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Yosef I. Abramowitz, Energiya Global Capital
Yosef I. Abramowitz, an American-Israeli human rights activist, educator and entrepreneur is recognized as one of the pioneers of the solar energy industry in both Israel and East Africa. Named by CNN as one of the six top global “Green Pioneers,” by PV Tech as “one of the most inspiring solar CEOs” worldwide, and as Person of the Year by the Israel National Business and Energy Conference, Abramowitz is co-founder of the Arava Power Company, Israel’s leading solar developer. Nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize, Abramowitz heads Energiya Global Capital, an impact investment platform that provides healthy returns to investors while advancing the environmental and humanitarian goals of providing affordable green power to underserved populations as a fundamental human right.
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Tuesday, May 20, 20142:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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Mats Alaküla, Volvo
Mats Alakula is Professor in Industrial Electrical Engineering at Lund University since 1994, Senior Technology Advisor at AB Volvo and also Scientific Leader of the Electrical Drives Group of the Swedish Hybrid Research Centre, both latter roles since 2007. His is widely active in electro mobility, with particular focus on hybridization, electrical drive systems and energy supply systems. In all work Mats brings in a holistic perspective well beyond the product itself. Mats is an appreciated and prized teacher and lecturer.
The 10 Year Track. How we Move Differently, How we Move Things Differently
Wednesday, May 21, 20142:15 pm - 3:15 pm
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Thomas Almesjö, ChromoGenics
Serial entrepeneur with a solid background and track record from commercializing new technologies in life science as well as the cleantech industries. Have successfully built and lead organizations, operationally as well as strategically, to commercialize products on the global market, including US and Japan.
Recruited to ChromoGenics in 2009 to prepare and implement a transformation of the company from a development start-up to a successful commercial entity. ChromoGenics today enjoys a unique position in electrochromic windows and is now establishing its first reference plant for the production of its proprietary ConverLight™ foil.
Story Telling with Leading Cleantech Entrepreneurs in the Stockholm Region
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Giorgio Anania, Aledia
Mr. Anania has 30 years international experience in high tech company management, including two successful NASDAQ IPOs and experience ranging from startups to running international public companies. He was previously CEO of Bookham (renamed Oclaro) which he took to IPO and oversaw revenue growth from 0 to $250M/yr.
He is currently also President of Cube Optics GmbH, Vice President of Photonics21, and VP: Sales, Finance, and Business Development at Flamel Technologies.
The 2014 European Entrepreneur Showcase - Part 1
Tuesday, May 20, 201411:15 am - 12:15 pm
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John Andersen, Jr., Scatec
John Andersen, Jr. is the CEO of Scatec AS, a privately held incubator and investment company with its primary focus in renewable energy and material science. Mr. Andersen currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Scatec Solar AS, a leading independent solar power producer with operations across Europe, US, Asia and Africa. Mr. Andersen also serves and has served as Chairman of the Board and Director of several other companies within solar energy, wind energy and material science. Prior to joining Scatec, Mr. Andersen held the position as Executive Vice President & Group COO of Renewable Energy Corporation (REC), a leading, vertically integrated solar energy company.
The 10 Year Track. Sunny Days May Come Again: Is Now the Time to Take Another Look at Opportunities Around Solar PV?
Tuesday, May 20, 20141:45 pm - 2:45 pm
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Erik Andersson, Efficax Energy
Erik Andersson is the entrepreneur and CEO of Efficax Energy, providing the world’s smartest solar thermal system. Erik is an experienced startup entrepreneur, having been in charge of several technology startups. Earlier achievements include winning Venture Cup and the Skapa innovation award. Regarding his current venture, Efficax, achievements include securing financing, making first sale and taking the product from prototype-stage to pre-serial production.
Efficax Energy is currently conducting their proof-of-concept-project, delivering results in July 2014. A financing round (series A) is planned for September 2014.
The Entrepreneurs Track. Southern Sweden: Leading Cleantech Company Pitches from a Transformed Region
Wednesday, May 21, 201411:15 am - 12:15 am
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Ulf Arbeus, Wallenius Water
Ulf is VP, Product Development at Wallenius Water AB that offers sustainable products and systems for water treatment. Ulf is responsible for the company’s overall Product and Technology Development, with the main focus on three applications areas– Ballast treatment, Recirculation Aquaculture System (RAS) and Industrial Fluid Control.
Ulf’s earlier experience contains 28 years within R&D and Product Development at Flygt, ITT and Xylem, Water Solutions. He held several positions during these years but the last nine years (2004-2013) he was VP and head of Product Development in the Group Executive Team. His organization included units localized in Germany, US, China and India, apart from different locations in Sweden.
The 10 Year Track. 'Sea-ing' the emergent opportunities in and around our seas
Wednesday, May 21, 201412:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Xavier Aubry, Zaz Ventures
Xavier Aubry is a founder and partner of Zaz Ventures, a consultancy firm supporting SME in applying for European Commission funding, with offices in Stockholm, Brussels, Zurich and London. He has been involved as main proposal writer, principal investigator or coordinator in over 30 funding applications under European frameworks such as FP6, FP7 and Horizon 2020, with a 86% success rate in 2013. Prior to Zaz Ventures, Xavier founded Appear, a research performing SME based in Sweden, for which he raised over 20M Euros of private and public funding. Xavier holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine.
