Webinar Preview: Midterm Elections Impact on Science Policy
Join us on Wednesday, November 16 at 3 pm EST/12 pm PST, as Partner Gavin Mathis and panelists review the results of the midterm elections and predict what the results mean for the future of scientific research and breakthrough science startups! Register here!
What does a Republican majority in the House of Representatives mean for President Joe Biden’s top science priorities? Will key provisions in the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Reduction Act be funded at expected levels? Listen to some of the most informed deep tech insiders in DC discuss what the future of science policy looks like in the 118th Congress.
Panelists:
Paul Stimers — Paul focuses his policy advocacy efforts on matters related to emerging technologies, such as commercial spaceflight, IT, and quantum technology, and advises a wide range of companies and industry associations in pursuing legislation and representing their interests before Congress and federal agencies.
As policy counsel to several major commercial spaceflight companies and the leading industry association for commercial spaceflight, Paul has been active in helping the industry grow quickly and safely while continuing to support a strong role for NASA in space exploration. He has addressed a wide variety of areas of space law and policy, including: licensing and permitting of launch and reentry; liability, insurance, and indemnification; property rights in space; manufacturing and resource utilization in space; air and space traffic management; and debris mitigation. He also founded and leads the Quantum Industry Coalition, a group of quantum computing, communications, and cryptography companies working to advance U.S. leadership in the field.
Paul was listed among the “40 Under 40: K Street’s New Generation of Lobbyists” by The Washingtonian. He was also nationally ranked by Chambers USA 2015 under “Government: Government Relations (Up and Coming).” Paul is a member of the Executive Committee of the Greater Washington Board of Trade.
Megan Williams — Megan is the Vice President of Government Relations at Focused Energy Inc. — a Prime Movers Lab portfolio company. She is also an Adjunct Professor of Sustainability and Global Affairs at Fairleigh Dickinson University.
She previously served as a Senior Energy and Sustainability Analyst at the United States Department of Defense and as a Senior Advisor for Energy, Sustainability and Climate Change Solutions at Business Finland. She was also Senior Vice President of Trade and Development for TradePost USA and worked for the World Bank Group as a senior development consultant. Williams started her career in the House of Representatives where she was a legislative assistant for Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD).
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