Alternative Energy Sources Explored at MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta November Event.ATLANTA -- John Rice, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of GE Energy, Leads Discussion on Opportunities and Challenges for Entrepreneurs The MIT MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology Enterprise Forum of Atlanta's Leading Edge Technology series will host John Rice, CEO of GE Energy, keynoting a discussion of "Alternative Energy Sources." The event will be held at the Georgia Tech College of Management's LeCraw Auditorium on Thursday, November 18, 2004. Alternative Energy Sources will be a discussion of both new energy sources and new models being developed to help address the rapidly increasing need for energy worldwide. Unlike historical approaches, where power is generated centrally and dispersed through massive distribution channels, new, less complicated and more cost effective approaches are emerging. In addition to Mr. Rice, Allan Miller Allan Miller (born 14 February 1929 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor. He is best known for his appearances on television, including Kojak, The Rockford Files, The Streets of San Francisco, Hawaii Five-0, Lou Grant, , Team Leader for Climate Change for the World Bank's International Finance Corporation, and Lonnie Johnson For the inventor of the Super Soaker, see . Alonzo[1] "Lonnie" Johnson (February 8, 1899[2] – June 16, 1970) was a pioneering American blues and jazz singer/guitarist. , CEO of Johnson R&D, will each share a unique perspective on emerging technologies to create, store and use power and the financing mechanisms required to support them. "With the emergence of huge new economies in China and India the world's need for power is rising at an exponential rate," said Mark Braunstein, Forum Chairman. "Most of the big strides being taken are not making the front page, however, and many entrepreneurs are under the false impression that all the technologies to solve this problem have been invented. They have not. And we hope to inspire entrepreneurs to further creativity with this event, finding new ways to solve this old problem." About the Speakers: John Rice, President and CEO of GE Energy, manages a leading supplier of power generation technology, energy services, and energy management systems. Lonnie Johnson, President & CEO of Johnson Research & Development Co., Inc. and two related companies, Excellatron Solid State, LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control and Johnson Electro Mechanical Systems, LLC, is a rocket scientist Rocket Scientist In the world of finance, these are people with science and math degrees who work in the finance field building highly advanced quantitative finance models. These models help banking, insurance and investment firms to price financial instruments. and an inventor with over 80 patents issued and 20 pending. Alan Miller Alan Miller is a pioneering and influential figure in the video game industry. He was an early game designer and programmer for Atari 2600 games who went on to found two large video game developers and publishers. is Team Leader for Climate Change and Global Environment Facility Coordinator at the International Finance Corporation, the private sector lending arm of the World Bank Group. Event Details: Presented in participation with the AeA, the Thursday, November 18 event will be held at Georgia Tech's LeCraw Auditorium, 800 Peachtree Street Peachtree Street is the main north-south street of Atlanta, Georgia. The city grew up around this one street, and many of its historical and municipal buildings are or were located along it. NW, Atlanta. Light dinner begins at 5:30 p.m., program at 7:00 p.m. Cost to Forum Members is $20; pre-registered non-members pay $30; pre-registered students, $10. All on-site registrants will pay $35. Reservations can be made online at www.mitforum-atlanta.org or by calling the Forum offices at 404-422-0330. About the MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta: The MIT Enterprise Forum of Atlanta is a volunteer, non-profit organization A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. whose mission is to provide educational programs and services that promote and strengthen innovation at the intersection of business and technology in the Southeast. The Forum invites anyone who is interested to attend regular events and become a member. No prior affiliation with MIT is necessary to participate or join. For additional information visit www.mitforum-atlanta.org. |
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