KEYNOTE SPEAKER

The Energy Challenges of the 21st Century

Dr. Hans Björn Püttgen
Professor, Energy Systems Management Chair
Director, Energy Chair of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zürich), Lausanne, Switzerland
Georgia Power Professor Emeritus, Georgia Tech, USA
Georgia Institute of Technology, USA

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Biography of the Keynote Speaker

Hans B. (Teddy) Püttgen holds the Chaire de Gestion des Systèmes Energétiques (Energy Systems Management) at the Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne - EPFL - Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. Upon his arrival at EPFL, in April 2006, he also became the inaugural Director of the Energy Center at EPFL. Before arriving at EPFL, Professor Püttgen was Georgia Power Professor and Vice Chair for External Affairs in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. At Georgia Tech, he launched the National Electric Energy Test, Research and Application Center (NEETRAC), and served as its Director and Management Board Chair. Teddy Puttgen is a Senior Member of the Power Engineering Society (PES) of the IEEE and served as President in 2004 and 2005. He is a recipient of the IEEE third millennium medal. He graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne with the Ingénieur Diplômé degree in Electrical Engineering. He holds graduate degrees in Business Administration and Management from the University of Lausanne. His PhD, in Electrical Engineering with an emphasis in electric power, is from the University of Florida. He is a past recipient of the IEEE Award for Outstanding Faculty Advisor and of the ASEE DOW Outstanding Young Faculty award. He is a member of the Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi, Tau Pi Beta, and Eta Kappa Nu honor societies.