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SUMMARY:Internet Resilience Institute: A Global Briefing
DESCRIPTION:\n\nThis event provides a forum to reflect on our progress, share updates, and address key issues shaping internet resilience.\nAgenda\nWelcome and Opening Remarks\n\n\n\nVint Cerf\nVice President and Chief Internet Evangelist, Google\n\n\n\n\nJohn Janowiak\nPresident and CEO, Marconi Society\n\n\nKeynote Remarks\nProviding insights into the challenges and opportunities related to resilience, with a focus on Virtual Power Plants (VPP).\n\n\n\n\nJeff Simmons\nSVP & GM, Toshiba Americas Energy Group\n\nRead Bio\nJeff Simmons is a senior executive for the Toshiba Americas Group. Jeff serves as Toshiba America Energy System Corp.’s senior vice president and general manager of its nuclear and new technology business units, its marketing team, and head of the Toshiba Americas Group business development task force. Jeff is also chairman of the boards of Toshiba’s US and Canadian installation and maintenance services companies, TurbinePROs, LLC and TurbinePROs R.E. Services, Ltd., respectively.\nPrior to his work at Toshiba, Jeff held executive roles in trading, project development and corporate development at TXU and its successor companies, and project engineering, construction management, power trading and structured transaction origination roles at PG&E National Energy Group and Commonwealth Edison Company (now Exelon and Constellation).\nA leader in infrastructure project facilitation, Jeff and his teams have developed more than 10 GW of power projects and originated dozens of capital-intensive commercial and industrial projects. All together these include over $13 billion in realized equipment sales, power origination, trading, and corporate development transactions. Additionally, Jeff has held key roles in realizing more than $5 billion in equity and asset mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.\nJeff holds a BS in civil engineering from Southern Illinois University, an MBA from Southern Methodist University, is a graduate of the executive leadership program at the University of Texas at Dallas and holds a certificate of corporate governance from The Wharton School. He is a member of the Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honorary Society, the American Nuclear Society, and the Particle Therapy Co-Operation Group of North America.\n\n\n\nInternet Resilience Institute Updates\nPresentation by IR Institute Working Group Leaders\n\n\n\nRam Mohan\nHyperscalers Engagement Working Group Leader\nChief Strategy Officer\nIdentity Digital\n\n\n\n\nFiona Alexander\nIR Supply Chain Mapping Working Group Leader\nCo-Founder\nSalt Point Strategies\n\n\nStakeholder Engagement Update\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\nFlora Tromelin\nVice President for International Engagement\nMarconi Society\n\n\nClosing Remarks\nJohn Janowiak, President and CEO, Marconi Society\n\n\n\n\nAffiliate and Sponsorship Opportunities\nAffiliate and sponsorship help expand our global reach and impact, supporting critical conversations around the future of Internet infrastructure and resilience.\nTo learn more, please contact us at info@marconisociety.org ( mailto:info@marconisociety.org ).\n\n\n\nPlease note this event is by invitation only. Contact us at info@marconisociety.org ( mailto:info@marconisociety.org ) to get involved.\n\n
URL:https://marconisociety.org/events/internet-resilience-institute-mid-year-review-collaboration/
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