Welcome & Introductory Remarks
Ryan Silva - Executive Director, New York State Economic Development Council
Ryan Silva - Executive Director, New York State Economic Development Council
Ryan Silva was unanimously approved by the NYSEDC Board of Directors to succeed Brian
McMahon as Executive Director of the New York State Economic Development Council.
Ryan brings a solid background to the organization in economic development, association
management, and government relations; a skill set that will provide additional value
to the NYSEDC membership and help improve the economic climate and quality of life
in New York State.
Most recently, Ryan served as Director of Government Relations State Relations in
the Office of the President for the University at Albany. Ryan has served as Vice
President of Regional Economic Development and Deputy Director of the Regional Councils
for Empire State Development (ESD) from 2014-2016, overseeing the Regional Economic
Development Council process and developing several economic development policies and
programs for New York State.
Prior to joining, ESD Ryan worked at the Rensselaer County Regional Chamber of Commerce
in Troy, NY for 10 years, serving as Membership Director and Director of Economic
Development and Government Affairs. During his tenure, he was responsible for growing
membership revenue and launching several new initiatives including the Economic Development
Partnership helping businesses startup, expand, and relocate to the City of Troy and
Rensselaer County.
Ryan has been recognized for his professional achievements throughout his career,
being selected as a City and State 40under40 Rising Star in 2018, 2016 Albany Business
Review 40under 40 Award Recipient and the 2016 Capital District YMCA Presidents Award.
He was also honored with the American Chamber of Commerce Executives Lifetime Achievement
Award, receiving the Gold Level in 2010, Silver Level in 2007, and the Bronze Level
in 2006 for membership growth and development.
Ryan is actively involved in the community including being appointed to the Governor
Andrew M. Cuomo’s Health Benefit Exchange Regional Advisory Committee in 2012. He
served on the Capital District YMCA Board of Directors, and was Board Chair from 2014-2016
of the Troy YMCA, and The College of Saint Rose Board of Associates, and the Huether
School of Business Advisory Board.
Ryan Graduated from the College of Saint Rose in 2003 with a major in Public Communications.
He currently resides in East Greenbush, NY with his wife, Sandra and three children;
Sydney, Anthony, and Eva.
About NYSEDC
The New York State Economic Development Council is the state’s principal organization
representing economic development professionals. The 900 members include the leadership
of Industrial Development Agencies, Local Development Corporations, commercial and
investment banks, underwriters, bond counsels, utilities, chambers of commerce and
private corporations.
NYSEDC has been serving New York’s development professionals for more than 40 years.
The Board of Directors and members of NYSEDC represent the highest standards of their
profession and have unparalleled experience and expertise working with state and local
economic development programs.
Dr. Michael Alan Bernstein - President, Stony Brook University
Dr. Michael Alan Bernstein - President, Stony Brook University
Michael Alan Bernstein was appointed Interim President of Stony Brook University effective
August 1, 2019. He had served as Provost since October 2016, where he oversaw numerous
initiatives aimed at supporting the University’s missions in research, scholarship,
art-making, and teaching. He laid special emphasis on measures enhancing diversity
and inclusion. Interim President Bernstein's teaching and research interests focus
on the economic and political history of the United States, macroeconomic theory,
industrial organization economics, and the history of economic theory. His publications
explore the connections between political and economic processes in modern industrial
societies, as well as the interaction of economic knowledge and professional expertise
with those processes as a whole. Interim President Bernstein came to Stony Brook
from Tulane University, where he served as the John Christie Barr Professor of History
and Economics and Provost and Chief Academic Officer from 2007 through 2016. As Interim
President of Stony Brook University, Dr. Bernstein is a member of the Board of Directors
for the Long Island Association, and Accelerate Long Island. He currently serves as
Board Chair for Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA), the board responsible for managing
Brookhaven National Laboratory on behalf of the United States Department of Energy.
