Aug 27 2009
The NanoBusiness Alliance, the industry association for the emerging nanotechnology industry, has announced its final line-up of keynote speakers for its 8th Annual Conference, being held at McCormick Place in Chicago from September 8 - 10. The event will feature some of the world's leading nanotechnology experts, as well as leaders from Congress and the Obama Administration.
Daily speakers and topics include:
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8th
- Josh Wolfe, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Lux Capital and Editor, Forbes/Wolfe Emerging Technologies Report
- Congressman Dan Lipinski, Chairman of the Research and Education Subcommittee, House Science and Technology Committee
- Dr. Hans Stork, Group Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, SSG, Applied Materials: "Technology and Economics of Nanomanufacturing in Semiconductor Markets"
- Leonard Poveromo, Director Technology Development, ACIS, Northrop Grumman: "Future Power Transmission Technologies"
- Dean Kamen, Founder and CEO, DEKA Research and Development
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9th
- Scott Livingston, CEO & Founder, Livingston Securities: "2009 Investment Strategies"
- Dr. Waguih Ishak, Vice President & Director, Corning West Technology Center, Corning Inc.: "The Digital Society of the 21st Century"
- Bradley W. Pietras, Director Technology Programs, Lockheed Martin: "Nanoscience at the Intersection of Technology, Business, and Strategy"
- Dr. Tom Kalil, Director of Policy, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President: "Nanotechnology and the Obama Administration"
- Jack Uldrich, Global Futurist & Best-Selling Author: "Jump The Curve: 50 Essential Strategies to Help Companies Deal With Emerging Technologies"
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10th
- Terry Taber, Chief Technology Officer, Eastman Kodak: "The Small Difference: How nanotechnology enables new business"
- John Rogers, Professor Lee J. Flory, Founder Chair in Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign: "Nanomaterials for Unusual Electronics and Associated Business Opportunities"
- Fabien Cousteau, Explorer & Aquatic Environmentalist
- Sally Gutierrez, Director, US Environmental Protection Agency
NanoBusiness 2009 will feature an expanded conference program, with presentations by more than 140 speakers over three days with a focus on applications in the Health/Medical, Energy, Electronics, Water, Defense, Construction, Tools/Metrology, and Advanced Materials sectors.
The NanoBusiness Alliance is the industry association for the emerging nanotechnology industry. Through its extensive network of leading startups, Fortune 500 companies, research institutions, non-governmental organizations and public-private partnerships, the Alliance shapes nanotechnology policy and helps accelerate the commercialization of nanotechnology innovations. The NanoBusiness Alliance has offices in Chicago, New York, Connecticut and Washington, DC.