The Entrepreneurs Track. Roundtable-style Seminars: Helping European SME's Grow Faster
Wednesday, May 21, 20141:15 pm - 3:00 pm
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David Banitt, NewCO2Fuels
David Banitt has more than 30 years’ experience in management, marketing and development gained at several successful high technology companies. He worked for El-Op, developing military thermal imaging systems. Later joined Optrotech, a world leader of capital equipment vendor for the printed circuit board manufacturing market, where his last position was vice president of marketing. Later Banitt managed Nitzanim Initiative center, a technology incubator during which he served a chairman of a number of startup companies in various fields. At the end of 1996 Banitt founded Exsight Electro Optical system that developed a contactless electrical testing system for the printed circuit boards. Banitt joined Nano-Or Technologies on August 2001 and served as CEO until July 2005. On 2007 Banitt co-founded Heliofocus, a solar thermal company where he served as COO until launching the next venture – NewCo2fuels. He also served as external director at the PCB manufacturer Eltek since 1997. He holds a degree in electronics and electro-optics engineering gained at Tel Aviv University.
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Tuesday, May 20, 20142:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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Isaac Bentwic, Varigate
Isaac Bentwich MD, Varigate’s Founder and CEO, is an Israeli entrepreneur, who has previously managed and led two Israeli technology companies to be world leaders in their respective fields. The first of these, one of Israel’s first medical software success stories, was acquired for $15 million by HBOC (now McKessen, Fortune 14). The second, biotech company Rosetta Genomics (NASDAQ:ROSG, $60M), is a world leader in its field. Rosetta earned Frost and Sullivan’s Entrepreneurial Company of the Year Award (2012), and was recently added to Ocean Tomo Patent Value Index, the world’s top 60 companies with highest innovation ratio. Bentwich is the inventor of most of Rosetta’s patents, and author of several landmark scientific publications. Rosetta’s agrotech subsidiary, Rosetta Green (TASE:RSTG) was recently acquired for $35 million by Monsanto (NYSE:MON, $55B).
The 2014 European Entrepreneur Showcase - Part 1
Tuesday, May 20, 201411:15 am - 12:15 pm
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Claes G. Berglund, Stena Line
Claes Berglund, Director Public Affairs and Sustainability at Stena, has a Bachelor in Science and is an officer in the Royal Swedish Navy (reserve). Previously he has been route director and member of the executive board at Stena Line. Before coming into the shipping world 10 years ago he had 12 years in road based transport and third party logistic services.
The 10 Year Track. 'Sea-ing' the emergent opportunities in and around our seas
Wednesday, May 21, 201412:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Jonas Bergring, Eniram Ltd.
Jonas Bergring is in charge of Business Development at Eniram with a primary focus on Strategic partnerships and Growth relating to energy efficiency and big data in the marine industry. Jonas has 20 years of global technology business experience from entrepreneurial as well as corporate environments, having held General Management and Sales leadership positions in communications equipment, software licensing and professional services businesses. Jonas holds a Masters degree in Industrial Management from Aalto University of Technology in Finland, and an MBA from London Business School, and he is also a keen sailor.
The 10 Year Track. 'Sea-ing' the emergent opportunities in and around our seas
Wednesday, May 21, 201412:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Erik Brandsma, Swedish Energy Agency
Erik Brandsma is Director General of the Swedish Energy Agency. Erik has a MSc in Natural Resources Management, SFU Vancouver Canada. Previous work experience includes Department of Strategic Planning, Ministry of Environment, Netherlands, Advisor Director’s Office at Environment Directorate, OECD, Paris and Task Manager Sustainable Consumption & Production at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, New York, US. Before joining the Swedish Energy Agency Erik worked as VP Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at EON AG, Dusseldorf, Germany and Vattenfall AB, Stockholm, Sweden.
Welcome to Stockholm, Sweden, Capital of Scandinavia!
Monday, May 19, 20145:00 pm - 6:15 pm
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Jordan Brandt, Autodesk
Jordan Brandt is a technology futurist at Autodesk, with an educational and professional background spanning the architecture, aerospace, cloud computing, and composites manufacturing industries. Jordan came to Autodesk through the acquisition of Horizontal Systems, where he was co-founder and CEO, and oversaw the creation of Glue (now BIM 360 Glue), a 3D cloud-collaboration platform.
Jordan received dual degrees in architecture and Italian from the University of Kansas. His doctoral dissertation at Harvard University developed the concept of distributed manufacturing systems (mobile factories) for composites. He has consulted extensively for the Air Force Research Laboratory and Office of Naval Research to develop next-generation additive manufacturing technologies and materials, as well as for the GSA on their laser-scanning program.
The 10 Year Track. How we Make Things Differently, How we Make Different Things
Tuesday, May 20, 201411:15 am - 12:15 pm
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Philip Chaabane, I-Tech AB
Philip holds a MSc in Material Science Engineering from Luleå Univeristy of Technology as well from EEIGM, France. Philip has extensive experience from leading positions within business as well as operational activities in R&D and Production in an international high tech environment. Prior to I-Tech Philip worked as Business Development Director and Engineering manager at PowerCell, a start up company in the Volvo Group Venture Capital portfolio, as well as various operational responsibilities within Volvo Aero Corporation.
Swedish Cleantech Innovation – Plenty More
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Finn Christensen, Wattguard
Finn Christensen is one of the co-founders of Wattguard. As a Chief Commercial Officer he is responsible for the international expanision of Wattguard and also assume the responsibility as CEO of Wattguard in Denmark. Finn has 30 years of commercial background and has held several senior positions with multinational companies like Shell, Maersk and IBM, responsible for both marketing, sales and product-/services development. Together with a group of Swedish entrepreneurs he started Wattguard in 2010 to commercialize an invention which can make great savings on electricity for lighting.
The Entrepreneurs Track. Southern Sweden: Leading Cleantech Company Pitches from a Transformed Region
Wednesday, May 21, 201411:15 am - 12:15 am
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Avner Cohen, Greenlet
Avner spent 20 years in the high-tech, Cleantech and VC industries. During his career he held senior management positions in 3 successful Israeli startups:
Chromatis (acquired by Lucent for $5 Billions)
Iamba (acquired by Marvell for $10M)
Native (acquired by Alcatel for $55M)
Prior to Greenlet he worked for a Cleantech investment firm (Precede). He also worked for Freescale and RAD.
