ANN ARBOR – Concerned about the future of Michigan’s auto industry and our economy? Can Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles and the Smart Grid be the solution to our economic downturn?
TechKnow Forum 2008: ReCharging Michigan on Oct. 23 at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus will address these issues, along with a world problem – climate change and energy independence.
At Plug-in Hybrids and the Smart Grid meet business owners, entrepreneurs, researchers, policymakers and business creation specialists who are defining the future. Mike Brennan Editor of MITechNews.Com, which heavily covers greentech and cleantech stories, will be there to find out about your alternative energy projects.
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John Denniston of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of Silicon Valley?s premier venture capital firms, will provide the keynote address. John is a co-founder, along with Al Gore, of KPCB’s Greentech Investment Initiative. He and his team were featured on the cover of the October 5th New York Times Magazine.
David Cole, Chairman for the Center of Automotive Research (CAR), will present the opening keynote address. 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. As such, Cole is ideally positioned to provide an expert opening perspective on our TechKnow Forum topics.
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