IAB Meetings

Upcoming Meetings

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Speaker Information

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Past Meetings

October 2011: ASME's Role in Supporting the Development of Sustainable Energy Technologies

• Agenda
• Meeting Report

Key Speakers

• Mr. David Bodde, Ph.D. Senior Fellow and Professor, Arthur M. Spiro Institute for
• Entrepreneurial Leadership, Clemson University
• Mr. Seth Dunn Americas Policy Leader, GE Renewable Energy
• Mr. Sam Korellis Chair, Energy & Environmental Standards Advisory Board, ASME
• Mr. Sergej Mahnovski, Ph.D. Senior Advisor to the Commissioner and Director of the
  Office of Strategic Planning, NYC Department of Environmental Protection
  Mr. Allen Pfeffer, Ph.D. Vice President, Technology-Research and Development,
  ALSTOM Power Technology
• Mr. Timothy Unruh Program Manager, Federal Energy Management Program,
  U.S. DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
• Mr. Barry Worthington Executive Director, United States Energy Association

 

March 2011: IAB Meeting in conjunction with the ASME Mechanical Engineering Education Conference

• Agenda
• Meeting Report

Key Speakers

• Eric Ducharme, Vice President Global Technology, GE Transportation
• Rob Peterson, Senior Vice President & Chief Innovation Officer, Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company
• Edward Swallow, Vice President Business Development, Civil Systems Division, Information Systems Sector, Northrup Grumman
• Shemant Taneja, Chairman, Board of Directors, SunBorne Energy and Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners

 

December 2010: ASME Initiative to Address the Prevention of Complex Systems Failure

• Agenda
• Meeting Report

Key Speakers:

• The Honorable Richard Thornburgh, Former Governor of Pennsylvania
• Ken Balkey, PE, Consulting Engineer, Nuclear Services, Westinghouse Electric Company
• Gary Halada, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Stony Brook University
• Eric Kaufman, Safety & Reliability Manager, GE Energy Infrastructure-Engineering
• Wayne Purdom, Operations Advisor - Refining, ExxonMobil Refining and Supply

 

June 2010: IAB Meeting in Conjunction with the 2010 ASME Annual Meeting

• Agenda
• Meeting Report

Key Speakers:

• James Ice, Director, Talent Management, Westinghouse Electric Company
• Clark McCarrell, Senior Engineer, Performance Management, Nevada Energy
• Robert Warrington, Ph.D., Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies, Associate Director, Center for Wireless Integrated Microsystems, Michigan Technological University
• William Wepfer, Ph.D., Eugene C. Gwaltney, Jr., Chair of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering & Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology

 

December 2009: ASME's Role in Supporting Energy Technology Innovation and Deployment

• Agenda
• Meeting Report

Key Speakers:

• Thomas Bergman, Director, Division of Engineering, Office of New Reactors, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission • Presentation
• William Bonvillian, Ph.D., MIT, Author of "Structuring an Energy Technology Revolution" • Presentation
• Peter Fox-Penner, Ph.D., Principal, The Brattle Group • Presentation
• Julio Guerrero, Ph.D., Principal Research Scientist, Schlumberger • Presentation
• James Harlan, II, Vice President, Worldwide Engineering & Construction, Eastman Chemical Company • Presentation
• Gary Leonard, Ph.D., Manager, Energy & Propulsion Lab, GE Global Research • Presentation
• Charles "Chuck" McConnell, Vice President, Carbon Management Systems, Battelle Energy Technology • Presentation
• Srini Mirmira, Ph.D., Program Director, Summarization & Adoption of Technologies, ARPA-E • N/A
• Dorothy Robyn, Ph.D., Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations & Environment, Department of Defense • Presentation

 

June 2009: IAB Meeting in conjnction with the 2009 ASME Annual Meeting

• Agenda
• Meeting Report

Key Speakers:

• John Voeller, Chief Knowledge Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Senior Vice President, Black & Veatch • N/A
• Rear Admiral David J. Nash, CEC, USN (ret.), Chair, National Research Council • Presentation
• Richard "Gene" Feigel, Ph.D., Chair, ASME-ITI Infrastructure Investment Working Group • Presentation
• John Cummings, Ph.D., Chair, Methodology Subcommittee, ASME-ITI Infrastructure Investment Working Group • Presentation

 

