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Amit Aflalo, Green Power Management
Amit is an accomplished self motivated professional with over than 20 years of entrepreneurship, innovation and managing experience. Among the products and technologies Amit designed are Automatic Vehicle Recognition (AVR) systems, Missile control systems, Voice recognitions systems, and several commercial products such as a water purifier system. Amit holds a B.Sc. in Electronic Engineering from HIT (Holon Institute of Technology). Website: http://greenpowermgt.com/
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Refael (Rafi) Aharon, Applied CleanTech
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Tom Arnold, Gridium
Tom Arnold is co-founder and CEO of Gridium. Prior to Gridium, Tom was the Vice President of Energy Efficiency at Enernoc, where he commercialized the EnergySMART energy management system. Tom’s first clean-tech venture was TerraPass, a pioneering greenhouse gas management company. He has an MBA from Wharton and BA from Dartmouth University.
7x7 Talks
Thursday, March 13, 201411:00 am - 12:15 pm
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David Banitt, NewCO2Fuels
David Banitt, CEO of NewCO2Fuels, 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. Website: http://www.newco2fuels.co.il/
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Robyn Beavers, NRG Energy
Robyn joined NRG Energy as the Senior Vice President of Innovation in 2013. In this role, she founded the new Station A group, a small team of engineers and entrepreneurs who are dedicated to growing new businesses around clean, distributed, intelligent power infrastructure. Over the past 12 years, Robyn Beavers has emerged as a business leader in strategic implementation and technology commercialization for clean energy, clean water and other sustainability technologies.
Keynotes
Wednesdat, March 12, 20145:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Ilan Ben-David, Chakratec
Ilan Ben-David is a seasoned entrepreneur with executive track record. He is a co-founder and CEO of CHAKRATEC, a flywheel energy storage company. Before founding CHAKRATEC , Ilan co-founded Genoa Color Technologies a display semiconductor company and successfully led the company as a CEO for 12 years. Prior to that, Ilan held several senior executive positions in the electronic printing industry. Ilan served in the prestigious 8200 IDF unit, he is the inventor of more than 20 patents families and holds a B.Sc in ME and a M.Sc in EE. Website: http://www.chakratec.com/
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Svante Bengtsson, Rehact
Mr. Svante Bengtsson is CEO and cofounder of REHACT AB, a public Swedish company traded on the NASDAQ OMX First North platform, REHACT develops game changing solutions for cooling, heating and ventilation of buildings. Mr. Bengtsson has served as the company CEO for since 2008 and has during this period then lifted the company to one of Sweden’s most internationally awarded young clean tech companies receiving awards and recognition from many countries including USA and Kuwait.
A Showcase of Swedish Cleantech Companies
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Susan Betcher, Perkins Coie
Susan Betcher focuses her practice on patent procurement, patent infringement and validity analysis, intellectual property license drafting and negotiating, due diligence analysis of patent portfolios and intellectual property counseling. Susan’s practice covers a broad range of technologies sectors with concentration in cleantech technologies such as carbon sequestration, hydrogen production and storage, glycol recycling, as well as mechanical, electromechanical, and medical device-related technologies. She drafts and prosecutes U.S. and foreign patent applications according to strategic portfolio planning and performs intellectual property due diligence for mergers and acquisitions. She also advises clients on establishing internal patent procurement programs, analyzing and protecting competitive market advantages, and international patent prosecution strategies.
A Consumer-Centric Approach to Waste
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Teun Bokhoven, EnerGO
Teun currently chairs the Dutch EnerGO Top Consortium for Knowledge and Innovation- on energy efficiency in the built environment. This public-private-partnership aims to boost the innovation process for energy saving and renewables in the built environment. EnerGO focuses on break-through innovations which have a significant contribution to reduced energy consumption, while strengthening the position of the Dutch industry and knowledge sector. Teun also has been President of the “Duurzame Energie Koepel” for the past 13 years. The DE Koepel is the umbrella organization of all Dutch Renewable Energy associations (wind, solar, bio-energy, geothermal and energy storage, heat pumps and water-energy). The main objective of the DE Koepel is to create a robust and stable environment where all renewable options will develop strongly in order to transition our energy system to 100% renewables in de decades to come.
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The Next Wave of Innovation From The Netherlands
Thursday, March 13, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Mark Bowles, ecoATM
Mark Bowles is the founder and co-inventor of the revolutionary technology behind ecoATM (recently acquired by Outerwall for $350M), the first and only company to use automated self-service kiosks to evaluate and purchase consumers’ used electronic items for resale or recycling. A co- founder of a broad range of technology-related businesses, he has more than 25 years of experience in the semiconductor, wireless and retail industries. Bowles has been involved in the formation and funding of six venture-backed startups and has successfully raised 18 rounds of venture capital and debt financing totaling more than $250M. Bowles serves on the board of visitors for Pepperdine’s Graziadio school of business and on the board of USD’s Center for Peace and Commerce. He also holds 9 patents with 22 more pending.
A consumer-centric approach to waste
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Avi Brenmiller, Brenmiller Energy
Mr. Brenmiller has founded Brenmiller Energy, an innovative thermo-solar company, in 2012. Prior to founding Brenmiller Energy, Mr. Brenmiller acted as the CEO of Siemens STE (Solar Thermal Energy) Business Unit. Mr. Brenmiller earned his B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University. From 1988 to 1991, Mr. Brenmiller directed key projects in engineering and operational departments at Luz Industries. From 1991-1994, Mr. Brenmiller managed the mechanical plant for Elisra Electronic Systems Ltd. Mr. Brenmiller joined Solel Solar Systems in 1994 as Chief operational officer, becoming Chief Executive Officer in 1997. He led Solel through extensive development and implementations of solar thermal technologies for solar power plants as well as for industrial and residential applications, including the construction several solar thermal power Plant in Spain. After Solel’s acquisition by Siemens in 2009, Mr. Brenmiller was appointed CEO of Siemen’s Solar Thermal Energy business unit. Website: http://bren-energy.com/
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Nir Brenmiller, Brenmiller Energy
Prior to joining the Brenmiller team, Nir served as an IT Manager at LR Group. Experienced with financial control systems and processes, ERP systems and integration, business and project management process setup and control. At Brenmiller Energy, Nir serves as a director and Head of Operation & Finance Committe. Nir has earned his B.Sc. in Computer Engineering at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya for the Study of Law, Business and Technology and an Executive MBA from the Hebrew University, Jerusalem.Website: http://bren-energy.com/
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Nicholas Brooke, Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation
Nicholas Brooke is Chairman of the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation, Chairman of the Hong Kong Harbourfront Commission and also Chairman of the Professional Property Services Group. He is heavily involved in a range of public and private projects designed to establish Hong Kong’s reputation as a leader in smart city development.
