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Solid State Lighting Design's
2011 SSL Summit LA
LA/Long Beach, CA
January 19-20, 2011
   
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 Wed Jan 19
 

 
Conference Agenda
(Specific talk times may vary)

Day 1 presents topics of interest to lighting decision makers
and luminaire manufacturers alike

 8:00 Coffee and Registration
 8:30
Welcome/Framing the Discussion
  Why LED Lighting Matters to the Decision Makers - Co-chair address  
     Sean O'Connor, Principal -- Sean O'Connor Lighting  
What the Decision Makers Still Need to Hear - Co-chair address  
     Lara Cordell, Dir of Technology -- Wiedenbach Brown
10:00 Networking Break - 30 minutes
 
What's Working Now, and Why
Knocking Down the Niches: The breadth and flexibility of LED lighting solutions  
     Michael Sanford , SSL Business Development Manager
     Global GBU Retro-fit & Modules -- Philips Lighting Company
 
Welcome to the LED Office, Lobby or Restaurant  
     Patrick O'Flaherty, Manager, Product Marketing -- Cree LED Lighting Solutions  
Wide-Area Lighting - Streets, Parking, Walkways and Parks  
     Michael Imparato , Vice President & Founder -- Beacon Lighting  
12:00 Networking Lunch - 90 minutes  
Advancing Digital Controls to Maximize Efficiency and Capabilities  
     William Ballweg, Product Development Manager -- Lithonia Lighting  
  The Wide Opportunity for Replacement Lamps: What works well now  
     John Burke, VP of Sales & Marketing -- MSi Solid State Lighting  
  Bridging the Communications Gap Between Manuf and Efficiency Stakeholders  
     John Hasson, National Energy Account Mgr -- Toshiba Solid State Lighting  
  Incentive Programs: Complete with qualification procedures and technical
     assistance, there are regional market lighting programs addressing high
     quality LED replacement lamps
 
     Jordan Shackelford, Project Manager -- Energy Solutions/LEDA  
The Other Pieces of the Puzzle
 
 3:00 Networking Break - 30 minutes
Tax Incentives for Lighting Retrofits:
     Yes, they can accrue to designers and consultants too...
 
     Don McDougall, Sales Director -- Engineered Tax Services  
A Quality Checklist: What to look for, and how to recognize the warning flags  
     Chad Stalker, Regional Marketing Manager -- Philips Lumileds Lighting  
Panel: The Equivalence Debate: By the numbers or by the "look and feel" or... Attempting to bridge the great divide between semiconductor and lighting worldviews  
 5:30 Evening reception and showcase - Tabletop show and tell, drinks, food and fun!  
 
On-site registration is available at the Hyatt Regency in Long Beach
beginning 8am. The summit registration table is located at the Beacon Rotunda
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Thurs, Jan 20
 
Day 2 dives deeper into the technical aspects
of quality LED lighting

 8:30 Coffee and Networking
 9:00 Solid State Lighting Market: The impacts of technology on people, or…
   Who’s going to be selling this stuff 5 years from now?
 
     Ted Konnerth, PhD -- Egret Consulting Group  
Heat management: Opening some new avenues for integrators  
     Tom Dalton, VP WW Sales & Marketing -- Nuventix  
10:00 Networking Break - 30 minutes  
AC-LED Engines and Efficacies: Not all designs behave the same  
     Zdenko Grajcar, CEO & CTO -- Once Innovations  
Panel: State of the Art in LED & Enabling Technologies
          A series of 20 minute updates from companies including Philips Lumileds,
          Intematix, Seoul Semiconductor, and others, followed by a panel discussion.
 
12:00 Networking Lunch - 60 minutes  
Enabling technology discussions (TBD) - Optics, drivers and power  
  Reaching Lighting Decision Makers: Where are the opportunities now  
     Terrence Walsh, President -- Tempo Industries  
Open Discussion -- Where the SSL "Industry" is Going Wrong: Tell me the truth  
 2:45
-----   Conference concludes   -----
 
 3:00 - 6:00 Immediately following the SSL Summit, Philips Lumileds will be hosting an exclusive, by-invitation preview of two LUXEON product families; one designed to speed luminaire manufacturers into high quality spot applications typical in the hospitality and retail market, and the second designed to enable lower cost retrofit lamp designs. The session will be followed by a reception. For an invitation, contact Chad Stalker, Regional Marketing Manager chad.stalker@philips.com.  
 
 
 
         
 
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