Program

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Accelerate is designed to showcase the latest methods, applications and research in accelerated materials and molecular discovery. Through workshops and talks, posters and small group sessions, attendees will explore topics across our three content tracks:

Fundamental discovery and leading-edge tools: Deep and machine learning algorithms for AI-aided experimental design, quantum-based materials simulations and optimized structure-function models, chemical synthesis and materials characterization, chemical ontologies and materials databases, and robotics and control systems
Sustainable materials for a resilient world: Development of solid-state materials, sustainable soft materials, low-carbon structural materials, small molecule drugs, etc.
Designing a translation ecosystem: Leadership in commercialization, training, and education

Program

Pre-Conference Workshops & PI Strategy SessionsTuesday, August 30

12:00 PM	Registration and Lunch
1:00 PM	PI Strategy Session (part 1) ChemOS Workshop (part 1) Professional Development Workshops Communicating Science Intellectual Property Commercialization
3:00 PM	Break
3:30 PM	PI Strategy Session (part 2) ChemOS Workshop (part 2) NRCan Workshop Anjuli Swaziola
5:30 PM	Adjourn for the day

Accelerate Conference Day 1Wednesday, August 31

Posters will also be available for
viewing throughout the day

9:00 AM	Registration and Breakfast
9:45 AM	Welcome & Opening Remarks
10:00 AM	Opening Keynote
11:00 AM	Break & Travel Time
11:30 AM	Concurrent Sessions: Methods Methods in Machine Learning, Data Analysis, and Modeling Johannes Hachmann, Yousung Jung, Anatole von Lillenfeld, Florian Shkurti Methods in Laboratory Automation Animesh Garg, Jason Hattrick-Simpers, Milad Abolhasani, Gabriella Pizzuto, Helge Stein
12:45 PM	Lunch & Poster and Exhibit Viewing
2:00 PM	Concurrent Sessions: Discovery Discoveries Facilitated by AI/Automation (part 1) Jie Xu, Eugenia Kumacheva, Thomas Heine, Frank Gu, John Chodera Discoveries in Energy (part 1) Shijing Sun, Maria Chan Special Session: Schmidt Futures/Cell Press (part 1)
3:00 PM	Break
3:15 PM	Concurrent Sessions: Discovery Discoveries Facilitated by AI/Automation (part 2) Ali Dolatabadi, Keith Brown, Dwayne Miller Discoveries in Energy (part 2) Ha-Kyung Kwon, Brett Helms, Joshua Schrier, Arghya Bhowmik Special Session: Schmidt Futures/Cell Press (part 2)
4:30 PM	Poster and Exhibit Viewing + Reception
6:30 PM	Adjourn for the day
7:00 PM	Conference Social Event

Accelerate Conference Day 2Thursday, September 1

Posters will also be available for
viewing throughout the day

9:00 AM	Registration and Breakfast
9:45 AM	Welcome & Opening Remarks
10:00 AM	Vision for a Materially Different Future Alán Aspuru-Guzik
10:30 AM	Break & Travel Time
11:00 AM	Concurrent Sessions: Best Practices Talk Managing Data for Accelerated Discovery Richard Walroth Panel Bringing MAP Technology to Scale Chemspeed Caroline Cloutier, Richard Walroth, Bradley Schmidt Talk Designing Labs of the Future: What's the blueprint for self-driving labs? Curtis Berlinguette, Benji Maruyama Panel Designing Labs of the Future: What's the blueprint for self-driving labs? Benji Maruyama, Jason Hein, Curtis Berlinguette, Michelle Murphy
12:30 PM	Lunch & Poster and Exhibit Viewing
2:00 PM	Concurrent Sessions: Beyond the Bench Talk Teaching new fields of science Panel How to train the next generation Helen Tran, Lilo Pozzo Talk From lab to market Kedar Hippalgaonkar Panel How to commercialize materials-on-demand Joshua Gans, Kedar Hippalgaonkar
3:30 PM	Break + Travel Time
4:00 PM	Keynote and closing remarks Lilo Pozzo, Christoph Brabec
5:00 PM	Adjourn for the day

Accelerate Un-ConferenceFriday, September 2

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11:00 AM	Informal Workshops
12:00 PM	LUNCH
12:30 PM	Informal Workshops (continued)
2:00 PM	Adjourn for the conference