National Journal.com

nationaljournal.com > Tech Daily Dose

CongressDaily Home NationalJournal.com

CongressDaily's Tech Daily Dose

Thursday, July 2, 2009

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.

Categories:

4 Responses

 

Responded on July 5, 2009 1:31 PM

maliboia

Free UK classified listings. Advertise or browse items for sale, as well as
cars and property. Find jobs and local services, or see what's on in your
area.

Place your classified ads here with huge traffic and active buyers.

http://www.postadverts.com

Regards maibooa

Responded on July 4, 2009 6:44 AM

maliboia

Free UK classified listings. Advertise or browse items for sale, as well as
cars and property. Find jobs and local services, or see what's on in your
area.

Place your classified ads here with huge traffic and active buyers.

http://www.postadverts.com

Regards maibooa

Responded on July 2, 2009 2:56 PM

Well-mannered estate! Sum to favorite

Responded on July 2, 2009 2:54 PM

Chaste state! Sum to favorite

Comments

To post a comment, you must provide a name and a valid e-mail address. Messages must be limited to 400 words. By using this service you agree not to post material that is obscene, harassing, defamatory, or otherwise objectionable. Although Tech Daily Dose does not monitor comments posted to this site (and has no obligation to), it reserves the right to delete, edit, or move any material that it deems to be in violation of this rule.

Advertisement
Get Print-friendly version of this page E-mail this page to a friend Subscribe to comments for Obama, CEOs Discuss Innovation Follow us on Twitter

CONTRIBUTORS


Advertisement

Stay Connected

Archives

Search Blog Entries

Blogroll

New Media

Online Politics

Tech Policy

Categories


Add Tech Daily Dose To Your Site

Sister Blogs

Experts: Health Care

Troublesome Directions

Latest response: Robert GreensteinNovember 20, 2009 3:38 pm
The Ninth Justice

Editor's Note

August 11, 2009 4:00 pm

Advertisement