MEMS Executive Congress

Sponsored by the MEMS Industry Group
Camelback Inn, a JW Marriott Resort & Spa, Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
November 5-7, 2006

The MEMS Executive Congress is like no other event as it brings together a diverse group of business luminaries from a wide variety of industries (bio, automotive, data storage, defense, mobile phones to name a few). The event will feature morning and closing keynote speakers as well as ample opportunity to meet and network with your MEMS in and around the MEMS industry.

The Congress will take place on November 6, 2006 in Scottsdale, Arizona with an opening reception on the evening of November 5 and a networking golf scramble on the morning of November 7. The Congress expects to host an intimate group of 100 business and technology leaders.

The Congress is your once-a-year chance to connect with the business decision makers in and around the MEMS industry. Discussions will focus on the business of using MEMS, from the process of choosing MEMS as a solution to integrating it into an end-product.

Keynote Speaker David Smith:
"A Futurist's Perspective: It's More than Just Technology"
Opening Reception, Sunday, November 5, 2006
7:00 PM

Mr. Smith is a noted futurist and technologist with over 30 years of experience, Mr. Smith combines these disciplines to deliver thought-provoking presentations that provide the vision of the futurist with the down-to-earth judgement of the technologist. He is highly regarded as a speaker on subjects relating to the technology trends that affect organizations now, in the near future and in the distant future. His dynamic keynote presentations are popular at conferences and leadership meetings around the world. He also regularly presents and teaches at university, industry, and conference events.

Mr. Smith has worked extensively during the last 30 years in the private and public sectors, offering consulting expertise in technology transfer, strategic and technology planning, communications, roadmapping, consortia startup and management, and collaborative alliances.

Recent keynote speeches include the U.S. Senate Conference on Emerging Technology, Information Management Forum, CIO Leadership Conference, 7-11, the Chevron-Texaco Visioning Conference, the Lockheed-Martin Technology Leadership Conference, and Kodak’s Global Leadership Forum. Recent broadcasts of National Public Radio (NPR) and issues of BusinessWeek, American Demographics, and Intel’s Circuit News prominently featured his views on technology trends.