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Stony Brook University Centers for Advanced Technology (CATs)
Dr. Peter Donnelly - Associate Vice President for Technology Partnerships and Interim
Director Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR), Stony Brook University
Dr. Peter Donnelly - Associate Vice President for Technology Partnerships and Interim
Director Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence (SPIR), Stony Brook University
Peter has focused his career on innovation and early-stage technology commercialization.
As an investor, entrepreneur, operator, and consultant, he has an accomplished record
in evaluating and building projects, companies, and portfolios.
He has two roles. At Stony Brook University, he is the Associate Vice President for
Technology Partnerships and leads industry collaboration, the SBU Research and Technology
Park, and commercialization of promising early-stage technologies. As Managing Director
of the Accelerate NY Seed Fund, he leads early-stage investments in science and engineering
innovation coming primarily from research institutions.
Earlier, he led Accenture’s Greater China consulting practice in innovation and product
development in Shanghai and managed a very large internal innovation pipeline. As
an entrepreneur, he was the CEO of venture-backed early-stage biotech, which he successfully
sold, and co-founder and COO of a venture-backed thin-film startup. Prior to these
posts, Peter worked with Intel and The Boston Consulting Group.
He has an MS in Biotechnology and MBA from The Johns Hopkins University.
Michael Bielski, JD, MS - Capseus
Michael R. Bielski, J.D., M.S. is a serial entrepreneur in the medical technology
and agricultural biotechnology fields. Michael has brought technologies from early
conception, development and patenting through manufacturing, the generation of licensing
revenues, clinical use and sales. Michael is an experienced angel and venture capital
fundraiser whose companies have raised over $50M in financing. Michael is an expert
across all areas of high-technology commercialization including out-licensing and
start-up company formation.
William Hanes, PhD - Center for Biotechnology
Bill joined the Center for Biotechnology as a Technology Commercialization Fellow
in 2015. He actively engages with early technologies, often at the ideation stage,
to identify possible markets and business issues. He provides strategic consulting,
business development and technology commercialization services to biomedical companies
throughout New York and Long Island. He also performs due diligence to support administration
of NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub (REACH) funding.
Bill brings a broad research background to his role. He performed his doctoral thesis
work at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, part of Northwell Health (North
Shore-LIJ) under Kevin Tracey, where he studied the interaction of the brain and the
immune system, and discovered a novel reflex. His previous research experience includes
Rockefeller University, the Uniformed Services University for the Health Science,
Miami University, and Mannkind Corporation.
Before returning to graduate school, Bill practiced as a patent attorney, focused
on biotechnology and medical devices.
Bill received a B.A. in Microbiology from Miami University, a J.D. from Benjamin N.
Cardozo School of Law, and a Ph.D. from Stony Brook University. He is licensed to
practice in New York, Colorado, and before the US Patent and Trademark office.
Vyacheslov Solovyov, PhD
Dr. Vyacheslav Solovyov received his Master’s Degree in Applied Physics from Moscow
Institute for Physics and Technology in 1989. The same year he joined Kiev Institute
for Metal Physics (IMP) as a pos-graduate researcher. The post-graduate work was focused
on growth and studies of perfect single crystals of complex superconducting oxides.
In 1995 he completed his pos-graduate work received Ph.D. in Solid State Physics.
After a short scientific assignment at IMP in 1997 he joined Brookhaven National Laboratory
(BNL) as a Postdoctoral researcher and was promoted to Materials Scientist, the final
position. In 2016 he joined the Center for Integrated Electric Energy Systems and
Stony Brook University as a Deputy Director. His work is focused on fostering industry-academia
projects in the energy field, with the emphasis on job creation and economic development.
In 2015 he received R&D 100 award for inventing an active superconducting fault current
limiter. He is a co-author of over 100 scientific papers.
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Clean Energy Policies & Leveraging Energy Programs to Reduce Operational Costs and
Leverage Private Sector Investment
Alana Appenzeller - Program Manager, Economic Development, NYPA
AEE Certified Business Energy Professional with 10+ years of experience in the energy
industry. Team player with exceptional interpersonal and presentation skills, with
an ability to communicate with all levels of an organization. Adept in analyzing and
applying data to support business decisions, supported by a proficiency in Excel,
SAP Business Intelligence and other analytical tools. Passionate about sustainability
and advancing economic development in New York State.