Avner graduated a B.Sc EE from the Technion, Israel (Cum Laude), an M.Sc from Tel-Aviv University (Cum Laude), and an MBA from Derby University.
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Tuesday, May 20, 20142:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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Kristofer Cook, Cyclicor
Kristofer Cook is a serial entrepreneur with a focus on the commercialization of early stage clean-tech and sustainability related projects. Kristofer is currently CEO of Cyclicor AB, a spin-off company from Lund University, Sweden, focused on the development and commercialization of safer and more sustainable polymers. He is also the co-founder and previous CEO of Bioprocess Control AB, a leading Swedish clean-tech company in the global biogas industry. Kristofer has over 22 years experience in the sustainability area and close to 10 years experience commercializing technologies in the clean-tech area.
The Entrepreneurs Track. Southern Sweden: Leading Cleantech Company Pitches from a Transformed Region
Wednesday, May 21, 201411:15 am - 12:15 am
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Helge Daebel, Emerald Technology Ventures
Based in our Zurich office, Helge is an Investment Director with Emerald Technology Ventures and is in charge of Emerald’s water practice – defining strategy, driving investment processes and supporting portfolio companies in this sector. He currently serves on the board of Pure Technologies (TSX: PUR) and has acted as an advisor and board observer to inge watertechnologies, AquaSpy, the Pressure Pipe Inspection Company and Takadu. Helge is a co-founder and steering committee member of the Innovation Program of the International Water Association (IWA) and was one of the initial members of the Smart Water Network (SWAN) Forum.
The 10 Year Track. Unconventional resources and unconventional solutions; Cleantech Innovation for the Oil & Gas Industry
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Paul De La Gueriviere, IDEOL
IDEOL is a company specialised in the design and installation of innovative foundations for the offshore wind industry. Headquartered in La Ciotat in France, the company has been founded out of an extensive background in renewable energies and oil&gas offshore industry. IDEOL has more specifically developed a new family of floating foundations based on the Damping Pool ® system, aiming at transforming the potential of offshore wind by unlocking the current water depth constraints induced by bottom fixed foundations.
The 2014 European Entrepreneur Showcase - Part 2
Tuesday, May 20, 20141:45 pm - 2:45 pm
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Anna Denell, Vasakronan
As Head of Sustainability at Vasakronan, Anna Denell has overall responsibility for the company’s sustainability strategy. Anna began her career in the property industry in the mid 90’s and joined Vasakronan in 1999. Since then she has held various positions including that of Head of Business Unit, Stockholm. Anna received her master’s degree in civil engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm in 1995. As Head of Sustainability at Vasakronan, Anna’s been part of transforming the Swedish property industry, where Vasakronan is now considered the industry leader, also including playing a key role in founding a Green Building Council in Sweden.
The Entrepreneurs Track. Building Innovations Meet Their Potential Purchasers: Where the Rubber Truly Hits the Road
Tuesday, May 20, 20144:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Niclas Ehn, Expektra
Niclas Ehn is the co-founder and CEO of Expektra with the vision of more efficient energy systems where electricity is generated and consumed with optimal use and with minimal environmental impact. Expektra reduces imbalances in our power system by improved load prediction and enabling new balancing power from flexible power consuming private and industrial appliances. Prior to this venture, Niclas has a background as analyst within credit risk management at Adeptra and FICO. Niclas holds an MSc in Energy Systems Engineering and a BSc in Business Finance.
Story Telling with Leading Cleantech Entrepreneurs in the Stockholm Region
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Sten Engström, Business Sweden
Sten Engström is an electrical engineer graduated from Chalmers University of Technology. Except for the 5 years before joining Business Sweden in 2009 working within SMEs in other fields of business, his career has been in the energy and environment field.
His career started at ASEA, later to become ABB, working 14 years in different positions, mainly in the area now called smart grids. Within the Kvaerner group he had various positions in the area of waste and biofuel incineration plants. In the Atle group, later taken over by 3i, he was managing director of Bala Press and board member of the sister company Optibag both working in the waste handling field.
Swedish Cleantech Innovation – Plenty More Wednesday
Wednesday, May 21, 201410:15 am - 11:15 am
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Giovanni Fili, Exegear
Exeger was founded and is run by CEO Mr. Giovanni Fili, an experienced entrepreneur and private investor. Mr. Fili holds a M.Sc. in Business and Administration with a double major in finance and information management from the Stockholm School of Economics. Mr. Fili has also studied derivatives at the Bocconi University in Milan. He has more than 15 years of experience from business and entrepreneurship and has worked as a private investor within the real estate sector and the commercialization of high tech innovations over the last 10 years. He is founding partner and Chairman of the Board in several real estate development companies.
The 10 Year Track. Sunny Days May Come Again: Is Now the Time to Take Another Look at Opportunities Around Solar PV?
Tuesday, May 20, 20141:45 pm - 2:45 pm
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Goran Folkesson, Clean Motion
Göran Folkesson is the founder and Managing Director of Clean Motion AB and the father of Zbee, the world’s most energy efficient electric urban transport. Göran has a M.Sc degree in Automation Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology. Göran has previous work experience from Volvo Cars, IBM and Virtual Engineering. Virtual Engineering is an expert automotive engineering consultancy that Göran co-founded in 2004. Previous board experience includes chairman of Virtual Manufacturing (sister company to Virtual Engineering). Göran currently is a board member of Clean Motion AB and chairman of Clean Motion Sai India Pvt. Ltd. Göran has a strong belief in using new technology to make products more environmentally friendly and at the same time more cost efficient. In December 2013 Göran and Clean Motion won the Zennström Green Mentorship Award and now has Niklas Zennström, founder of Skype, as mentor during 2014.
