GE Audio & Video: Podcasts, Stream GE, On Demand
skip to main contentskip to secondary navigationClick on any phrase to jump to that point in the video.
[[male speaker] The Olympics has a pretty dramatic effect on a city.]
[It's extremely positive and leaves a great legacy. ]
[[Peter Foss - General Manager, Olympic Sponsorship] It's so exciting.]
[You just have to look around and see a thousand cranes in the air]
[and buildings going up at incredible rates. [chuckling]]
[[Chris Katsuleres - Manager, Olympic & Asia Marketing] When you look at the role]
[that GE plays, we have a very unique and important role]
[because we provide a lot of the infrastructure]
[that the host city and the host organizing committee needs.]
[[Right now we are at the No. 2 Line of the Beijing Subway,]]
[[where many GE products are installed]]
[[including fire control, safety and security]]
[[Gao Lin - Technical Leadership Program, GE Security, China]]
[[automation and lighting systems.]]
[[female speaker] This Beijing Airport Terminal 3 is going to be one of the largest]
[[Lu Yan - General Manager, Transportation, Beijing 2008 Olympic Solutions]]
[We have provided lighting for some part of the terminal building.]
[We also provided the baggage handling explosive detection systems.]
[I hope everybody feels when they check in, when they leave the city]
[and go wherever they will go, that it's much safer.]
[[♪♪] [female speaker] Right now we are in front of National Aquatic Center.]
[[Maggie Wang - Project Manager, Beijing 2008 Olympic Solutions]]
[This is the most difficult venue in terms of the lighting design.]
[[male speaker] When we're trying to get the lighting right in the water venue,]
[we've taken into account the reflection, the angle,]
[what the cameras need to be able to see, what the swimmers are going to see.]
[[Steve Bertamini - President & CEO, North East Asia]]
[Here it is in operation, and it actually worked very well.]
[[male speaker] The Swimming Center, the National Stadium, ]
[the National Convention Center, can provide a lasting impression]
[and terrific opportunity for the people of Beijing to go out and exercise,]
[go out and enjoy concerts, enjoy shows, conventions, etc.]
[[Greg Madden - General Manager, Stadiums, Beijing 2008 Olympic Solutions]]
[So all of these venues have plans for after the Olympics Games.]
[[Paul Corkery - General Manager, Systems Engineering, Beijing 2008 Olympic Solutions]]
[I think what I'll miss the most is watching an entire city be rebuilt]
