SOLVING EVOLVING ENGINEERING
The Progress Energy Distinguished Speakers Series
November 22, 2011
Reception @ 11:30 a.m.
Lecture @ 12:15 p.m.
McKimmon Center
NC State University
About the Speaker
Gary Rackliffe, vice president of Smart Grids North America for ABB Inc., has more than 25 years of industry experience in energy transmission and distribution. He leads ABB's Smart Grid initiative in North America, including business development, strategic partnerships and marketing and product strategies. His lecture is entitled "Electric Energy Trends: How Does a Smarter Grid Help?"
About the Series
The Progress Energy Distinguished Speakers Series was created in 2008 to foster dialogue around engineering’s capacity to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges. The series is sponsored by Progress Energy, a Fortune 500 energy company headquartered in Raleigh that includes two major electric utilities serving approximately 3.1 million customers in the Carolinas and Florida.
Rackliffe is the fifth Progress Energy Distinguished Speaker. The first was noted author, social critic and technologist Steven Berlin Johnson, who spoke in March 2008. The second address, in October 2008, was delivered by internationally recognized entrepreneur, scholar and commentator Vivek Wadhwa. The third, in September 2009, was delivered by Fortune 500 CEO and NC State engineering alumnus Steve Angel. Last year, Lloyd Yates, president and chief executive officer of Progress Energy Carolinas, spoke at the event.
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