• 30 years in energy, control automation and information technology. For more information, follow this link to his professional career website.
• Entrepreneur with an MIT science and technology background
• Founder and CEO of Digital Lighting Corporation (1972-77) lighting automation and entertainment systems, patented interactive computerized lighting system widely used in theater, film, television, entertainment and architecture
• Founder and Executive Producer of StarStream Video Music Network (1977-79) - joint venture with Billboard Magazine that developed the first Video Music network in the US and contributed to the introduction of MTV in 1980
• Founder and CEO of Transtek International (1980-91) - award-winning designer of international hotel systems incorporating lighting, audio, video and computerized control systems
• Founder and CEO of LightMedia Corporation (1992-2002) intelligent systems for energy and information; technology development and systems integration; Internet-based systems
• Founded Broadband Energy (2002)
• Extensive experience in electronic product development, information technology, communications and energy management, and multimedia entertainment
• Mr. Silverman’s personal website may be viewed at www.lawrencesilverman.com

John has over 30 years of technology development for professional analog and digital products and systems in use worldwide. He collaborated with Mr. Silverman on technology developed for the residence of Mike Markkula, co-founder of Apple Computer and founder of Echelon Inc., and on the residence of Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft. John is a highly experienced product developer and technology architect with a broad range of skills and experience.

Satyam has over 18 years experience in the development and management of IT and enterprise software in the US, at AT&T Bell Labs, BEA Systems, Unix System Labs, Novell, Deloitte & Touche, and at NetSilica, which he co-founded. At these companies, he played a major role in hardware & software product development and management. He also has extensive experience in international markets and off-shore operations and support, as well as development of sales channels, market analysis and product positioning, investment, patenting in the US and India.

Satyam has assembled and leads the GridPlex development team in Hyderabad, India. That team contains several senior developers with 15 or more years of experience in designing and developing large scale enterprise applications for several Silicon Valley clients, including EBay, and for a number of large US-based Telco, Energy, Financial, and Government clients.

The development team in India has core competencies in the following areas:

• embedded systems design
• development and support for Consumer products and software
• Data Communications & Networking
• Network Automation and SCADA systems
• Assembly and operations of remote data center systems
• Management and QC testing of application and data infrastructure

• 20 years as a management consultant to Canadian, American and International organizations, including technology start-ups, public utilities, government agencies and Fortune 100 companies. Clients included British Telecom, Bell Canada, Ontario Hydro, Union Gas, PECO Energy, and other companies in Europe and Australia.
• Previously President and CEO of Commodore International (1981-84) – sold over 200 million units of the Commodore 64, Vic 20 and other models, and established Commodore as the world’s leading home computer company, prior to the company’s demise following his departure
• various positions at Northern Electric Ltd (now Nortel Networks) between 1974-81, the last as Pres. CEO of Nedco (electrical and electronic products distribution) and as VP International for Data 100
• senior marketing positions at GE Canada (1968-74)
• active in Home Automation and Energy Management since 1980’s , and a frequent invited speaker at the DistribuTech Utility Conference and other industry conferences on Electricity Deregulation in Australia, the UK and Holland
• Directorships - Chairman of the Board and Director – Zentronics Ltd (large electronic component supplier); Director – Rolland Paper Montreal; Director and officer – NTL (holding company of Northern Electric Ltd.); Director – Shred-it International; Chairman – Grey Cup Festival; Director – Canadian Figure Skating Association; Director – Junior Board of Trade – Toronto (JCI); Director – Canadian Electrical Distributors Association (CEDA); Director – CABA (Continental Automated Buildings Association); Chairman – Advisory Council Institute of Entrepreneurial Studies – Ivey School of Business; Board Member – School of Business University of Western Ontario; Chairman Advisory Board – METEX Systems Inc; Director – Electronic Industries Association (Technology and Trade Assn.); Advisory to Board of Directors – Emerald Gateway; Advisory Board – LightMedia Corp. and LightMedia Interactive; Advisor – NJ Farm Bureau; Director – KKI International; Director – Electronic Components Association of Canada; Director – Association for Corporate Growth; Advisor to Yonge Street Mission; Director – Board of Trade of Metropolitan Toronto; Director – CFL Pension Fund; Director – CEBus Committee of EIA; Advisor – Baka Communications Inc; Advisor – ROMlight International; Advisor – OZZ Corporation

• Pioneer in the home systems industry
• management advisor to more than 80 companies and utilities
• Chair of international world standards committee (ISO/IEC) for home and building systems. Developed home automation and appliance networking standards in the US.
• Regular column in the CABA Home and Building Automation Quarterly under the byline "Ken Wacks' Perspectives." Author of Home Automation and Utility Customer Services (Aspen Publishers).
• Invited Speaker at the Automatic Meter Reading Association International Symposium each year since 1996 on various electric and gas utility topics
• Advisor to the MIT Media Lab on Home Systems
• Designed distributed load control system to investigate response of intelligent appliances to real-time pricing
• Ph.D. in communications (digital imaging) as a Hertz Fellow at MIT, Master's and Bachelor's degrees from MIT, studied at the MIT Sloane School of Management. Entrepreneur in the semiconductor industry.

• 17 years at Panasonic Technologies as VP and Director of the Panasonic US Research Labs. In-depth experience in product and system development as well as new business management
• Currently a consultant specializing in the interface between the home and service providers
• Previously 20 years of systems R&D at Zenith Radio
• Involved in Home Networking since 1984 - Chairman of EIA CEBus standards committee, founded the CEBus Industry Council
• Past member of the NCTA Engineering Committee, and CEA/NCTA Joint Engineering Committee
• Member of the Advanced Television Systems Committee, and on the ATSC's Executive Committee
• Currently a member of the Board of Directors of the HomePlug Powerline Alliance
• BS Electrical Engineering from Purdue University, MBA from the University of Chicago

• Founder and former Chairman of SafeGuard Scientifics (among his many entrepreneurial activities)