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EDISON AWARDS April 21, 2016 | New York, NY #EA16 POST, TWEET & INSTAGRAM WELCOME On behalf of all of the members of the 2016 Edison Awards Steering Committee, I would like to warmly welcome you to the 29th Annual Edison Awards. We thank you all for joining us here in New York City, and for your support of our mission to recognize, honor and foster true innovation. The Edison Awards are unique among innovation awards in their recognition of how the team and the process play a critical role in the success of each nomination we receive and every award we grant. This year’s Edison Award nominees represented an astounding level of creativity, inventiveness and impact. We congratulate all of you on your achievements and hope that your experience with the Edison Awards proves to be a stepping stone to even greater heights. Today’s program offers you a vital mix of thoughtful presentations, inspiring stories, hands-on demonstrations, and the opportunity to meet your fellow innovators. In the long history of the Edison Awards, we’ve seen many new collaborative relationships arise following a chance meeting at one of our events, leading to fruitful and profitable new ventures. We hope you’ll enjoy your experiences today, and that you’ll take away new ideas, inspiration and friendships as a result. Sincerely, FRANK BONAFILIA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Edison Universe and Edison Awards 1 Image from Popular Science Monthly Volume 13, 1878 MEET THE INNOVATORS FORUM 2 SCHEDULE 6 PRESENTERS CONTENTS 2016 EDISON AWARDS 18 2016 GALA PROGRAM 19 GARY GULMAN, MASTER OF CEREMONIES 20 GALA PRESENTERS 24 EDISON AWARD FINALISTS BY CATEGORY 32 PAST ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS 36 JOHN CHAMBERS, RECIPIENT OF THE 2016 EDISON ACHIEVEMENT AWARD EDISON AWARDS INFORMATION 44 ABOUT THE EDISON AWARDS 46 EDISON UNIVERSE #EA16 50 STEERING COMMITTEE POST, TWEET 52 VENUE LOCATIONS & INSTAGRAM 53 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 55 SPONSORS & PARTNERS 2 SCHEDULE THURSDAY, APRIL 21 9:00–9:05 a.m. WELCOME/OPENING REMARKS JOHN HOCKENBERRY, Host of NPR’s The Takeaway – PROGRAM FACILITATOR 9:05–10:15 a.m. “INTERNET OF THINGS & SMART CITIES: ARE TODAY’S PANEL DISCUSSION CITIES READY FOR TOMORROW?” MEET THE INNOVATORS FORUM MEET THE INNOVATORS Three of America’s top executives share their visions of tomorrow’s communities— from the village to the globe. JOHN CHAMBERS, Executive Chairman, Cisco Systems, Inc. and 2016 Edison Achievement Award Honoree MARTIN G. TRAVERS, Executive Director & President, Telecommunications, Black & Veatch AMY HUNTINGTON, President, Philips Lighting Americas 10:15–11:00 a.m. “FIRE, AIM, READY: SMART CITY” PANEL DISCUSSION What are our cities doing to be plugged-in and prepared for the connected world? BOB BENNETT, Chief Innovation Officer, City of Kansas City, Missouri CURT KOLCUN, Vice President, U.S. Public Sector, Microsoft CLINT O. ROBINSON, P.E., Associate Vice President, Director of State & Local Government Affairs, Black & Veatch 11:00–11:30 a.m. NETWORKING BREAK/INNOVATORS’ SHOWCASE 11:30–11:45 a.m. “INNOVATION AND EDISON’S LONG SHADOW” Presentation includes a live demo of TouchCast Studio—the most powerful mobile app for creating videos that literally puts a TV studio in your hands. EDO SEGAL, CEO and Co-Founder, TouchCast, and Founder, bMuse 11:45–12:00 p.m. “THE EXPLORATION OF PLUTO BY NEW HORIZONS” ALAN STERN, Ph.D., Principal Investigator for NASA New Horizons 12:00–1:15 p.m. LUNCH/INNOVATORS’ SHOWCASE SCHEDULE 3 1:15–1:30 p.m. “RAISING COMPANIES’ INNOVATION IQ” NANCY TENNANT, Ph.D., Vice President, Unleashing Innovation Emeritus at Whirlpool, and Faculty Member, Notre Dame MEET THE INNOVATORS FORUM MEET THE INNOVATORS 1:30–1:40 p.m. “EDISON UNIVERSE SPOTLIGHT ON CAPS: THE HIGH SCHOOL EXPERIENCE YOU WISH YOU’D HAD” CAPS is a revolutionary program that infuses businesses with innovation and entrepreneurial thinking by incorporating students directly into companies and collaborating across disciplines. COREY MOHN, Executive Director, Center for Advanced Professional Studies (CAPS) CLINT O. ROBINSON, P.E., Associate Vice President, Director of State & Local Government Affairs, Black & Veatch, and Founding School Board Member of CAPS 1:40–1:50 p.m. “AI: THE FUTURE OF SECURITY” STUART MCCLURE, CEO, Cylance 1:50–2:15 p.m. NETWORKING BREAK/INNOVATORS’ SHOWCASE 2:15–2:30 p.m. “MAKING ATOMS WORK HARDER AND SMARTER” JAMES M. PHILLIPS, CEO, NanoMech 2:30–3:30 p.m. “DIGITAL AND ITS ROLE IN THE INDUSTRY” PANEL DISCUSSION Exploring the intersection between digital and its role in industry, and what that means for big businesses and startups. TOM BUCKLAR, Director of Innovation & Digital, Caterpillar MICHAEL DOCHERTY, CEO, Venture2 Inc., and Author, Collective Disruption: How Corporations & Startups Can Co-Create Transformative New Businesses JAKE CARNEMARK, CEO, Aligned Energy 3:30–3:45 p.m. “SHARK TANK” Watch as two Edison Awards finalists, BackSpin Tee and Touchjet, pitch their companies to the investor and star of Shark Tank Australia. ANDREW