Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2012
Ecosystems for Solid State Lighting 2012: Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Designing the Lighting Industry of the Future- One-day high-level leadership summit
2012 Agenda
8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks from the Chair:
Dr. Makarand Chipalkatti, Senior Director, SSL & Emerging Markets Initiatives, OSRAM Sylvania
Market Drivers for a New Eco System
9:00 a.m. Opening Address: David Crockett, Independent Consultant
9:30 a.m. Consumer Trends Driving Demand for SSL Ecosystems
- Agile working
- Personalization
- Energy costs
- Sustainable living
Speaker to be confirmed
10:00 a.m. Industrial Demand for SSL Ecosystems
- Segmenting industrial markets for SSL ecosystems
- Designing a value proposition for industry
- Identifying the best opportunities
- Case studies and examples
Rick Schuett, Encellium
Networking Break
11:00 a.m. Investing in SSL Ecosystems
- The lighting market, a perspective from the investment community
- Clean tech - the changing investment landscape
- How can investment enable SSL Ecosystems?
- What do investors want to see from the industry?
Jed Dorsheimer, Managing Director, Equity Research, Lighting and Solar, Canaccord Genuity
11:30 a.m. Innovating the Future of Lighting: The Return of Mobli
James Brodrick, Lighting Program Manager, Building Technologies Program, U.S. Department of Energy
12:00 p.m. Panel Debate: Priorities for Creating SSL Ecosystems in Response to Market Demand
Networking luncheon
Energy Supply and Demand
1:30 p.m. Lighting the Way to a 'Smarter Grid'
- Developments in Smart-Grid - technology, policy and deployment
- SSL Ecosystem as an integral part of the evolving Smart Grid
- Key Challenges and Opportunities in the 'Smart Grid Journey' -A smart outlook!
Govi Rao, President and CEO, Noveda Technologies
2:00 p.m. Building a SSL Ecosystem Based on DC Power
- Assessing the pros and cons of a DC based system
- Developing an ecosystem based on DC power
- Overcoming challenges
David Leonard, CEO, Redwood Systems
2:30 p.m. Solar and Other Alternative Energy Sources
- Latest developments in solar power
- Current industry challenges
- Opportunities for solar power in lighting applications
Neil Cameron, Emerald Ventures
Networking break
Enabling Technologies
3:30 p.m. Intelligent Controls, Sensors and Smart Buildings
- Trends in automation and sensors
- Trends in intelligent controls
- Bringing it all together - the smart building concept in action
Eric Haugaard, Director of Product Technology, Cree
4:00 p.m. Wireless Power and Wireless Networks
- Latest developments in wireless power
- The role of wireless technologies in the SSL ecosystem
- Current technology limitations
- Future technology forecast
David Schatz, Director of Business Development and Marketing, WiTricity
4:30 p.m. Mainstreaming OLED Lighting
- Why use an area light source, competing technology such as edge-lit LED flat panel
- New lighting design philosophies based on area light source/OLED
- Future outlook for OLED luminaire products
Dr. Mike Lu, Director of OLED Technology, OLED Lighting Design Center, Acuity Brands
5:00 p.m. Closing Panel: Plotting the Roadmap to the Future SSL Ecosystems
5:30 p.m. Closing reception and registration for LEDs Conference