The IASTED International Conference on
Power and Energy Systems
PES 2007
January 3 – 5, 2007
Clearwater, Florida, USA
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Meeting the Challenge of Florida's Energy Future
Abstract
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Target Audience
Background Knowledge Expected of the Participants
Biography of the Keynote Speaker
![Keynote Speaker Portrait](images/contacts/39891359.jpg)
became president and chief executive officer of Progress Energy Florida on June 1, 2006. Jeff Lyash
Jeff joined Progress Energy in 1993 and spent his first eight years with the company at the Brunswick Nuclear Plant in Southport, North Carolina in a number of management roles, ending as Director of Site Operations. Jeff then served as vice president of Transmission in Energy Delivery in the Carolinas. Jeff came to Florida in November 2003, as senior vice president of Energy Delivery in Florida, overseeing all aspects of energy delivery operations for Progress Energy Florida, including electric distribution operations, customer service and community relations.
Prior to joining Progress Energy, Jeff worked with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a number of capacities. He has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Drexel University.
Lyash serves on the boards of many community organizations, including Enterprise Florida, Tampa Bay Partnership, Florida Orchestra, Pinellas Education Foundation and the Florida Chamber of Commerce Foundation. He also is a member of the Florida Council of 100 and the Florida High Tech Corridor. He also serves on a number of utility industry organizations.
Jeff is married with two children.
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