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SUMMARY:How the Empire State is bridging the divide between academia and industry to enable job growth and innovation
DESCRIPTION:  \nThursday\, June 25\, 2020 | 10:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Eastern\nLIVE WEBCAST (FREE TO ATTEND)\n\n  \nREGISTER >> \n  \nOverview:\nFor more than three decades\, New York State has aggressively invested in the advanced electronics and thin film industries\, driving new partnerships\, innovation\, products\, and economic opportunity.  This strategic investment has included the bipartisan support of 4 governors\, building the global R&D focus of what is now known as NY CREATES – more than $15 billion invested\, 200+ research partner organizations\, more than 150\,000 square feet of clean room\, and leveraging more than 2700 experts from industry\, government and academia. \n\nAgenda:\n1:00-1:05pm       Introduction: Pete Singer\, Editor-in-Chief\, Semiconductor Digest\n1:05-1:10pm       Opening Remarks and Welcome: Doug Grose\, President NY CREATES\n1:00-1:20pm       NY State of Opportunity: Empire State Development\n1:20-1:30pm       NY CREATES Overview: LaMar Hill\, NY CREATES\n1:30-1:45pm       Future Quantum Technology Trends and Company Case Study: S. Papa Rao\, NY CREATES and Oleg Mukhanov\, co-CEO SeeQC\n1:45-1:55pm       AIM Photonics-TAP: Ed White\, NY CREATES\n1:55-2:00pm       Wrap-up: Paul Kelly\, COO\, NY CREATES\n2:00-2:15 pm      Round Table Discussion\n  \nAbout the Presenters: \n\nDr. Douglas A. Grose\, President\, NY CREATES \n Douglas Grose is a globally recognized technology leader who built his early career at IBM\, where he worked in the Technology Products Division for more than 20 years.  He was appointed as the Chief Operating Officer of Hitachi Global Storage Technologies in 2003\, directing a merger between IBM and Hitachi Storage Technology Division. \nDr. Grose served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at NanoTech Resources\, a State University of New York (SUNY)-based research and development organization\, tasked with accelerating advanced technology commercialization\, an early precursor to SUNY Polytechnic Institute.  Following this role in public service\, Dr. Grose rejoined IBM as General Manager of Technology Development and Manufacturing Systems. \nFrom 2006 through 2009\, Doug served as Senior Vice President of Technology Development\, Manufacturing and Supply Chain at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).  In this role\, he helped direct the formation of GLOBALFOUNDRIES\, currently the second largest pure play semiconductor foundry. He served as the founding CEO of GLOBALFOUNDRIES\, leading the successful merger of Chartered Semiconductors into GLOBALFOUNDRIES in 2010\, and directed the expansion of leading-edge technology capacity in Singapore\, Germany and New York State. \nDr. Grose graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with an MBA and a BS\, MS and PhD in Materials Engineering. He currently is Vice Chairman of the ASML Supervisory Board\, co-chairman of the board of SBA Materials and the founding President of NY CREATES. \n  \nLaMar A. Hill\, Office of the President\, NY CREATES \nLaMar Hill recently joined the SUNY Research Foundation in the NY CREATES President’s office. For the past two decades\, Mr. Hill has been a leader of New York’s Tech Valley and Mohawk Valley regional economic development teams\, specializing in global business development in advanced electronics. These initiatives led to the decision by GlobalFoundries (formerly AMD) to build a $12+B manufacturing campus at the Luther Forest Technology Campus in Malta\, New York and CREE to build a high volume SiC device manufacturing fab at the Marcy Nanocenter site near Utica\, NY. In this role\, the initiatives Mr. Hill has been involved in have created more than 15\,000 direct jobs and can be expected to create an additional 20\,000-25\,000 jobs over the next ten years. Accelerating technology commercialization has been the focus of Mr. Hill’s activities for the past thirty years.  \nThese activities have included joint development activities with Universities\, multi-million dollar R&D programs in defense/aerospace\, tech transfer and acquisition\, and development of successful R&D funding strategies with programs such as SBIR\, STTR\, ATP and TRP.  