Finance/Investment
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Topics & Application Areas
- Venture Capital
- Growth Capital Financing
- Project Financing
- Sustainable Investment
- Other
Symposium Sessions | ||
Monday May 4 | ||
| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | |
| 10:30 | Carbon and Clean Technology: U.S. & International Cap & Trade | |
| 11:30 | Carbon and Clean Technology: U.S. & International Cap & Trade | |
| 1:30 | Carbon and Clean Technology: Updates on Emission Politics in the United States | |
| 1:30 | CTSI Special Symposium - Commercial Cleantech Innovation | |
| 3:30 | CTSI Special Symposium - Commercial Cleantech Innovation | |
| 4:00 | Clean & Sustainable Initiatives & Case Studies | |
| 4:00 | Carbon and Clean Technology: Government Funding Opportunities | |
| 5:00 | CTSI Special Symposium - Executives Roundtable Discussion | |
Tuesday May 5 | ||
| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | |
| 11:00 | Carbon and Clean Technology: The Effect of the Global Credit Crisis on Carbon Markets and Clean Tech Investment | |
| 12:30 | Clean & Sustainable Strategies & Case Studies | |
| 1:30 | Carbon and Clean Technology: Opportunities and Risks for Clean Tech Companies in Carbon Markets | |
| 2:45 | Carbon and Clean Technology: GHG Management & Tracking | |
| 4:00 | POSTERS | |
Wednesday May 6 | ||
| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | |
| 8:30 | Keynote Panel: The Future of Energy | |
| 10:30 | Carbon and Clean Technology: Clean Tech Venture Capital | |
| 11:00 | Carbon and Clean Technology: Clean Tech Venture Capital | |
| 2:30 | Clean Finance & Investment | |
| 1:30 | POSTERS | |
| 3:30 | Carbon and Clean Technology: Carbon Trading - View from the Floor (to be announced) | |
Thursday May 7 | ||
Symposium Program | ||
Monday May 4 | ||
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| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | Theater AB |
| Session chair: Matthew Laudon, NSTI and Patti Glaza, CTSI | ||
| 8:00 | The Nanotech Revolution in Renewable Energy D. Arvizu - Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), U.S. Department of Energy, US (bio) | |
| 8:30 | Nanotechnology and the Obama Administration T. Kalil, Office of Science and Technology Policy, The White House, US | |
| 9:00 | Innovation for a Secure Future R. Johnson - CTO, Lockheed Martin, US (bio) | |
| 9:30 | The Next Big Thing is Really Small R.J. Kumpf - CAO, Bayer Material Science, US (bio) | |
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| 10:30 | Carbon and Clean Technology: U.S. & International Cap & Trade | Room 320 AD |
| Session chair: Lisa Hodes, Greenburg Traurig & Patti Glaza, CTSI | ||
| 10:30 | Carbon Markets from A to Z E. Zelljadt, Point Carbon, US | |
| 11:00 | Carbon and Clean Technology: U.S. Cap & Trade L. Epifani, Van Ness Feldman, US | |
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| 11:30 | Carbon and Clean Technology: U.S. & International Cap & Trade | Room 320 AD |
| Session chair: Lisa Hodes, Greenburg Traurig & Patti Glaza, CTSI | ||
| - | K.O. Kristiansen, Point Carbon, US | |
| - | R. Adcock, Camco, US (bio) | |
| - | A. Totty, British Embasssy, UK | |
| - | L. Epifani, Van Ness Feldman, US | |
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| 1:30 | Carbon and Clean Technology: Updates on Emission Politics in the United States | Room 320 AD |
| Session chair: Lisa Hodes, Greenberg Traurig LLP | ||
| 1:30 | Updates on Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiatives in the U.S. L. Hodes, E. Varanini, Green Traurig, LLP, US (bio) | |
| 2:30 | Bringing Carbon Issues to the Board Room M. Meehan, Carbonetworks, CA | |
| 2:50 | The Legal Aspects of the Carbon Markets G. Casas, Greenberg Traurig, US | |
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| 1:30 | CTSI Special Symposium - Commercial Cleantech Innovation | Room 340 AB |
