BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//Calagator//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN X-WR-CALNAME:Calagator METHOD:PUBLISH VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20090308T020000 RDATE:20090308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090507T215905Z DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090513T190000 DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090513T170000 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090507T215905Z LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20090507T220335Z UID:http://calagator.org/events/1250457188 DESCRIPTION:Join OEN at Bridgeport Brewpub + Bakery to network\, enjoy so me hors d'oeuvres. The May Pubtalk features a panel of experts from comp anies operating at the intersection of information technology and clean energy. These companies apply information technology solutions to addres s specific problems that are arising in the emerging clean-energy market place. Shorepower &\; Synkromotive have merged together and are apply ing power electronics and software to the electric vehicle and battery s torage space. Powermand has developed a demand response system to radica lly improve the efficiency of the monitoring\, production and use of ele ctricity. RNA Networks has developed a software solution that optimizes the energy efficiency of servers and data centers. The panelists will di scuss how various emerging applications can help the country migrate tow ards a widespread clean\, distributed and decentralized energy model and the audience will have the opportunity to ask questions directly of the panel members. \;\n \;\nMODERATOR \;\nTed Bernhard\, Attorney\ , Davis Wright Tremaine LLP \;\nTed Bernhard is a corporate and secur ities lawyer who focuses on rapid-growth and clean-technology enterprise s\, and on renewable-energy development companies. He also has extensive experience handling work for traditional high-tech companies and a vari ety of private investment funds. Ted has handled complex transactions fo r more than 100 of the Pacific Northwest's fastest growing public and pr ivate technology companies\, and served recently as managing director of the region's largest boutique technology investment bank\, focusing on clean-tech deals. \;\n \;\nPANELISTS \;\nDan Russell\, CEO of P owerMand\, Inc. \;\nDan Russell\,former Vice President of Intel Corpo ration leads PowerMand. During his 21 years at Intel\, he held positions spanning technical\, marketing and sales\, and ran several large busine ss groups. His diverse achievements range from building a multi-billion dollar motherboard business to developing programs enabling software dev elopers and solution integrators to optimize and deploy applications for Intel's iA64 and iA32 architecture. Dan holds a B.S. in Electrical Engi neering from the University of Idaho\, and an M.B.A. from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University. \;\n \;\nClive Co ok\, CEO of RNA Networks \;\nClive Cook has a track record of success building and leading technology businesses. Combining expertise in mana gement\, strategic business development and technology application\, Mr. Cook is an architect of both products and business models. At VeriLAN\, Inc.\, Mr. Cook led the multi-billion dollar consortium of companies se eking to build\, own and operate large wireless infrastructure projects. As CEO of Elematics\, Clive led the company from business plan developm ent\, financing\, and deployment. Clive worked in management positions f or Nortel Networks\, Acterna (now JDSU) and Mercer Management Consulting (now Oliver Wyman). Clive has a bachelor's degree in Electrical Enginee ring from the University of Calgary and earned his master's degree in Co mputer and Systems Engineering from Carleton University. He holds an M.B .A. from the Ivey School of Business\, University of Western Ontario. Mr . Cook is on the Board of the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMS I). \;\n \;\nChris Bakken\, President &\; Chief Strategy Office r at Synkro Motive LLC \;\nMr. Bakken has over 20 years of management \, start-up\, operations\, and sales &\; marketing experience. His in dustry experience ranges from specialty chemicals\, biotechnology\, the baking industry\, and start-up consulting. Mr. Bakken set up Asian opera tions in Singapore and from that base built an overseas sales organizati on from the ground up for Buckman Laboratories\, a leading international specialty chemical manufacturer. Ultimately Mr. Bakken served as the Di vision Manager for East Asia. Upon returning home\, Mr. Bakken was prese nted with the challenge of growing micro algae in Oregon by an investmen t group. He was instrumental in securing investor funding and built the infrastructure and technical and production team that transformed the id ea into a reality. Mr. Bakken then went on to be a key player in the ver tical integration of a national baking mix R&\;D firm that lead to it s acquisition by Cargill. A consulting position introduced Mr. Bakken to the green and renewable energy segment and in that role built what was the largest electric car dealership in the US. The experience led him to start Rogue Energy with the aim of providing the next generation batter ies to the US market. In late 2008 Rogue Energy was part of a three way merger with SynkroMotive LLC and Shorepower Technologies focused on the design\, build\, and marketing of electric vehicle charging stations. As the President and Chief Strategy Officer for SynkroMotive he is very ac tive in the State's effort to become the leader in electric transportati on infrastructure. He has consulted to various renewable energy start up s providing local management and operations expertise. Mr. Bakken holds a BS in Marine Biology from Oregon State University. \;\n \;\nOnli ne registration for this event closes Tuesday\, May 12th. Please contact the OEN office at 503-222-2270\n\nImported from: http://calagator.org/e vents/1250457188 URL:http://www.memberservicecenter.org/irmweb/wc.dll/orporntw?id=orporntw &doc=events/event&kn=56 SUMMARY:OEN PubTalk™ - The Intersection of Information Technology & Clean Energy LOCATION:BridgePort Brew Pub: 1313 Nw Marshall St\, Portland Oregon 97209 US SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR