Key Issues Forum, Thursday, Dec. 11th

Key Issues Forum: Innovating in the Land of Steady Habits

Panelists are:

Manon Cox,
president and CEO, Protein Sciences of Meriden. Her company developed the world’s first eggless flu vaccine — which the FDA praised for its ability to ramp up in a pandemic — and is now working on an Ebola vaccine.

Christina DeFranco,
Emmy Award-winning producer of “Made in Connecticut,” a CPTV documentary series on innovative manufacturers.

Charles Lee,
scientific director and professor of the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine in Farmington. Dr. Lee has been described as a Nobel “short-lister.” His work changed genome mapping over the last decade and is critical to personalized medicine.

Joe Sylvestro,
vice president of manufacturing operations at Pratt & Whitney. P&W has jet engines in a quarter of the world’s commercial aviation fleet and military engines in 29 countries. Its manufacturing technology is state-of-the-art.

Dan Haar,
Courant columnist, will moderate.

Presented by The Hartford Courant and Connecticut Public Broadcasting Network.

The Event is Thursday, Dec. 11th, 8-9 a.m. at CPTV, 1049 Asylum Ave., Hartford.
Doors open for coffee and pastries at 7 a.m.

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