Stories of Technology, Innovation, & Entrepreneurship in the Southeast

From Knoxville but with Statewide Interest:

The Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) will hold its annual event featuring a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) executive in a virtual event at 12 noon EDT on August 12. Doug Perry, TVA’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Planning and Development, will discuss the public power utility’s new Valley Vision initiative, which leverages new collaborations with its lower power company partners and direct serve customers to better serve the valley.

The event is free for TAEBC members and elected officials. For others, it costs $35 plus Eventbrite fees. To register, click here. Ahead of the event, attendees can review the objectives of the program here.

From Knoxville:

The Spark Innovation Center at the University of Tennessee (UT) Research Park will host a battery seminar from 2 to 4 p.m. EDT on July 29 at the Institute for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing. The event will feature three presenters:

1. Thomas A. Zawodzinski, UT-Oak Ridge National Laboratory Governor’s Chair for Electrical Energy Conversion and Storage;
2. Brian Washington, Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AluminAiry; and
3. Don DeRosa, CEO of Eonix.

To register, click here.

The Knoxville Technology Council’s Women in Tech is hosting the third annual Women in Tech Expo: Grow Better Together from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EDT on September 26 at the Knoxville Convention Center.

Keynote speaker Erika Gerdes will bring energy, motivation, and inspiration with her presentation “Finding the Star Within Yourself.” She has helped hundreds of professionals at top companies accelerate their success while feeling great doing it. Gerdes started her career at Google, leading and growing a top global partnership by 300 percent before leaving to start her company as a single mom with two young children. It is her life’s work to help others break free from self-imposed limitations and step fully into the careers, lives, and impact they truly want.

Tickets are on sale at this link.

From Oak Ridge:

LIS Technologies Inc., a proprietary developer of advanced laser technology and the only USA-origin and patented laser uranium enrichment company, has announced that Lloyd Jollay, a seasoned nuclear engineering professional with more than 30 years of experience in nuclear safety, materials management, and advanced fuel cycle operations, has been appointed as it UF₆ Systems Manager.

Former Vice President of Isotopes and Nuclear Fuel Cycle at Boston Government Services, Jollay led the development of nuclear safety programs and provided licensing support for emerging advanced reactor and isotope production initiatives. His extensive background includes managing criticality safety programs, supporting the peaceful use and transport of uranium materials, and advising on nuclear nonproliferation strategies within the DOE and NNSA complex.

In his prior roles, Jollay held multiple leadership positions at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge. His work included directing nuclear material applications, overseeing high-enriched uranium (HEU) supply and return efforts, and managing multimillion-dollar budgets supporting domestic and international nuclear nonproliferation.

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