Adrienne Downey - Principal Engineer, Offshore Wind, NYSERDA
Adrienne Downey is the Principal Engineer for Offshore Wind with the New York State
Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)’s Large-Scale Renewables Team.
In this role she is responsible for running New York State’s procurement efforts for
offshore wind, including the recent procurement of 1,696MW. In addition, Ms. Downey
is responsible for NYSERDA’s stakeholder engagement efforts that will be critical
in delivering the state’s nation-leading commitment of 9GW of offshore wind by 2035.
Ms. Downey comes to NYSERDA from a decade’s experience in on-shore wind, working internationally
in Europe and across Canada across a range of roles in industrial and production engineering,
supply chain localization and development strategy, operations management, business
development, and policy and government affairs. She has also worked in consulting
practice in recent years focusing on energy, infrastructure, sustainability, climate
adaptation and resiliency projects in New York City.
John Keating - Manager, Economic Development at PSEG Long Island
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Lyle Sclair - Representative, Economic Development at National Grid
Lyle Sclair is National Grid’s Economic Development Representative for its downstate
territory, including Nassau and Suffolk Counties. He is responsible for overseeing
National Grid’s eight economic development programs designed to help attract, grow
and retain businesses on Long Island. Mr. Sclair brings over a decade of experience
working with government agencies, not for profits and small businesses to move complex
public-private economic development projects along from concept to implementation.
Mr. Sclair has a Master’s in Urban Planning from NYU and received his undergraduate
degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh.
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Workforce Development
Legislator William J. Lindsay III - Co-chair of the LI Manufacturing Task Force
Bill Lindsay was first elected County Legislator of the 8th District on November 5,
2013 and then re-elected on November 3, 2015.
Upon being elected, Bill fought to end automatic pay increases for elected officials,
increased government transparency by strengthening the Legislature’s reporting requirements
for lobbyists, and finally put an end to a decade’s long debate by putting forward
legislation to consolidate the Treasurer’s office and the Comptroller’s office, saving
over $1.29 million. Additionally Bill created regional planning alliances, which will
facilitate coordination between municipalities as they work to implement the County’s
master plan and support regionally important development projects. He did this in
an effort to get people back to work, get shovels in the ground, and get our major
projects moving forward.
Bill also helped to implement a Peer to Peer Drug Program in the Sachem School District,
aimed at preventing drug use at the middle and high school levels. He fought to put
stricter penalties on parents who do not pay their child support; put an end to speed
zone cameras, and created the first handicapped accessible playground in the Sayville
community.
Bill has been a lifelong resident of the 8th District, growing up in Holbrook and
graduating from Sachem High School in 1990. After earning his Bachelor’s Degree in
Business Administration from St. Joseph’s College in 1994, Bill began his career in
the private sector, working for Government Employers Insurance Company.
In 1999 Bill took a job as Vice President for HILB, Regal and Hamilton (HRH). After
years of success, he was offered and accepted a position transferring him to HRH’s
Melville location charged with the responsibility of building a new department that
had not previously existed. From 2003 to 2012 Bill was able to build this practice
up to over $20 million in annual sales. Bill’s success can clearly be attributed to
his hard work and dedication.
From 2007 to 2013, Bill served as the Vice President of the Melville Chamber of Commerce.
During that time he chaired their Government Relations Committee and worked hard to
advocate on behalf of the business community to assist in rebuilding Suffolk County’s
economy from the ground up.
Bill has been involved with the Salvation Army in many capacities since 1995. He has
served on their board for the last 15 years acting as their Chairman from 2005 to
2008. Since 1998, Bill has Co-Chaired their golf committee; which has raised over
$ 750,000 in proceeds to fund summer youth programs for local kids in need. Since
2009, Bill has volunteered his time as a little league coach for Sunrise Little League.
