Prof. David MaKay

He has just completed a free book on sustainable energy. He believes that what the climate-change discussion needs is clear, simple numbers, so that we can understand just how big our challenge is, and not be conned by greenwash and grand-sounding schemes that don't actually work.

Aleem Saleh

Aleem Saleh works for Linear Technology as Distribution Manager, but also investigating and helping to develop customers involved in emerging markets.

Aleem has previously worked in sales and management roles at various Semiconductor companies including STMicroelectronics, IDT and Pericom leading to over 15 years of experience in the Electronics industry.

Green energy is a key market sector for Linear Technology who continuously bring out new devices striving for greater efficiency.

Prof. Bashir M. Al-Hashimi

Bashir M. Al-Hashimi is Professor of Computer Engineering in the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, a Director of the Pervasive Systems Centre, and Deputy Head of School (Education). His research interests are system-on-chip and embedded computing systems with particular focus on low-power design and low-cost test. He is the Principal Investigator on the EPSRC platform grant on Electronics Design.

John Halfpenny

John Halfpenny is an experienced entrepreneur and chartered engineer (CEng) with a successful track record and significant experience in the consumer electronics sector. He founded and subsequently sold: Micrologic Solutions to ARM plc, Telephone Solutions Ltd, HII Ltd, and Enterprise Network Sciences Ltd. to various trade buyers. He was director of embedded software at ARM plc and CEO of Splashpower Ltd. He started his career with Texas Instruments in 1982.

John has a Masters degree from Cambridge University in Engineering Science and is a Fellow of The Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET).

John Goodacre

John joined ARM in February 2002 taking responsibility for their platform architecture roadmap. More recently he has been responsible for the market development of multiprocessing technology and the release of ARM MPCore. the first integrated SMP core.

Prior to working at ARM, he worked for Microsoft for 5 years, firstly as Group Program Manager in the Exchange Server group and latterly as the manager for its Wireless Telephony group responsible for product, the definitions and strategy of mobile devices.

Graduating from the University of York with a BSc in Computer Science, John has over 20 years experience in the engineering industry.

Chris Williams

Chris Williams is the Director of the TSB-funded UK Displays & Lighting Knowledge Transfer Network (UKDL KTN), which promotes the development and commercial exploitation of Plastic Electronics, Flat Panel Displays and ultra-efficient Lighting at Companies and Universities around the UK.

He has worked in the UK Displays Industry for more than 30 years, having graduated from Sheffield University in 1974 with an Honours degree (B.Eng) in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. His career includes working for UK and US OEMs prior to a period of 15 years running his own display module manufacturing company. Since 1997 he has regularly consulted for the DTI and its successor BERR. He was joint technical co-ordinator for the DTI-funded LINK ISD programme, and has strong links to the collaborative research activities of the Technology Strategy Board as assessor, speaker and monitoring officer for projects funded under the Technology Programme.

Chris is a member of the Photonics Leadership Group, Chair of the Industrial Advisory Group of the Cambridge University Integrated Knowledge Centre, and a member of the Technical Industry Advisory Group of the PETeC Centre. He is heavily committed to postgraduate training in Plastic Electronics, Displays and Lighting, and gives lectures at a number of Universities around the UK.

Chris is also a Director of the SME company Ceravision Limited, where he develops the commercialisation programme for the ultra-high efficiency Microwave-powered electrodeless HID lamp system developed at Bletchley Park.

Gareth Williams

Gareth joined Fairchild Semiconductor in 2006 as Engineering Manager heading a team of Field Application Engineers in Northern and Eastern Europe. Prior to this he has over twenty five years experience as a design engineer covering several disciplines including Power, Analogue, Digital and Software systems. His current role involves management and design support for customer projects using Fairchild Semiconductor's range of energy efficient power conversion devices.

Gareth has Master Degree in Electronic Product Engineering from the University of Glamorgan and is a member of the IET (MIET).

Dr. Tilo F. Schweers

After his masters degree in mechanical and automotive engineering Tilo Schweers became assistant professor and later senior engineer at the Institut for Automotive Engineering of Aachen Technical University (Germany). His main topics were driving dynamics of passenger cars and motorbikes.

In 1996 he joined smart, a former subsidiary and meanwhile integrated part of Daimler AG, Stuttgart.

Today his responsibilities include the smart electric vehicle programs.