The hangar in the Million Air terminal at Albany International Airport was the site of the Summit in Tech Valley VII on May 14, 2007. |
The hangar provided a unique venue for this year's event. |
Attendees enjoyed several informative presentations, break out sessions and programs at offsite locations. |
Tom Crowley of Berkshire Bank - lead sponsor of the Summit - listens to the presentation from Doug Grose of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). |
Doug Grose - senior vice president of technology development, manufacturing and supply chain,
AMD - spoke about the chipmaker's manufacturing and business strategies. |
A member of the audience asks a question of Doug Grose. |
Dirk Hilbert - deputy mayor of Dresden, Germany - discussed the economic impact AMD continues to have on his community. |
NYS Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno told attendees to expect more big happenings for the region in the very near future. |
Rocco Ferraro (left) - executive director of the Capital District Regional Planning Commission - and David Rooney (right) - senior vice president of the Center for Economic Growth - led a breakout session titled "Preparing Tech Valley for the Fiscal Impacts of Growth."
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Glenn Epstein - senior vice president and general manager for Philips Medical Systems MR, Inc. - leads one of the CEO Roundtables. |
Jeffrey M. Killeen - chairman and CEO of GlobalSpec Inc. - leads one of the CEO Roundtables. |
High-tech CEOs share their questions and experiences with Killeen. |
John O'Donnell - chief executive officer of the Albany International Airport - spoke about the many changes at the airport including the addition of the Million Air facility. |
Ken Green - president of the
Saratoga Economic Development Corporation - discussed Tech Valley's future and how AMD will impact the region's business climate and quality of life. |
Plug Power - a developer of fuel cell technology - was one of the many exhibitors in the Tech Showcase. |
Tech Valley Communications - a facilities-based telecommunications provider - also had a prescence at the Tech Showcase. |
The region's business, education and government leaders come together at the Summit in Tech Valley. |
The Summit in Tech Valley provides an ideal location for networking. |
Rick Conlee and Brian Epstein of Tech Valley Wireless talk business at the Summit. The company provided free, wireless Internet access for Summit attendees during the event. |
The Summit featured a special sport light aircraft that was used in the James Bond movie "The World is not Enough." |
Andrew Gibson of Celery, LLC. - a company that enables people to send and receive e-mail and color photos without a computer - presents to a panel of venture capitalists duing the finals of the $100,000 Business Plan Competition. |
Todd Tidgewell of Nixon Peabody - lead sponsor of the Business Plan Competition - presents a check to the contest's winner, Andrew Gibson of Celery, LLC. |