Tuesday, February 17
      8:30 am – 12:00 Noon

SP1: Market Trends - Session Chairs: Ada Cheng, TBD, and TBD

SP1.1: Contributions to the Cause: What types of power management semiconductors stand out when the cost of electricity skyrockets?
S. Ohr, Gartner

SP1.2: Datacenters - The market opportunities in energy efficiency for power electronics suppliers
D. Dewan, IMS Research

SP1.3: Update on Issues in the Li-Ion Battery Industry
J. VanZwol, Micro Power Electronics

SP1.4: The Global Lighting Revolution - Market Forecasts for Lamps, Ballasts, & Semiconductors
J. Gamble, Datapoint Research and F. Cirola, Emerson Network Power

SP1.5: SiC and GaN Power Devices: Market Status and Perspectives
P. Roussel, Yole Development

SP1.6: Lighting Technologies Panel Discussion
J. Gamble, Datapoint Research

Wednesday, February 18
      8:30 am – 10:15 am

SP2: System Design - Session Chair: TBD, Cisco and TBD

SP2.1: Best Thermal Practices for Power Conversion Devices
D. Gerstle, Murata Power Solutions

SP2.2: The architecture of automotive industrial power converters: the relationship between efficiency and cost
A. Isurin, Vanner

Wednesday, February 18
     2:00 pm – 5:30 pm

SP3: Future of DC-DC Conversion - Session Chair: Bob White, Artesyn Technologies, TBD, and Dragan Maksimovic, University of Colorado

SP3.1: TBD
A. Kelly, Powervation

SP3.2: TBD
TBD, IntegralWave

SP3.3: TBD
B. Erickson, University of Colorado

SP3.4: TBD
D. Becker, Emerson Network Power

SP3.5: TBD
J. Cobos, Polytechnic University of Madrid

Thursday, February 19
     8:30 am – 11:30 am

SP4: Power Electronics for a Greener World - Session Chair: TBD

SP4.1: Solar Power Explosion
M. Vukicevic, iSuppli

SP4.2:  TBD
D. Ollala, Epcos Electronic Components

Thursday, February 19
     2:00 pm – 5:30 pm

SP5: Current Topics for Power Electronics Research - Session Chair: TBD

SP5.1: TBD
J. Pinto, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul

SP5.2: TBD
A. Huang, North Carolina State University

SP5.3: TBD
R. Hui, City University of Hong Kong