Responding to the Challenge
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Michelle Browne, GenCell
Ms. Browne has over two decades of sales and marketing experience in the power industry. Working for battery manufacturers such as Tadiran, Hawker Energy Products and other battery manufacturers, Ms. Browne is well versed in numerous battery technologies. With a continued aim on providing clients with leading edge advanced power solutions, Ms. Browne has spent the last several years in the fuel cell industry, serving as the SVP Sales & Marketing of Medis Technologies, a fuel cell manufacturer. Ms. Browne’s passion focuses on the most advanced power systems available that can also enable clients to decrease their carbon footprint.Website: http://www.gencell.co.il/
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Michael Brune, Sierra Club
Going Clean: Lunch and Discussion with Sierra Club
Tuesday, March 11, 2014Going Clean: Lunch and Discussion with Sierra Club
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Benny Buller, Khosla Ventures
Impressed by First Solar’s cost advantage and its momentum, Benny joined First Solar as director of device physics and built this team. He pushed it from support of incremental improvements to more radical device research and innovation, resulting in crushing of the CdTe cell and module efficiency world records. After being promoted to VP Module integration, heading all the technology development for the CdTe PV module, he reorganized the development department and realigned its processes, methods and interactions with the manufacturing organization that resulted in doubling the module efficiency improvement rate.
Entrepreneur Showcase – 2nd Round
Wednesday, March 12, 201410:45 am - 11:15 am
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Sharon Burke, Department of Defense
Sharon E. Burke was sworn in as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy Plans and Programs on June 25, 2010. As the Assistant Secretary, Ms. Burke is the principal advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense on operational energy security and reports to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics. She is the inaugural Assistant Secretary for the office, which was created to strengthen the energy security of U.S. military operations. The mission of the office is to help the military services and combatant commands improve military capabilities, cut costs, and lower operational and strategic risk through better energy accounting, planning, management, and innovation. Operational energy, or the energy required to train, move, and sustain forces, weapons, and equipment for military operations, accounted for 80 percent of all energy used by the Department of Defense in 2012.
Accelerating a System Change – Toward a Decentralized Future
Wednesday, March 12, 201411:15 am - 12:00 pm
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Colleen Calhoun, GE Ventures
Opening Keynotes
Thursday, March 13, 20148:45 am - 10:00 am
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Lynelle Cameron, Autodesk
With dual roles as Senior Director of Sustainability at Autodesk and President & CEO of the newly created Autodesk Foundation, Lynelle Cameron is committed to harnessing the power of design to create a better world. She brings over a decade of experience in both the nonprofit and private sectors, and has led pioneering efforts in the pursuit of enabling 7 billion people to live well and live within the limits of the planet. Lynelle believes in the power of partnership between business and civil society and has served on numerous boards. A published author and regular speaker, Lynelle has an MBA from UC Berkeley, an M.S. from University of Michigan, and a B.A. from Middlebury College.
Keynotes
11:15 am - 12:00 pmWednesday, March 12, 2014
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Alessandro Caraglio, BMSolar
Alessandro Caraglio is CEO and Founder of BMSolar. His are of technical expertise is in Electronic Design and Energy Efficiency Systems. After 15 years of experience working with various companies as their CTO, he invented the BlackMagic Power Optimizer with his company Epik. In 2011 he obtained a first round of investment and founded BMSolar, focusing in on the Power Optimizer market. He received many Italian and international awards and recognitions both from governmental and non-governmental entities and has represented the best of Italian innovation in many events including the Shanghai Expo of 2010. Now he is focused on expanding BMSolar on the international market and raising a 2nd round of investments.
Italy Cleantech 10 - A Lens on Innovative SMEs in Italy
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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John Carrington, Stem
John Carrington, CEO and Director, has a distinguished track record with over 25 years of proven leadership in technology, energy and industrial companies. John comes to Stem from thin film solar company MiaSole, the largest CIGS-based solar company globally with over $550 million of investment, where he was Chief Executive Officer. John executed on the sale of Miasole to Hanergy in December 2012. Prior to MiaSole, John was Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at First Solar where he grew the company revenue from $400 million to $2 billion, opening markets in the US, Asia and Europe.
Opening Keynotes: Accelerating a System Change – Toward a Decentralized Future
Wednesday, March 12, 20148:45 am - 9:45 am
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Steve Carroll, RideScout
Steve Carroll is the VP Operations at RideScout, an Austin startup working to revolutionize how people view ground transportation. He is one of the company’s first investors. He formally joined the team in October 2012 to help develop the overall business and development strategy for the ride search engine and mobile application interface. After RideScout successfully implemented and tested it application at SXSW 2013, Steve turned his attention to business development in the Washington DC area in order to set the conditions for a successful launch in November 2013.
Decentralized models, centralized options: co-opetition within the car sharing economy
Wednesday, March 12, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Kwai-nam Chan, Finima Innovations Company Limited
Mr. Chan is an engineer and the founder of FINIMA. Prior to starting Finima, he was also the founder of two factories.
Responding to the Challenge
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Andrew Chung, Khosla Ventures
Andrew Chung is a Partner at Khosla Ventures. Prior to Khosla, he was a Senior Associate at Lightspeed Venture Partners where he focused on investments in cleantech, Internet, digital media, and software. He has over seven years of investing, consulting, and operating experience. Previously, Andrew worked at Bain Capital and TL Ventures, where he supported investments in software, semiconductors, and healthcare.
Closing Keynotes
Thursday, March 13, 20144:15 pm - 5:15 pm
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Avner Cohen, Greenlet Technologies
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. Website: http://www.greenlet.net/index
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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George Coyle, ConocoPhilips
George Coyle leads ConocoPhillips Technology Ventures’ venture capital and Energy Technology Ventures investing activities. Since starting the CVC group at ConocoPhillips a little over 3 years ago, he has focused on finding great teams that are commercializing energy technologies that improve the performance and sustainability of ConocoPhillips operations. George is a director or observer on the boards of Blue Spark Energy, Ciris Energy, Foro Energy, Lance Energy Services, Oxane Materials, Skyonic, Ziebel, and Zilift. Other COP portfolio companies include drillMap, Lux Assure, Modumetal and Saltworks Technologies. He has over 25 years of experience in E&P and technology commercialization, including being President and CEO of a venture capital-backed company developing and manufacturing composite pipe for the offshore and deepwater O&G markets. George worked 19 years with Chevron, starting as a geophysicist and holding positions of increasing responsibility in business and strategic planning, information technology, asset management, new ventures and corporate venture capital. George has a BS in Earth Sciences from the University of New Orleans, an MS in Geology (Geophysics option) from the University of Kansas and an MBA from Tulane University.
Oil & Gas Innovation Lunch
Wednesday, March 12, 201412:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Steve Crane, LightSail Energy
Energy Storage: The Potential of the Modernizing Electricity Grid
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Nathalie Criou, RidePal
Nathalie Criou co-founded RidePal in 2011 inspired by her own experience with commuting. Nat wanted to find a solution that made economic sense for small companies and gave individual employees a strong voice in designing a transit system that would remain relevant. Previously she was working in marketing and product management in online services and analytics at Google, AdMob and Meebo. She graduated from the National Institute of Applied Science and Leeds University with degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Computer Science and holds an MBA from INSEAD.
