SOUTHFIELD ? Alternative energies are the future and the topic of an October seminar hosted by TiE called Entrepreneurial Opportunities in Alternative Energy Technologies.
Speakers include Subhendu Guha – President and COO of United Solar Ovonic, and Ananth G Ananthasubramaniam – Vice President of DTE Energy Ventures Inc.
The program is scheduled for Oct. 26 from 6-9 pm at the Westin Southfield Hotel.
Ananthasubramaniam is Vice President of DTE Energy Ventures Inc., the venture capital arm of DTE Energy. He has led investments in a number of alternative energy areas including co-founding Plug Power, a leading fuel cell company now traded on Nasdaq, founded DTE Solar of California and oversaw the creation of the DTE Energy Hydrogen Technology Park in Southfield, MI. Prior to joining DTE Energy, Ananth was a consultant with Booz Allen and Hamilton in their Chicago offices and also worked with Metal Box India in New Delhi. Ananth has a BSME from IIT, Chennai, MSIE from University of Florida, Gainesville, and an MBA from Kellogg School of Management.
Guha is the President and COO of United Solar Ovonic, world?s largest manufacturer of flexible solar panels. Dr. Guha is an international authority in the science and technology of amorphous silicon alloy solar cells, and has more than 200 publications and over 30 US patents to his credit. His work has received recognition from US Department of Energy (Bright Light Award), Popular Science Magazine and Discover Magazine (Best invention in the Environment Category), and he recently received the World Technology Award in Energy. He serves as a member of the Advisory Committee to the National Center for Photovoltaic of US Department of Energy, and on the Board of Solar Energy Industries Association.
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