In addition\, LaMar has been a trusted business strategist\, including securing debt and equity financing packages\, corporate management of software and technology development organizations and the acquisition of several product lines. \nMr. Hill received a BS degree in Chemistry from Kalamazoo College and an MS degree in Chemistry from UCLA. In 2004\, Mr. Hill was selected by Small Times Magazine (primary global nanotechnology business publication) as one of the Global Nanotech Advocates of the Year. \n  \nBruce Toyama\, Business Development Director – Artificial Intelligence Programs\, NY CREATES \nBruce Toyama is a recognized entrepreneurial business leader\, working in and with a variety of startups on both coasts\, including cofounding the IgniteU NY startup accelerator program in New York.  At NY CREATES\, Bruce brings that long career experience and expertise to the team as the Business Development Director in one of the most dynamic areas of focus for NY CREATES –Artificial Intelligence Programs. \nBruce has a broad-based corporate background with experience in business development\, general management\, and national/international sales management mostly in establishing advanced materials/specialty chemicals in emerging markets. Prior to joining the team at NY CREATES\, Bruce served as the Vice President of Product Development at BessTech\, a leading battery energy storage startup\, and as Director of Industrial Sales and Corporate Development at Applied Robotics.  Earlier in his career\, Bruce served in Business Development and Sales roles at EnerG2\, an early-stage advanced materials startup emerging from the University of Washington. \nFor many years\, Bruce has served as a mentor to entrepreneurs\, including in the RPI/NSF I-Site Program\, as New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s Entrepreneur in Residence\, and as a NY Academy of Sciences Global STEM Alliance Mentor. Bruce received his BS in Chemical Engineering from University of Illinois-Urbana (Graduate of Distinction) and an Executive Leadership Certificate from Cornell University. \n  \nDr. Satyavolu ‘Pops’ Papa Rao\, VP for Research\, NY CREATES \nSatyavolu ‘Pops’ Papa Rao serves as the Vice President for Research for NY CREATES. For more than two decades\, Pops has forged a path as a sought-after technical leader in advanced electronics and materials.  Today\, much of his research is focused on quantum technologies\, specifically the fabrication of high performance superconducting qubits using 300mm scale advanced processes\, single-flux-quantum logic circuits\, superconducting optoelectronics for neuromorphic computing\, and AlN-based electrooptic integrated circuits. \nPrior to joining the NY CREATES team\, Pops served as the Director of Process Technology for SEMATECH in Albany.  His tenure at SEMATECH was preceded by technology leadership positions\, including in advanced CMP processes\, Si solar cells with all-plated copper front-grid metallization\, and nano-structures for DNA nucleotide recognition at IBM Research and on process R&D for memory and logic devices for Texas Instruments. \nPops obtained his Bachelor of Technology in Metallurgical Engineering from IIT-Madras\, India\, and his Ph.D. in Electronic Materials from MIT in 1996. \n  \nFrank Tolic\, Chief Marketing Officer\, AIM Photonics\, A program of NY CREATES \nFrank Tolic is the Chief Marketing Officer of AIM Photonics\, a key NY CREATES program. In this role\, Frank is responsible for development and execution of marketing strategies that expand the AIM brand\, membership\, technology\, and services to the photonics community. He is also serves as an Associate Vice President for SUNY\, where he focuses on the creation of new business partnerships\, and is responsible for growing AIM Photonics and SUNY’s core strategic technical and corporate partnerships. \nPrior to joining the New York team\, he managed a portfolio of over one billion dollars in semiconductor business across the globe in support of semiconductor equipment\, consumable\, research\, and manufacturing companies at Novati Technologies\, SVTC\, ATDF\, and SEMATECH. Earlier in his career\, Frank served as a Sr. Device Integration Engineer at Motorola’s Advanced Products Research and Development Laboratory\, in Austin\, TX. \nHe received both Bachelors in Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University\, holds number of patents\, and has published and presented various technical and business topics throughout his 30 years in in the semiconductor industry. \n\nSponsored by: \n\n  \nSupported by:
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SUMMARY:NYS and Capital Region Opportunities in Off Shore Wind