BANKS, Founder, Talent2 International, and Shark, Shark Tank Australia 3:45–4:00 p.m. WRAP-UP/ADJOURNMENT John Hockenberry wraps up the events of the day before we adjourn to prepare for the evening’s Edison Award Gala. MEET THE INNOVATORS FORUM MEET THE INNOVATORS CULTIVATING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THROUGH PROJECTS, IMAGINATION AND PEOPLE. Innovation at Black & Veatch is as foundational today as it was when we began over 100 years ago. Whether it’s advanced microgrid applications, distributed energy or data analytics, innovation fuels our professionals and interest in Smart City solutions. We are proud to be a part of the Edison Awards™ and excited to continue to support collaborative and innovative technologies that are Building a World of Difference. Visit bv.com to learn more. @Black_Veatch @BVSII 16 Edison Award 'Us' ad 040516 v3 FINAL.indd 1 4/6/16 1:40 PM 6 FORUM PRESENTERS MEET THE PRESENTERS ANDREW BANKS FOUNDER, TALENT2 INTERNATIONAL, AND SHARK, SHARK TANK AUSTRALIA Andrew Banks is one of the ‘Sharks’ on the television series Shark Tank Australia. An Australian entrepreneur, investor, film producer and talent & learning expert, Andrew began his career as an actor. His core MEET THE INNOVATORS FORUM FORUM MEET THE INNOVATORS MEET THE INNOVATORS business activities have been involved with building and growing companies in the recruiting, training and HR outsourcing space. Together with Geoff Morgan, Andrew founded Morgan & Banks in early 1985 and grew the company to become the dominant recruitment force in Australia and Asia with a 17% market share before merging with TMP/Monster.com in 1999. In 2005 Andrew launched Talent2 International, which focuses on HR Outsourcing and Executive Search and Selection, with a team of 1,600 professionals operating in 20 countries; it was acquired by Allegis Group in 2014. Spending time between the US and Asia Pacific, Andrew now focuses on advising clients around senior executive talent and Board appointments; he is a US Film Pro- ducer as Lila 9th Founder (Syrup/Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter) and an investor in a few “start-ups” leading to involvement in Shark Tank Australia on Network TEN. BOB BENNETT CHIEF INNOVATION OFFICER, CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MO Bob Bennett became the Chief Innovation Officer for the City of Kansas City, Missouri, in January 2016. Bob leads the implementation of the Smart City initiative, a suite of public WiFi projects, digital kiosk installation, dynamic traffic light control and smart lighting programs along the city’s new Streetcar line. In February, he led the city’s planning effort to win the Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge, an effort that will transition many of the technologies in the current initiative to over 200,000 residents in a 200 square mile area in and around Kansas City. These efforts are more transformative than the current suite because they also help bridge the Digital Divide in the community. FORUM PRESENTERS 7 Internally, Bob is working to digitize city processes, improve data-enhanced decision making and make city hall more efficient. A 25-year veteran of the US Army as both a senior troop commander and policy-level strategic planner, Bob has extensive MEET THE INNOVATORS FORUM MEET THE INNOVATORS experience working with big data and digital decision support systems. TOM BUCKLAR DIRECTOR OF INNOVATION & DIGITAL, CATERPILLAR Tom started his career at Caterpillar 18 years ago and currently serves as the Director of Innovation & Digital. In his role, he has global responsibly for driving innovation throughout the enterprise, managing exponential technologies and developing digital products and services. Tom has held a variety of roles in his 18 years, with a focus on dealer development and commercializing technology products and solutions. Prior to coming to Caterpillar, Tom worked for Motorola as a sales engineer developing and deploying wireless networks. Tom holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Marquette University and a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. JAKE CARNEMARK FOUNDER AND CEO, ALIGNED ENERGY With over 25 years of experience building and operating data centers, Jakob (Jake) Carnemark has dedicated his career to tackling an issue that has long plagued the mission critical industry. As Founder and CEO of Aligned Energy, Jake oversees a strategic platform of four innovative, forward- thinking companies -- Inertech, Energy Metrics, Karbon Engineering, and Aligned Data Centers -- all of which are committed to solving the world’s toughest challenges associated with data center building infrastructure, energy consumption and water usage. He is responsible for directing the overall strategy with a focus on lowering the cost and drain of resources needed to run data centers. 8 FORUM PRESENTERS Before launching Aligned Energy, Jake was Senior Vice President of Skanska’s Mission Critical Center of Excellence, where he led and helped expand the international construction firm’s mission critical business.