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Efficiency, Industry and Smart Infrastructure:
A recipe for Cleantech in 2009
Over April 28-30, 2009, more than 350 leaders of the clean technology sector, including investors, corporations, policy-makers, entrepreneurs and CEOs of sector leading companies, will convene in Copenhagen for Cleantech Forum XXII.
Cleantech Forum XXII represents a time-efficient and cost-effective opportunity to directly engage with key players in the clean technology innovation ecosystem of Europe, Israel and beyond. Meet the power players still investing, and still creating jobs and wealth with clean technology.
The conference program, with its mix of off-site tours, plenary sessions, parallel tracks, side programs and networking breaks, offers such a variety of subjects and formats to gain information and network with key individuals, that no one delegate will experience the same conference as another. Discussions on the issues the sector faces in these difficult times are incorporated into the event as attendees have a chance to examine topics such as efficiency, cleaner industry and smarter infrastructure, while getting an up to date picture of today’s geo-political and macro-economic realities.
In addition, over the course of the event, opportunities will be available to network with some 50 clean technology companies looking for advice, capital, partners, customers, talent - or all five.
The COP-15 summit in Copenhagen in December 2009 will affect the clean technology sector directly. Therefore, the Forum hosts and moderators will integrate this topic into all sessions and address the main issues that arise for the sector including:
- What does the cleantech innovation/investment community want from its policy-makers?
- What could policy-makers and a climate deal do that would be most helpful to cleantech?
Whatever and whoever represents your prime interest in attending, the Cleantech Forum XXII will exceed your expectations.
Richard Youngman
Managing Director, The Cleantech Group - Europe & Israel
Tuesday -- April 28, 2009 | |||
| TIME | EVENT DESCRIPTION | ||
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| 10:30am - 5:00pm | Cleantech Tour Only available to pre-registrants. All 50 spaces have been taken – waiting list only The tour will be an informal introduction for international visitors. The tour includes energy related sites around the Copenhagen area, the picturesque Copenhagen canals, the striking House of Architects, crossing the impressive Öresund bridge to Malmø in southern Sweden and the architectural landmark Turning Torso. Visit innovative companies and sites related to clean technology via bus, boat and a walking tour. Available to any registrant of Cleantech Forum XXII.For more details click here. | ||
| 2:30pm - 3:30pm | Cleantech Network European Advisory Board Meeting By Invitation Only | ||
| 3:30pm - 5:30pm | Roundtable for global and international Cleantech Network Advisory Board members By Invitation Only The Global Water CrisisThe discussion will centre on McKinsey’s recent study, ‘The Global Economic of Water’ which has looked at the supply/demand dynamics, and the possibilities of closing the gaps. They have produced a water cost curve, analogous to their carbon abatement curve. We will put investment opportunity at the front of the discussion.Guest speaker: Dr. Martin R. Stuchtey, Principal, McKinsey & Co. Inc. | ||
| 5:30pm - 7:30pm | Welcome Reception - Cleantech Forum XXII Meet your Cleantech Network Membership Representative – 6:00pm - 6:15pm and 7:00pm - 7:15pm Cleantech Group representatives will be on hand at the Cleantech booth in the Innovation Showcase area to ensure members are up to date with the expanding suite of services available to them and to give non-members the chance to see what they are missing. | ||
Wednesday -- April 29, 2009 | |||
| TIME | EVENT DESCRIPTION | ||
| 8:00am - 6:00pm | Registration | ||
| 8:00am - 9:10am | Continental Breakfast Meet your Cleantech Network Membership Representative – 8:00am - 8:30am Cleantech Group representatives will be on hand at the Cleantech booth in the Innovation Showcase area to ensure members are up to date with the expanding suite of services available to them and to give non-members the chance to see what they are missing. | ||
| 8:00am - 6:00pm | Cleantech Innovation Showcase™ Throughout the day, engage with emerging and market leading companies holding significant promise in the clean technology space. Innovations across the full spectrum of clean technologies will be represented.
