PRELIMINARY AGENDA
Sunday, May 20
New Chairs Training Workshop – (Noon – 3:00pm)
Chemistry Chairs Meeting – (3:00-5:00pm)
Chemical Engineering Chairs Meeting– (3:00-5:00pm)
Industry and Government Labs Meeting– (3:00-5:00pm)
First Timers Reception – (5:00-6:00pm)
Opening Reception & Action Network Dinners
Monday, May 21
Breakfast – (7:00-8:00am)
Plenary Session 1 “Introduction and Opening” – (8:00-10:00am)
Dr. Wayne Ranbom, 2012 Chair, CCR Governing Board
Dr. Bassam Z. Shakhashiri, 2012 President, ACS
Dr. David Rosenthal, 2012 President, AIChE
The Honorable Carl Levin, US Senate, Michigan (invited)
The Honorable David Bing, Mayor of Detroit (invited)
Action Networks Business Meetings – (10:00-10:30am)
Research Investment
Research Collaboration
Graduate Education
Break
Plenary Session 2 “Challenges in Agriculture” – (11:00-12:30pm)
Dr. Cathie Woteki, Under Sec. for Research, Education, and Economics, USDA
Dr. Bobby D. Moser, Dean & VP for Agriculture Admin, Ohio State

Dr. Michael R. Ladisch, Distinguished Prof of Ag & Biological Eng, Purdue
Lunch & Research Collaboration Award Presentation – (12:30-1:30pm)
Plenary Session 3 “Agriculture Industry Panel and Q&A” – (1:30-3:00pm)
Break
DuPont, Dow, Monsanto, Bayer, BASF
Federal Funding Agency Forum – (3:30-6:00pm)
DOE – Basic Energy Science
DOE – Advanced Manufacturing Program
NSF – Chemistry
NSF – Chemical Engineering
USDA - NIFA
NIH
Networking Time
Dinner & Tour at the Henry Ford Museum
Tuesday, May 22
Breakfast – (7:00-8:00am)
Plenary Session 3 “Challenges in Energy” – (8:00-11:30am)
Dr. Michael Kerby, Global Chemical Research Manager, ExxonMobil
Dr. Leo Christodoulou, Program Mgr, Advanced Manufacturing Office, DOE
Dr. Eric Rohlfing, Dir Chem-, Geo-, and Bio-Sciences, BES, DOE (invited)
Dr. Joe Powell, Chief Scientist Chemical Engineering, Shell
Break
Dr. Bill Banholzer, Chief Technical Officer, Dow Chemical (invited)
Action Networks Breakout Sessions (11:30-12:30pm)
Research Investment
Research Collaboration
Graduate Education

Lunch & CCR Business Meeting – (12:30-1:30pm)
Plenary Session 4 “Challenges in Human Health” – (1:30-5:30)
Dr. Jean Tom, Director of Process R&D, Bristol-Myers Squibb
Dr. Larry Gold, Chairman & CEO, SomaLogic
Break
Dr. Martin Yarmush, Professor, Dept of Biomedical Engineering, Rutgers
Dr. Paul Schapp, Founder, President & CEO, Lumigen (invited)
Action Networks Reports – (5:30-6:00pm)
Pruitt Reception – (6:30-7:00pm)
2012 Pruitt Award Dinner – (7:00-9:00pm)