Knowledge Trust Interviews
 
Luann Becker, Ph.D.
Higher Fullerenes and CO2 Transformation
 
Harry Brown, M.D.
Surgical Eye Expeditions International & Energy Fields
 
China’s Green Valley Innovation Park—A Model for Sustainable Development
 
Professor Mark Fruin
Why is Japan a World Leader in Energy Efficiency?
 
The Two Faces of Global Energy Poverty and Climate Change
 
Leaders' Challenges in Creating an Innovation Culture
 
Adaptive Strategies for Constant Innovation in the Small Aircraft and Next Generation Agro-Energy Businesses
 
John Perlin
Solar Energy, Strategic Industries, and a Solar Apollo Project
 
John Tarrant, Ph.D.
Global Warming, Energy Insecurity & Consciousness
 
Gary Wnek, Ph.D.
Lean Design as an Adaptive Strategy in Facilitating Breakthroughs in Nano-Polymers
 
 
 
 

Energy Voyager International Knowledge Trust

The Energy Voyager International Knowledge Trust currently includes the following leading scientists, inventors, entrepreneurs, financiers, and former senior government officials. The Knowledge Trust will be actively involved in exploring the initial “jugular questions” identified during the beta testing of the Collaborative Business Intelligence & Innovation Network Platform.

Bio Fuels

·        Fred Ausubel, Ph.D. Professor of Genetics, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School and Harvard University Department of Molecular Biology.

·        Ray Bressan, Ph.D. Professor, Purdue University, pioneering researcher in plant genetics

·        Jim Lane, Editor, Biofuels Digest, has authored over 1500 articles on the biofuels industry, is Chairman of the American Biofuels Council, CEO of Eos Fuels a Florida based fuel marketer, and author of seven books.

Information Technology

·        James Canton, Ph.D. Leading expert on technology forecasting; author Technofutures and other books

·        William Moulton, CTO, Energy Voyager Corporation, expert on artificial intelligence and Internet technologies

·        John Peers Ph.D., CEO, Lightfleet Technologies, pioneer of optoelectronic computing

·    Fernand Sarrat, Former Managing Director, IBM Internet  Division, social entrepreneur.

Nano-technology & Distributed Storage

·        Luann Becker, Ph.D. geologist, researcher in higher fullerines, University of California, Santa Barbara

·        Gary Wnek, Ph.D. Professor, Chairman, Department of Macro-Molecular Science & Engineering, Co-Director of The Institute for Management and Engineering (TiME), Case Western Reserve University, expert on materials science

Psychology & Science of Consciousness

·        John Tarrant, Ph.D. Psychologist, author, Bring Me the Rhinoceros

·        Gary Wenet, Ph.D., Psychologist, author, Leadership as a Habit of Mind 

·        Jeffrey Mishlove, Ph.D. psychologist, author,
The Roots of Consciousness, entrepreneur, founder of the Intuition Network

           Integrated, High Efficiency Green Power Systems

·        James T. Caldwell, Ph.D. President and CEO, E3 Regenesis, developer of advanced high efficiency green power systems.

·        Dan Rastler,Technical Leader, Distributed Energy Resources Program, Electricity Power Research Institute (EPRI)

Solar Energy

·        Walter Kohn, Ph.D. Professor, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara producer of the documentary, The Power of the Sun

·        John Perlin, Author, A Forest Journey, and other books

·        Dennis Wingo, CEO of SkyCorp, producer of mobile solar powered emergency communications systems, and photovoltaic systems

·        William Yerkes, Chief Technical Officer, Solaicx, pioneering entrepreneur in solar energy

Wind

·        James G.P. Dehlsen, Chairman & CEO, Clipper Windpower--An inventor and engineer, Jim Dehlsen is one of the most successful entrepreneurs in the international wind energy industry.

Entrepreneurship

·        Jim Cusumano, Ph.D., Founder & former Chairman of the Board, Catalytica, currently Chairman, Chateau du Catalyst, Chateau Mcely, Club Hotel & Forest Retreat U.S.A., Czech Republic

·        Rowland Hanson, inventor of Microsoft’s branding strategy for Windows

·        Richard Hutton, Vice President,Vulcan Productions, Emmy-winning and Grammy nominated doucumentary film producer.

