Tech Talk: Sustainability Through Technological Innovation » MnTech

July 13 • 4:30 to 7:30 PM • Hosted at Land O'Lakes

Our state has created and implemented amazing technological innovations that are making our food, farms, people, and planet healthier and more sustainable. At this Tech Talk event, MnTech will showcase some of the most exciting stories of success and the incredible impact our state has across various industries to help solve important global challenges towards a more sustainable future for everyone.

Presenters will share their creative approaches to identify a sustainability issue (or opportunity), develop solutions, pilot, learn and scale. The presentations will be followed by a moderated panel discussion, audience Q&A, and networking. Attendees will come away with a greater appreciation for the exciting potential of technology to solve our greatest environmental and societal challenges, as well as develop new relationships with event attendees – some of the leading thinkers in this space.

Event Information:

Location: Land O’Lakes – Building C Conference Center
Address: 1150 County Road F West, Arden Hills, MN 55112
Date: July 13, 2023
Time: 4:30 – 7:30 PM

Parking: To access the Building C Entrance and the Building C Conference Center, turn onto County Road F, park in the North parking lot, and enter through the Building C visitor entrance. You can view driving and navigation directions here.

Presenters

Chakra Sankaraiah
Sr. Director of Technology
Land O’ Lakes

Srinivas Somayajula
VP Global Technology Partnerships & Development
Ecolab

Marcus Johansson
IT Director
Xcel Energy

Dave Rummler
Vice President of Sales
EOS IT Solutions

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Sponsored by:

Jayshree Seth
Corporate Scientist, 3M

Jayshree Seth is a Corporate Scientist at 3M and currently holds 77 patents for a variety of innovations, with several additional pending. She joined 3M in 1993 after an MS and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Clarkson University, New York. She is a Distinguished Alumni Award recipient from her alma mater REC Trichy India, now NIIT Trichy, where she earned a B. Tech. in Chemical Engineering.

Jayshree was appointed 3M’s first ever Chief Science Advocate in 2018 and is using her scientific knowledge, technical expertise and professional experience to advance science and communicate the benefits of science and the importance of diversity in STEM fields. She is also a member of Carlton Society which is the 3M Science and Engineering “Hall of Fame.” Jayshree is the fourth woman and first female engineer to be inducted. In 2020, she was awarded Society of Women Engineers (SWE) highest Achievement Award. She is also the first-ever winner of a Gold Stevie® Award in the new Female Thought Leaders of the Year – category in the 18th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business in 2021. Jayshree was featured in a docuseries titled Not the Science Type that premiered during the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival and accepted for Brand Storytelling Showcase, a sanctioned event at Sundance Film Festival. She is the author of the books, The Heart of Science – Engineering Footprints, Fingerprints, & Imprints, and The Heart of Science – Engineering Fine Print published by the Society of Women Engineers, and all sales proceeds go to a scholarship for underrepresented minority women in STEM. She is a sought-after speaker, globally, on a multitude of topics such as innovation, leadership and STEM advocacy and has featured in local, national and international media.

Jayshree has served on the CEOs Inclusion Council, chaired the 3M Asian Employee Resource Group A3CTION and serves on the Steering Committee for 3M Technical Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF). She also serves on the Board of the Science Museum of Minnesota, Engineering Advisory Council for Clarkson University, AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy (COSEPP), Advisory Board for Innovation – The Conference Board, and Advisory Group of Aspen Institute Our Future is Science program.

Jayshree has two adult kids, and her husband also works at 3M.