The following links are to presentations either made by Foresight Nanotech Institute principals or made by others at Foresight Conferences and events. The links are either to PDF files created from PowerPoint slide presentations, to papers written in conjunction with the presentations, or to audio files or other media files from the presentation.
Foresight Nanotech Challenge #6: Enabling the Development of Space From Carbon Nanotubes to the Space Elevator Michael Laine, President, Liftport Group Audio as 29.2MB MP3 file
Investing Debate: How Can We Overcome the "Valley of Death? Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Floyd Kvamme, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Michael Moe, Chairman & CEO, ThinkEquity Partners Ray Rothrock, Managing General Partner, Venrock Associates Moderator:Ed Niehaus, Partner, Cypress Ventures Audio as 45 MB MP3
2005 Feynman Prize in Experimental Nanotechnology - Christian Schafmeister
Christian Schafmeister, Professor, Chemistry Department University of Pittsburgh Audio as 26 MB MP3
2005 Feyman Prize in Theory - Christian Joachim
Christian Joachim, Professor, CRMP 32-slide presentation in PDF format, 5.3MB Audio as 25 MB MP3
Debate: NanoBio in Humans: Are we ready to cross the Carbon Barrier?
Ron Bailey, Science Correspondent, Reason Magazine
Alan Goldstein, Biomedical Materials Engineering, Alfred University Moderator: Derrick Boston, Partner, Guth Christopher and former Senior Vice President, California NanoSystems Institute Audio as 75.6 MB MP3
Keynote: Nanotechnology is Not Little In Washington
Presented by Floyd Kvamme, Co-Chair, Co-Chair, President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, and Partner, Kleiner Perkins
October 25, 2005 39-slide presentation in PDF format, 1.7 MB Audio as 27.5 MB MP3
How to Embrace Aspirational Technology: Nanotechnology and the Environment
Presented by Adam Werbach, Conservationist and former President, Sierra Club
October 24, 2005 35-slide presentation in PDF format, 1.4 MB Audio as 24.3 MB MP3
Nanotechnology Policy: Near-term and Beyond
Presented by Richard Smith, President, Nanotechnology Network
October 24, 2005 13-slide presentation in PDF format, 245 KB Audio as 29.7 MB MP3
Molecular Nanotechnology Research Overview Tutorial
Presented by David Forrest, U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center
October 26, 2005 55-slide presentation in PDF format, 2.2 MB Audio as 63.8 MB MP3
Dendrimer Technology: A Nanoscale Delivery Platform for the Identification and Treatment of Cancer
Presented by Robert Berry, CEO, Dendritic Nanotechnologies
October 24, 2005 22-slide presentation in PDF format, 4 MB Audio as 22 MB MP3
Indirectly-Replicating Nanomachines: a Kinematic Cellular Automata Approach
Presented by Tihamer Toth-Fejel, General Dynamics
October 22, 2004 Abstract 23-slide presentation in PDF format, 1 MB Audio as 3.2 MB MP3
An Exponentially Expanding Future from Exponentially Shrinking Technology
Keynote by Ray Kurzweil, Kurzweil Technologies
October 22, 2004 Abstract links to slides and movies Audio as 16.1 MB MP3
Agenda for High Impact Nanotechnology Development
Presented by Scott Mize, Former President, Foresight Institute
October 23, 2004 Abstract 31-slide presentation in PDF format, 372 KB Audio as 5.1 MB MP3
Clean Molecular Manufacturing
Presented by Chris Phoenix,Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
October 23, 2004 Abstract 11-slide presentation in PDF format, 860 KB Audio as 5.1 MB MP3
Molecular Manufacturing: Top Ten Impacts
Presented by Chris Phoenix,Center for Responsible Nanotechnology
October 23, 2004 Abstract 15-slide presentation in PDF format, 780 KB Audio as 4.9 MB MP3
What Would a Nanotech Economy Look Like?
Presented by David Friedman, Santa Clara University, School of Law
October 23, 2004 Abstract 17-slide presentation in PDF format, 68 KB Audio as 4.1 MB MP3
Maximizing Benefits & Minimizing Downsides of Nanotechnology
Presented by Christine Peterson, Foresight Institute
October 24, 2004 Abstract 49-slide presentation in PDF format, 364 KB Audio as 5.8 MB MP3
U.S. Nanotechnology Policy: Bridging the Gaps
Presented by Richard H. Smith, Nanoverse LLC and Nanotechnology Policy Foundation
October 24, 2004 Abstract 14-slide presentation in PDF format, 384 KB Audio as 7 MB MP3
A Critical Look at Leon Kass and Transhumanists on Ageless Bodies
Presented by Tihamer Toth-Fejel, General Dynamics
October 23-24, 2004 Abstract 16-slide presentation in PDF format, 88 KB