Stephen Hicks is Director, Research & Development, Flavor & Fragrance Development Global Capability, for The Proctor & Gamble Company. He was educated as a chemical engineer at the University of Missouri and joined P&G 35 years ago in R&D. He progressed through increasing levels of responsibility through new product development work across most P&G categories. Mr. Hicks will speak on the importance of students from all backgrounds being involved in STEM and the design process. In the commercial world, if only one group—be it a portion of a society or even only one nation—is involved, the products produced have very limited markets compared to a broader, more open design process. For a broad and open design process to work, STEM in schools must be broadly available, not just in some communities, but in all communities.
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