On November 30th and December 1st, 2010, “The World Technology Summit & Awards 2010″ was convened at the TIME Conference Center in New York City.
Prof. Takashi Yabe was chosen to be one of the 5 finalists for energy category (individual) of “The World Technology Summit & Awards 2010″. (See “The World Technology Network | 2010 Winners & Finallists“)
“The World Technology Summit & Awards 2010″ are presented by World Technology Network in association with TIME, FORTUNE, CNN, Science etc. to celebrate individuals and corporations achieving significant, lasting progress in categories pertaining to science, technology, the arts, and design. Previous Japanese winners of “The World Technology Awards” are Mr. Masayoshi Son (Finance, president of Softbank Co., 2000), Dr. Shuji Nakamura (IT Hardware, inventor of Blue-ray semiconductor, 2002), Mr.Issey Miyake (Designer, 2003).
Prof. Yabe missed to be a winner, however, he becomes one of WTN fellows with this achievement.
The winner of energy category (individual) is Mr. JB Straubel, CTO of Tesla Motors.