Open Cleantech Café: Resource Sharing
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Wade Crowfoot, Senior Policy Advisor to CA Governor Brown
Wade Crowfoot serves as Deputy Cabinet Secretary and Senior Advisor to Governor Brown. He joined the Brown administration in May 2011. Wade’s portfolio includes transportation, infrastructure, military and veterans issues. Recently, he has led an effort to expand zero-emission vehicles in California and build international partnerships with China and other countries to fight climate change. Also, as the Governor’s Military Advisor, Wade works to strengthen California’s support for federal military bases located in the state. Prior to joining Governor Brown’s Administration, Wade served as Regional Director for the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
Policy Lunch Session Mission Critical: Federal and State Policy Drivers for Clean Energy , and the Role for Business Engagement
Wednesday, March 12, 201412:00 pm - 1:30 pm
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Xavier Datin, Scheider Electric
Xavier Datin has over 25 years of experience in R&D, sales, industrial management, marketing, business development and strategy through assignments in Asia, Europe and North America. In 2012, Xavier was named Senior Vice President EcoBusiness for North America and relocated from Hong Kong to Chicago. In this role, Xavier is responsible for developing solutions to improve home and building efficiency through marketing and technical innovation, in particular connectivity and mobile applications, to combine lifestyle, comfort and energy efficiency.
Closing Keynotes
Thursday, March 12, 20144:15 pm - 5:15 pm
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Gil Demeter, Qualcomm Ventures
Gil is a Senior Associate at Qualcomm Ventures focusing on early stage equity investments in the Clean Technology space. He is also responsible for market investment analysis, due-diligence and deal execution for Qualcomm Ventures.Prior to joining Qualcomm Ventures, Gil worked at Piper Jaffray & Co. in their Technology Investment Banking Group. While at Piper Jaffray, Gil focused on a variety of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and debt and equity financings. Before that, Gil was at Industry Ventures, a secondary firm focused on acquiring venture capital investments in the technology sector. Gil holds a B.S. in Business Administration from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business.
Entrepreneur Showcase – 3rd Round
Thursday, March 13, 201410:00 am - 10:30 am
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Erika Diamond, Recyclebank
Erika is VP, Community Solutions Product at Recyclebank, where she manages innovation for the curbside recycling product and sustainability strategy. Previously, Erika was VP of Business Development at ThinkEco, where she led sales, partnership & retail efforts. She co-founded the Harvard Business School Green Business Alumni Association and has 15+ years in business development and product/marketing for green companies and investors.
A consumer-centric approach to waste
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Stephan Dolezalek, VantagePoint
Stephan has spent more than 25 years in Silicon Valley working exclusively with technology-driven companies. He joined VantagePoint in 1999. He is an active participant in many CleanTech advisory groups, including the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) Leadership Council, the Center for American Progress (CAP) Clean Tech Council and the University of Texas Energy Management and Innovation Center Advisory Board. Prior to joining the Firm, Stephan was a senior partner with Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison acting as Managing Partner of that Firm’s Palo Alto Office, Head of the Business and Technology Group and Chairman of the Life Sciences Group.
Financing the Distributed Economy
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Gina Domanig, Emerald Technology Ventures
Based in our Zurich office, Gina Domanig is the Managing Partner of Emerald Technology Ventures. In 2000 she founded Emerald as the first independent cleantech venture capital fund in Europe. Gina currently serves on the boards of Pelamis, SDC Materials, Synapsense and TaKaDu. Previously, she also represented Emerald as a director at Agraquest (acquired by Bayer in 2012) and inge watertechnologies (acquired by BASF in 2011).
Entrepreneur Showcase – 1st Round
Wednesday, March 12, 20149:45 am - 10:15 am
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Avi Feldman, Capital Nature
Joining Capital Nature in 2012, Avi brought extensive experience managing and funding programs in the public sector, and vast experience in leadership of entrepreneurship and startup projects.Previously, Avi was the Founder and Director of the Regional Development Center at the Ministry of Economy and delegate to the OECD LEED Executive Committee. Avi served as Legal Advisor to the Chief Scientist and director at the Governmental Start-Up Fund and the Israeli Industry Center for R&D.Avi holds a LL.B. and LL.M. from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and EMPA from Syracuse University, NY.Website: http://capitalnature.com/
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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David Field, OneRoof Energy
As the CEO and co-founder of OneRoof Energy, David Field brings more than 20 years of experience leading successful executive teams, startups and early stage companies within the energy sector. Before joining the company, he led the reorganization and turnaround of Applied Solar, LLC as its president and CEO. During this time, he transformed the company from a manufacturer of Building Integrated Photovoltaic (BIPV) products into a developer and licensor of BIPV product IP, and he partnered with some of the largest corporate names in both solar and building products. Prior to his tenure at Applied Solar, David served as a senior executive at Clark Security Products, the largest independent vertically integrated security distribution company in North America.
The unexpected rise of downstream solar
Thursday, March 13, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Giovanni Fili, Exeger
Giovanni Fili is the founder and CEO of Exeger. 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.
A Showcase of Swedish Cleantech Companies
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Robert Fleishman, Morrison & Foerster LLP
Robert Fleishman is Senior Of Counsel in the firm’s litigation department, resident in the Washington, D.C. office focusing on energy, white collar defense, and ADR matters for a range of clients. Mr. Fleishman has a leading reputation in representing and advising energy companies, financial firms, traders, and others in FERC and CFTC non-public enforcement investigations involving allegations of market manipulation and other matters, representing clients in FERC Enforcement audits, and advising and training clients on FERC and CFTC compliance and enforcement matters. His deep knowledge of the electric and gas regulatory and enforcement landscape informs his representation of clients on energy regulatory, enforcement, compliance, commercial, legislative, and public policy matters and activities.
Energy Storage: The Potential of the Modernizing Electricity Grid
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Ophir Gore, Israel NewTech, Ministry of Economy
Ophir is the Director of the Renewable Energy & Alternative Fuels Department at Israel NewTech – The Israeli National Energy & Water Program, Ministry of Economy.Until July 2012, he has served for 4 years as the Israeli commercial attaché to Taiwan.Ophir had also served in the Middle East & North Africa Department, Foreign Trade Administration, and as the assistant to the director of the Foreign Trade Administration, at the Ministry of Economy.Prior to that, Ophir also served as an Attorney in the Legal Department for Special Cases at the Tax Authority, Ministry of Finance.He is a Member of the Israeli Bar and is a Graduate of Tel-Aviv University, Faculty of Law, (LL.B, LL.M).Website: www.israelnewtech.gov.il
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Michele Grassi, 40South Energy
Michele Grassi, born in Italy in 1970, obtained his degree in Mathematics from Scuola Normale Superiore of Pisa, one of the most prestigious scientific institutions in the world. He then obtained a PhD in Mathematics from the University of California and moved to a research and teaching position in Mathematics at the University of Pisa.In 2005 he had an innovative idea for wave energy conversion. At that point he put on hold his research activity in Mathematics, and in 2007 he founded 40South Energy. Since then he has been Chairman and CEO of 40South Energy.