He is a member of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick and is a member of the Environmental
Defense Action Fund.
Bill is currently the Chairman of the Suffolk County Legislature’s Economic Development
Committee, the Vice-Chairman of the Parks and Recreation Committee, and the Vice-Chairman
of the Government Operations & Personnel Committee.
Bill’s goals as a County Legislator have always been to promote local economic growth,
facilitate business creation and expansion, revitalize local downtowns, protect the
environment, attack the drug problem on Long Island, and make government more accessible
for all Suffolk County residents.
Rosalie Drago - Regional Director at Workforce Development Institute (WDI)
With more than 20 years of New York-based economic-development experience, Rosalie
Drago is committed to building and cultivating engaged, flourishing communities.
As Long Island Regional Director at the Workforce Development Institute, Ms. Drago
works closely with Long Island employers, employees, lawmakers and educators to promote
commercial and residential interests. Her goal: stronger communities through the creation
of a more skilled workforce.
Before joining the WDI, Ms. Drago served as Vice President of Marketing and Membership
for the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce, where her primary responsibilities included
new member enrollment, retention of the chamber’s 1,500 member businesses, and generation
of new corporate sponsorships. In that role, she developed and managed nearly 20 annual
networking, educational, promotional and fundraising events.
Prior to that, as an independent Neighborhood Economic Development Specialist, Ms.
Drago organized Brooklyn merchants and community members to improve quality of life
along vital retail corridors, overseeing the formation of small-business-education
programs and advocating for Kings County businesses with city and state agencies.
As a private Tourism Consultant, Ms. Drago provided Brooklyn Borough President Marty
Markowitz with a strategic plan to promote tourism in Brooklyn, the backbone of the
borough’s current promotional campaigns. She also served as Tourism Marketing Director
for iconic NYC destinations including the American Museum of Natural History and the
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum and was part of the team that launched the AMNH Rose
Center for Earth and Space.
Devoted to the effective application of socioeconomic-development funds and programs,
Ms. Drago thrives – and helps others thrive – at what she calls “the intersection
of change.” The foundation of her undertakings are to lead people to opportunities
where one person’s success begets another’s.
Patricia Malone - Associate Vice President for Professional Education
Pat Malone was named the Associate Vice President for Professional Education and Assistant
Vice President for Engaged Learning in the School of Professional Development in 2019.
In addition, Pat is the Executive Director of the Center for Corporate Education,
serving over 1,000 professionals annually.
Presenting nationally and internationally on the university’s role in workforce, economic
development and clean energy jobs, Pat has facilitated numerous forums with labor,
education and industry including three Federal Department of Labor National Transformational
Forums for the WIRED Grants and NYSERDA focus groups.
In 2008 Pat created the global award-winning “Wall Street and Beyond” certificate
program in collaboration with the Project Management Institute and the USGBC-LI to
assist over 2,000 dislocated professionals. She has conducted clean energy, manufacturing
and aerospace labor market intelligence and development projects for the New York
State Department of Labor, NYSERDA and the Governors’ Regional Economic Development
Councils Opportunity Agenda.
She is a member of the Suffolk County Workforce Development Board, the REDC Workforce
and Education Committee, founding chair of the Outreach, Engagement and Economic Development
Network for the University Professional Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) and
served on the inaugural editorial board for their digital publication, UNBOUND.
She holds a BA from the University of Dayton, a Master’s Degree from Stony Brook University
and co-edited the Jossey Bass publication “Enhancing Creativity in Adult and Continuing
Education” and is the recipient of City and State’s “Corporate Social Responsibility
Award”.
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Cybersecurity in the 21st Century Economy: Preparing and Protecting Your Company
Frank Cicio - iQ4
I have been fortunate to work with two early stage companies as COO and take them
public, as well as DataSynapse where we went from $400k to $10mm when I left. Additionally,
I have been a Venture Partner Insight Capital and charted by Oak Investments to re-tool
two portfolio companies that resulted in an MBO and an acquisition. Recently I have
been consulting, while flexibility is a plus, my passion for building new or existing
businesses based on innovative product, market and business strategy, team leadership,
the ability to execute and achieve targets is at the core of my ability.
