About a new future for the United States 2003 was a period of change 17 years after our founding we recognize the nation Inflection Point with significant change which led to the work of our National Innovation initiative and now another 17 years later here we are again. Once again finding yourselves in a transformational change. To hear stories about these changes as they are foundational with innovation and competitiveness the commission cochaired is a multiyear effort for americans innovation potential to have a new path and the 21st century. And as this slide shows a little less than a year ago of poor leadership we begin to build this effort and by august pulled together a powerful and diverse set of commissioners from across the country from industry and academia and the labor union and today is the 2020 roadmap of activities that we hope will change the future and trajectory of American Innovation and to make this happen with hundreds of advisors and innovation practitioners wit
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Mark onwhat the trumpet ministration is doing in the energy sector. Good morning. The count since the councils beginning to seen over and over time and again how technology is has transformed our lives and all these new challenges and new opportunities as we think about a new future for the United States. 2003 was such a period change. 17 years after our founding our councilmembers recognize that the nation stood at a particular inflection point. We needed significant change to enhance our innovation capacity that led to the pioneering work of our National Innovation initiative and now another 17 years later, here we are again. Once again finding ourselves at the precipice of transformational change area throughout the day as debra mentioned in her remarks are going to hear stories about these changes as they are foundational to our Flagship National commission on innovation and competitiveness. The commission cochaired by the Councils Board on this stage is a multiyear effort to reima
Once again finding yourselves in a transformational change. To hear stories about these changes as they are foundational with innovation and competitiveness the commission cochaired is a multiyear effort for americans innovation potential to have a new path and the 21st century. And as this slide shows a little less than a year ago of poor leadership we begin to build this effort and by august pulled together a powerful and diverse set of commissioners from across the country from industry and academia and the labor union and today is the 2020 roadmap of activities that we hope will change the future and trajectory of American Innovation and to make this happen with hundreds of advisors and innovation practitioners with this new innovation agenda and movement for americana. This morning our Commission Leadership will share their Top Priorities of the strategy and i would like to look at a future centered around a more sustainable approach of production consumption and the benefits of a