Delighted to host the Penn State Institute for Computational and Data Sciences and Data Sciences (ICDS)-Penn State Dickinson Law Symposium on Inclusive Innovation, AI, and Big Data. I shared with those gathered in person and online three reasons for the significance of this symposium. First, the symposium was the first institutional collaboration between ICDS and the law school, providing a bridge to connect both communities and a launchpad for future collaboration. Second, the symposium's discussion-focused format encouraged an exchange of ideas across disciplines, scholars from institutions across the country, and stakeholders in academia and government representatives such as those from the USPTO and World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO. Third, the intersection of inclusive innovation, AI and big data was critical for reasons that include economic competitiveness and social equity. A big thank you to all who made the event possible, including Provost Justin Schwartz, ICDS Director Jenni Evans, Dean Danielle Conway, the ICDS organizing team, and our esteemed participants. Peter Yu and I will co-edit an open-access volume to present and share the ideas the symposium helped inspire. Stay tuned! Elodie Carpentier Julio D. Raffo Dave Hunter Mike Schuster Nina Srejovic Jordana Goodman Michelle Saksena Suzanne Harrison Damon L. Tull, PhD Esther Obonyo S. Sean Tu Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio Margo Bagley Colleen Chien Joanna Batstone, PhD Christopher Dancy Andrea Matwyshyn Jennifer K. Wagner Keith Robinson Holly Gray David Mazyck Peter Yu Bethany N. Schols TaWanda Hunter Stallworth, M. Div. Dr Khalid Hossain larry stillman Lei Zhen Deja Workman Margaret Hu Victor Wang Penn State University

Thank you to Connecticut Attorney General William Tong for hosting the National Association of Attorneys General Eastern Region meeting. I look forward to joining experts from state attorney general offices, academia, and industry to discuss "AI – The Challenge of the Intelligent Computer" with Letitia James, Office of the New York State Attorney General James Bessen (Boston University School of Law), Jerry Ma (U.S. Department of Justice), & Maneesha Mithal (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati). Come join us can hear from Jonathan Kanter Stephen Calkins Noah Phillips Rahul Rao Sarah Allen Gwendolyn J. Lindsay Cooley Peter Carstensen and more! Details: https://www.naag.org/event/2023-eastern-region-meeting/?utm_source=LINKEDIN_COMPANY&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Events State of Connecticut - Office of the Attorney General National Association of Attorneys General Penn State Dickinson Law Wayne State University Law School American Economic Liberties Project Wiggin and Dana LLP Tennessee Attorney General's Office Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP Federal Trade Commission

Delighted to sit down with Professor Arti Rai for Penn State Dickinson Law #ProfilesinLeadership fireside chat. Professor Rai serves as the Elvin R. Latty Professor of Law and Faculty Director, The Center for Innovation Policy at Duke University School of Law. Professor Rai is an internationally recognized expert in intellectual property (IP) law, innovation policy, administrative law, and health law. From March to December 2021, Professor Rai served as Senior Advisor on innovation law and policy issues to the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of General Counsel. She also regularly advises other federal and state agencies as well as Congress on these issues. She is a member of multiple distinguished councils, including the The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’ Forum on Drug Discovery, Development, and Translation, the Polaris Advisory Council to the Government Accountability Office, and the The American Law Institute. She has also served as a member of the National Advisory Council for Human Genome Research, as a public member of the Administrative Conference of the United States, and on numerous National Academies committees. From 2009-2010, Professor Rai headed the Office of Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In that capacity, she led policy analysis of the patent reform legislation that ultimately became the America Invents Act and worked to establish the USPTO’s Office of the Chief Economist. Prior to entering academia, Professor Rai clerked in the Northern District of California and was a litigator at Jenner & Block and the U.S. Department of Justice. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPo7QVN-O-A 1:51:– IP and #national security. 6:13:– Connecting policymakers and scientists. 8:26:– Is the US retreating from global leadership in technological investments? 10:19:– The axis of protection and commercialization. 13:24:– Are universities naïve when it comes to system integrity and security? 14:57:– Leadership lessons from Professor Rai’s formative years. 18:03:– Finding common ground. 19:22:– Balancing being decisive and open-minded. 21:33:– Leadership and parenthood. 22:42:– Academics as partners. 26:24:– Leadership in legal reform: The America Invents Act. 33:10:– Addressing objections. 26:24:– Leadership in legal reform: The America Invents Act. 36:31:– Academics as advisors: USPTO, Department of Commerce, and Congress. 39:01:– Should negotiators ‘overshoot’ to maximize their wins? 40:29:– Adapting your message to your audience. 42:10:– What leadership looks like in the presidential transition team. 47:28:– Hiring when there is no precedent. 49:44:– Can we trust the Supreme Court’s leadership in patent law post-Amgen? 53:52:– Mentors and mentees. 56:31:– 2023 and beyond.