Eleni Delimpaltadaki - Managing Director, EQUIVIC & Chief Capital Markets Officer,
National Community Reinvestment Coalition
Eleni Delimpaltadaki (Janis) has joined NCRC as Chief Capital Markets Officer and
Managing Director. Eleni is a social impact executive with an extensive record of
success developing new business, large-scale programs and investment strategies for
corporations, social mission organizations and government. During her career, she
has leveraged her business know-how and public policy expertise to mobilize stakeholders
around innovative solutions that advance economic growth and social justice.
She joins NCRC from the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC), where
she served as vice president. During her tenure at NYCEDC, Eleni co-founded the Partnerships
department, New York City’s public-private partnerships and corporate attraction team;
established the Social Capital Desk and oversaw the administration of 17 incubators.
She played an instrumental role in top priority projects, including bringing Amazon
HQ2 to New York, historic investments in the life sciences and cybersecurity industries,
impact investing and venture capital strategies and tech talent development programs.
Prior to NYCEDC, she oversaw market research at The Opportunity Agenda, co-founded
the Business and Labor Coalition of New York and run political campaigns.
Eleni has published extensively on public policy and public opinion research. Ms.
Janis has served on many nonprofit boards, including the American Association of Public
Opinion Research, the NYU Alumni Association, the Hellenic American Leadership Council
and the Business and Labor Coalition of New York. She received a Master’s degree from
New York University and a Bachelor’s from the National University of Athens, in her
native Greece. She is a Wharton School Aresty Scholar for Executive Education and
Finance.
Barry Dynkin, Esq. - Co-Founder, Atlas Cybersecurity
Barry Dynkin, Esq., has spent his career working to help defend the United States
and its businesses from cyber threats. He has been a leader in the cause of raising
awareness of cybersecurity for a variety of audiences, ranging from Federal officials
to small mom and pop shops, as well as in a variety of niche industries. He combines
his technical and legal background to develop solutions and policy prescriptions that
work. Barry is the Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director of the American Cybersecurity
Institute, a nonprofit policy think tank devoted to tackling cyber-related issues
facing our policymakers from the state and local levels to the federal and international
levels. He is also the Co-Founder and President of Atlas Cybersecurity, a cybersecurity
services firm that provides comprehensive cybersecurity services to a wide variety
of businesses. Prior to that, he was Of Counsel at Grauman Law Group and an Editor
of the Journal of Law and Cyber Warfare, the nation's preeminent legal publication
on cyber warfare. In addition to his professional positions, Barry serves as a Member
of the Board of Directors of the New York Metropolitan Chapter of ISACA.
In his capacity as Executive Director of the American Cybersecurity Institute, he
has worked with federal lawmakers to develop policy and law on a variety of cybersecurity
and cyberwarfare related topics. In his work with Atlas Cybersecurity, Barry is able
to work with businesses and organizations across the world to bring high caliber expertise
to traditionally underserved and forgotten industries and companies. He has authored
and contributed to dozens of articles in the fields of cybersecurity, cyber warfare,
and digital forensics, which have appeared in publications including the New York
Law Journal, Corporate Counsel, The National Interest, GovInsider, and SuperyachtNews.
He is a co-author on a forthcoming treatise on the Law of Cybersecurity and Cyber
Warfare, and has previously served as a legal researcher on the Tallinn Manual 2.0,
as well as a contributing author on the American Bar Association’s Law Firm Cybersecurity.
Commander Pat Lancaster - US Army War College
Commander Pat Lancaster - US Army War College
Commander Lancaster earned his commission through the Limited Duty Officer Program
in 1999 and served on USS BUNKER HILL (CG 52) from 1999-2002 as the Electronics Material
Officer and earned both Surface Warfare Officer and Tactical Action Officer qualifications.
