The World Economic Forum launched the Technology Pioneers programme in 2000 to identify companies which 'develop and apply cutting-edge transformational technologies in the fields of information technology, renewable energy, biotechnology and health', recognising that part of the answer to many of the challenges facing the world today lies in the development of novel and innovative technologies.

The Annual Meeting 2006 will be officially opened by Germany's Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will give the plenary speech, focusing on the need for a creative approach to global challenges. 'We need to reinforce the feeling that global challenges can be tacked successfully. Germany will champion pragmatic and innovative solutions. In this context this year's Annual Meeting will provide an excellent platform for discussions', Chancellor Merkel commented.

Under the overall title of 'The Creative Imperative', the meeting will cover many topics from 'Changing Economic Landscapes' to 'Innovation, Creativity and Design Strategy', under the leadership of five 
international co-chairs, including the CEO of Nestle, the Chairman of Reliance Industries and the UK's Martin Sorrell, Group CE of WPP.

The meeting will allow Dr Lawson-Statham to meet representatives from some of the most pioneering enterprises in today's economic world, explaining the work Intelligent Energy is involved with in developing clean energy fuel cell applications across many different market sectors, as well as participating in cutting-edge discussions on how to bring new creative thinking to some of the most serious problems on the world's economic agenda.

About Intelligent Energy:
Intelligent Energy is a fuel cell and hydrogen generation development company, creating and implementing new energy technologies and power delivery services for its business partners. The company is above all an intellectual property and know-how led business, focused on commercialising its fuel cell and hydrogen generation technologies and providing solutions for global applications in the motive, distributed energy, military and portable power markets. Intelligent Energy hit the world's headlines in March 2005, when it launched ENV: the world's first purpose-built hydrogen fuel cell bike (or Emissions Neutral Vehicle). The bike went on to win a Popular Science 'Best of What's New Award' and was recently named as one of the 'Greatest Innovations of 2005' by TIME Magazine. Intelligent Energy has received high-level public recognition for its portfolio of innovative technologies, first by winning the Sunday Times Microsoft Tech Track Research and Development Award and secondly, in December 2005, being named as one of only 36 companies worldwide to be nominated as a Technology Pioneer 2006 by The World Economic Forum.

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