Green
Technology in the Great Lakes
IEEE
Southeastern Michigan Section
Fall
Section Conference
Friday,
November 14, 2008 12:00 – 8:00 pm
University
of Michigan - Dearborn
Keynote
Speaker
Paul Savage
CEO
Nextek
Power Systems, Inc. ( www.nextekpower.com
)
Topic:
How
DC Power Networks Are Poised to Make a
Thundering Comeback
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Speaker Abstracts and Biographies
Final Program
Abstract:
Paul
will recount the founding of Nextek, and the
company’s route to where it finds itself
today: choosing between Fortune 500
partners to deliver its Direct Coupling®
technology to market. Beginning with
electronically ballasted lighting, this
platform has consistently delivered higher
efficiency to buildings linked to
renewable energy sources, operating computer
gear, HVAC systems, workstations and more. An
added bonus of interest: all electrochemical
storage devices benefit as well, batteries
being the most cost effective solution and
natively DC. Come and hear for yourself how DC
is it.
Biography:
Nextek
Power Sytems, Inc. develops innovative
technology based on DC standard that best
promote renewable energy development. Nextek
is supported by Next Energy which is part of
Michigan Gov.
Paul
Savage, CEO, was an outside Director prior to
joining Nextek December 2002. A graduate from
Haverford College, his background includes
Bond Trading at CS First Boston and risk
management at Lehman Brothers before joining
start-up operations of Caterpillar's
dealership in Vietnam, V-TRAC. Based in Hanoi,
Paul filled 2 roles as the Director of
Customer Finance and Marketing. He grew this
green-field start-up to 87 employees, 5
offices and $22 million in sales in 2 years.
This business was primarily back-up power
systems from 20 kW to 2 MW.
He is a Founding Member of the Emerge
Alliance Corporation, a consortium aimed at
promoting direct current (DC) power standards
for buildings.
Paul
is a member of the Board of Directors of
Winrock International , a nonprofit
organization that works with people in the
United States and around the world to empower
the disadvantaged, increase economic
opportunity, and sustain natural resources.
He is also a member of the Clinton
Global Initiative; the largest individual
investor in Nextek; and the organizer and
coach for the team which operates the Company
today.
A Message from the
Conference Chair:
This
year, the IEEE of Southeastern Michigan will
focus the annual Fall Section Conference on
the development, implementation, and
commercialization of Green Technology in the
Great Lakes Region. Our goals are simple: We
wish to raise awareness of the diverse
regional activity in Green Technology in the
area. We will explore the research efforts,
the opportunities for realizations, present
examples of implementations, and discuss the
business opportunities.
Please register for this exciting
event.
Agenda:
12:00 PM Registration
Opens
12:00 - 12:30 Lunch Sandwich
12:00 - 6:30 Vendor Tables Open
12:30
– 6:30 PM Parallel Technical Session Tracks
6:30 - 7:15 Networking and Vendor Tables
7:15 – 7:30 Announcements (during dinner)
7:15 - 8:00 Dinner
7:30 - 8:15 Keynote Address
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Information: Special IEEE Rate of $115
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