He served as the N8 Department Head at NCTAMS EURCENT, Detachment London from 2002-2005,
the detachment won the 2003 and 2004 Naval Network and Space Operations Command Communications
Information Technology Excellence Award. Commander Lancaster laterally transferred
into the Information Professional (IP) Community in 2003.
Commander Lancaster earned a Master of Science in Information Technology Management
and Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) 2005-2007. He served
as the Vice President of the IP Officer Association, served as Operations Officer
for Team Katrina, and supported Joint Task Force Katrina and Joint Task Force Rita.
Professional Certifications include: Chief Information Officer (CIO), Certified Information
Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Cyber Security, Space, Acquisition, Project
Management, and Stanford Advanced Project Management Certifications.
IP officer tours include Deputy N6/N6 for Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography
Center from 2007-2009; N2 and N6 for Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master
Station, Pacific from 2010-2012; Combat Systems Information Officer for USS NIMITZ
(CVN 68) from 2012-2014. J631 Operations and Plans Branch Chief and Lead Planner
from 2014-2016 and J691 Multi-National Information Systems Branch Chief from 2016-2017
United States Africa Command (Joint Qualified). He recently served as the Chief Staff
Officer for Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic, Norfolk,
Virginia 2017-2019.
Commander Lancaster is currently a student at the Army Senior War College in Carlisle,
PA and also serves on the Governor of Virginia Cyber Security Advisory Board (2017-Present).
Commander Lancaster's decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious
Service Medal, Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (six awards), Joint Service
Achievement Medal (two awards), Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal (seven awards),
and various campaign, unit, and service awards.
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Stony Brook University Centers of Excellence (COEs)
Dr. Yacov Shamash - VP for Economic Development, Stony Brook University
Dr. Yacov Shamash - VP for Economic Development, Stony Brook University
Dr. Shamash is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Stony Brook University.
His academic administrative experiences have included service as Vice President for
Economic Development and Dean of Engineering at Stony Brook University, Director of
the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University,
and as Chair of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Florida Atlantic
University. He has also held faculty positions at the University of Pennsylvania and
Tel Aviv University. Dr. Shamash has been responsible for the establishment of numerous
programs and centers involving university/industry/government partnerships at the
national and state levels.
Dr. Shamash has served on the Boards of a number of public and private companies and
is currently a member of the Board of Directors of KeyTronic Corp. (KTCC), Applied
DNA Sciences Inc. (APDN), and Comtech Telecommunications Inc. He is a member of the
Board of Directors for the Long Island Software & Technology Network (LISTnet), and
the Long Island Angel Network.
Dr. Shamash received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Imperial College
of Science and Technology, London, England. He has authored more than 130 publications
and is a Fellow of the IEEE.
Joseph M. Ambrosio - CEO, Unique Electrical Solutions
Mr. Ambrosio's tenure in the alternative fuel transportation industry includes design,
development, and integration of a variety of liquid and gaseous fuel systems, battery
energy & thermal management, APU systems for HEVs (fuel cell, micro turbines, and
internal combustion engines), and testing procedures. He has been an active member
of the SAE for 19 years. His professional experience includes ground up electric and
hybrid electric propulsion system design, energy storage system development, printed
circuit board production, quality control and industrial engineering. Mr. Ambrosio
has authored a number of published technical reports for the Electric Power Research
Institute (EPRI) on battery energy and thermal management for heavy and light duty
electric vehicles. In addition to EV/HEV system integration and R&D, he has worked
closely with US-based and off-shore electric utilities along with organizations such
as the Department of Energy's Clean Cities on alternative fuel vehicle development,
electric drive system development and vehicle demonstration programs. Mr. Ambrosio
has co-authored 7 U.S. patents in the field of battery energy/thermal management,
energy storage enclosures and advanced propulsion systems. He is currently active
in the following organizations: Curriculum Advisory Board Engineering Science - State
University of NY at Stony Brook, Curriculum Advisory Board Technologies - Bronx Community
College, Greater Long Island Clean Cities Coalition - Former Treasurer, Board Member
and current Vice Chairman. Mr. Ambrosio is a graduate of New York Institute of Technology
with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. As an entrepreneur, he was a
co-founder of Neocon Technologies (1994), Odyne Corporation (2001) ElectroMotive Designs
(2009).
