Cleantech Venture Network, LLC and GreenPower conferences announce first Asian Cleantech venture and investment event

Asia's Emerging Cleantech Investment Community Seminar to be held at the Excelsior Hotel on June 14, 2006 in Hong Kong

• Ann Arbor, Mich. and Hong Kong, May 11, 2006 – Today Cleantech Venture Network, LLC
• and GreenPower Conferences announced the first annual Asia's Emerging Cleantech Investment
• Community Seminar, which will be held on June 14, 2006 at the Excelsior Hotel in Hong Kong.
• The event will bring together investors, business people and service providers interested in
• entrepreneurship and investment in clean technologies.
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• “I’m looking forward to delivering the seminar keynote in tandem with my friend Mark Huang,
• as I continue to travel around the world to educate, inform and excite investors and entrepreneurs
• about the enormous opportunities available in cleantech,” said Nicholas Parker, Chairman and
• CoFounder, Cleantech Capital Group LLC. “This seminar is another in a series of initiatives in
• Asia that signify that the cleantech category has fully arrived as one of the most promising
• investment categories for private and public investors seeking venturegrade
• returns on their investments. During my keynote, I will present the undeniable results of our “Cleantech Capital Report – 2006,” which in great detail explains that there is a real, worldwide need for both
• venture capital and entrepreneurial talent in cleantech, which I believe will be a major driver in
• the continued growth of economies in Asia and throughout the world both now and in the future.”
• Asia’s Emerging Cleantech Investment Community Seminar:
• Keynote’s and Seminar Session Program
• Keynote Cleantech:
• Global Investment Patterns, Performance and Prospects
• Nicholas Parker, Chairman and CoFounder,
• Cleantech Capital Group LLC
• Keynote Delivering
• Commitment to Promising Cleantech Companies
• Mark Huang, Senior Vice President, GE Energy
• Seminar Session 1 Cleantech:
• The Excitement and the Challenges from a VC Perspective
• · Why do VCs think Cleantech is a major investment opportunity?
• · What's different about the Cleantech space, risks, challenges and rewards?
• · What is the track record of VC investing in Cleantech to date?
• Ali Erfan, Partner, Venture Capital Investment Team, 3i, UK
• Seminar Session 2 Cleantech Investing in Australia: Rich in Technology, but Lacking Large
• Markets
• · Smaller countries, like Australia, may have strong R&D programs, entrepreneurial talent and
• sufficient investment capital. Australia has particularly strong capabilities in water and solar
• technologies. The challenge is accessing markets large enough to build a valuable business
• · Describing the challenges and rewards of long distance company relocations and structuring
• startups appropriately for international success
• Ivor Frischknecht, Investment Director, Starfish Ventures, Australia
• Seminar Session 3 The VC Environment in China
• · History of VC in China and the general evolution of venture investments in Cleantech
• · Current environment for investing in China e.g., policy and regulatory reform and the world
• wide perception of the institutional investor environment in China
• Amy Chiang, Managing Partner, China Capital Ventures, LLC
• Seminar Session 4 The Entrepreneurs Perspective of the Cleantech Market Opportunities
• · MBA Polymers’ experience building and operating a recycling facility in China
• Richard McCombs, President and CFO, MBA Polymers
• About Cleantech Venture Network, LLC
• The Cleantech Venture Network TM LLC is a membership organization that brings investors
• together with cleantech entrepreneurs seeking capital through the Cleantech Venture Forum™
• series of events. Cleantech Venture Network™ also provides the industry with research reports
• and various online services. The organization’s mission is to accelerate the next and necessary
• wave of venture innovation and investment worldwide through their network of over 900 affiliate
• investors.
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• The organization has tracked more than $8.3 billion invested in cleantech ventures since 1999. Of
• the $5 billion of venture investment in the cleantech category since 2002, over $450 million has
• been raised by companies presenting at Cleantech Venture Forums. Cleantech Venture Network
• has offices in Canada, Europe and the US. Further information can be found at
• www.cleantech.com or by calling (+1) 8102244310.
• About Green Power Conferences
• Green Power Conferences is a dynamic, businesstobusiness
• event producer in the field of renewable energy and sustainable development. Partnering with a network of international industry bodies and advisors, we provide quality information, facilitate business and accelerate
• the transition to a sustainable, low carbon society. Further information can be found at
• www.greenpowerconferences.com or by calling (+011) 44 870 758 7808