Here's The Crack Team Of Super-Geniuses Google Invited To Hash Out The World's Top Problems (GOOG)

Google just hosted a series of super high-level talks and invited about 50 entrepreneurs, innovators, and scientists to the deluxe CordeValle resort in the mountains south of San Jose.It was called Google's "Solve For X" conference, a series of talks where some of the smartest people in the world tried to tackle some of the world's biggest problems.Google invited them to introduce radical ideas for solving the world's most complicated problems, like water scarcity and recycling electronics without creating hazardous waste.But what's the story behind the speakers? We've assembled a list of them for you, and what they specialize in.Adrian Treuille is a Carnegie-Mellon computer science professor.Adrien Treuille is an Assistant Professor of computer science and robotics at Carnegie Mellon. One thread of Adrien`s research seeks model-reduction approaches to complex phenomena such as animal morphology, human motion and large fluid systems. Adrien has won the NSF CAREER award, and was named one of the top 35 innovators under the age of 35 by Technology Review.Treuille spoke about collaborative science.Andreas Raptopoulos wants to revolutionize transportation with unmanned aerial vehicles.Andreas Raptopoulos is the founder and CEO of Matternet, which is launching a new transportation project using a network of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles.Previously, Andreas founded FutureAcoustic, a venture that developed a new platform for music that listens and reacts to the user`s environment.Anthony Sutera specializes in wireless technology like magnetic induction — which powers wireless charging.Anthony Sutera has more than 20 years experience in creating and managing companies competing in the communications market. Sutera is currently the CEO of Chamtech Enterprises, a company holding several patents on its nano, spray-on antenna technology. Anthony founded Radeum Inc., DBA FreeLinc and was responsible for research and development and patent portfolio for the company`s Near-field Magnetic Induction technology.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderPlease follow SAI on Twitter and Facebook.See Also:Google Invited These People To A Super-Deluxe Resort Last Week To Talk About The FutureSergey Brin Has A Beard!THE APPLE INVESTOR: Apple's Mac Is The Only PC Brand Making Progress In Europe

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