Italy Cleantech 10 - A Lens on Innovative SMEs in Italy
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Abhay Gupta, Bidgely
Abhay Gupta founded Bidgely with the mission to accomplish energy efficiency at a massive scale. He’s worked at a combination of energy and technology companies including Grid Net, Echelon and Sun Microsystems. He holds a B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, M.S. from University of Southern California and MBA from Santa Clara University. Abhay is passionate about music and travel!
7 x 7 Talks
Thursday, March 13, 201411:00 am - 12:15 pm
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Ilan Gur, Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Ilan Gur is a Program Director at the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). His technical focus areas include: energy storage, solar energy, and advanced materials. He also serves as a senior advisor and co-founder of ARPA-E’s Technology-to-Market program, aimed at maximizing the commercial and societal impact of the agency’s breakthrough R&D portfolio. Prior to ARPA-E, Gur co-founded Seeo, Inc., a venture-backed lithium battery startup.
Energy Storage: The Potential of the Modernizing Electricity Grid
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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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.
Accelerating a System Change – Toward a Decentralized Future
Wednesday, March 12, 20148:45 am - 9:45 am
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John Hamer, Monsanto Growth Ventures
Dr. Hamer is Investment Director for Monsanto Growth Ventures, with offices in San Francisco, Boston, and St. Louis. Monsanto is a leading provider of seeds and technology to farmers worldwide and was recently listed in Forbes magazine as one the world’s top 10 most innovative companies. Monsanto Growth Ventures, through investment and partnership, seeks to foster the growth of an innovation supply chain that includes researchers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and emerging high-technology companies. Most recently, he spent nine years with Burrill & Company, a leading life sciences merchant bank with activities in venture capital, merchant banking, and media. Prior to joining Burrill & Co., Dr. Hamer was the CSO and later CEO of Paradigm Genetics/ICORIA, a leading genomics and ag-biotechnology company that completed its IPO on NASDAQ in 2000 and was later acquired by Monsanto. Dr. Hamer received his PhD in Microbiology from the University of California-Davis and was a visiting scientist in DuPont’s Central Research & Development Group. Dr. Hamer is a passionate believer in the growth opportunity that is emerging in the agricultural value chain in food, health, energy, materials, and chemicals.
Closing Keynotes
Friday, March 13, 20144:15 pm - 5:15 pm
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Bo Hammarlund, SenSiC
Bo is one of the co-founders of SenSiC a spinout from Linköpings University 2007. His focus is very early seed stage , find first customers, find industrial CEO and board members and funding.
A Showcase of Swedish Cleantech Companies
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Dr. Hiroshi Edo Hanafusa, Panasonic Corporation
Dr. Hanafusa joined Sanyo Electric Central Institute in 1981 after graduating from Kyoto University. Hiroshi contributed to the development of semiconductors such as system LSI for digital camcorders and acquired his doctorate degree from Osaka University in 1994. After that, he acted as general manager, and held various other administrative positions at Sanyo, becoming project leader of new energy business development in April 2009, where he led the development of the Sanyo Smart Energy System (including solar PV, energy management, and Li-ion battery storage). He continued this work when Panasonic acquired Sanyo, under Panasonic’s Smart Energy System Division. Most recently, he has been active in developing LiEDO (a networked open platform for Lithium ion energy storage), as a member of the Energy Solutions Center of Panasonic Corporation.
Cleantech in Japan after Fukushima
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Ann Hand, Project Frog
Named as one of Fortune’s “10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs” in 2013, Ann Hand is one of a handful of women who have risen to the top ranks of the energy industry. As CEO of Project Frog, she is leveraging the company’s game-changing innovation to grow markets, develop new products and increase brand awareness for its industry-leading smart buildings. Ann is on a mission to revolutionize how buildings are built and redefine standards for how they perform…she intends to make the construction industry a lot better.
7 x 7 Talks
Thursday, March 13, 201411:00 am - 12:15 pm
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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.
A Showcase of Swedish Cleantech Companies
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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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.
A Showcase of Swedish Cleantech Companies
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Staffan Hillberg, Heliospectra
Mr. Hillberg has a background in computer engineering and media from Apple Computer Europe/USA and as responsible for the online activities and MIT Media Lab relation of Bonnier Group, the largest media group in Scandinavia. Following this he has built a number of high tech startups and then moved into venture capital and angel investments.
A Swedish Showcase: Hot Cleantech From a Cool Country
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Jennifer Holmgren, LanzaTech
Dr. Jennifer Holmgren is the Chief Executive Officer of LanzaTech. Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in the energy sector including a proven track record in the development and commercialization of fuels and chemicals technologies. Prior to joining LanzaTech, she was Vice President and General Manager of the Renewable Energy and Chemicals business unit at UOP LLC, a Honeywell Company. In that role, she led UOP’s renewable business from its inception through to the achievement of significant revenues from the commercialization of multiple novel biofuels technologies.
Thursday, March 12, 201411:15 am - 12:00 pm
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Wally Hunter, EnerTech Capital
Entrepreneur Showcase – 3rd Round
Thursday, March 13, 201410:00 am - 10:30 am
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Brian Janous, Microsoft
Brian is responsible for leading the development and execution of Microsoft’s global data center energy strategy. These data centers provide the foundational cloud infrastructure for over 200 Microsoft online and cloud services for consumers and businesses worldwide. Brian joined Microsoft in 2011 after 12 years in the energy industry where he worked as a Sr. Consultant at Brubaker & Associates, assisting Fortune 500 companies with energy procurement, policy and sustainability matters.
Opening Keynotes
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Todd Jaquez-Fissori, Hercules Technology Growth
Todd Jaquez-Fissori joined the company in November 2009 and currently is a senior managing director and group head of our energy technology group. He is responsible for the firm’s energy technology investment strategy, including the sectors as well as the stages we invest in. Before joining Hercules in 2009, he served as a director at TriplePoint Capital and was the general partner in charge of cleantech investing at Siemens Venture Capital.
Entrepreneur Showcase – 1st Round
Wednesday, March 12, 20149:45 am - 10:15 am
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Björn Jernström, Ferroamp Elektronik
A Swedish Showcase: Hot Cleantech From a Cool Country
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Dr. Kristina Johnson, Enduring Hydro
Dr. Johnson served as undersecretary at the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C. from May 2009 until October 2010. Prior to her appointment as undersecretary, Dr. Johnson was provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at the Johns Hopkins University (September 2007 to April 2009), and dean of the Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University from July 1999 until September of 2007. She received her BS (with distinction), MS, and PhD in electrical engineering from Stanford University. After a NATO post-doctoral fellowship at Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland, she joined the University of Colorado-Boulder’s faculty in 1985 as an assistant professor and was promoted to full professor in 1994. From 1994 to 1999 Dr. Johnson directed the NSF/ERC for Optoelectronics Computing Systems Center at the University of Colorado and Colorado State University.
