Dr. John E. Kelly III, Senior Vice President and Director of IBM Research, to speak at 12th Annual Technology Awards Luncheon
CENTER FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH
January 25, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Albany, N.Y. - Dr. John E. Kelly, Senior Vice President and Director of IBM Research, will be the keynote speaker at the 12th Annual Technology Awards Luncheon, which will be held at The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center on Thursday, April 10 at 11:30 a.m.
Dr. Kelly directs the worldwide operations of IBM Research, with 3,200 technical employees at eight laboratories in six countries around the world, and helps guide IBM’s overall technical strategy. Dr. Kelly’s top priority as head of IBM Research is to stimulate innovation in key areas and quickly bring those innovations into the marketplace to sustain and grow IBM’s existing business, and to create the new businesses of IBM’s future.
He also leads IBM’s worldwide intellectual property business, as well as the company’s open source and open standards strategies and practices.
“We are excited that Dr. Kelly will be our Keynote Speaker as we salute Tech Valley companies and individuals that are making great technological strides and contributing to the region’s continued growth and success,” said F. Michael Tucker, President and CEO of the Center for Economic Growth.
CEG will present awards to area companies and business leaders in the following categories: Rising Star, Economic Winner, Technology in Production, Technology Entrepreneur, Technology Mentor and Intern of the Year. Last year’s winners included 1st Playable Productions, Angiodynamics, Specialty Silicones Products, Larry Davis Tech Valley Angel Founders and Maggie Becker of Plug Power.
The Center for Economic Growth (CEG) is a regional economic and business development organization dedicated to developing and promoting efforts to attract high tech talent and companies and to provide innovative services to bolster local businesses in New York's Capital Region and Tech Valley. CEG is committed to growing local companies, attracting new investment and preparing local communities for future opportunities to generate robust, contagious and intelligent economic expansion. Significant financial support is received from the New York State Foundation for Science, Technology and Innovation (NYSTAR), New York’s high-technology economic development agency, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). CEG serves as NYSTAR’s designated Regional Technology Development Center for Tech Valley, one of nearly 350 MEP locations across the country assisting local manufacturing and technology companies with generating new sales, creating stronger operational infrastructure and overcoming barriers to growth. Visit www.ceg.org.