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| 8:30am - 9:10am | Morning Icebreakers A new innovation in this year’s Cleantech Forum, ‘Icebreaker’ sessions are designed to provide opportunities for informal but structured networking. Two breakout rooms will be set up with a series of roundtables, and delegates are invited to bring their coffee to the discussion and debate with industry experts. Icebreaker 1: (approximately 50 seats)Cleantech in India Icebreaker 2: (approximately 50 seats)Policy developments in CleantechHosted and moderated by the Cleantech Group | ||
| 9:15am - 9:30am | Efficiency, Industry and Smart Infrastructure: a recipe for cleantech in 2009? Welcome & Opening Thoughts from your Hosts Speaker: Conference chair: Richard Youngman, Managing Director, Cleantech Group, Europe/Israel | ||
| 9:30am - 9:45am | Climate Change: Challenges and opportunities | ||
| 9:45am - 11:00am | The World in Which We Live and Work This session takes a look at the key macro drivers impacting cleantech innovation and investment. The sector is heavily impacted by the global economic, political, and legislative environment as well as the actions and decisions of others in response to climate change. POLITICS:What would make for an efficient, effective, and equitable global deal? What is the urgency? How long might it take? What is the economic urgency of deals and actions? Are the costs manageable? What financing mechanisms and market interventions are being considered and why? ECONOMIC:What does the economic environment look like to a global investor? What is the prognosis for capital availability in the markets? Speaker: Kevin Parker, Global Head, Deutsche Bank Asset Management CLIMATE CHANGE, CLEANTECH AND EMERGING MARKETS:What progress have emerging markets made on climate change initiatives? How can the West help? An opportunity or a problem? Speaker: Lars Thunell, CEO, International Finance Corporation | ||
| 11:00am - 11:45am | Networking Break Meet your Cleantech Network Membership Representative – 11:15am - 11:30am Cleantech Group representatives will be on hand at the Cleantech booth in the Innovation Showcase area to ensure members are up to date with the expanding suite of services available to them and to give non-members the chance to see what they are missing. | ||
| 11:45am - 12:05pm | Cleantech In the Downturn – Let’s Not Waste the Crisis | ||
| 12:05am - 12:50pm | Cleantech In the Downturn – The State of the Markets | ||
| 12:50pm - 2:15pm | Networking Lunch Sponsored by Invest in Skane Meet your Cleantech Network Membership Representative – 1:45pm - 2:00pm Cleantech Group representatives will be on hand at the Cleantech booth in the Innovation Showcase area to ensure members are up to date with the expanding suite of services available to them and to give non-members the chance to see what they are missing. | ||
| 1:40pm - 2:10pm | Afternoon IcebreakersIcebreaker 1: (approximately 50 seats)Cleantech in Russia: is there a place for renewable energy in an oil exporting country?An informal discussion led and hosted by: Alexey Belyakov, Head of Research and Operations, I2BF Venture Capital Icebreaker 2: (approximately 50 seats)Carbon Finance: creating additional revenue for Cleantech applicationsAn informal discussion led and hosted by: Marco Berggren, Head of Technology Transfer, Tricorona AB | ||
| In the Spotlight Tracks – an Explanation
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| 2:15pm – 3:15pm |
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| 3:15pm – 4:15pm |
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| 4:15pm – 4:45pm | Networking Break Meet your Cleantech Network Membership Representative – 4.30-4.45pm Cleantech Group representatives will be on hand at the Cleantech booth in the Innovation Showcase area to ensure members are up to date with the expanding suite of services available to them and to give non-members the chance to see what they are missing. | ||
| 4:45pm – 5:45pm | The Evolving Energy Mix : Who and What will Power the Future? Moderator: | ||
| 5:45pm – 6:15pm | Cleantech Awards | ||
| 6:15pm – 7:00pm | Break | ||
| 7:00pm – 9:00pm | Networking Reception at City Hall Drinks and a buffet will be served. This reception is kindly hosted by The City Council (Entrance only possible for Cleantech Forum XXII registrants with a Forum pass) | ||
| After Hours | Continued networking at Tivoli Gardens After the reception, continue networking and unwinding in the world-famous Tivoli Gardens courtesy of DONG Energy | ||
Thursday -- April 30, 2009 | |||
| TIME | EVENT DESCRIPTION | ||
| 8:00am – 3:00pm | Registration | ||
| 8:00am – 8:45am | Continental Breakfast Sponsored by GDF Suez Meet your Cleantech Network Membership Representative – 8:00am - 8:30am Cleantech Group representatives will be on hand at the Cleantech booth in the Innovation Showcase area to ensure members are up to date with the expanding suite of services available to them and to give non-members the chance to see what they are missing. | ||
| 8:00am - 3:00pm | Cleantech Innovation Showcase™ Throughout the day, engage with emerging and market leading companies holding significant promise in the clean technology space. Innovations across the full spectrum of clean technologies will be represented.
