INNOVATION ANYWHERE. OPPORTUNITY EVERYWHERE.
December 3-4, 2024
Ronald Reagan Building & International Trade Center, Washington D.C.
ROADMAP is a new national summit hosted by the U.S. National Science Foundation in partnership with the Economic Development Administration that, for the first time, will gather the teams leading the historic place-based innovation investments supported by the federal government to bolster U.S. competitiveness in science and technology.
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WHO
ROADMAP will gather a highly curated and select group of leading thinkers, current and former elected officials, industry leaders, and journalists as well as the nation’s emerging innovation ecosystem builders spanning over 40 regional ecosystems building in topics ranging from climate to biotech to advanced semiconductors.
ROADMAP will assemble the nation’s leaders of place-based innovation efforts and connect those teams with industry, capital, and community stakeholders to chart a roadmap to secure and accelerate U.S. science and technology leadership while showcasing emerging technologies that will strengthen American competitiveness.
FOCUS
WHY
The U.S. has made historic investments in place-based innovation at a scale not seen since the height of the Cold War. NSF, EDA, and its partners intend to launch this annual convening to ensure these investments broadly represent a new and thriving frontier of American innovation
A NEW FRONTIER OF AMERICAN INNOVATION
Since the passage of the CHIPS and Science Act, the federal government has invested tens of billions of dollars in place-based innovation initiatives, ushering in a new, ambitious chapter for how the federal government can spur future of innovation and economic development. The ROADMAP Summit will bring those teams together for the first time in December 2024.
MAIN STAGE
The nation’s leading voices in science and technology, from the largest technology companies to national security experts, will share their perspectives about the landscape for U.S. competitiveness, emerging technology opportunities and challenges, and preview an emerging consensus on our national industrial innovation strategy.
DEMONSTRATIONS
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America’s emerging innovation ecosystems will bring technology demonstrations that showcase the leading edge of the world’s most rapidly changing industries, including novel net-zero energy technology, quantum computing and sensing, semiconductor advanced packaging, artificial intelligence applications and digital twin technology, advanced agriculture, and more.
WORKSHOPS
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The teams building America’s new frontier of innovation will have the opportunity to connect with each other and learn from a range of experts at seminar-style workshops focused on the specific challenges and opportunities facing new innovation ecosystems—from attracting risk capital to building physical innovation districts.