Registration and Networking

Welcome Remarks

Panel Discussion: Japan-U.S. future smart grid trends

Chenyi Chiu, Strategic Engineering Manager, Panasonic R&D Company of America
Carl Mansfield, Senior Manager of Energy Systems, Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
Stephen G Eichenlaub, Managing Director, Intel Capital
Tim Van Slambrouck, Vice President of Marketing and Sales, DENT Instruments

• What is happening in the Japanese smart grid market/technology (composite smart grid including EVs)?
• What is happening in the U.S smart grid market/technology (composite smart grid including EVs)?
• What are the difference and similarities between Japan and the U.S smart grid market/technology? How can they complement each other to grow the market together?

Moderator: Jeff Hammarlund, Adjunct Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Portland State University

Q&A

Closing Remarks

Networking and Adjourn

CO-SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

SPECIAL THANKS

PANELISTS

Chenyi Chiu
Strategic Engineering Manager, Panasonic R&D Company of America

Chenyi Chiu is the Strategic Engineering Manager of Panasonic System Networks Liaison Office America (PSNLA) located in Silicon Valley, a division of Panasonic R&D America (PRDCA). Chenyi Chiu has served PRDCA for 6 years leading wide range of technology researches and strategic innovation project management. With the 12 years of experience in networking industry, Chenyi Chiu is now assigned to establish the global strategic partnership for HD-PLC, a Panasonic High-Speed Power Line Communication technology, in Electric Vehicle and Smart Grid market. Recently, Chenyi Chiu is managing several innovative projects designed for enhancing the communication capability for Electric Vehicle related market. Chenyi Chiu received his Computer Science Bachelor degree from Nation Chiao-Tung University in Taiwan and holds MBA and Master of Engineering Science dual degrees from the California State University of San Jose.
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Carl Mansfield
Senior Manager of Energy Systems, Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.

Mr. Mansfield is Senior Manager of Energy Systems for Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc. (SLA). At SLA, Mr. Mansfield directs the research and development of technologies necessary to enable future business in smart grid markets. The current focus of Mr. Mansfield’s work includes high penetration solar deployment, residential energy management systems and community level energy management. Mr. Mansfield has more than 20 years experience in communications and information technology and holds an MA in Physics and Theoretical Physics from Cambridge University (UK) and an MS in Telecommunications Engineering from London University.

Stephen G Eichenlaub
Managing Director, Platform Technologies, Cleantech, and Digital Health Sectors, Intel Capital

Steve joined Intel Capital in 1998, and is a voting member of the Emerging Platform Technologies, Cleantech, and Digital Health investment committees. Steve leads a worldwide team of investment managers driving equity and technology licensing relationships with early-and mid-stage companies to expand, align and accelerate the frontiers of technology in the context of driving positive financial returns for Intel. Cleantech Smart Grid portfolio companies to-date include: Grid Net, CPower, iControl, KLG Systel, Net Power, GainSpan, Arch Rock and Pulse Technologies. Prior to Intel, Steve worked at leading software companies Adobe Systems and Mentor Graphics, and at start-ups Silicon Compiler Systems and GammaMetrics, across a variety of roles spanning venture investing, M&A, business development, strategic and product marketing, sales, and investor relations. He holds a BS from UC Berkeley, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Tim Van Slambrouck
Vice President of Marketing and Sales, DENT Instruments

Tim Van Slambrouck is Vice President, Sales & Marketing of DENT Instruments located in Bend, Oregon. Mr. Van Slambrouck joined the company in 2005, bringing more than 25 years experience in test and measurement instruments. Tim is responsible for leading all of DENT’s business development and product management activities, and in this capacity, manages the global sales of the company's power and energy measurement products. DENT Instruments, founded in 1988, is a leading supplier of precision measurement instrumentation and analytical software in the field of energy management.
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MODERATOR

Jeff Hammarlund
Adjunct Associate Professor and Senior Research Fellow, Portland State University

Jeff Hammarlund is an Adjunct Associate Professor at Portland State University's Mark Hatfield School of Government, a Senior Research Fellow at PSU's Executive Leadership Institute, and the president of Northwest Energy and Environmental Strategies, a small consulting firm. Professor Hammarlund is co-author of The Political Economy of Energy Policy and has written numerous other academic and professional publications on energy and environmental policy and planning. He teaches graduate courses on energy, environmental and natural resource policy. Recently he started a graduate level course called, "Planning the Smart Grid for Sustainable Communities." Jeff has held a number of senior positions as: an energy policy advisor, analyst, manager, land use and transportation planner, the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the U.S. Department of Energy, and as an advisor to presidents, presidential candidates, and governors. He has also been a senior manager for conservation services at Southern California Edison, a senior policy analyst for a regional utility trade association, and a consultant to utilities, governmental agencies, environmental organizations, and Indian tribes. He serves on the executive committee and chairs the Oregon Caucus of the NW Energy Coalition.
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