December 2008: The Future of Energy Policy: Through the Transition & Beyond

• Agenda
• Meeting Report

Key Speakers:

• David Conover, National Commission on Energy Policy • N/A
• Thomas Barlow, President, ASME • Presentation
• Eric Ducharme, Commercial Engines Engineering, GE Aviation • N/A
• Shawn Burns,Ph.D., Senate Committee on Energy & Natural Resources • N/A
• Adam Rosenberg, Ph.D., House Science & Technology Committee • N/A
• Gene Whitney, Ph.D., Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress • Presentation
• Kevin Hurst, Ph.D., Office of Science & Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President • Presentation
• K. Keith Roe, Burns & Roe • Presentation
• Richard Laudenat, VP, Knowldge & Community, ASME • Presentation
• Michael Reischman, Ph.D., VP, Government Relations, ASME • Presentation
• George Borlase, Ph.D., Office of Science & Technology, Executive Office of the President • Presentation

 

April 2008: Global Summit on the Future of Mechanical Engineering: Special Summit Dinner

• Agenda
• Meeting Report

Key Speakers:

• Dr. LU Yongxiang, Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress • Presentation
• Sam Y. Zamrik, ASME, President • N/A
• Terry E. Shoup, ASME, Past-President • N/A

 

October 2007: Carbon Trading as The Next Currency: What Are The Ramifications of Your Company's Carbon Footprint?

• Agenda
• Meeting Report

Key Speakers:

• The Honorable Jerry McNerney, US House of Representatives (D-CA) • N/A
• Virgil Carter, ASME, Executive Director • Presentation
• Landis Kannberg, ASME Chair Climate Change Taskforce • Presentation
• Kris Pederson, IBM • Presentation
• John F. Elter, Plug Power, Inc. • Presentation
• Lisa Jacobson, Business Council for Sustainable Energy • Presentation
• Truman Semans, Pew Center on Global Climate Change • Presentation
• Jon A. Anda, Environmental Defense • Presentation

 

April 2007: Global Climate Change: Policy Decisions and Technology Challenges

• Agenda
• Meeting Report

Key Speakers:

• Revis W. James, EPRI • Presentation
• Terry E. Shoup, ASME • N/A
• John Ahlen, Arkansas Science & Technology • Presentation
• Cathy Hill, APQC • Presentation
• John Elter, Plug Power, Inc. • Presentation
• Joe Kruger, National Commission on Energy Policy • Presentation
• Donald Baldeosingh, Enmen Services Limited • Presentation
• Brent Dorsey, Entergy • Presentation
• Scott Stallard, Black & Veatch • Presentation

 

October 2006: How Do You Measure Innovation?

• Agenda
• Meeting Report

Key Speakers:

• John Duncan, US Department of Commerce • N/A
• Egils Milbergs, Center for Accelerating Innovation • N/A
• David Neely, George Group Consulting • Presentation
• Randy Hill, Kimberly-Clark • N/A
• Kris Pederson, IBM Consulting Services • Presentation
• Michael R. Lovell, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh • Presentation

 

May 2006: Institution of Mechanical Engineers Manufacturing Excellence (MX) Program

• Agenda
• Meeting Report

Key Speakers:

• Bernard L. Meyers, Ph.D., ASME
• Roger D. Kilmer, Institute of Standards and Technology
• Claire Curtis-Thomas, Member of Parliament
• John Ling, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• Paul Terry, Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• The Hon. Emily Stover DeRocco, U.S. Department of Labor

 

Webinars

The following webinars were recorded to update the Industry Advisory Board on current ASME initiatives:

February 8, 2011: Complex Systems Failure • Recorded Webinar Presentation

November 29, 2010: ASME's K-12 STEM Education Initiatives • Recorded Webinar Presentation

August 23, 2010: ASME Government Relations Activities • Recorded Webinar Presentation

April 28, 2010: ASME Global Activities • Recorded Webinar Presentation

February 26, 2010 Webinar: ASME Workforce Development • Recorded Webinar Presentation

December 8, 2009 Webinar: ASME Vision 2030 Project • Recorded Webinar Presentation

September 16, 2009 Webinar: ASME Base of the Pyramid • Recorded Webinar Presentation

April 6, 2009 Webinar: Infrastructure Investment • Recorded Webinar Presentation

February 23, 2009 Webinar: ASME Energy Grand Challenge