Ignacio Diaz

CTF

Glenn International 30 + year career in the ENERGY Industry Director of Sales & Marketing at Glenn International Inc. Currently directs the three Divisions of Glenn International — Energy, Illumination, and Telecommunications Passionate about energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, which he believes them to be essential towards the survival of the Region’s economy. Electric Vehicle early adopter and promoter of technology and infrastructure needed to support Worldwide deployment. BS Degree in Finance and MIS, with a minor in Psychology from Marquette University in Wisconsin. Before joining Glenn International, Ignacio worked for IBM and NYNEX throughout several States in the USA.

Lin-Zhuang Khoo

Senior Vice President of Strategy

Greenlots Senior Vice President of Strategy at Greenlots, a global provider of open standards-based technology solutions for electric vehicle (EV) networks and grid management. Since 2009, he oversaw product and market development, operations, and global sales for the company. At his tenure at Greenlots, Lin forged partnerships with utilities, site hosts, governments, automakers, and technology partners to deliver end-to-end solutions for Greenlots’ next generation charging platform. Active voice in the policy dialogue around EV charging technology. Prior to joining Greenlots, Lin led technical business operations for Conergy Renewable Energy Singapore where he developed and executed market entry strategies for the Asian solar and telecom markets. Also served as a research analyst at Dow Jones VentureOne.

Egil Opsahl

General Manager

CleanPower AS 25 + year career Currently General Manager of CleanPower AS CleanPower has developed the Turbinator (R), integrating in one compact unit the turbine and generator for small hydro power plants. In 2010 we successfully delivered a pilot model, we're currently building supply chain on the delivery side, and business opportunities on the market side, globally.

Keynote Speaker

Donald Sadoway

John F. Elliot Professor of Materials Chemistry

MIT –40 + years career –John F. Elliot Professor of Materials Chemistry at MIT –20 + Patents and 169 Scientific Papers –Served on SUSK—Ukrainian Canadian Student’s Union –Expert on batteries and extraction of metals from their ores –Co-inventor of a solid polymer electrolyte used un “sLimcell” –Inventor of molten oxide electrolysis, batteries for grid storage, batteries for mobile devices including EVs, & carbon-free metals production –Pioneering research to improve performance & longevity of portable power sources –NATO postdoctoral fellowship from the National Research Council of Canada –Honorary Doctorate of Engineering by the University of Toronto –Honorary Doctorate from NTNU —Norwegian University of Science & Technology –Co-founder of Boston Metal (formerly Boston Electrometallurgical Corp.), which commercializes molten oxide electrolysis for production of metals. –Co-founder of Ambri, Inc. (formerly Liquid Metal Battery Corporation), which commercializes the liquid metal battery technology for grid-scale energy storage. –Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People in the world—2012

Chad Jones

CEO

Sawaiana Solutions, Inc. –23 + years driving strategic iniciatives for start ups and F50 companies –Currently CEO of Sawiana Solutions, Inc. –CEO of Plesso Ventures –Has held Chief Strategy Officer positions at Deep Information Systems,bVP of Internet of Things Strategy at LogMeln, VP Strategy & PM for DynamicOps, VP Product Management with Neocleus –Co-Creator of Softtricity

Tom Starss

VP of Marketing Strategy & Policy

Sunpower Corporation 25 + years of Solar & Renewable Energy Ph.D. in Energy & Resources Law Degree VP of Marketing Strategy & Policy at SunPower Corporation Chair of the Board of Directors of SEIA (Solar Energy Industries Association) Also serves in the board of directors of the Center for Energy Efficiency & Renewable Technologies, The Solar Foundation, and the Wind Solar Alliance; and on the advisory board of the Rocky Mountain Institute’s Electricity Innovation Laboratory (eLab).

Gary Trott

Iot Consultant

Founder of Interplay Lighting –25 + year career –Architectural Lighting –From Sales to Marketing, to Engineer, to Customer…Worked all aspects of the industry –Innovator in product development & technology –Lighting technology ranging from incandescent to LED and all types of lighting control technology –Former Vice President of Intelligent Lighting and IoT Platform at Cree, among other senior management roles –Currently serves on the Advisory Council for Graham Partners portfolio company, Myers EPS. –IoT Consultant & Founder of Interplay Lighting