David Hamilton - Advanced Energy Center & Clean Energy Business Incubator Program
Mr. Hamilton is the Executive Director for the Clean Energy Business Incubator Program
(CEBIP) and Chief Operating Officer for the Advanced Energy Research and Technology
Center (AERTC), a NYS Center of Excellence, both located at Stony Brook University.
His education includes a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Clarkson University
and an MBA in Marketing from Hofstra University. He brings a focus in clean energy
technologies with experience in business development, commercialization of engineering
technologies, marketing and sales, as well as an ability to communicate well with
early stage entrepreneurs in the clean energy arena.
Mr. Hamilton started his professional career with the Long Island Lighting Company
managing independent power producers. From there, he has been involved in the design,
development and implementation of Sirius Satellite Radio's terrestrial transmitters,
developing sales and marketing plans for aerospace and IT companies, managing the
sales and operation of hydrogen fuel cells for Plug Power, and most recently developing
the commercial sales and marketing for EmPower Solar, a leading Long Island turnkey
solar provider.
David Hershberg - CEO, STS Global, Inc.
Mr Hershberg started his career in 1959 at ITT Laboratories where he worked on the
first active satellite program Courier. He worked at ITT until 1972. In 1976 he started
Satellite Transmission Systems, sold to California Microwave where he became a Senior
VP and member of the board of directors. He recently sold Globecomm Systems Inc. which
he founded in 1994 and was CEO for 19 years, for $340 Million and started STS Global.
During his tenure as Globecomm CEO, David Hershberg significantly grew the company
infrastructure and service business. During this period the company received many
industry awards. Mr. Hershberg has championed many new technical and management innovations,
and was honored as the recipient of The Entrepreneur of the Year Award for the Long
Island region. In March 2008, Mr. Hershberg was inducted into the Long Island Technology
Hall of Fame (LITHF).and has received numerous industry awards. Mr. Hershberg holds
MSEE from Columbia University, MS Mgt Science from Stevens Institute of Technology;
and a BEE from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reports that cyber attacks on the electric
grid system are increasing in both frequency and sophistication. Such attacks come
from a variety of different sources, including nation states and sub-national terrorist
organizations. Concern over their ability to hack into U.S. power grid software and
possibly disrupt the electrical supply system is growing because such an attack could
in both frequency and sophistication. Such attacks come from a variety of different
sources, including nation states and sub-national terrorist organizations. Concern
over their ability to hack into U.S. power grid software and possibly disrupt the
electrical supply system is growing because such an attack could be one of the quickest
ways to destroy the U.S. economy.
The threat of an attack on the nation's power grid is all too real for the network
security professionals who labor every day to keep the country safe. We have seen
that no network on the public internet is safe the only way to assure that our power
grid is safe is to put it on a private network that can not be hacked.
Dr. Lawrence Weber - Center of Excellence in Wireless Information & Technology
Lawrence Weber provides a portal to collaborative R&D opportunities at SBU, and associated
resources and programs. Business Development Manager and Entrepreneur in Residence,
he serves companies with a New York address in these dual capacities with both the
Center of Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT), and the Center
for Advanced Technology in Diagnostic Tools and Sensor Systems (Sensor CAT), each
sponsored by NYSTAR. His outreach includes companies at all stages. For start-up companies
and inventors, he provides an entrepreneurial resource in strategic and funding matters.
An award-winning scientific researcher early in his career, Weber’s background is
also punctuated by his Ph.D. in physical chemistry, and new product launches in the
chemical process, electric power generation, and wireless devices industries, together
with goals accomplished in worldwide technical business development and contract negotiation
in Fortune 1000 and multiple start-up company settings.