Swedish Cleantech Innovation – Plenty More
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Daniel Hagström, ReformTech
Daniel Hagström is the CEO and one of the founders of ReformTech. Daniel is a serial entrepreneur with 15+ years’ experience of Start-ups, Corporate Management, Business & Organization Development, Production and Research & Development within Swedish and International start-ups and companies such as Proximion, Allgon, Danaher Motion and Tradimus. Daniel has experience of start-up of business in Sweden/EU, China and US. Daniel also has genuine experience in advanced project management, product development & IT.
Story Telling with Leading Cleantech Entrepreneurs in the Stockholm Region
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Sheeraz Haji, Cleantech Group
As CEO of Cleantech Group, Sheeraz Haji is one of the world’s most influential cleantech thought-leaders and trusted advisors to global companies and executives. Prior to joining the company, Sheeraz served for eight years as co-founder and CEO of GetActive, a venture-backed software-as-a-service, customer relationship management company. He led GetActive’s merger with Convio, then as Convio’s president built a company with 1,200 clients and 300 employees.
Sheeraz has also worked as a strategy consultant for McKinsey & Company; entrepreneur-in-residence (EIR) for El Dorado Ventures; operations executive for GMO, a global management investment firm; and product manager for Digital Impact (acquired by Acxiom). Sheeraz launched his career as an environmental engineer with Environ International. He has Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in environmental engineering from Brown University and Stanford University respectively. Sheeraz also holds dual U.S. and French citizenship.
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Mansoor Hamayun, Bboxx
CEO and co-founder of BBOXX, Mansoor is responsible for the fast growth and impressive market expansion the company has witnessed in just four years. Mansoor manages a diverse global team and specialises in rural electrification, renewable energy technology and business in Africa. His degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, from Imperial College, gave him and his fellow founders the ability to find a solution to the growing energy deficit in the developing world. A focused and committed entrepreneur, Mansoor is bringing reliable electricity to the masses and putting solar energy on the map.
The 10 Year Track. How we (can have) Impact
Tuesday, May 20, 20144:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Erez Harel, Qnergy
Erez Harel Holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from the Technion, Israel as well as a degree in Executive Management in Business Administration from the Haifa University, Israel. During his career he has successfully managed various companies with highly technical projects He has vast experience in leading multi-national efforts in state-of-the-art technologies.
The 2014 European Entrepreneur Showcase - Part 2
Tuesday, May 20, 20141:45 pm - 2:45 pm
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Anna-Karin Hatt, Swedish Ministry for Information Technology and Energy
Anna-Karin Hatt is Minister for Information Technology and Energy, a portfolio she was appointed in October 2011. Her previous portfolio was Information Technology and Regional Affairs which she was appointed after the election 2010. Between 2006 and 2010 she was State Secretary and head negotiator at the Prime Minister’s office. She has also been the CEO for Didactus Schools and PR consultant at Kind & Partners. She has a B.A in Political Science and International Relations.
Welcome to Stockholm, Sweden, Capital of Scandinavia!
Monday, May 19, 20145:00 pm - 6:15 pm
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Knut Hechtfischer, ubitricity
Knut Hechtfischer is the co-founder and CEO of ubitricity. He developed the basic technical and commercial ideas behind ubitricity in 2007. As CEO he is primarily responsible to implement and further develop the strategic roadmap of ubitricity including the ongoing formation and strengthening of ubitricity’s partnership base. Prior to founding ubitricity Knut advised national and international clients in leading international law firms in London, Frankfurt, and Berlin with a focus on Antitrust, Regulatory as well as M&A and Acquisition Finance matters. He holds university degrees both in law and business administration.
The 2014 European Entrepreneur Showcase - Part 1
Tuesday, May 20, 201411:15 am - 12:15 pm
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Anders Hedberg, Sensefarm AB
Anders Hedberg is co-founder and CEO of Sensefarm AB. Since graduation as a Master of Science in Computer Science in 1995, he has worked with future technologies at Ericsson and several startups related to wired networks and wireless connectivity. His love for technology has so far resulted in co-founding five companies. He currently bootstraps the company Sensefarm AB, which makes cloud based measurement systems for farmers and cities based on GSM equipped outdoor units. He lives in the city of Lund in the south of Sweden, with his wife and two kids.
The Entrepreneurs Track. Southern Sweden: Leading Cleantech Company Pitches from a Transformed Region
Wednesday, May 21, 201411:15 am - 12:15 am
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Magnus Henell, PowerCell Sweden
Magnus Henell is a seasoned professional experienced in guiding companies through growth transitions. Prior to joining PowerCell, he was Managing Director/CFO of several growth companies. This includes being part of the original management behind the creation of one of the leading Telematics providers, WirelessCar, which now operates in a global scale. He was also one of the driving forces at Brandon when PUMA acquired and integrated it into its merchandise branch with top assignments such merchandise collections for Ferrari and SAP. Prior to this he also has experience as financial consultant/auditor at Arthur Andersen.
Swedish Cleantech Innovation – Plenty More
Wednesday, May 21, 201412:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Anders Jansson, Minesto
Anders Jansson has a proven entrepreneurial track record focusing on business development. His focus on business development has gained traction on all continents, giving the company a global network within the renewable energy sector. He has received several awards such as CSE – Entrepreneur of the Year for his work in venture creation and in 2013, Veckans Affärer elected him as one of the 101 most influential persons in Sweden under the age of 40, placing him as number 31. He is on the board of the Marine Energy Strategy Group in Renewable UK. His voice in advocating more innovation in the industry has delivered results in the UK funding landscape. Anders Jansson holds a BSc in International Business from Copenhagen Business School. He also holds an MSc in Venture Creation from Chalmers.
Swedish Cleantech Innovation – Plenty More
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Urban Keussen, E.ON
Dr. Urban Keussen studied physics and gained his Diploma and Ph. D. in Physics in 1993. After several roles within the E.ON group he became Member of the Executive Board of E.ON Netz – the power transmission operator in 2003.
