# March Fireside Chat

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Innovation Speaker Series

##  The U.S. Government's Strategy for Investing in Innovation

March 24, 2022

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##  The U.S. Government's Strategy for Investing in Innovation

A Fireside Chat with Dr. Jennifer Gerbi, Acting Director and Deputy Director for Technology of ARPA-E & NYU Professor and Fubon Director of the Innovation Technology Initiative Melissa Schilling.

[Watch The Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JkLLhJMdj0)

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##  Speakers

[ ![Melissa A. Schilling](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-04/melissa_Schilling.jpg?h=559b5251&itok=XmQKMf9M)

](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/melissa-schilling) [##  Melissa Schilling

](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/melissa-schilling)Fubon Center Tech Innovation Director and Professor at NYU Stern

[Bio](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/melissa-schilling)

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##  Dr. Jennifer Gerbi

Deputy Director for Technology at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)