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Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs): Leveraging Traditional Tools in an Evolving
Regional Economy
Cara Longworth - Regional Director, Empire State Development
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Harry Coghlan - CEO/Executive Director, Nassau County IDA
Harry Coghlan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Nassau County Industrial Development
Agency. Coghlan spent 15 years at Clear Channel Outdoor, one of the biggest companies
of its kind, and helped to launch the world’s largest billboard and the largest digital
sign in Times Square.
Previously, Coghlan held finance and tax accounting positions at the Estee Lauder
Cos.’ MAC division, Avon Products and Consolidated Edison. He earned an accounting
degree from Wagner College and a master’s in business administration from St. John’s
University.
“My involvement with the Lone Survivor Foundation has been deeply impactful and inspiring
for me both professionally and personally. Although I never served in our country’s
military, I have developed a profound respect for those who have chosen to serve including
my father and his father who both served in the Navy."
William Mannix - Executive Director, Town of Islip IDA
William Mannix, longtime executive director of the Islip Town Industrial Development
Agency, has been elected chairman of the New York State Economic Development Council.
The council is a trade association representing IDAs and local development corporations
across the state. It has 900 members and its activities include conferences, newsletters
and lobbying state government.
Mannix will serve for two years. He has worked at the Islip IDA since 1993, handling
more than 300 building projects that have created and retained more than 39,000 jobs.
Lisa Mulligan - CEO, Town of Brookhaven IDA
Lisa M. G. Mulligan (nee Giannusa), Town of Brookhaven Director of Economic Development
and CEO of the Town of Brookhaven Industrial Development Agency and Local Development
Corporation. Ms. Mulligan began at the Town of Brookhaven as Director of Economic
Development and CEO of the IDA and LDC in October of 2009. During her tenure she has
served on the Board of Directors of the LI Business Development Council, the Suffolk
County Industrial & Commercial Incentive Board, the Hispanic Initiative Advisory Board,
and Secretary to the Suffolk County Small Business Advisory Council, as well as, the
Town Liaison to the Brookhaven Business Advisory Council. Ms Mulligan has had the
pleasure of working with many of the finest businesses in the Town of Brookhaven including
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Uncle Wally’s, LI Precast, and Quality King and has supported
these and other companies as they have created thousands of jobs and invested millions
of dollars in our community.
Ms. Mulligan received her Bachelors in English in 1997 and her Masters in Public Administration
in 2002, both from North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Krishna Omolade - Deputy Executive Director, New York City IDA
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Tracy Stark-James - CEO/Executive Director, Town of Riverhead IDA
Prior to taking on the role as Executive Director for the Riverhead IDA, Tracy James
was busy leading the Suffolk County/Town of Riverhead Empire Zone to the top ranking
position amongst the 86 statewide zones in New York. Based on an annually assessed
performance grade, the SC/TOR Empire Zone was ranked highest for the last three consecutive
years of evaluation. Prior to public service, Ms. James managed the finance and operations
for multi-million dollar, dual-company property management business before making
a career move for a brief stint with the National Federation of Independent Business.
Ms. James holds a Bachelor of Science from Syracuse University with continued educational
credit in a number of fields including economic development finance, real estate,
residential & commercial development. She is currently working toward her Economic
Development Finance Professional Certification through the National Development Council.
In addition to her personal successes in real estate investment, Tracy has been recognized
by local organizations and received citations from State and Federal governments for
her service to the community. She currently sits as the Treasurer on the Board of
the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce, Vice President of Kent Animal Shelter, and the
Suffolk County Industrial and Commercial Incentive Board.
Additionally successful at event planning and fundraising, Ms. James has previously
served the community as a member of the Board of Directors of the East End Arts and
Humanities Council, a member of Riverhead Rotary, Suffolk Theater Advisory Committee,
Riverhead Small Business Advisory Committee and the Riverhead Volunteer Ambulance
Corps.
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