| Session chair: Matthew Nordan, Lux Resarch & Patti Glaza, CTSI, US | ||
| 1:30 | State of Cleantech Commercialization M. Nordan, Lux Research, US | |
| 1:45 | Altela N. Godshall, Altela, CEO, US (bio) | |
| 2:05 | Serious Materials S. Vaughan, Serious Materials, CMO, US (bio) | |
| 2:25 | Advent Solar P. Green, Advent Solar, CEO, US (bio) | |
| 2:45 | (CANCELED) FTL Solar T. Saxton, FTL Solar, CEO, US | |
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| 3:30 | CTSI Special Symposium - Commercial Cleantech Innovation | Room 340 AB |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI | ||
| 3:30 | BrightSource Energy C. Ricker, Brightsource Energy, Sr. V.P., US | |
| 3:50 | Great Point Energy B. Preston, Great Point Energy, Executive Vice President, US (bio) | |
| 4:10 | Tendril Networks Inc. A. Tuck, Tendril, CEO, US (bio) | |
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| 4:00 | Clean & Sustainable Initiatives & Case Studies | Room 350 F |
| Session chair: Shyam Venkatesh, NICDP - National Industrial Cluster Development Program of Saudi Arabia | ||
| 4:00 | Running the World on Renewables via Hydrogen and Ammonia Transmission Pipelines with Annual-scale Firming Storage W.C. Leighty, The Leighty Foundation, US | |
| 4:20 | (CANCELED) EcoVision : A Cooperative Resource Management Solution R. Maddox, EcoVision Solution, AU | |
| 4:40 | Agriculture Green House Gas (GHG) Soil Sequestering Standard Development G. Delong, Novecta, US | |
| 5:00 | Paradigm Shift: Moving Beyond Carbon Neutral to Carbon Healthy B. McGann, TRIRIGA, US | |
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| 4:00 | Carbon and Clean Technology: Government Funding Opportunities | Room 320 AD |
| Session chair: Lisa Hodes, Greenberg Traurig LLP | ||
| 4:00 | Financing Foreign Carbon & Cleantech Projects C.S. O'Connor, Export-Import Bank, US | |
| 4:30 | Avenues and Opportunities for Governmental Cleantech Funding B. Noble, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, US | |
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| 5:00 | CTSI Special Symposium - Executives Roundtable Discussion | Room 340 AB |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI | ||
| - | N. Godshall, Altela, CEO, US | |
| - | S. Vaughan, Serious Materials, CMO, US | |
| - | P. Green, Advent Solar, CEO, US | |
| - | T. Saxton, FTL Solar, CEO, US | |
| - | C. Ricker, Brightsouce Energy, Sr. V.P., US | |
| - | G.C. Evans, GreenHunter, CEO, US | |
| - | A. Perlman, Great Point Energy, CEO, US | |
| - | A. Tuck, Tendril, CEO, US | |
Tuesday May 5 | ||
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| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | Theater AB |
| Session chair: Jeff Moseley, Greater Houston Partnership, Shushana Castle, Clinton Global Initiative Member/Millennium Water Alliance, US | ||
| 8:00 | Welcome TechConnect World to Houston J. Moseley, Greater Houston Partnership, US | |
| 8:15 | Can Uncle Sam Cure What Ails Clean Tech? P. Dickerson, HaynesBoone, former COO Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, DOE, US (bio) | |
| 8:45 | Welcome to Houston B. White, City of Houston, Mayor, US (bio) | |
| 9:00 | Flying into the Future: Continental’s Commitment to the Environment L. Kellner, Continental Airlines, CEO, US (bio) | |
| 9:30 | RUSNANO: Driving the Nanotech Industry Growth A. Chubais, RUSNANO, CEO, RU (bio) | |
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| 11:00 | Carbon and Clean Technology: The Effect of the Global Credit Crisis on Carbon Markets and Clean Tech Investment | Room 320 AD |
| Session chair: Andrew Heckler, Workhouse, US | ||
| - | A. Smith, Barclays Capital, US | |
| - | C. Hieb, Pacific Crest Securities, US | |
| - | J. Small, GHG Partners, US | |
| - | W. Hogarth, Sequoia Capital, US | |
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| 12:30 | Clean & Sustainable Strategies & Case Studies | Expo Hall Theater |
