Time

Activity

9:00 – 10:00

Introduction to the SCoE

• Joint presentation by NIST and ASTM introducing participants to the SCoE and reviewing workshop objectives and expected outcomes

Invited Speakers:

• Shyam Sunder, NIST
• Dana Leaman, NIST
• Andy Kireta, ASTM President

10:00 – 10:15

BREAK

10:15 – 12:00

Government Perspectives on CETs and Needed Standards

• Brief presentations from government agencies focused on the development and use of standards for CETs, challenges they are facing, and opportunities for acceleration. Followed by Q&A.

Confirmed Speakers:

1. Tim Klein, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
2. Huijuan Dai, U.S. Department of Energy
3. NASA (invited)
4. NIST (invited)
5. U.S. Department of Homeland Security or DARPA (invited)

12:00 – 1:00

LUNCH – potentially with 15-minute keynote address

1:00 – 3:00

Industry Perspectives on CETs and Needed Standards

• Presentations from industry focused on their development and use of CETs, challenges they are facing, and opportunities for standardization. Followed by Q&A.
  

Confirmed Speakers:

1. Jaydee Griffith, Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions (ATIS)
2. Austin Lin, Quantum Economic Development Consortium
3. Lenora Zimmerman, Google
4. Greg Touhill, Carnegie Mellon University’s Software Engineering Institute
5. Bill Lyons, Boeing
6. Diya Wynn, Amazon

3:00-3:15

BREAK

3:15 – 4:30

Panel Discussion: Accelerating Standardization Processes

• A panel of participants active in standards processes will share their experience and lessons learned on how to most effectively engage in standards development organizations and implementing partner activities and ideas for accelerating progress.

Confirmed Panelists

1. Roberta Nelson Shea, Universal Robotics
2. Muhammad Ali, HP
3. Marc Horner, Ansys
4. Vikas Malhotra, Cybersecurity (WOPLLI)

4:30 - 5:00

Day 1 Recap and Next Steps

5:00

Networking Reception

Time

Activity

9:00 – 9:30

Welcome, Recap of Day 1, Instructions for Day 2 – ASTM and Nexight Group

9:30 – 10:45

BREAKOUT GROUPS: Identifying Needed Standards Activities

Participants will join one of 5 breakout parallel breakout sessions. Each breakout session will discuss the following question:

• What specific standards activities are essential to accelerate progress and establish U.S. leadership in CETs?
  
  

10:45 – 11:00

BREAK

11:00 – 12:00

BREAKOUT GROUPS: Identifying Needed Standards Activities (continued)

Participants will continue in their breakout sessions and prepare Breakout Session Report-Outs.

12:00 – 1:00

LUNCH – Prepare breakout session report-outs

1:00 – 2:30

Breakout Session Report-Outs

Each Breakout Session will share the results of their discussions with the broader group, looking for common themes, areas of divergence, and opportunities for cross-CET collaboration for improved speed and efficiency.

2:30 – 2:45

BREAK

2:45 – 4:00

Operationalizing the SCoE

Presentation and group discussion of how participants can continue to be involved in the SCoE’s activities.

4:00 – 4:30

Next Steps and Closing Remarks

4:30

Adjourn