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Title:

Global Megatrends for the Coming Decades

Speaker:

Mr. William P. Sullivan

Affiliation:

President and Chief Executive Officer, Agilent Technologies, Inc.

When:

Thursday, April 1, 2010 at 11:00:00 AM   

Where:

Van Leer Building, Room W200

Host:

Deborah Milliner
deborah.milliner@ece.gatech.edu

Abstract

For more than 70 years, Agilent Technologies, Inc. has been the world's premier measurement company, beginning with its predecessor Hewlett-Packard. The company constantly looks toward the future for opportunities to make contributions in electronic and bio-analytical industries.

Over the next several decades, we see several global megatrends emerging that not only present new measurement challenges, but may profoundly affect the way that people live and work. These megatrends include the rise of Asia, the spread of infectious disease, food safety, and the environment.

Agilent President and CEO Bill Sullivan highlights these trends, as well as their implications for the United States.

Biography

William P. (Bill) Sullivan is president and chief executive officer of Agilent Technologies, Inc. Prior to his appointment in March 2005, Mr. Sullivan was the company's executive vice president and chief operating officer.

Mr. Sullivan, who was senior vice president and general manager of Agilent's Semiconductor Products Group (SPG) before being named COO, joined Hewlett-Packard Company in 1976 and, during the course of his career, developed considerable expertise in telecommunications, data communications, and computers. In 1995, he was promoted to general manager of the Optical Communications Division, and two years later was named general manager of the Communication Semiconductor Solutions Division. Mr. Sullivan became general manager and vice president of the Components Group, now SPG, in 1998. In 1999, when Agilent was spun off from HP, he was named to the top position with SPG.

Mr. Sullivan, who was born in 1949 in Yakima, Washington, received a bachelor of science degree from the University of California at Davis. He serves on the Board of Directors of URS Corporation in San Francisco, Avnet, Inc. in Phoenix, and the Children's Discovery Museum in San Jose.

Notes

Reception will follow.