7 x 7 Talks
Thursday, March 13, 201411:00 am - 12:15 pm
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Mats Karlsson, Wattguard International
Mats Karlsson, CEO Wattguard International, has vast experience from several successful start-ups. Wattguard started in 2010 and Mats has as CEO been responsible for the vision and mission, organizational development, and the overall responsibility for product development.
A Swedish Showcase: Hot Cleantech From a Cool Country
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Danny Kennedy, Sungevity
Danny Kennedy is an entrepreneur, an activist, and the author of the book Rooftop Revolution: How Solar Power Can Save Our Economy— and Our Planet—from Dirty Energy (2012). He founded Sungevity, a leading global residential solar power company and won the 2011 Innovator of the Year award from the PBS program Planet Forward. He is also Cofounder and President of the world’s only Incubator and Accelerator for solar entrepreneurs – known as the SfunCube in Oakland, CA; and sits on the Boards of several solar start ups including Mosaic, Powerhive and Sunergise. He serves with several non-profits including the Board of the Solar Foundation, the Clean Tech Council of the Sierra Club and World Resources Institute’s New Innovators Council.
The unexpected rise of downstream solar
Thursday, March 13, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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The unexpected rise of downstream solar
Thursday, March 13, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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David Harris Kolada, SDTC
As Vice President, Alliances & Market Development, David Harris Kolada leads SDTC’s market transaction assistance initiatives designed to facilitate SDTC portfolio companies’ market entry and scale up through a team of professionals across Canada known as the Market Transaction Team. The Market Transaction Team is also active in driving portfolio company revenue growth and access to export markets through leveraging SDTC’s relationships with global corporate partners to facilitate joint development and go-to-market commercial agreements.David brings over 20 years of experience in venture capital, technology company management and investment banking to SDTC. He has held several senior management positions over the course of his career, including those of Senior Director, Strategic Investment at Cognos (now IBM) and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Financial Officer at Eloqua Corporation (now Oracle).
Entrepreneur Showcase – 3rd Round
Thursday, March 13, 201410:00 am - 10:30 am
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Andrew Krioukov, Building Robotics
Andrew is our CEO and chief building hacker. As a Ph.D Candidate in Computer Science at U.C. Berkeley, he worked on software infrastructure for implementing building applications at scale. He has previously worked at Intel, Google and IBM on energy efficiency and large-scale distributed systems.
Cleantech Café: Buildings
Wednesday, March 12, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Nety Krishna, Bright Capital
Nety Krishna is a Partner at Bright Capital since 2012. At Bright, Nety focuses on developing a robust pipeline of investment opportunities in the Energy and IT sectors, building strong relationships with key partners and helping to promote the opportunities available to companies in Russia and neighboring regions. Prior to joining Bright, Nety was a Partner at Redpoint Ventures where he was a lead member of the Energy, Materials & Environment investment team. The investments covered many sectors including CO2-to-Chemicals, Energy Storage, Efficient Materials Discovery, Solid State Lighting, Smart Grid, Nuclear Fusion and PV.
Entrepreneur Showcase – 2nd Round
Wednesday, March 12, 201410:45 am - 11:15 am
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Nicole Lederer, Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2)
Nicole Lederer is Co-Founder of Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2). Nicole leads E2’s pro-environment business constituency, establishing strategic collaboration between business, military, agricultural and environmental leaders and creating a positive dialogue with legislators at the state and national levels. She manages E2’s federal advocacy work, advancing policies that foster efficient resource management, environmental innovation, sustainable economic development and a clean energy economy. Nicole serves on the board of the Natural Resources Defense Council, and on the University of California Foundation Board.
Policy session with Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2)
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Paul Leggett, Morgan Stanley
Paul Leggett is an Executive Director and member of Morgan Stanley’s Clean Energy investment banking team within the Global Power and Utilities group. He helps to lead Morgan Stanley’s global Clean Energy banking business with special interests in solar, geothermal, waste-to-energy, biofuels and next generation transportation. He is also a member of Morgan Stanley’s Environmental Committee and serves as an observer to the board of directors for NGEN, a clean technology and materials science venture capital firm. Paul previously worked in Morgan Stanley’s Mergers & Acquisitions group.
The unexpected rise of downstream solar
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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W O Leung, Waste & Environmental Technologies
Mr. Leung is currently the Managing Director of Waste & Environmental Technologies Limited (WET). Prior to the establishment of WET in 1998, Mr. Leung held a number of positions with well-known international engineering companies. Mr. Leung graduated form the University of Bath in Water Pollution Control Engineering and Environmental Management Systems and is currently working on his Doctorate with Middlesex University.
Responding to the Challenge
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Peter Light, Bloom Energy
Peter Light is responsible for Global Product Management at Bloom Energy. He was instrumental to the initial customer selection, feature definition, marketing, and launch of the company’s first commercial fuel cell-based Energy Server. Today he focuses on expanding Bloom’s business into new markets. Peter has a diverse background in distributed generation technology, policy, & financing. Peter previously held positions at Energy & Environmental Economics (a boutique energy consulting firm), the Rocky Mountain Institute, and early-stage startups. Peter holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Visual Art from Brown University.
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Dawn Lippert, Energy Excelerator
Dawn Lippert is the co-founder and director of the Energy Excelerator, a startup program dedicated to solving the world’s energy challenges, starting in Hawaii. The Energy Excelerator helps innovative energy companies succeed in Hawaii and the Asia Pacific with funding up to $1M per company, strategic relationships, and a vibrant ecosystem. The program is funded by $30M from the U.S. Office of Naval Research, the U.S. Department of Energy, and private investors.
7 x 7 Talks
Thursday, March 13, 201411:00 am - 12:15 pm
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Mitch Lowe, Greenstart
Mitch is a four-time entrepreneur and the founder and managing partner of Greenstart. Mitch is passionate about the positive impact entrepreneurs can have on the world and love helping startups design their companies for success.Mitch was founder and CEO of Jumpstart Automotive Media, which grew to more than one hundred employees, $50 million in revenue, and a sale to Hachette Filapacchi.Mitch received the VERGE 25 award for Financing the Future in 2012.
Open Cleantech Café: Resource Sharing
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Mehrdad Mahdjoubi, Orbital Systems
Mehrdad Mahdjoubi is CEO & Founder of ORBITAL SYSTEMS. Prior to this Mehrdad has taken part in Design collaboration projects with NASA’s Johnsons Space Center related to Mars Missions as well as been nominated for IF Concept Award 2011 and IF Design Talents 2012 for previous projects done during the academia.
A Swedish Showcase: Hot Cleantech From a Cool Country
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Michal Miasnik, BIRD Foundation
Ms. Michal Miasnik is the West Coast Representative of the BIRD Foundation. BIRD Foundation (www.birdf.com) was established in 1977 by the U.S. and Israeli governments to develop and fund industrial Research & Development partnerships between companies from both countries on a project specific basis. Ms. Miasnik is responsible for increasing deal flow for funding projects between U.S. and Israeli companies, initiating business matchmaking and business development activities for hi tech companies based in the West Coast. Ms. Miasnik has been promoted to this role in 2004 after being an associate at BIRD beginning at 2001.Ms. Miasnik has been a squadron officer in the Israeli Air Force and holds BA degree from Tel-Aviv University.