New technologies and related innovations play an increasingly important role for strengthening the future competitive position of the E.ON group. Thus E.ON has set up the new Technology & Innovation function at group headquarter to lead and be responsible for all technology and innovation activities within the E.ON group. In 2010 Urban Keussen took over this responsibility as Senior Vice President Technology & Innovation.
The 10 Year Track. Energiewende and the next 10 years: learning from the experiences of Europe’s renewables
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:00 am - 09:30 am
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Zvika Klier, TIGI
CEO of TIGI since 2009; previously CEO of 3DV Systems, developer of 3-dimentional video cameras for gesture recognition. 3DV was sold to Microsoft to develop Xbox Kinect; Prior to that, president of Arel Communications (NASDAQ:ARLC), in corporate/personal communications and remote training (currently Oovoo). B.Sc. in electrical engineering (Technion), MBA (INSEAD).
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Tuesday, May 20, 20142:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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Benjamin Kott, Energy Deck
Prior to founding EnergyDeck in 2011, Benjamin headed up Green Business Operations and Clean Energy Advocacy at Google Europe. In this role, he was responsible for managing and reducing resource consumption of Google’s operations, identifying and implementing large scale renewable energy investments and driving a major outreach campaign around climate change. He was also involved with the Google PowerMeter rollout in Europe. Before Google, Benjamin worked for Booz & Co on projects in the Media & Technology, Aerospace and Energy sectors in Italy and Europe. Prior to that he worked for EADS Airbus in Germany and France. Benjamin holds an M.Sc. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Technical University of Munich, and an MBA from Insead. He is on the sustainability advisory panel of the BBC.
The 2014 European Entrepreneur Showcase - Part 1
Tuesday, May 20, 201411:15 am - 12:15 pm
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Mikael Krogh, Green Marine Capital
Mikael has an extensive background in finance and investments and has significant growth capital experience. He began working exclusively for GMC in 2012. Prior to GMC, Mikael managed a Singapore-based
investment firm specializing in accelerating the growth of clean technology companies.
Between 2000 and 2009, he worked as an Investment Director for a highly regarded Family Office in Norway (the founders of Seabourn Cruises and Seadream Yacht Club), and later independently with companies in Norway and Denmark. During this time, Mikael was involved with acquisitions, mergers, and divestments. In 2004 he was the
advisor to the proprietors of Aggrit AS for the divestiture of OperateIT to Maersk Data.
The 10 Year Track. 'Sea-ing' the emergent opportunities in and around our seas
Wednesday, May 21, 201412:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Suman Lahiri, European Business and Technology Centre
Mr Lahiri joined EBTC (European Business and Technology Centre) in December, 2010, as Regional Manager, Kolkata. He heads the Eastern and North Eastern operations of the centre. EBTC is an EU initiative that supports clean technology transfer from EU to India to address climate change issues and focuses on four core sectors of Biotechnology, Energy, Environment and Transport. Mr Lahiri works in the area of developing EU India collaborations at multiple levels across the focus sectors of EBTC. He is responsible for business development as well as research facilitation activities for the EU based SMEs and Researchers. He is engaged with the development of innovative delivery platforms in the area of clean technology transfer. Within this tenure of three years in EBTC, Mr Lahiri has driven 20 EU India collaborations at multiple levels mainly in the area of energy and environment. He has led the initiative to develop the Clean Coal Technology and Clean Coal Vertical of the EBTC to develop business co-operations with the European Commission between the EU and Indian business firms.
The Entrepreneurs Track. Roundtable-style Seminars: Helping European SME's Grow Faster
Wednesday, May 21, 20141:15 pm - 3:00 pm
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Mikael Lennström, Sensenode
Mikael Lennström has an engineering background with a great passion for innovations and has a solid track record of delivering some of the most revenue making technology platforms to leading telecom companies as Sony Mobile, National Semiconductors and Ericsson in his role as Senior Engineering Program Manager. Mikael and his family of five take great interested in youth sport and he is actively involved as a leader of the local ice hockey. Mikael and his team of talented engineers at SenseNode believe in a sustainable future through smart energy solutions, he and his team will go the extra mile to make the job done.
The Entrepreneurs Track. Southern Sweden: Leading Cleantech Company Pitches from a Transformed Region
Wednesday, May 21, 201411:15 am - 12:15 am
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Mr Thierry Lepercq, Solairedirect
Thierry Lepercq, 51, is the Chairman of Solairedirect, a global pioneer of competitive solar power engineering and generation with 300 MW under operation or construction, which he co-founded in 2006. Previously he had a 20-year career in technology finance, first with Bankers Trust in New York, and later with Banque Arjil and Oddo & Cie. In 1999 he founded NetsCapital, a boutique investment bank focused on information technology which structured 40 transactions for a total of 400 M€. In 2004 Thierry Lepercq set up Réseau Innovation Energie, a think tank with such participants as Caisse des Dépôts, Suez, EDF and Gaz de France. He is a graduate of HEC (Paris).
The 10 Year Track. How we (can have) Impact
Tuesday, May 20, 20144:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Anders Lindgren, Optistring
Anders Lindgren has been in the electronics industry since 1996. He has experience from both electronics design and technical marketing and business development from the semiconductor industry. He has founded two companies and worked with marketing and sales with a semiconductor start-up, successfully exited.
The 10 Year Track. Sunny Days May Come Again: Is Now the Time to Take Another Look at Opportunities Around Solar PV?
Tuesday, May 20, 20141:45 pm - 2:45 pm
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Juho Malmberg, ZenRobotics
Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Malmberg is an accomplished leader for strong growth. He maintains a sharp focus on customer orientation and global delivery for the whole ZenRobotics team. In his previous positions Mr. Malmberg has acted as e.g. the Managing Director of Accenture Finland and Executive VP of Customer Experience and Member of the Executive Board, KONE Corporation (NASDAQ OMX: KNEBV).
