Feb 24 2015
JEC Group proudly announces that Ron Garan, a decorated former NASA astronaut who has traveled more than 71.million miles in 2,842 orbits of our planet, will serve as the special guest keynote speaker for the JEC Americas Houston Composites Show and Conferences at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, TX.
Ron Garan, Astronaut, Social entrepreneur & Motivational Speaker
The JEC Americas Composites Show and Conferences will focus on the Oil & Gas, Aerospace and Automotive categories, with particular attention to Electrical & Electronics, Thermoplastic Resins, Wind Energy, Equipment, Marine, Robots, Building & Construction, Transportation, Green Composites and Consumer Goods.
“We are thrilled to have Ron Garan as our keynote speaker this year,” said Mrs Frédérique Mutel, JEC Group President and CEO. “Mr. Garan has a unique ability to capture an audience with stories from his illustrious career”. Mr Peter Zezima, JEC Americas Director, adds: “Ron has a compelling and inspiring way of making his experiences relevant to our conference attendees – key executives and decision-makers in the composite industry.”
Ron Garan was assigned to the US Agency for International Development (USAID), leading the Unity Node project, which was tasked with developing a universal, open source platform, enabling humanitarian organizations to work toward mutual goals. Garan has also founded several businesses and social-impact-focused start-ups including Manna Energy Ltd., which was created in 2007 to leverage the $120B/year Carbon Market to finance humanitarian projects in developing countries. Manna Energy is the first organization in the world to successfully register a United Nations Clean Development Mechanism carbon credit program for water treatment.
“The Orbital Perspective: Lessons in Seeing the Big Picture from a Journey of 71 Million Miles”, Garan’s breakthrough book, was released on February 2, 2015.