TechKnow Forum 2008: ReCharging Michigan Announces Dr. David E. Cole as Opening Keynote
Ann Arbor, MI -- October 16, 2008 -- TechKnow Forum announces that Dr. David E. Cole, Chairman of the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), will present the opening keynote address at TechKnow Forum 2008: ReCharging Michigan, to be held Thursday, October 23, 2008 from 2 to 7pm at the University of Michigan's Power Center. Cole's recent research has focused on strategic issues related to the restructuring of the North American industry and trends in globalization, technology, market factors, and human resource requirements. Cole was formerly Director of the Office for the Study of Automotive Transportation (OSAT) at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute.
"TechKnow Forum 2008 will feature industry, academic and government policy experts addressing two topics of national importance: Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles and the Smart Grid. These presentations and discussions will target the impact on the domestic auto industry, our Michigan economy and the goals of energy independence and energy security. "We’re very pleased to have secured Dr. Cole for our opening keynote; he brings a global perspective to Plug-in Electric Vehicles and the Smart Grid as we focus on recharging Michigan's economy," says Ken Nisbet, Executive Director U-M Tech Transfer and co-founder of TechKnow Forum.
Other TechKnow Forum speakers include: John Denniston, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Partner and Greentech founder, Jon Lauckner, General Motors Global Development; Nancy Gioia, Ford Motor Company, Hybrid Vehicles; Justin Ward, Toyota Motors, Advanced Powertrain; Skip Pruss, Special Advisor to the Governor, Renewable Energy and the Environment; Knut Simonsen, President of DTE Energy Ventures and many other energy research, industry and policy experts. With interactive participation of virtual and online audiences, the Forum's objective will be to chart a path to recharge Michigan with universities, government and businesses as partners.
Partnering with MPowered, a student entrepreneurial organization at the University of Michigan, TechKnow Forum 2008 will donate $5 from every paid admittance to a student internship at a Michigan-based energy technology company.
The cost is $35.00 and $10.00 with a student ID at the door. You can also register online to save $5.00 off of registration. Or call 734.763.0614.
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TechKnow is sponsored by; The University of Michigan, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Google, Michigan Business Review, DTE Energy, the City of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County Government, Washtenaw Economic Club, Ann Arbor SPARK and Dickinson-Wright.
Since 2003 TechKnow Forum has collaborated with businesses, researchers, government, and community stakeholders including the University of Michigan to enhance the technology business climate in greater Ann Arbor and Southeast Michigan.