Dear Colleague:
A recent report revealed that in STEM education, specifically math,Singaporean students beat those in the US, at all ages. This is unacceptable!
EFH18 --- the CBC Week STEM Festival, is your chance to make sure that our students get the STEM training needed to reverse this trend. On Wednesday, Sept. 12th, spend the day at the Washington Convention Center, hearing from educators, executives, and government leaders about resources to make US students #1 inSTEM. Enjoy, interactive discussions, networking, and meals.
The day kicks off with a STEM Stars Forum followed by a Education and Employers Town Hall. Check out the list of speakers for both panels below and register today! |
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STEM Stars Forum - 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM
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 | Dr. Arthur Burnett Jr. ("Father of Viagra") - Director, Basic Science Laboratory in Neuro-urology, Johns Hopkins University |
 | | Judge Arthur Burnett, Sr. (Ret.) - Founder & CEO National African American Drug Policy Coalition |
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 | Stan Pierre-Louis - Senior VP and General Counsel, Electronic Software Association |
 | Sarah-Elizabeth Langford Reed - VP, Government and Corporate Technology, Two One Technology (Moderator) |
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Educators & Employers Town Hall - 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
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 | | Dr. Leonard Haynes -Senior Advisor to the Under Secretary of the US Department of Education & Former Executive Director of the White House HBCU Initiative |
 | | Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes - Director, DC Department of Employment Services |
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 | | Dr. Sonya T. Smith - Howard University Advance IT Initiative, Department of Mechanical Engineering |
 | | Kim Cherry - Deputy Chief for STEM, DC Public Schools |
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 | | Dr. Patricia Ramsey - Provost, Lincoln University |
 | | Phyllis Morey - Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Ingersoll Rand |
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 | | Elizabeth Davis - President, Washington Teachers Union |
 | | Dr. Carol Crawford Shelton - Executive Director, STARRS Academy (Moderator) |
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As we approach the "workerless economy," when millions of jobs could be replaced by artificial intelligence and other automation, let's do what it takes to ensure that US workers remain competitive by making our children the best in STEM.
I look forward to seeing you on Wednesday at EFH18!
Talib I. Karim, STEM4US! Co-Founder & CEO |
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