Why Innovation Is Important

Learn how innovation can lead to a stronger economy through improvements in technology, health, climate change and other solutions. In this special edition of "Face to Face," UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May sits down with national economic leaders for a discussion about technology and innovation. Jed Kolko is the undersecretary of commerce for economic affairs of the United States. Deborah Wince-Smith is the president and CEO of the Council on Competitiveness. The Council on Competitiveness is a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C., that brings together people from academia, business, labor and the national labs to increase the United States' economic competitiveness in the global marketplace.