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Friday, February 17th

Highland City Club

885 Arapahone Aveunue, Boulder, CO

12:00pm - 1:30pm 

Soft Power: Energy and Cleantech in the Digital Age

 

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The Topic: In this next Productive Collisions, our eclectic, electric collection of experts will remind us that most people who work in the energy industry don't wear a hardhat to work; instead, they're more likely to sport a laptop bag, and maybe--upon closer inspection--the occasional pocket protector. This month we'll explore what happens outside of the hardhat zone, and look into the present and future of a different kind of plug-in, where the algorithm is the new black gold.

What does the next generation of energy and cleantech look like, and how/why does the mashup between pipelines, powerlines, connectivity and code matter?

The students, alumni, panelists, and guests in attendance will discuss, just for starters:
-Smart grids and smart appliances
-How movements such as data analysis and social media are influencing consumer behavior
-Energy trading
-Wireless and seismic technologies and how they relate to the conservation and usage of natural resources
-What happens when new technologies reveal new abundances of fossil fuels
-Digital satellite imagery
-Game-changing mobile apps
-Jobs that have been or will be invented--or re-invented--as a result of the long, silicon arm that has extended its reach into the sector
-And any other development that explains trends in the energy and cleantech industries now that technology and new media are exercising their political, environmental and economic influences.

Questions: Email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or call 303.735.5415 to learn more. We look forward to seeing you there.

The Panelists:

Carol Stimmel--Senior Product Manager of the Platform, Tendril Networks. Tendril's platform, Tendril Connectâ„¢, creates a dialogue between energy service providers and their customers.
Roy Kligfield--CEO, Wireless Seismic, makers of the industry's only scalable wireless seismic recording system with real-time seismic data return.
Steve Berens--Chief Marketing & Strategy Officer, Power Tagging, which created technology that gives the electric grid--and its power--embedded intelligence.
Steven Ross--Leeds MBA '12 candidate, president of the MBA Net Impact club, business director of the CU Energy Club and financial analysis at a local start-up in renewable energy and chemical commercialization technologies.
The Moderator: Trent Yang, director of CU Cleantech, a program dedicated to promoting the University of Colorado's clean technology growth through commercialization, industry engagement, and student opportunities.