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Hiroaki Murase, ITOCHU Corporation
ITOCHU Corporation is one of the leading trading firms in Japan with annual consolidated turnover of US $130 billion. Murase has been with ITOCHU for 20 years and involved in the firm’s Lithium ion battery related business for more than 17 years. Murase was first focused on ITOCHU’s production equipment business and is now heavily involved in Energy Storage System business. Main focus markets are in Japan, US, and EU. ITOCHU’s function is to coordinate projects, create new business opportunities/models, and provide finance including investment if necessary. Murase holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
Cleantech in Japan after Fukushima
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Melanie Nutter, San Francisco Department of the Environment
Melanie Nutter leads the Department of Environment, which helps San Francisco residents and businesses take an active role in protecting and enhancing the urban environment, produces and publicizes information on sustainable practices, and develops innovative and practical environmental programs for all residents.
A consumer-centric approach to waste
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Billy Parish, Mosaic
Billy Parish is President and CEO of Mosaic. Prior to Mosaic, he co-founded and grew the Energy Action Coalition into the largest youth organization in the world focused on clean energy and climate solutions. He has also been honored as a Rolling Stone magazine “Climate Hero,” an Utne Reader “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing Your World” and was elected as a Fellow by Ashoka, the global association of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs.
The unexpected rise of downstream solar
Thursday, March 13, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Michael Peevey, California Public Utilities Commission
Michael R. Peevey was appointed President of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) by Governor Gray Davis on December 31, 2002, having been originally appointed to the CPUC by Governor Davis in March 2002. In December 2008 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger reappointed Mr. Peevey to the CPUC for another six-year term. As President of the CPUC, Mr. Peevey is committed to protecting the public interest by promoting consumer needs, while challenging utilities to embrace new technologies and provide safe, high-quality services.
Keynotes
Thursday, March 13, 20145:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Jean-Pierre Pelicier, Air Liquide i-Lab
Jean-Pierre Pelicier heads the Open Innovation Team within Air Liquide’s disruptive innovation structure, the i-Lab. He hold an M.Sc. Physics & Chemistry from Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon and has been at Air Liquide since 2001. Most recently, Jean-Pierre was in charge of strategic marketing for the Industrial Merchant Activity in Europe with an emphasis on Air Liquide’s development and investment strategy in Eastern Europe, before launching and heading Air Liquide’s Industrial Merchant activity in Turkey.
Entrepreneur Showcase – 2nd Round
Wednesday, March 12, 201410:45 am - 11:15 am
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Ron Pernick, Clean Edge
Ron Pernick, cofounder and managing director of Clean Edge, is an accomplished author, publisher, and entrepreneur with nearly three decades of high-tech experience. He is the coauthor of two books on clean-tech business and innovation, Clean Tech Nation (HarperCollins, 2012) and The Clean Tech Revolution (HarperCollins, 2007). At Clean Edge he has coauthored more than three dozen reports on clean technologies, markets, and policies. He oversees the firm’s indexing and benchmarking services, including the tracking of states, metro regions, utilities, and consumers, as well as two stock indexes co-developed and managed with NASDAQ. Ron consults regularly to companies, government agencies, NGOs, and other stakeholders. During his career, he has lived and worked in both the U.S. and Japan, and now resides in Portland, Oregon with his wife and two children.
Cleantech in Japan after Fukushima
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Nancy E. Pfund, DBL Investors
Nancy E. Pfund is Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Investors, a venture capital firm located in San Francisco, whose goal is to combine top-tier financial returns with meaningful social, economic and environmental returns in the regions and sectors in which it invests. As a leading player in the growing field of “impact investing”, DBL has helped to reveal the power of venture capital to promote social change and environmental improvement, and Ms. Pfund writes and speaks frequently on this topic. Ms. Pfund currently sponsors or sits on the board of directors of several companies, including; SolarCity (NASDAQ: SCTY) on both the audit and compensation committees, BrightSource Energy, Primus Power, Eco.logic Brands, EcoScraps, OPx Biotechnologies, Powergenix and, prior to their public offerings, Tesla Motors and Pandora Media.
The unexpected rise of downstream solar
Thursday, March 13, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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John Picard, John Picard & Associates
John’s interest in the arts and culture led him to design and engineer the sustainability effort in his partnership with Gregory Colbert for Colbert’s traveling film and photo exhibit Ashes and Snow. More recently, Picard was featured as the “green prophet” in the Discovery Channel docuseries, Greensburg, which currently airs on Discovery Channel’s Planet Green. Today John Picard balances his consulting work with personal appearances, advancing ideas that promote innovation and sustainable solutions in every sector of the new economy.
Closing Keynotes
Thursday, March 13, 20144:15 pm - 5:15 pm
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Andrea Pirisi, Underground Power
Andrea Pirisi, CEO, UP – Underground Power Graduated with honors in Electrical Engineering in 2005 (Politecnico di Milano), in 2010 he received the Ph.D. degree with honors. In 2011 he became CEO of Underground Power srl, achieving important results in R&D, winning two business plan competition and a Knighthood of Youth Award for “Best Innovative Project” in 2011. He is the author of numerous scientific articles published in international journals and presented at national and international conferences on modeling of electrical and electronic subsystems and holds 2 patents on energy generation from alternative sources.
Italy Cleantech 10 - A Lens on Innovative SMEs in Italy
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 - 4:00 pm
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Brook Porter, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Brook Porter joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 2010. His focus is on innovative low-carbon solutions to transportation, chemicals and power generation, as well as on energy storage. Before joining KPCB, Brook had worked in renewable energy for more than a decade, during which time he co-founded multiple companies. His most recent role was as chief operating officer of Primafuel, a biofuel technology company recognized by the World Economic Forum in 2008 as a technology pioneer. At Primafuel, Brook was responsible for all aspects of engineering and operations, and he played a critical role in multiple financings for the company. Earlier in his career, Brook co-founded a hydrogen fuel cell technology company acquired by Intelligent Energy, a UK-based company known for its compact Proton Exchange Membrane fuel cells. During his time at Intelligent Energy, he managed a multi-million-dollar research program on advanced hydrogen generation. Brook was also a co-developer of the ENV Fuel Cell Motorcycle, recognized by TIME magazine and Popular Science as one of the best inventions of 2005. Brook is named on multiple U.S. and international patents in the field of renewable energy. He holds a bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, with an emphasis in environmental technology.
Entrepreneur Showcase – 2nd Round
Wednesday, March 12, 201410:45 am - 11:15 am
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Pat Ramm, Waste Management
Pat is currently a Director in Waste Management’s (WM) Corporate Venturing Group, managing an existing portfolio of investments as well as reviewing/executing new investments. He has been with WM for over 13 years, most recently as Director of Innovation and Business Optimization. Previously, he was the Director of Pricing for WM’s Southern Area and has also held positions at WM in Corporate Pricing as well as Financial Planning and Analysis. Prior to joining WM, Pat worked as Director of Strategy and Business Development at a start-up venture within Koch Industries. Pat holds a BA in Accounting from the University of West Florida, a MBA from Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business, and is a licensed CPA.
