Fred Maxik

Fred Maxik is one of the world’s foremost experts in Solid State Lighting. He is Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Lighting Science Group, North America’s largest developer and manufacturer of ground-breaking LED bulbs and lighting systems. Maxik, the principal inventor on hundreds of patents in the US and worldwide, has more than 25 years of experience in innovating environmentally friendly technologies. He has been recognized with the Champion for Change Award (White House, U.S.), A Congressional Medal of Merit (Congress, U.S.), the NASA Group Achievement Award, the Samuel Bard Award in Science and Medicine and the Friends of the Phelophepa Award, given by Desmond Tutu.

2017 Summit Session: Emerging Science: New Pathways to Health