Technology
  World Education Market Conference
  Lisbon, Portugal
  May 2002
• Creating “Win-Win” Partnerships and Alliances
  World Education Market Conference
  Lisbon, Portugal
  May 2002

2001

• Launching Your Start Up in a Turbulent Economy
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  Women in Technology International Virtual Conference
  December 2001
• Women Leaders, Your Time is Now
  COMDEX Conference and Exhibition
  Las Vegas, Nevada
  November 2001
• Meeting the Digital Work Force Challenge
  Massachusetts Summit on the Science, Engineering and Technology Work Force
  April 2001
• Why Girls Need to Get Tech
  Michigan Girls Math and Science Conference
  March 2001

2000

• The Digital Divide and Rural America
  Testimony Before the House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology
  Vancouver, Washington
  July 2000
• Promoting High Tech Economic Growth
  National Conference of State Legislatures
  Chicago, Illinois
  July 2000
• Seizing the Opportunities of the Digital Economy
  Commencement Address, DeVry Institute of Technology
  Chicago, Illinois
  June 2000
• Making Technology Partnerships Work
  Testimony Before the House Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Technology
  Washington, D.C.
  May 2000
• The Globalization of Research and Development
  Association for the Advancement of Science Colloquium on Science and Technology Policy
  Washington, D.C.
  April 2000
• Meeting the Digital Work Force Challenge
  Testimony Before the Warner Commission on the 21st Century Work Force
  March 2000

1999

• A Policy Agenda to Promote E-Business
  Business Week’s E-Biz Conference
  San Jose, California
  June 1999
• Small Business and Environmental Technologies:  The Challenges and Opportunities
  Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Small Business
  Boston, Massachusetts
  June 1999
• The United States Environmental Industry: Essential or Obsolete?
  Forbes’ Environmental Conference
  Washington, D.C.
  April 1999
• Encouraging Women and Minorities to Pursue Technology Careers
  Commission on the Advancement of Women and Minorities in Science, Engineering and Technology (Morella Commission)
  April 1999
• Exploring Opportunities in Engineering
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  National Satellite Broadcast: Young Engineers Forum
  American Society of Mechanical Engineers
  March 1999

1998

• High Tech Shortage
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  NPR’s “Talk of the Nation: Science Friday”
  February 27, 1998
• Digital Women: Expanding The Role of Women in America’s High Tech Work Force
  Women in Technology International
  Austin, Texas, March 1998
  Boston, Massachusetts, October 1998
• The Digital Work Force Challenge
  Guest on National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation
  February 1998
• Meeting the Digital Work Force Challenge
  Series of Town Meetings in Berkeley, California (January 1998); Montgomery County, Maryland (May 1998); Jones County Mississippi (June 1998); Bellevue, Washington (June 1998); Chicago, Illinois (September 1998); Bismarck, North Dakota (October 1998); and Phoenix, Arizona (December 1998).

1997

• From Valley Girls to Silicon Valley Girls: The Role of Women in High Tech Industry
  Organization for Economic Development Conference on Women’s Entrepreneurship
  Paris, France
  April 1997
• Forging a National Technology Policy for the 21st Century
  National Association of Management and Technical Assistance Centers Conference
  February 1997