Obama, CEOs Discuss Innovation
Innovation and job creation will be the topic du jour at the White House on Thursday afternoon when President Obama meets with business leaders from small and large companies. The conversation, which will include several high-tech executives, will focus on potential ways of developing long-term solution to strengthen the U.S. economy. CEOs participating in the dialogue will talk about what steps they have taken to increase productivity in their industry during a recession through innovation and technology, according to a White House e-mail.
Amit Chatterjee, CEO of and founder of Hara Software, is among the participants. Prior to founding Hara he led SAP's fast-growing governance, risk and compliance unit and before that, worked with clients like Cisco Systems and Oracle at McKinsey & Co. Hara builds software that lets companies track their use of natural resources and carbon emissions. Applied Materials CEO Michael Splinter will also attend the meeting. Splinter is a 30-year veteran of the semiconductor industry and has led Applied Materials to record revenue and profits during his tenure.
Other attendees include Standard Renewable Energy CEO John Berger, Dow Corning CEO Stephanie Burns, Positive Edge President Alex Laskey, FPL Group President Jim Robo, Hycrete CEO David Rosenberg and Chuck Swoboda, CEO of Cree Lighting.
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