DESCRIPTION:Program Description:\nJoin the Center for Economic Growth for a discussion of the offshore wind industry with the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Ørsted – a global leader in offshore wind development. The US Offshore Wind Market is worth an estimated $70 billion over the next 10 years and the State of New York and Capital Region are working to be the hub of this new industry in the US. Program will include an overview from NYSERDA on the state’s nation leading 9 GW commitment and opportunity to learn about Ørsted and their 880 MW Sunrise Wind Project. \nAgenda and Speakers:\n1:30pm Opening Remarks: Center for Economic Growth \nNYSERDA:  \nMatt Vestal\, Senior Advisor\, Large-Scale Renewables\, NYSERDA \n\nClimate Leadership and Community Protection Act\nNew York’s Off Shore Wind path to 9GW\n\nØrsted: \nGrant van Wyngaarden\, Senior Supply Chain Development Manager\, Ørsted US Offshore Wind \nJennifer Garvey\, New York Market Affairs Manager\, Ørsted US Offshore Wind \nPat Smith\, Vice President – Competitive Transmission and Renewable Markets\, Eversource  \n\nIntroduction to Ørsted\, Eversource\, and the Sunrise and South Fork Wind projects\nOffshore wind 101\nCapital Region supply chain opportunities\n\nQ&A \n  \nWho Should Attend: Anyone interested in knowing what Off Shore Wind is all about! \n\nLearn about an emerging industry in the Capital Region/NYS and determine your possible fit\nWhat are the State’s goals?\nWhy is OSW important?\nWhat does an OSW project entail?\n \n\nNo cost to attend. Please Register below: \n\nREGISTER >>\n  \nAbout NYSERDA: \nNYSERDA is leading the coordination of offshore wind opportunities in New York State and is supporting the development of 9\,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2035 in a responsible and cost-effective manner. Offshore wind will be a crucial step on the pathway to a carbon-neutral economy and a critical component in achieving the expanded Clean Energy Standard\, whereby 70 percent of New York’s electricity will come from renewable sources by 2030 under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act\, New York’s ambitious and comprehensive climate and clean energy legislation.\n \nNY State OSW Supply Chain Database  \nAbout Ørsted: \nSunrise Wind brings unparalleled experience in developing offshore wind to New Yorkers\, as a 50/50 partnership between Ørsted\, the global leader in offshore wind and a global leader in climate action\, and Eversource\, New England’s largest energy company and premier electric transmission builder. Ørsted – which has recently ranked the most sustainable company in the world and will be the world’s first major energy company to become carbon-neutral by 2025 – envisions a world run entirely on green energy while Eversource is one of the nation’s most responsible companies\, as ranked by Newsweek\, Forbes and JUST capital and has committed to becoming carbon neutral by 2030\, faster than any other utility in the U.S. \nSupplier Registration \nQuestions? Contact Peter Lion
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/nys-and-capital-region-opportunities-in-off-shore-wind/
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SUMMARY:CEG 24th Annual Tech Awards: Special Publication
DESCRIPTION:** While our 2020 even has been cancelled\, we didn’t want to miss the opportunity \nto reflect on our region’s incredible innovators and resilient companies. **\n\nCheck out our 2020 Tech Awards Special Publication >> \n  \n\nAbout the awards\nThe Technology Awards celebrate and honor the Capital Region’s most innovative and inspiring companies and individuals whose pioneering and entrepreneurial successes are bettering our communities by strengthening our workforce and creating new jobs and opportunities. \nThe Awards are a signature event of the Center for Economic Growth – and an opportunity to not only recognize start-up companies and encourage their growth\, but to recognize innovative\, established companies that call the Capital Region home and are continuing to contribute to the region’s overall economic growth and success. And\, to honor individuals who make an incredible impact as entrepreneurs and mentors – helping new ventures thrive here. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.ceg.org/event/ceg-24th-annual-tech-awards/
LOCATION:Rivers Casino\, 1 Rush St.\, Schenectady\, NY\, 12308\, United States
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