Senate Majority Policy Committee
Friday, September 15, 2023 | 9 a.m.
Pitt. Tech Council
Nova Place
100 S. Commons, Room 172
Pittsburgh, PA
Agenda
9:00 Opening Remarks
Senator Dan Laughlin, Majority Policy Chair
Current State of Industry
Mark Muro, Senior Fellow & Robert Maxim, Senior Research Associate Brookings Metro – Maxim Testimony, Muro Testimony, Appendix, Appendix Summary
Matt Smith, Chief Growth Officer, Allegheny Conference – Testimony
Anselm Sauter, Vice President, The Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia – Testimony
Life Science Advances
Chris Molineaux, President & CEO, Life Sciences Pennsylvania – Testimony, Appendix
Teresa Whalen, CEO, CytoAgents – Testimony
Jeanne Cuccinelli, Executive Vice President, UPMC Enterprises
Evan Facher, Vice Chancellor for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, University of Pittsburgh – Testimony
Cutting-Edge Robotics
Mike Embrescia, Chief Development Officer, Carnegie Robotics – Testimony
Henny Admoni, Professor from the Robotics Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, HARP LAB – Testimony
James Atkin, Director of Public Affairs and Marketing, Gecko Robotics – Testimony
Artificial Intelligence Breakthrough
Dominic Folino, President, Spectrum Strategies, PA Blockchain Coalition – Testimony, Appendix
Dr. Rebecca Nugent, Head of Statistics & Data Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Cara Jones, CEO, Marinus Analytics – Testimony
11:50 Closing Remarks
Senator Laughlin
Committee Members
Additional Testimony
Innovation Works