Founder & Chairman of the Board
EMerge Alliance
Millersville, Maryland, United States
Brian T. Patterson is the President and a founder of the EMerge Alliance, a 501c non-profit corporation developing application standards for hybrid ac/dc powered building and enterprise level microgrids. Patterson has an extensive technical and work history in electronics, fiber optics and building technologies and holds multiple patents in those fields. He is Managing Director of B. L. Coliker Associates, a technology consulting firm and formerly General Manger of Armstrong World Industries. He is the US representative to IEC SysC on LVDC, a member of IEEE and sponsor of its 2030.10 workgroup on electricity access, a representative to NEMA, CABA, SEPA, PSMA, and an active participant in UL/NEMA/NFPA/Emerge task group on DC power. He has held guest professorships in business and innovation management at Long Island University and Susquehanna University.
The Grid of Grids - Creating the Enernet (Additional Ticket Required)
Monday, September 11, 2023
12:30 PM – 4:30 PM PDT
Opening Ceremony & Keynote: The Grid Edge in an Evolving Grid-of-Grids Infrastructure
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM PDT
The Information Energy Nexus - A BICSI/EMerge Alliance Collaborative Opportunity
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM PDT
EMerge Annual Public Meeting and Reception (Open to the Public)
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
4:30 PM – 6:00 PM PDT