CNBC's MEETING OF THE MINDS to Premiere 10/17

Science once led America to glory. Our breakthroughs brought wars to an end and new industries to life. But somewhere along the way, science lost its luster. Have we lost our passion to innovate? Does making money matter more to us than making progress? And how do we get America back in the business of breakthroughs?

On Monday, October 17th at 9PM ET, in a CNBC special, "Meeting of the Minds: The Business of Science," hosted by CNBC's Maria Bartiromo, CNBC assembles the stakeholders in science to answer those questions and chart a path forward.

In an unprecedented one-hour special event, CNBC brings together a panel of world-renowned scientists and thought leaders including: Bob Hugin, Chairman and CEO, Celgene; Dr. Mae Jemison, President, The Jemison Group and Retired NASA Astronaut; Bill Joy, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers; Jim Simons, Simons Foundation and Board Chair, Renaissance Technologies; J. Craig Venter, Founder & President, J. Craig Venter Institute and Founder & CEO, Synthetic Genomics; and Dr. Michio Kaku, Professor of Theoretical Physics, City University of New York, and author, "Physics of the Future"; for a qualitative discussion on the business of science.