The 10 Year Track. How we Make Things Differently, How we Make Different Things
Tuesday, May 20, 201411:15 am - 12:15 pm
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Roderick Morris, Opower
Roderick is Opower’s chief marketing officer and global leader of the company’s client operations P&L. His accountability spans all enterprise Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Marketing, Consumer Marketing on the Opower platform, Retail Operations, Analytics, Engagement Management, as well as Technology Services and SaaS Operations; he also runs Talent Acquisition company-wide. Previously, Roderick was VP, Marketing at Vovici, a leading SaaS provider of customer feedback solutions, where he led marketing, product management, and public and analyst relations. Prior to joining Vovici, Roderick was general manager for LexisNexis US Business Information Solutions, where he built high-growth businesses and consistently raised growth and renewal rates for the P&Ls he managed. He has also worked for Bain & Company, Microsoft, Simmons & Company, and the Corporate Executive Board. He holds an MBA from Stanford and is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.
The 10 Year Track. The Future of Utilities in Europe
Wednesday, May 21, 20143:15 pm - 4:15 pm
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Patrik Mossberg, Marinvest
Patrik was born in September 1968, is married with 3 children. Patrik obtained his Master’s Degree from Stockholm School of Economics in -92. From 1992 – 1997 Patrik held various positions with Tetra Pak in Lund, Lausanne and with the last years as Country Manager for Tetra Pak Latvia. In 1997 Patrik was approached by Öhman Fondkommission, a Swedish Investment Bank to head up a private equity initiative focusing on the Baltic States, resulting in the creation of the ELL Private Equity Fund. In 2000 Patrik co-founded and was the CEO for a mobile wallet company called Mint AB, which later morphed into Easypark – mobile payment for parking. In September 2008 Patrik left Easypark as CEO and joined Marinvest AB. Marinvest AB is a family owned shipping investment business. Marinvest is also involved in other ventures and business development both in shipping and other industries.
The 10 Year Track. 'Sea-ing' the emergent opportunities in and around our seas
Wednesday, May 21, 201412:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Rachael Nutter, Shell
Rachael is Technology Opportunity Manager and Senior Venture Principal at Shell. Shell’s corporate Venture Capital fund. STV invests in early-stage technology companies in oil & gas and future energy technologies (clean/green tech). Originally launched in 1997, this corporate venturing team has invested and deployed new technologies across the energy sector. Prior to this, she was an Investment Manager with CT Investment Partners and Head of Business Incubators at the Carbon Trust.
The 10 Year Track. The Fossil Fuel Industry: A Friend or Foe for Sustainable Innovation?
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Christoph Ostermann, Sonnenbatterie
Christoph Ostermann is the Co-Founder of the Sonnenbatterie GmbH. In 1997 Christoph graduated with a Master degree in Business Administration from the University of Bayreuth. He began his professional career with a leading management consulting firm, where he was Managing Partner and Co-Founder of a branch office. Since 2005 he has been working in the renewable energy business, where he has been involved in several companies as CEO, entrepreneur or consultant.
The 10 Year Track. Sunny Days May Come Again: Is Now the Time to Take Another Look at Opportunities Around Solar PV?
Tuesday, May 20, 20141:45 pm - 2:45 pm
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Jos Peeters, Capricorn Venture Partners
Jos Peeters is Founder and Managing Partner of Capricorn Venture Partners, a Leuven based pan-European manager of venture capital funds. Capricorn Venture Partners is currently investing out of its Capricorn Cleantech Fund, its Capricorn Health-tech Fund, its Capricorn ICT Arkiv and is managing Quest for Growth, a cross-over fund quoted on EuroNext Brussels, and the Quest Management Cleantech Sicav.
Looking Back, Looking Forward: the Future Really is Crazier Than We Ever Think
Tuesday, May 20, 20148:30 am - 9:40 am
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Mats Pettersson, Ecofective
Born in Sweden in 1961, MBA from Stockholm School of Economics, Executive Development Program (EDP) from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, USA. Experienced senior manager with proven entrepreneurial business skills and a strong focus on results. Extensive international experience of building-up and managing multi-functional and multi-cultural sales and marketing teams, e.g. at Motorola and isMobile AB. He is with Ecofective from day one in 2009 and is the company’s CEO since then.
The Entrepreneurs Track. Building Innovations Meet Their Potential Purchasers: Where the Rubber Truly Hits the Road
Tuesday, May 20, 20144:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Ramalinga Ramamurthy, Shell
Ramalinga Ramamurthy is the Senior Venture Principal at Shell Technology Ventures (STV). He has worked at Shell for over 33 years in the Oil and Gas sector in different disciplines; in Downstream (research, refining/manufacturing, oil trading and oil supply chain), Upstream (Gas & Power) as well as Group Strategy. Ramalinga has spent the last twelve years in commercial positions. He is based in Rijswijk, the Netherlands.
The 10 Year Track. Unconventional resources and unconventional solutions; Cleantech Innovation for the Oil & Gas Industry
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Eli Rozinsky, EVR Motors ltd.
Electronics Engineer and business developer, Experienced team manager, founder of a successful computer and IT Service Company for SOHO businesses.
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Tuesday, May 20, 20142:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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Yair Salomon, Sunboost
Yair has initiated SunBoost and cofounded it with Dr Giora Dishon and Dr Moshe Finarov, and is its CEO. Previously, Yair has served as advanced projects manager in Mempile a company that has attempted at developing volumetric optical storage; recording and reading many data layers from monolithic polymeric disks by multi-photon processes. In Mempile, Yair has been involved and contributed with many different aspects of the development; from control and signal encoding and processing algorithms to kinetics simulations and to elctro-optics, lab experiments and system engineering. Yair has also contributed to Mempile’s IP both as an inventor and co-inventor in around 20 patent and patent applications and in managing Mempile’s patent portfolio.
