Previous TechQuest: Samsung

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in semiconductor, telecommunication, digital media and digital convergence technologies with 2009 consolidated sales of $117 billion. Employing approximately 164,600 people in 179 offices across 61 countries, the company consists of eight independently operated business units: Visual Display, Mobile Communications, Telecommunication Systems, Digital Appliances, IT Solutions, Digital Imaging, Semiconductor and LCD. Recognized as one of the fastest growing global brands, Samsung Electronics is a leading producer of digital TVs, memory chips, mobile phones and TFT-LCDs. For more information, please visit www.samsung.com.

Samsung is interested in partnering with innovators with disruptive technologies. Leading themes of such innovations would be:

• Software & hardware innovations for next generation consumer electronics; intelligent assistance, novel & intuitive user interface, context-awareness, acoustics, real 3D, etc.
• Green & eco-friendly environment; high-efficient low-power solutions, energy harvesting, smart grid, eco-friendly materials, etc.
• Healthy & safe living; ubiquitous healthcare solutions, intelligent home appliances, privacy & security solutions, etc.
• Next generation communications infrastructure; advanced RF, multimode multiband solutions, cloud computing, contents & service convergence, M2M, sensor networks, etc.

Samsung representatives who will participate in the face-to-face meetings will be from Samsung headquarters in Korea and local offices in the US. Local representatives will include:

• Mr. Warren Pottenger, Vice President, Wireless Solutions
• Mr. Sudhi Herle, Vice President, Wireless Terminals & Software Innovations
• Mr. Farooq Khan, Sr. Director, Standards & Emerging Technologies
• Mr. Venky Raju, Director, New Technologies Incubation