We are grateful to the Commissioner`s office for their leadership in supportingthe privacy profession
“We are grateful to the Commissioner`s office for their leadership in supportingthe privacy profession. The expanded KnowledgeNet program will help strengthenknowledge among Canadian privacy stakeholders and further galvanize Canada`sleadership in the global privacy arena,” said Kris Klein, Managing Director ofIAPP Canada. Attendees are encouraged to ask questions, share experiences, minglewith colleagues, and make new acquaintances. With funding from the OPC grant, the IAPP will facilitate 15 KnowledgeNets infour cities across Canada over the next year-Montreal, Ottawa, Calgary, andVancouver-in addition to existing meetings in Toronto. The IAPP Canada KnowledgeNet programbrings together privacy and data protection professionals for education andnetworking with peers through experts` presentations on topics of timelyrelevance.
For more information, visit BIGfish PRAlexandra Hastings, Copyright Business Wire 2009. OTTAWA–(Business Wire)–The International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), the world’slargest association of privacy professionals, today announced that it has beenawarded a grant from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) of Canada toexpand its Canada KnowledgeNet program. Rive Technology recently receivedAlwaysOn’s GoingGreen East 50, an award given to the top 50 cleantech companiesEast of the Mississippi. Rive Technologyhas raised over $22 million in venture capital from Charles River Ventures,Advanced Technology Ventures and Nth Power. The proprietary technology, invented at MIT, makestraditional zeolite catalysts more accessible to large hydrocarbon molecules,allowing increased production of gasoline and diesel fuel. Rive`s new catalystwill fit readily into existing refineries and enable refiners to increasethroughput and profitability with minimal capital investment.
About Rive TechnologyRive is a clean energy company, commercializing advanced catalyst technology forpetroleum refining to increase the yield of transportation fuels produced perbarrel of crude oil. Howarth was Vice President, Investor Relations at AlpharmaInc., which King acquired in December 2008. Previously, he served in similarroles at MedPointe Pharmaceuticals and Kos Pharmaceuticals Mr. Howarth receivedhis BS degree in accounting from Boston College and an MBA in finance from SetonHall University. He also held sales and sales management positions within NalcoChemical Company and Unocal Chemicals Division. Tom holds a BS in ChemicalEngineering from Carnegie Mellon University.
“I am very excited to be a part of the commercialization of Rive`s catalysttechnology,” said Tom Thomas, Vice President of Business Development for RiveTechnology. Before hiswork with Accelergy, Tom spent over eight years in various executive positionsat Engelhard Corporation, which was acquired by BASF in June 2006. Mostrecently, he was general manager for Engelhard’s global chemical catalystbusiness, which serves the refining and petrochemical industries. Prior to joining Rive, Tom was Vice President & General Manager of CommercialPrograms at Accelergy, a venture capital-backed company with proprietarycatalytic and process technologies for coal-to-liquids production. In this position, Tom will further developstrategic partnership opportunities and drive commercialization activities forthe Company`s advanced catalyst technology platform. The proprietary technology,invented at MIT, makes traditional zeolite catalysts more accessible to largehydrocarbon molecules, enabling increased production of gasoline and dieselfuel. Rive`s new catalyst fits readily into existing refineries and enablesrefiners to increase throughput and profitability with minimal capitalinvestment.
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