| Day 1 | Friday, September 30th |
|---|---|
| 8:15am | Breakfast |
| 9:00am | Conference Kick-Off |
| 9:15am | Session 1: Moore’s Law & Progress in Computing |
| 9:30am | Moore’s Law – Charles E. Leiserson |
| IT’s Impact on the Economy: A Macro View – Gilbert Cette | |
| 11:00am | Break |
| 11:15am | The Evolution of the Semiconductor Industry – Dan Armbrust |
| IT’s Impact on the Economy: A Micro View – Kristina McElheran | |
| 12:45pm | Lunch |
| 1:45pm | Session 2: Automation/Augmentation of Work |
| 2:00pm | Progress in Robotic Capabilities – Alex Shikany |
| Adoption of Robots in the Economy – Rob Seamans | |
| 3:30pm | Break |
| 3:45pm | The Labor Market Impacts of Technological Change – David Autor |
| Automation in Science – Kathy Yelick | |
| 5:15pm | Group Discussion of Day 1 Takeaways |
| 5:45pm | Adjourn |
| 6:30pm | Dinner at Catalyst 300 Technology Square, Cambridge, MA, 02139 |
| Day 2 | Saturday, October 1st |
|---|---|
| 8:15am | Breakfast |
| 9:00am | Day 2 Kick-Off |
| 9:15am | Session 3: The Next Stage of Computer Progress |
| 9:30am | Potential Next Directions for Computing – Mark Rosker |
| The Role and Limits of Hardware Specialization – Adi Fuchs | |
| 11:00am | Break |
| 11:15am | Next Generation Supercomputing – John Shalf |
| Quantum Computing – Mark Horowitz | |
| 12:45pm | Lunch |
| 1:45pm | Session 4: Artificial Intelligence |
| 2:00pm | AI and the Economy – Ben Jones |
| AI and the Hardware Lottery – Sara Hooker | |
| 3:30pm | Break |
| 3:45pm | Deep Learning’s Growth and Impacts – Emma Strubell |
| The National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR)– Manish Parashar | |
| 5:15pm | Group Discussion of Day 2 Takeaways & Next Steps |
| 5:45pm | Adjourn |