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Scientists and engineers across many fields and disciplines are united by their work at the nanoscale. Their diverse efforts have helped produce everything from faster microchips to powerful mRNA vaccines. The transformative impact of this work has been spurred by the coordination and focus on U.S. nanotechnology established by the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act in 2003. Celebrating the NNI’s broad impact and envisioning the future, this symposium brought together voices from across the emerging technology landscape. Experts spoke on the importance of nanotechnology in quantum engineering, optics, environmental health and safety (EHS), plastics, DEIA, microelectronics, medicine, education, manufacturing, and more. Attendees included hundreds of researchers, policymakers, members of industry, educators, students, and the public - both online and in person, and conversations centered on the strategic vision for the next twenty years of the NNI. See below for more details!
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KEYNOTES
 Arati Prabhakar |  Chad Mirkin |  Kathleen Rubins |
The Future of Nanotechnology
 Maxx Arguilla |  Jennifer Dionne |  Thomas Epps, III |  Ali Beskok |
POLICY PERSPECTIVES
 Neal Lane |  Ron Wyden |  Sharon Hays |  Kei Koizumi
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PANELS
Responsible Development
 Doyle Edwards |  Reginald Rogers |  Jameson Wetmore |  Treye Thomas |
Fundamental Research
 Cheryl Kerfeld |  Evelyn Hu |  Denis Wirtz |  Andrew Schwartz |
Workforce Development
 Bob Ehrmann |  Mikkel A. Thomas |  Hannah Zierden |  Mia Siochi |
Infrastructure
 Ilke Arslan |  Ambika Bumb |  Miguel José Yacamán |  David Rampulla |
Commercialization
 Theresa Dankovich |  David Hatrick |  Matthew Hull |  James D. Burgess |
NNI LEADERS
 Antti Mäkinen |  Mihail Roco | Andrew Schwartz |
 Branden Brough |  Quinn Spadola |
AGENDA
| 8:00am-8:45am | Registration and Check-in Coffee and refreshments | |
| 9:00am-9:05am Video Archive | Welcome and Introduction Reading of letter from President Joe Biden: Kei Koizumi, White House OSTP | Branden Brough NNCO Director |
| 9:05am-9:30am Video Archive - Wyden Video Archive - Lane Video Archive - Clinton letter | The Impact of the NNI Introductions; Reading of letter from former President Bill Clinton: Branden Brough, NNCO | Ron Wyden Senator (D-OR) Neal Lane Rice University; former Assistant to the President for Science and Technology (Clinton); former Director, White House OSTP (Clinton) |
| 9:30am-9:35am Video Archive | The Creation of the NNI | Mihail C. Roco National Science Foundation |
| 9:35am-10:15am Video Archive | Keynote: Foundational Tools, Techniques, and Materials as Outputs for the Modern Age of Nanotechnology Introduction: Mihail C. Roco, National Science Foundation | Chad Mirkin Northwestern University |
| 10:15am-10:45am | Break Refreshments, Poster Session, and Networking | |
| 10:45am-11:30am Video Archive | Panel Discussion: Responsible Development Moderator: Treye Thomas, Office of Hazard Identification and Reduction, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission | Doyle Edwards Brewer Science Reginald Rogers University of Missouri, Columbia Jameson Wetmore Arizona State University |
| 11:30am-12:15pm Video Archive | Panel Discussion: Fundamental Research Moderator: Andrew Schwartz, Materials Sciences and Engineering Division, Basic Energy Sciences, DOE | Cheryl Kerfeld Michigan State University; Berkeley Lab Evelyn Hu Harvard University Denis Wirtz Johns Hopkins University |
| 12:15pm-1:15pm | Break Lunch, Poster Session, and Networking | |
| 1:15pm-1:25pm Video Archive | The Impact of the NNI Introduction: Branden Brough, NNCO | Arati Prabhakar Assistant to the President for Science and Technology; Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) |
| 1:25pm-1:45pm Video Archive - Hays Video Archive - Koizumi | The NNI in Practice Introduction: Branden Brough, NNCO | Sharon Hays Astrion; Former White House OSTP (G. W. Bush) Kei Koizumi White House OSTP |
| 1:45pm-2:30pm Video Archive | Keynote Panel: The Future of Nanotechnology Moderator: Ali Beskok, Southern Methodist University | Maxx Arguilla University of California, Irvine Jennifer Dionne Stanford University Thomas Epps, III University of Delaware |
| 2:30pm-3:15pm Video Archive | Panel Discussion: Workforce Development Moderator: Mia Siochi, NASA Langley Research Center | Bob Ehrmann Center for Nanotechnology Education and Utilization, Pennsylvania State University Mikkel A. Thomas NNCI, Georgia Institute of Technology Hannah Zierden University of Maryland |
| 3:15pm-3:45pm | Break Refreshments, Poster Session, and Networking | |
| 3:45pm-4:30pm Video Archive | Panel Discussion: Infrastructure Moderator: David Rampulla, Division of Discovery Science and Technology, NIBIB, NIH | Ilke Arslan Center for Nanoscale Materials, Argonne National Laboratory Ambika Bumb Bikanta; Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense Miguel José Yacamán Northern Arizona University |
| 4:30pm-5:15pm Video Archive | Panel Discussion: Commercialization Moderator: James D. Burgess Army Research Office DEVCOM ARL | Theresa Dankovich Folia Materials/ Folia Water David Hatrick Huntsman Advanced Materials Matthew Hull NanoSafe; Virginia Tech |
| 5:15pm-6:00pm Video Archive | Keynote Introduction: Antti J. Makinen, Office of Naval Research | Kathleen Rubins NASA Astronaut |
| 6:00pm-6:05pm Video Archive | Closing Remarks | Branden Brough NNCO Director |
| 6:05pm-7:00pm | Reception (hors d’oeuvres and drinks) | Sponsored by the Kavli Foundation |