| 12:30 | Strategically Securing and Protecting Intellectual Property in the Renewable and Emission Technology Space T. Smith, R. Lord, Osha Liang LLP, US | |
| 12:45 | Patent Pollution: Clearing the Patent Landscape and Protecting Innovation D.K.S. Cornwell, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C., US | |
| 1:00 | Clean Energy Collaborations P. Landen, C. Jordan, Baker Botts LLP, US | |
| 1:15 | Protecting Green Technology and Green Brands: Strategies for Getting Your Eco-Patents and Eco-Marks Through the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office E.L. Lane, Luce Forward / Green Patent Blog, US | |
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| 1:30 | Carbon and Clean Technology: Opportunities and Risks for Clean Tech Companies in Carbon Markets | Room 320 AD |
| Session chair: Michael Holman: Lux Research, US | ||
| - | W. Tokash, Carbon Opportunity Group, US | |
| - | A. Varma, Sustainable Ventures, US | |
| - | R. Lack, Element Markets, US | |
| - | S. Wood, SC Americas, US | |
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| 2:45 | Carbon and Clean Technology: GHG Management & Tracking | Room 320 AD |
| Session chair: Wes Goldstein, Hobbs & Towne, Inc, US | ||
| - | M. Meehan, Carbonetworks, CA | |
| - | P. Morgan, Equilibrium Solutions, US | |
| - | K. Ivanic, World Energy, US | |
| - | S. Wood, SC Americas, US | |
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| 4:00 | POSTERS | Expo Hall |
Wednesday May 6 | ||
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| 8:00 | Keynotes: Nanotech & Cleantech & TechConnect | Theater AB |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI, US | ||
| 8:00 | Energy in the 21st Century: Muir, Patton, and Gandhi R. James Woolsey, VantagePoint Venture Partners, US (bio) | |
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| 8:30 | Keynote Panel: The Future of Energy | Theater AB |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI, US | ||
| - | D. Beneby, Exelon, President, Exelon Power, US (bio) | |
| - | M. Kapner, Austin Energy, US (bio) | |
| - | C. Frasier, Shell, VP Americas, US (bio) | |
| - | M. Simmons, Simmons & Company, US (bio) | |
| - | J. Renaud, GE Ecomagination, US (bio) | |
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| 10:30 | Carbon and Clean Technology: Clean Tech Venture Capital | Room 320 AD |
| Session chair: Patti Glaza, CTSI, US | ||
| 10:30 | Clean Tech Investment Trends R. Gittings, Price Waterhouse Cooper - Moneytree, US | |
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| 11:00 | Carbon and Clean Technology: Clean Tech Venture Capital | Room 320 AD |
| Session chair: Rob Gittings, Price Waterhouse Cooper Moneytree, US | ||
| - | R. Gittings, Price Waterhouse Cooper - Moneytree, US | |
| - | M. Trevithick, Venrock Partners, US | |
| - | R. Toker, Sindicatum Carbon Technology, US | |
| - | S. McBee, McBee Strategic Consultin, US | |
| - | K. Jansen, Expansion Capital, US | |
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| 2:30 | Clean Finance & Investment | Room 320 AD |
| Session chair: Neil Cameron, Emerald Technology Ventures, CA | ||
| 2:30 | Energy Activities in the Department of Defense M. Merzig, Booz Allen Hamilton, US | |
| 2:50 | Federal Funding for Renewable Energy Projects K. Carnes, TechVision21, US | |
| 3:10 | Best Practices: Creating a New Asset Class for Distributed Solar Energy Generation W. Lee, SunEdison, US | |
| 3:30 | The Role of Venture Capital and Start-ups in Clean Technology W. Coleman, Mohr Davidow Ventures, US | |
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| 1:30 | POSTERS | Expo Hall |
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| 3:30 | Carbon and Clean Technology: Carbon Trading - View from the Floor (to be announced) | Room 320 AD |
| Session chair: Craig Enochs, Jackson Walker, US | ||