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Delane Richardson, Beta Renewables
Delane Richardson has been serving as the Chief Technology Officer for M&G Chemicals since September of 2013. Previously as VP of Business Development for Beta Renewables / Chemtex, Delane worked on the project development and implementation of cellulosic ethanol manufacturing. Prior to that time, she served as Director of Research and Development for the Polyester resin business of the corporate parent Gruppo M&G which she joined in 2001. A chemical engineer by training, Delane was employed by Eastman Chemical Company where she served multiple facets of the chemical industry including marketing, research and development, technical service, quality, environmental services and manufacturing management.
Italy Cleantech 10 - A Lens on Innovative SMEs in Italy
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Elan Roy, Green Power Management
Elan has Over twelve years of experience in leading R&D teams and managing R&D projects, and sixteen years in electronic design and engineering. He has extensive experience and knowledge of overall design and production stages and good ability to work with people of varied skill levels and different working methods.Elan holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Ben Gurion University of the Negev and an MBA from Derby University. And participated in the Merage Institute Energy Efficiency Business Leadership Program.Website: http://greenpowermgt.com/
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Jeannine Sargent, Flextronics
Jeannine Sargent is president of Energy, a segment of the High Reliability Solutions business group at Flextronics (NASDAQ: FLEX). Flextronics is a $24B, industry-leading, Fortune Global 500 end-to-end supply chain solutions company with a global workforce of 200,000 and operations in over 30 countries. In this role, she is responsible for expanding and further developing Flextronics’ already substantial presence and operations in the renewable energy solutions market.Ms. Sargent brings more than 20 years of international experience in several established and emerging technology markets including solar energy; integrated circuits design and manufacturing; embedded systems software; and capital equipment for semiconductor, light-emitting diode, liquid crystal display, microelectromechanical systems, high definition display; and instrumentation for nano-biotech manufacturing.
Energy Storage: The Potential of the Modernizing Electricity Grid
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Jigar Shah, SunEdison
Jigar Shah is author of Creating Climate Wealth: Unlocking the Impact Economy. Shah unlocked the multi-billion dollar worldwide solar industry with a business model innovation, the Power Purchase Agreement. This model created SunEdison, the largest solar services company worldwide. Jigar Shah has shown that business model innovation applied to the biggest challenge of our lifetime – climate change – will unlock a $10 trillion dollar new economy. After a successful exit at SunEdison, Jigar served as the first CEO of the Carbon War Room — a global non-profit founded by Sir Richard Branson and Virgin Unite to help entrepreneurs address climate change. Today, as CEO of Jigar Shah Consulting, he works to invest and consult into business model and financial innovation from his offices in NYC.
Keynotes
Wednesday, March 12, 20145:30 pm - 6:30 pm
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Amit Shilony, Hutchison-Kinrot
Amit Shilony is business development manager at Hutchison-Kinrot, a global leading seed investor in water and cleantech technologies, fully owned by Hutchison Water, a division of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd, a global Fortune 500 company. Amit is responsible for new investment opportunities as well as strengthening Hutchison-Kinrot’s strategic partnerships. In addition, Amit provides business and technological support to Hutchison-Kingrod’s portfolio companies, and serves as an active management member in several of these companies.Amit holds a B.Sc.Agr degree specializing in Soil and Water Science from the Hebrew University.Website: http://www.kinrot.com/
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Wouter Snoeijers, PGGM Investments
Wouter joined PGGM in July 2013, and serves as a member of the PGGM Private Equity Investment Committee. His focus is on primary and co-investments, both in the global buy-out segment as well as in Europe. Wouter is leading the sustainable investment effort for PGGM private equity. He also has responsibility for the MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa regions. Prior to PGGM, Wouter worked for seven years at Permira, a European private equity investor. He initially joined the Telecom, Media and Technology Team, but moved into the newly formed Financial Services team in 2008. Most recently Wouter headed Permira’s coverage of the Netherlands and Belgium. Prior to joining Permira, Wouter worked in the Benelux M&A team at JP Morgan.
Financing the Distributed Economy
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Giuseppe Spanto, Is Tech
Giuseppe SPANTO is the Chief Executive Officer (from January 2011) at Innovation in Sciences and Technologies – Is TECH (innovative company operating “from cradle to market”) and General Manager at SPIn – Società Progetti Innovativi, a young company related to Is TECH and focused on R&D processes.Executive Officer since 2001, he was Strategic Advisor (2011 – 2013) at WiTech S.p.A., at Infratel Italia (2004 -2010) he was Chief Strategic Officer and Programme Manager, Business Development Responsible and Planning and Controls Manager. Chief Financial Officer for Acantho (2001-2003), Executive VP Business Planning and Controls at Dai Telecom – Telit (2003-2004), Finance Manager at Albacom – now BT Italia – (1998-2001).
Italy Cleantech 10 - A Lens on Innovative SMEs in Italy
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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John Stanfield, Local Motion
John founded Local Motion with Clement Gires in Clement’s East Palo Alto garage in 2010. Prior to Local Motion John spent 12 years rappelling out of helicopters, managing fire suppression crews and chasing wildfires across the U.S.. Later John started two companies and got his MS in Product design at Stanford, where the idea of Local Motion was first hatched.
Decentralized models, centralized options: co-opetition within the car sharing economy
Wednesday, March 12, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Richard Steinberg, DriveNow
Richard Steinberg currently is the CEO of DriveNow (USA). Previously, Steinberg served as the Manager, Electric Vehicle Operations and Strategy at BMW of North America, LLC, since July 1, 2009. In this capacity, he was responsible for leadership of the BMW Group Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) programs in the US market including the MINI E, the BMW ActiveE and the upcoming i brand (i3 and i8) vehicle programs.
Decentralized models, centralized options: co-opetition within the car sharing economy
Wednesday, March 12, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Tom Steyer, Fahr LLC; Advanced Energy Economy Institute
Tom Steyer is an investor, philanthropist and advanced energy advocate. He has founded and works closely with several organizations, including as Board Chair at Advanced Energy Economy Institute, an organization which works with businesses to make energy secure, clean, and affordable.Before retiring from the private sector, Tom founded and was the Senior Managing Member of Farallon Capital Management. He also was a Managing Director and member of the Investment Committee at Hellman & Friedman.Tom is actively engaged in climate politics and works to promote economic development and environmental protection in the state. Tom and his wife, Kat Taylor, joined Warren Buffett, Bill and Melinda Gates and other high-wealth Americans in the “Giving Pledge,” a promise to donate the majority of their wealth to charitable and nonprofit activities during their lifetimes. Tom serves on Stanford University’s Board of Trustees as Vice-Chair, where he and his wife founded two renewable energy research institutions: the TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy and the Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance. Tom also founded Next Generation, which addresses energy and children’s policy issues.
