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The First Annual SPE New Technology Symposium will be held in Philadelphia on November 11 and 12 at the Renaissance Philadelphia Airport Hotel.

Invited speakers from industry and academia will present on topics in the areas of Nanotechnology (NANO), Advanced Energy Storage (ENERGY), and Biopolymers (BIO). The Symposium will offer a multi-disciplinary approach to the science and new technologies behind developments in these areas of interest to the plastics industry.

If your company or organization is involved in research, new product development or manufacturing in these new technology areas, we invite you to be a part of this symposium.

Sponsorship opportunities are available.

Plenary Speaker

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President, Lux Research Inc.

Matthew Nordan is the president of Lux Research. Under Matthew’s leadership, the Lux Research analyst team has become a globally recognized authority on the business and economic impact of emerging technologies, focusing on cleantech and nanotechnology. Lux Research serves as an indispensable advisor to corporations, start-ups, financial institutions, and governments.

Matthew has counseled decision-makers on technology change for a decade. Prior to Lux Research, Matthew held several senior management positions at emerging-technology advisor Forrester Research, where he headed the firm’s North American consulting business. Earlier, Matthew lived for four years in the Netherlands, expanding Forrester’s operations in Europe, where he launched and led research practices in a variety of industries.

Matthew has delivered advice to clients and been an invited speaker at conferences in North America, Europe, Southeast Asia, Japan, Australia, and South Africa. Beyond the corporate sphere, Matthew has testified before the U.S. Congress three times on emerging technology, advised the Committee to Review the National Nanotechnology Initiative of the National Academies, and been an invited speaker at universities including Harvard, MIT, and Columbia. He has also participated in developing public-sector technology strategy for such organizations as the World Economic Forum, the European IT Observatory, and the Dutch transportation ministry. Matthew has been frequently invited by news outlets, including CNN and CNBC, to comment on emerging-technology markets and has been widely cited in publications such as The Wall Street Journal and The Economist.

Matthew is a summa cum laude graduate of Yale University, where he conducted neuroscience research on the neural pathways mediating emotion and memory.