Yair has received BSc in Math (with Chemistry and Computer Science minors) and MSc in Chemistry (with distinction) from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Tuesday, May 20, 20142:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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Lars Samuelson, Qunano
Prof. Samuelson is internationally recognized for his breakthrough research on low-dimensional structures and the physics and applications made possible by these structures. He is since 1988 Founder and Director of the Nanometer Structure Consortium at Lund University (www.nano.lu.se). He is Fellow of Inst. of Physics and American Physical Society (Materials Physics) and is Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (Physics) and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences. In 2008 he was awarded “Einstein Professor” by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and in 2013 the IUVSTA Prize for SCIENCE. He is founder and Chief Scientific Officer of the companies QuNano AB, Sol Voltaics AB and GLO AB.
Welcome to Stockholm, Sweden, Capital of Scandinavia!
Monday, May 19, 20145:00 pm - 6:15 pm
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Jelle Sernee, Catalysis
Jelle Sernee is director of Fondel Urban Mining Ventures and is in the business of recovering metals from waste streams for 10 years. As a co-founder of Inashco BV, he is responsible for creating the dutch market leader in incinerator ash recycling. Since 2013 he is CEO of Catalysis AG to manage the next phase in the development of Catalysis AG
The 2014 European Entrepreneur Showcase - Part 2
Tuesday, May 20, 20141:45 pm - 2:45 pm
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Lisa Emilia Svensson, Government Office, Sweden
Dr. Svensson is a diplomat by training and has been in the diplomatic service since 2002, posted in New York, Washington D.C. and Brussels. As the Swedish Government’s Ambassador for Oceans, Seas and Fresh Water, Lisa Emelia Svensson is advising the Minister for the Environment on a broad spectrum of marine and ocean affairs.
Earlier appointments include Ambassador for Corporate Social Responsibility. In this capacity she contributed to the Government of Sweden’s efforts to further public-private engagement, developing an innovative platform for the Government’s work with companies and other relevant stakeholders.
Dr. Svensson had been Sweden’s National Expert of Sustainable Development working in the European Commission, DG Trade, where she was the lead negotiator for the sustainable development chapters in the EU Free Trade Agreements.
The 10 Year Track. 'Sea-ing' the emergent opportunities in and around our seas
Wednesday, May 21, 201412:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Holger Ulland, O-Flexx
Dr. Holger Ulland has an extensive background in managing positions in R&D, business development and marketing with more than 8 years startup experience as well as large multinational companies such as Unilever and Coca-Cola. He holds diplomas in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Duisburg-Essen and in Economics from the University of Hagen. He is with O-flexx from day 1 in 2006 and is the company’s CEO since October 2011.
The 2014 European Entrepreneur Showcase - Part 2
Tuesday, May 20, 20141:45 pm - 2:45 pm
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Pierre Vermeulen, Solease
More than 10 years international car lease experience with LeasePlan, the biggest car leasing company in the world. Expanded their sales in 30 countries, worked in Hungary and 3 years in India as Commercial Director. Founded Solease in 2011 in The Netherlands/ Europe along the lines of SolarCity/ SunRun in the US.
The 2014 European Entrepreneur Showcase - Part 1
Tuesday, May 20, 201411:15 am - 12:15 pm
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Christian Vieder, Ascatron
Managing Director and co-founder of Ascatron, a 2 year old spinoff from the Swedish research lab Acreo. Ascatron produces silicon carbide semiconductor material (SiC) with a quality and performance unattainable through current methods. SiC power electronics reduces the electric conversion losses 50%, and is becoming the material of choice in large power supplies, motor drives and the electric grid. Christian has extensive experience in managing industrial development projects within different areas as power electronics, telecommunication, automotive and life-science, and has been working with both large enterprises and start-ups. Christian has his technical expertise in MEMS devices and semiconductor fabrication. Christian has an MSc in Engineering Physics from Uppsala University in 1989, is co-author of 34 scientific publications and inventor of 12 patents.
The 10 Year Track. Material Advances of the next 10
Tuesday, May 20, 20142:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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Christian Vieder, Ascatron
Serial entrepeneur with a solid background and track record from commercializing new technologies in life science as well as the cleantech industries. Have successfully built and lead organizations, operationally as well as strategically, to commercialize products on the global market, including US and Japan.
Recruited to ChromoGenics in 2009 to prepare and implement a transformation of the company from a development start-up to a successful commercial entity. ChromoGenics today enjoys a unique position in electrochromic windows and is now establishing its first reference plant for the production of its proprietary ConverLight™ foil.
Story Telling with Leading Cleantech Entrepreneurs in the Stockholm Region
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Jochen Wermuth, Wermuth Asset Management GmbH
Jochen Wermuth is the Founding Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Wermuth Asset Management GmbH. He is an advisory council member of the Liberal Mission of Russia. He was a founding management committee member of Deutsche Bank Russia and the EU and World Bank-financed Head of the Economic Expert Group under the Russian Ministry of Finance. Educated at Brown and Oxford Universities he speaks German, English, Russian and French.
The 10 Year Track. Energiewende and the next 10 years: learning from the experiences of Europe’s renewables
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:00 am - 9:30 am
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Eyal Yechieli, PowerPlug
Eyal Yechieli has more than 20 years of experience in software development and management of software companies.
Eyal co-founded myITcorp, a PC management company, raising $2M from investors and leading the company until its acquisition by Cognet Corp. At Cogent, Eyal was VP of Engineering, responsible for two development centers, in New York and Haifa, Israel.
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Tuesday, May 20, 20142:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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Richard Youngman, Cleantech Group
Richard Youngman is responsible for driving the growth of the Cleantech Group’s activities outside North America, especially in Europe and Israel, and Asia. He is based in Cleantech Group’s office in London.