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Opening Keynotes
Thursday, March 13, 20148:45 am - 10:00 am
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Paul Straub, Claremont Creek Ventures
Paul Straub focuses on energy technology investments for CCV. He is on the boards of Alphabet Energy, Blue Pillar and Project Frog. He is a board observer at EcoFactor and Adura Technologies and was previously a board observer at Property Bridge (acquired by MGI), Cyanea (acquired by IBM) and Lefora/Meetro (acquired). Prior to Claremont Creek, Paul has worked for an invested in technology companies while an investor at Information Technology Ventures, Infinity Capital, VERITAS Software and Red Hat Software.
Entrepreneur Showcase – 3rd Round
Thursday, March 13, 201410:00 am - 10:30 am
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Hari Subramaniam, eCamion
Hari Subramaniam, CEO joined eCamion Inc in early 2013. Hari leads the development of eCamion’s strategy, business growth and motivates the eCamion team. Previously he was a member of the GE Canada National Executive team as Vice President – Public Markets. He led GE’s growth in Canada by seeking out market opportunities where the government is the customer or a significant enabler. Hari worked with GE businesses to support the development and execution of marketing and sales strategies with all levels of our government – Federal, Provincial and Municipal.
Canada: Crossroads for Capital, Ideas, and Innovators in the New World of Cleantech
Wendesday, March 12, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Chuck Szmurlo, Enbridge
Chuck is currently responsible for evaluating and developing investment opportunities in new growth platforms. These include fuel cells, heavy oil upgrading and recovery, carbon dioxide sequestration, geothermal and small hydro power generation and other emerging energy technologies. Prior to his current assignment, Chuck was VP Planning & Business Development where he directed the Enbridge Strategic Planning process, the Corporate Economic Evaluation group and the Pathfinders effort.
Canada: Crossroads for Capital, Ideas, and Innovators in the New World of Cleantech
Wednesday, March 12, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Semyon Timofeev, Finima Innovations Company Limited
Mr. Timofeev obtained his Bachelor Degrees in Economics and Law having completed four years of study in an engineering program focused on thermal power plants. He has been working in the energy and industrial sectors for more than 15 years.
Responding to the Challenge
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Molly Turner, Airbnb
Molly Turner is the Director of Public Policy and Civic Partnerships at Airbnb. As an advocate for the Airbnb community Molly handles government affairs for the company, which has a presence in over 35,000 cities worldwide. In this role she manages public-private partnerships with various municipal government agencies, non-profits, and tourism bureaus throughout the world. She also manages research initiatives, such as economic and housing impact studies, and joint studies with academic institutions.
Open Cleantech Café: Resource Sharing
Thursday, March 13, 20141:30 pm - 2:30 pm
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Eiso Vaandrager, Green Gateway Fund
Eiso Vaandrager has been both an entrepreneur and an investor in the cleantech space for nearly 15 years. He has been involved in more than a dozen cleantech deals both in the US and in Europe. He is currently a principal at the Green Gateway Fund (GGF). The Green Gateway Fund is a Jersey-based LLP that invests €5–30 million growth capital in international best-in-class energy and resource efficiency companies, mainly in Western Europe. As an active investor, the Fund helps portfolio companies to access the Eastern European market via the “gateway” of Kazan, the most investor-friendly region of Russia.
Financing the Distributed Economy
Wednesday, March 12, 20143:00 pm - 4:00 pm
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Bertrand Valdman, Edison International
Bertrand Valdman is senior vice president of strategic planning for Edison International. Valdman is responsible for directing the strategy of Edison International, the parent company of Southern California Edison, one of the nation’s largest utilities. Prior to joining Edison International, Valdman was the executive vice president and chief operating officer of Puget Sound Energy where he was responsible for regulated electric and natural gas distribution operations, as well as the Customer Service, Information Technology, and Community Affairs functions.
Opening Keynotes
Thursday, March 13, 20148:45 am - 10:00 am
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David Wright, ClearEdge Power
Mr. Wright is currently the Chief Executive Officer of ClearEdge Power, a privately held company that delivers clean independent secure energy through distributed power systems. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of GridIron Systems from February 2010 to July 2011. Prior to that, Mr. Wright was Chairman and CEO of Verari Systems from July 2006 to November 2009.
7 x 7 Talks
Thursday, March 13, 201411:00 am - 12:15 pm
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Dan Yates, Opower
As CEO, Dan Yates is responsible for the vision, strategy, and leadership of Opower. Under his leadership, Opower has become one of the fastest growing enterprise SaaS companies in the world: Opower has been cited as an example of innovation and success by President Barack Obama and Prime Minister David Cameron. Dan has been recognized as one of the leading SaaS CEOs through honors such as Washington Business Journal’s Power 100, Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year®, Fortune’s “40 under 40,” and Washingtonian’s “Tech Titans.” Through his work at Opower, he is able to marry his love of the environment with his passion for building world-class software products. Dan co-founded Opower with Alex Laskey in 2007. Prior to Opower, he was founder and CEO of Edusoft, an educational software company that provided assessment platforms to US public school districts. He sold the 150-person, $20M company to publisher Houghton Mifflin in 2004. Dan received his BA in Computer Science, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Harvard.
Accelerating a System Change – Toward a Decentralized Future
Wednesday, March 12, 20148:45 am - 9:45 am
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Dr. Or Yogev, AugWind
Dr Or Yogev is the founder and CEO of AugWind LTD. He received his PhD degree in mechanical engineering and applied mathematics from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). His thesis had been awarded with the centennial price for best thesis in mechanical engineering. After completing his PhD program Dr Yogev had joined eSolar. At eSoalr he gained vast experience in many aspects of the solar thermal technology, serving initially as senior research scientist and finally as a director of the analysis group. Dr Yogev had published four journal papers and has three patents under his name.Website: http://capitalnature.com/portfolio/
Small Country, Big Dreams: Israel and the CleanTech Industry
Wednesday, March 12, 20144:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Colin le Duc, Generation Investment Management
Colin co-heads Generation’s growth equity Climate Solutions Funds. Prior to co-founding Generation in 2004, Colin was Head of Research at Sustainable Asset Management (“SAM”) in Zurich where he worked on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes and SAM’s sustainable investment funds. He has also worked for Arthur D. Little in London as an energy strategy consultant, and Total in Paris as a natural gas analyst. Colin holds a BSc in International Management and Modern Languages from University of Bath, UK and has completed the Corporate Finance Programme at London Business School. He serves on various Generation portfolio company Boards as well as on the non-profit Board of San Francisco-based Business for Social Responsibility.
Opening Keynotes
Thursday, March 13, 20148:45 am - 10:00 am
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Wal van Lierop, Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital
Wal is Co-Founder, President & CEO of Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital, the world’s most active cleantech venture capital firm and one of the longest running “pure-play” cleantech VCs. He helps oversee a global network of affiliated funds spanning three continents that invests in game-changing, early-stage clean energy innovation. From fusion energy startups and wastewater treatment technologies to waste plastic-to-oil conversion systems, he’s at the heart of the global cleantech industry.
Entrepreneur Showcase – 1st Round
Wednesday, March 12, 20149:45 am - 10:15 am
