Professor Bantval Jayant Baliga will receive on October 30th
the 2024 Millennium Technology Prize for his innovation that has enabled a
dramatic reduction in worldwide electrical energy and petrol consumption,
the Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistor (IGBT).
You have a unique opportunity to hear Professor Baliga’s keynote speech
“The story of the IGBT: its history, present, and future”. After the keynote,
there is time for questions.
The event will be held at Lahti Campus in auditorium 1 from 13:30 to 17:00.
The event will be hosted by CEO of Electricity Mobile Research Center Ville Naumanen
Coffee will be served before the event begins at 13:00
Program:
Welcoming words CEO Tomi Ristimäki, Kempower Oy
“A Power switch that transformed industry” professor Juha Pyrhönen, LUT University
Keynote “The story of the IGBT: its history, present, and future”
professor Bantval Jayant Baliga
Cocktails
meet professor Baliga,
discuss with LUT University and Kempower teams and other industry leaders
Registration no later than 22nd October
You are warmly welcome.