When

Tue, Aug. 27, 2024
3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
(GMT-05:00) America/Chicago

Where

BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC)

6500 Main St
Houston, TX 77030
United States

We hosted an event that underscored efforts to spearhead the brain economy transition — a turn toward examining the human brain as a network of neurological, economic, and social aspects — to promote U.S. economic prosperity and national security. This dialogue navigated the intersections of markets, minds, and the military, highlighting the transformative impact of neuroscience on economic development and national defense.

Experts illuminated the critical role of brain capital in fostering economic innovation and shaping robust defense strategies. A diverse lineup of speakers and panelists underscored the imperative for America to spearhead the transition into the brain economy, catalyzing U.S.-led global advancements in technology and health care, ultimately benefiting economic prosperity and national security.

Participants

Featured Speakers

The Honorable Morgan Luttrell 
U.S. Representative, Texas’ 8th District; Co-Chair, Congressional Neuroscience Caucus (CNC)

Lawrence E. Jones, Ph.D. 
Senior Vice President, International Programs

Eric Mullins 
Chairman, Greater Houston Partnership; Chief Executive Officer, Lime Rock Resources

John Ngai, Ph.D.  
Director, National Institutes of Health’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative

Col. Geoffrey Ling  
Founding Director, Biological Technologies Office at the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

The Honorable Greg Bonnen, M.D. 
Texas State Representative, 24th District; Chairman, Texas House Committee on Appropriations

Sameer Sheth, M.D., Ph.D. 
Cullen Foundation Endowed Chair of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine

Kelly O’Brien 
Vice President, Prevention, USAgainstAlzheimer's Brain Health Partnership

Amy Dittmar 
Howard R. Hughes Provost, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Professor, Rice University

Simon Fischer-Baum 
Associate Professor, Psychological Sciences, Rice University

Leanne Young 
Vice President, Applied Research Associates

Greg Witkop 
Program Manager, Defense Advanced Research Project Agency

Harris Eyre, Ph.D. 
Fellow in Brain Health, Baker Institute for Public Policy; Executive Director, Brain Capital Alliance; Senior Fellow, Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute

Vinod Veedu 
Executive Director, Rice University National Security Research Accelerator

When

Tue, Aug. 27, 2024
3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
(GMT-05:00) America/Chicago

Where

BioScience Research Collaborative (BRC)

6500 Main St
Houston, TX 77030
United States