General Electric Tech Talk

Start Time: 
February 20, 2012 - 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location: 
Manning Hall Room 208

The latest GE Information Technology Leadership Program Technology briefing is scheduled for Monday, Feb 20 at 4:00 p.m. Our guest speaker for this event will be Biagio Polsinelli, IT Leader for GE Energy’s Power & Water Renewables business, who will be lecturing on Renewable Energy and Solar Power technology.

With rising fuel costs, climate change concerns, and a growing demand for electricity, renewable energy resources such as solar power are becoming an increasingly valuable part of the world's energy mix. Building on a strong power generation heritage spanning more than a century, GE is currently pursuing a number of projects that will make large-scale solar installations simple and affordable.

This event will be run via Webex video conference so that anyone not physically located in Chapel Hill may attend. The schedule is as follows:

4:00pm – Introduction, “We are GE” (Scott Hamrick)

4:15pm – Main presentation (Biagio Polsinelli)

4:45pm – Q&A (Audience)

5:00pm – Wrap Up (Scott Hamrick)

Light snacks and drinks will be available for this event. Hope to see lots of people there!