CME conceived, co-founded the NASA Symposium in 2017 in collaboration with the NASA Chief Scientist Office to bring together leaders from industry, academia, government, media and the public.

The event takes place annually, or semi-annually, at major conventions on the chemical sciences. Symposiums have been held in Washington, DC; Boston, MA; and Orlando, FL. Past speakers include Nobel Laureates Frances Arnold and Eric Betzig, Craig Venter, Robert Langer (MIT), James Green (NASA), Duane Dickson (Deloitte), Peter Eckes (BASF) and other eminent figures.