·        Gloria Star Kins, UN correspondent and alliance builder between the international political and business communities

·        Slim Russel, artist, author, photographer, social entrepreneur

·        John Steiner, social entrepreneur and network specialist

·        Albert Smith, social and public entrepreneur 

Government

·        Richard A. Frank, Esq. Former Administrator of the National Oceans and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and President of Population Services International (PSI), the most successful social marketing organization in the Third World

·        Sam Hammons, Esq., Former Director of the State of Oklahoma Department of Energy, Founder and Managing Director of Sequoyah Capital LLC.

·        William Reilly, Former EPA Administrator, President of Aqua International Venture Partners

Inventions

·        Rob Abel, M.D., Ophthalmologist, leading researcher on integrative medical strategies, author, The Eye Care Revolution.

·        Harry Brown, M.D., Founder of Surgical Eye Expeditions (SEE) International, an international network of eye surgeons who have restored sight to over 100,000 people, mostly in poor countries, who otherwise would have been blinded by cataracts.

·        Roy J. Lahr, professional inventor

·        Bill Peitzke, Principal, Cypress Management, professional inventor

·    Norman Rautiola, One of America’s 100 Top Innovators, Chairman, Nartron Corporation, Board Member, Michigan Technological University 

·        Dennis Wingo, CEO of SkyCorp, producer of mobile solar powered emergency communications systems

 

Investments and Finance

·        Ron Borod, Esq. Partner, Brown Rudnick, expert in structured finance

·        John Shane, President, Palmer Service Corporation

·        Chingyee Yau, Senior Vice President, HSBC Private Bank, Hong Kong 

Law & Alliances

·        Charles Brainard, Esq., Retired Partner, Kenyon & Kenyon, patent attorneys

·        Julian Gresser, MA, JD, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, Energy Voyager, international attorney, public entrepreneur, inventor, Japan specialist

·        Stanley Hatch, Founding Partner, Hatch & Parent, specialists in water law, Chairman (elect), Direct Relief International.

·        Peter Murray, Professor, Harvard Law School, trail advocacy, civil procedure, and German law.

·        Donald Weadon, Esq. International Attorney, specialist on export controls and custom

Real Estate

·        Bruce Silverman, real estate developer and entrepreneur

Asia

China

·        Jerome A. Cohen, Professor, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, leading authority on Chinese law

·        Carson Wen, International attorney, specializing in capital markets offerings, mergers and acquisitions, technology transfers and cross-border investments. Mr. Wen is a Deputy to the PRC National People’s Congress.

Japan & Korea  

·   Professor Mark Fruin is a leading scholar of Japanese business organizations. His books include The Japanese Enterprise System, and Knowledge Works. He is embarking on an in-depth study of industrial energy efficiency systems with the focus on Japan.

·        Glen S. Fukushima, Ph.D. J.D. President & CEO, Airbus, Japan, former President, Arthur D. Little, Japan, President, American Chamber of Commerce, Japan, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative

·        Hiroyuki Ishi, Professor, Ambassador, Japan’s leading environmental journalist, and Africa expert, former Ambassador to Zambia, currently Professor at Hokkaido University, Japan

·        TW Kang, Expert on Japan/Korean business, author, Gaishi, and other books, engineer, former Director of Marketing, Intel Corporation (Japan) concert pianist and conductor, South Korea 

India

·        Gurminder Singh, Ph.D. Co-Chairman, Green Technology Institute, computer scientist and neurologist, entrepreneur, and investment banker.

·        Ashok Khosla, Ph.D. physicist, pioneering social entrepreneur, founder, TARAhat which is linking India’s 800,000 villages to the Internet, Development Alternatives Group, Desi Power; President, Club of Rome.

Europe

·        Anthony Slingsby, Esq. Howard Kennedy, Solicitors, London, England

Latin America

·        Jose Marti Figueres, Entrepreneur, Costa Rica.

·        Shannon Muni Figueres, Minister of Trade, Costa Rica, Senior Advisor to the Inter-American Development Bank.