Smithers Apex goes ‘beyond the bulb’ with 2014 edition of The SSL Ecosystem

Smithers Apex’s LEDs and the SSL Ecosystem 2014: Lighting in the Information Age will take place September 22-24, 2014 at the Hyatt Cambridge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. This 15th annual conference and exhibition has evolved - alongside the LED lighting industry - to cover much more than just the light bulb. Delegates will actively discuss the investment climate; buildings and cities of the future; lighting energy management; intelligent LED systems; luminaire design; future trends; challenges in the area of lighting standards and what it takes to be successful in this rapidly changing industry.

The SSL Ecosystem: Lighting in the Information Age will be chaired by Dr. Chips Chipalkatti, Managing Director, Dr. Chips Consulting, LLC and formerly Sr. Director, Solid State Lighting and Emerging Market Initiatives at OSRAM SYLVANIA. Joining him to shape the program and bring focus on their areas of expertise are:

• Investment & New Venture: Dr. Neil Cameron, Investment Director, Emerald Ventures
• Data Analytics & Intelligence: Brian Chemel, Founder and CTO, Digital Lumens
• Standards & Testing: Jason Chesley, Sales Manager, Energy Efficiency, TÜV SÜD America
• Architecture & Applications: Kent Larson, Principal Research Scientist and Director, Media Lab's Changing Places Group, MIT
• Academic R&D: Dr. Nadarajah Narendran, Director of Research/Professor, Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
• Energy Management: Govi Rao, President and CEO, Noveda Technologies
• Quality & Performance: Jon Linn & Gabe Arnold, Commercial Programs Manager, DesignLights Consortium, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships (NEEP)

“While the last decade has been about satisfying the existing ecosystem, I believe that the next decade will be about going “beyond the bulb” with the new and emerging ecosystem of lighting,” said Dr. Chipalkatti. “LEDS and SSL Ecosystem 2014 is a unique and differentiated conference that leans forward, bringing together experts and stakeholders from the lighting and affiliated industries, academia and public organizations. It encourages dialog and discussion of the trends ahead while keeping a keen eye on the most important commercial and financial concerns of the industry today. It is a great opportunity to listen and speak to people on the cutting edge of the lighting revolution.”

Speaker recruitment for 2014 is now underway. Abstracts will be accepted through Friday, May 9, 2014 and should focus on new technologies and innovations; lighting energy management; intelligent LED systems; luminaire design; lighting standards and other topics related to lighting applications or end use. To submit a topic for consideration, or to request more details, please contact Andrew Smaha at +1 207 781 9635 or visit http://www.ledsconference.com/Home.aspx.

Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities are available. For more information about sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, please contact Brian Santos at +1 207 781 9618.

For complete information about LEDs & the SSL Ecosystem 2014: Lighting in the Information Age, please visit the conference website at www.ledsconference.com.

About Smithers Apex

Smithers Apex, formerly known as IntertechPira, is a global business that provides events, market research, publications and strategic and technical consulting to an expanding list of niche, emerging and high growth industries, including home and personal care; lighting, imaging and displays; plastic electronics and alternative energy. For more information about Smithers Apex, please visit www.smithersapex.com.