SRI International to Host Greentech Media's Nordic Green II Event

MENLO PARK, Calif., April 23 /PRNewswire/ -- SRI International, an independent nonprofit research and development institute, is hosting Greentech Media's Nordic Green II conference on April 27 – 28, 2010, in Menlo Park, Calif.

Nordic Green II will feature keynote speeches from thought leaders from the Nordic and San Francisco Bay regions, and will showcase innovative companies. The event will also feature cutting-edge research and high-level discussions on emerging green technologies and new entrepreneurial opportunities in California and the Nordic region.

Steve Ciesinski, SRI's vice president of strategic business development, will deliver a keynote address on innovation and clean technology. Barbara Heydorn, director of SRI's Center of Excellence in Energy, will moderate the panel Fuel Cells: Ten Years Away or Just around the Corner? Bob Wilson, director of SRI's Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, will moderate a panel of experts and market leaders discussing biofuels, biochemicals, and biomass conversion.

Nordic Green II is an opportunity to learn from the pioneers who contributed to the green revolution in the Nordic region. Attendees are expected to include established business executives and representatives and emerging entrepreneurs from Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Finland, Estonia, and the United States. Discussions will focus on the latest innovations, future opportunities, and challenges in transitioning to sustainable solutions in the energy, IT, water, building, and transportation sectors.

SRI has a long history in energy and the environment, and in materials and structures research. From basic and applied research to the development of testing advanced systems, SRI develops new energy technologies, finds ways to exploit existing resources more efficiently, and offers novel approaches to clean manufacturing, safe energy storage and distribution, and cost-efficient power generation. SRI is also at the forefront of advances in materials science and structural design, from basic research to pilot tests and commercialization. SRI's scientists and engineers are experts in materials R&D, applied coating technologies, polymers, and more.

For more information about SRI's energy, environment, materials, and structures research, visit http://www.sri.com/focus_areas/environment.html and http://www.sri.com/focus_areas/materials.html

For more information about Greentech Media's Nordic Green II, visit http://www.greentechmedia.com/events/live/nordic-green-ii/

About SRI International

Silicon Valley-based SRI International is one of the world's leading independent research and technology development organizations. SRI, which was founded by Stanford University as Stanford Research Institute in 1946 and became independent in 1970, has been meeting the strategic needs of clients and partners for more than 60 years. Perhaps best known for its invention of the computer mouse and interactive computing, SRI has also been responsible for major advances in networking and communications, robotics, drug discovery and development, advanced materials, atmospheric research, education research, economic development, national security, and more. The nonprofit institute performs sponsored research and development for government agencies, businesses, and foundations. SRI also licenses its technologies, forms strategic alliances, and creates spin-off companies. In 2009, SRI's consolidated revenues, including its wholly owned for-profit subsidiary, Sarnoff Corporation, were approximately $470 million.

SOURCE SRI International