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According to Techonomy, Future Techonomists are people who “have already changed our world, and from whom we can expect to see more transformative ideas. We single them out because the best ideas often come from people who don’t have a vested interest in the status quo, and see no reason not to try to invent better ways of doing things themselves. That is the techonomic spirit, pure and simple.”
The Techonomist list was published in conjunction with Techonomy’s 2010 Techonomy Conference, held last week in Lake Tahoe, Calif. Speakers included Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman, Founder of LinkedIn, and Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google.
Techonomy is a media enterprise founded earlier this year by internationally respected industry watchers David Kirkpatrick, Peter Petre and Brent Schlender, former Fortune writers and editors. Its aim is to “persuade leaders that invention – both technological and social – is central for all organizations. While technology, with its rapid and often exponential advance, can bring about change that is disturbingly fast, it enables us to solve problems that would otherwise stymie us. The viewpoint is inherently optimistic.”
Techonomists comprise three groups – past, present and future. Names such as Machiavelli,
With more than 120 patents pending, Boston-Power’s advances in the area of energy storage have earned the company worldwide recognition. Proving that a commitment to environmental sustainability can complement high value, competitively differentiated products and world-class mass manufacturing, the company counts HP, Saab and ASUS among its customers. Boston-Power is the first and only battery provider whose rechargeable lithium-ion battery cells have earned the prestigious Nordic Ecolabel accreditation. The company’s products have also earned a similar industry-first certification from the China Environmental United Certification Center (CEC).
About Boston-Power
Boston-Power, Inc. is an award-winning provider of next-generation lithium-ion battery technology. Designed to fuel a wide range of applications, its flagship offering, Sonata®, serves as the foundation for a new era of longer lasting, faster charging, safer and environmentally sustainable notebook computer batteries. The company’s Swing™ product delivers unmatched capabilities for Plug-In Hybrid and Battery Electric Vehicles (PHEV/BEV), and utility energy storage. Founded in 2005 and with more than 120 patents filed, Boston-Power is led by Founder and CEO Dr. Christina Lampe-Önnerud, an internationally recognized innovator, entrepreneur and technology advisor with regard to portable power, energy storage and climate change. To date, the company has raised $191 million in venture funding and has earned accolades for its executive leadership and technology from organizations that include The Wall Street Journal, the World Economic Forum, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA), Time Magazine, Veckans Affärer, the Guardian UK/CleanTech Group, DEMO, AlwaysOn and Frost & Sullivan. Boston-Power is headquartered in
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