According to Avent, Eskow is a twenty-seven-year Avnet veteran who holds two industry patents and will present On the Shoulders of Edison a view of the current state and future opportunities for solid-state lighting (SSL) using light emitting diode (LED) technology.
In one sense, we're all at the leading edge of the solid state lighting revolution, said Eskow. To date the impetus has been improved energy efficiency, but the true innovators will go beyond efficiency and leverage LED-based lighting's potential to positively impact the quality of life in many segments, ranging from improving a surgeon's acuity in the operating room to enhancing the visual appeal of merchandise by managing the color temperature of white light. The horizons for LED-based lighting are nearly limitless.
One-on-one discussions with investors will follow Eskow s address and the question and answer session.