Richard has more than five years experience researching cleantech innovation, venture capital markets, and start-ups across Europe and Globally. He is a regular keynote speaker at major cleantech events and is the driving force behind the annual Global Cleantech 100, a list of the World’s most promising private cleantech companies. He authors periodic reports, such as The Rise of the Corporation in Cleantech.
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Tomas Almesjo, ChromoGenics Sweden AB
The Entrepreneurs Track. Building Innovations Meet Their Potential Purchasers: Where the Rubber Truly Hits the Road
Tuesday, May 20, 20144:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Svante Bengtsson, REHACT AB
The 10 Year Track. For Buildings. Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks
Wednesday, May 21, 201410:15 am - 11:15 am
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Per-Anders Bjuggstam, Elforest
Swedish Cleantech Innovation – Plenty More
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Claes Drougge, Ocean Modules Sweden
The 10 Year Track. 'Sea-ing' the emergent opportunities in and around our seas
Wednesday, May 21, 201412:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Hans Folkesson, Clean Motion
The 10 Year Track. How we Move Differently, How we Move Things Differently
Wednesday, May 21, 20142:15 pm - 3:15 pm
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The Entrepreneurs Track. Building Innovations Meet Their Potential Purchasers: Where the Rubber Truly Hits the Road
Tuesday, May 20, 20144:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Theo Hoeks, SABIC Innovative Plastics
The 10 Year Track. Material Advances of the next 10
Tuesday, May 20, 20142:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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The Entrepreneurs Track. Roundtable-style Seminars: Helping European SME's Grow Faster
Wednesday, May 21, 20141:15 pm - 3:00 pm
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Daniel Johansson, Swedish Ministry for Information Technology and Energy
Looking Back, Looking Forward: the Future Really is Crazier Than We Ever Think
Tuesday, May 20, 20148:30 am - 9:45 am
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The 2014 European Entrepreneur Showcase - Part 2
Tuesday, May 20, 20141:45 pm - 2:45 pm
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Therese Lindsley, Invest in Skåne
The Entrepreneurs Track. Southern Sweden: Leading Cleantech Company Pitches from a Transformed Region
Wednesday, May 21, 201411:15 am - 12:15 am
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Janey Mehks, Stockholm Business Region Development
Story Telling with Leading Cleantech Entrepreneurs in the Stockholm Region
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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The Entrepreneurs Track. Building Innovations Meet Their Potential Purchasers: Where the Rubber Truly Hits the Road
Tuesday, May 20, 20144:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Swedish Cleantech Innovation – Plenty More
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Erik Olsson, Sol Voltaics
The 10 Year Track. Sunny Days May Come Again: Is Now the Time to Take Another Look at Opportunities Around Solar PV?
Tuesday, May 20, 20141:45 pm - 2:45 pm
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Magnus Rehn, Stockholm Innovation & Growth
Story Telling with Leading Cleantech Entrepreneurs in the Stockholm Region
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Anders Ruland, WaterSprint
The Entrepreneurs Track. Southern Sweden: Leading Cleantech Company Pitches from a Transformed Region
Wednesday, May 21, 201411:15 am - 12:15 am
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Mikael Syväjärvi, Graphensic
The 10 Year Track. Material Advances of the next 10
Tuesday, May 20, 20142:45 pm - 3:45 pm
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Jan Wicén, Metasphere Technology AB
Swedish Cleantech Innovation – Plenty More
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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Olivier Dupont, Demeter Partners
Looking Back, Looking Forward: the Future Really is Crazier Than We Ever Think
Tuesday, May 20, 20148:30 am - 9:40 am
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Henrik Olsen, Environmental Technologies Fund
Looking Back, Looking Forward: the Future Really is Crazier Than We Ever Think
Tuesday, May 20, 20148:30 am - 9:40 am
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Samer Salty, Zouk Capital
Looking Back, Looking Forward: the Future Really is Crazier Than We Ever Think
Tuesday, May 20, 20148:30 am - 9:40 am
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Simon Walker, Taylor Wessing
Looking Back, Looking Forward: the Future Really is Crazier Than We Ever Think
Tuesday, May 20, 20148:30 am - 9:40 am
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The Entrepreneurs Track. Building Innovations Meet Their Potential Purchasers: Where the Rubber Truly Hits the Road
Tuesday, May 20, 20144:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Philippe Adriaenssens, Eurochambres
The Entrepreneurs Track. Roundtable-style Seminars: Helping European SME's Grow Faster
Wednesday, May 21, 20141:15 pm - 3:00 pm
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Meet the Corporates: Can Elephants Learn to Dance?
Tuesday, May 20, 20149:45 am - 10:30 am
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Fred Chang, Everest Cleantech Advisors
The Entrepreneurs Track. Roundtable-style Seminars: Helping European SME's Grow Faster
Wednesday, May 21, 20141:15 pm - 3:00 pm
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Alexis Figeac, Axiom Venture Capital
Looking Back, Looking Forward: the Future Really is Crazier Than We Ever Think
Tuesday, May 20, 20148:30 am - 9:40 am
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The Entrepreneurs Track. Building Innovations Meet Their Potential Purchasers: Where the Rubber Truly Hits the Road
Tuesday, May 20, 20144:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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Srinivas Somayajula, Ecolab
Meet the Corporates: Can Elephants Learn to Dance?
Tuesday, May 20, 20149:45 am - 10:30 am
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Hendrik Van Asbroeck, GDF Suez
Meet the Corporates: Can Elephants Learn to Dance?
Tuesday, May 20, 20149:45 am - 10:30 am
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Carolina Wallenius , Solelia Greentech
Story Telling with Leading Cleantech Entrepreneurs in the Stockholm Region
Wednesday, May 21, 20149:15 am - 10:15 am
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