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| 8:10am – 8:40am | Morning Icebreakers Icebreaker 1:(By invitation only. Starts at 0800)Educational Leadership in Cleantech Entrepreneurship & ManagementA roundtable discussion between academics (Babson College and Copenhagen Business School) and practitioners on what research academics, working with the Cleantech Group, might produce that would be useful to academics, investors and entrepreneurs. If interested in participating, email europe@cleantech.com before April 27th. Icebreaker 2:Turbulent times for PV industries but bright future aheadAn informal discussion led and hosted by: Raoul Arvengas, Business Development Manager, GDF Suez | ||
| 8:45am - 9:15am | Peering into the Future – Part 1 This session will stimulate our thinking not merely about where we are, but where we are going. It is all too easy to find reasons to be gloomy, to be frozen into inaction. However, history has taught us that these are the times to get ahead. Where are the opportunities to be seized now? Speakers: The new ICT: opportunity abounds in the convergence of information and clean technology Peter Ohnemus, CEO & President, ASSET4 Future-scaping in the Nordics: looking for the next Vestas Christian Motzfeldt, CEO, Vaekstfonden | ||
| 9:15am - 9:55am | Peering into the Future – Part 2 Sponsored by Taylor Wessing This panel session, building off the speakers in Part 1, will be centered on a new report, The Future of Cleantech in Europe. This report, produced by Cleantech Group, Real Deals and Taylor Wessing, will be formally made public at this session. The panelists are a representative sample of the 40+ investors, innovators, corporate executives and policy analysts interviewed by Real Deals to contribute a synthesized viewpoint alongside the Cleantech Group data and research focusing on where the sector is and where it is heading in Europe. Introductory Remarks: Simon Walker, Partner, Taylor Wessing Richard Youngman, MD Europe/Israel, Cleantech Group Moderator: Scott Payton, Real Deals Panelists: George Polk, Chairman, European Climate Foundation Martin Wright, Managing Director, Marine Current Turbines Ltd Gina Domanig, Managing Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures Wouter Jonk, Managing Director, SET Venture Partners | ||
| 10:00am - 11:00am |
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| 11:00am – 11:30am | Networking Break Meet your Cleantech Network Membership Representative – 11:15am - 11:30am Cleantech Group representatives will be on hand at the Cleantech booth in the Innovation Showcase area to ensure members are up to date with the expanding suite of services available to them and to give non-members the chance to see what they are missing. | ||
| 11:30am - 1:00pm |
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| 1:00pm – 2:00pm | Networking Lunch Meet your Cleantech Network Membership Representative – 1.45pm-2.00pm Cleantech Group representatives will be on hand at the Cleantech booth in the Innovation Showcase area to ensure members are up to date with the expanding suite of services available to them and to give non-members the chance to see what they are missing. | ||
| 1:25pm – 1:55pm | Afternoon IcebreakersIcebreaker 1: (approximately 50 seats)Cleantech in Israel: a hotbed of technological innovation.An informal discussion led and hosted by: Jack Levy (Israel Cleantech Ventures) and Dr Harold Weiner (Terra Venture Partners) Icebreaker 2: (approximately 50 seats)Sneak previews of new Swedish technologies & energy efficiency companies.An informal discussion led and hosted by: Mr Pär Hedberg, CEO Stockholm Innovation and Growth | ||
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| 3:05pm – 4:05pm |
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| 4:05pm – 4:15pm | Closing Remarks Messages will be heard from the innovation community to the policy makers. Collation and synthesis of the points that have arisen from across the different sessions will be summarized. Looking ahead - what next? What the sector has learned? What is the year ahead looking like? Speakers: Richard Youngman, Managing Director, Cleantech Group, Europe/Israel Finn Mortensen, Executive Director, Climate Consortium Denmark | ||
| 4:15pm | Conference Ends – Wind-Down | ||
| *Invited | Note: This agenda is provisional and subject to change | ||
Cleantech Forum XXII Copenhagen is one of the Cleantech Group’s five premier events each year across North America, Europe, China and India. The Forums provides insight, investment opportunities and unparalleled networking for the world’s leading investors, growth companies, policy-makers, scientists and enterprises.
The Copenhagen Forum XXII will:
- Showcase to investors and the corporate community more than 50 of the leading clean technology companies of the European and Israeli regions, many of whom will be looking for capital in the coming year
- Create thought-provoking sessions that help attendees take stock of global happenings and look at future opportunities and challenges
- Provide a platform for the innovation community to disseminate, ahead of COP-15, what it needs from government and policy-makers to efficiently incubate R&D
- Offer unparalleled networking for the local (Copenhagen, Denmark and the Nordics,) the European and the wider international clean technology sector
Delegates should expect to:
Gain insights on the big picture and the global cleantech outlook
- Policy and the global deal — Lene Espersen, deputy PM of Denmark, and Dimitri Zenghelis (Nick Stern's co-author of the 2006 'Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change') will look at the prospects for a global climate deal and its impact on clean technology
- Economics — What is the economic and financial outlook? How are the prices of assets like listed cleantech stocks, oil and commodities likely to change in the nearer term?
- Financial — Insights from the Cleantech Group’s proprietary data, market experts on the trends in capital/investment flows and the availability of capital in private and public markets
- Industry — How committed are the world’s corporates to clean technology? How has that resolve been impacted by the economic downturn?
Learn from large corporates and pioneering innovators
- 8 thematic sessions will offer 3 perspectives — an analysis of the markets (its drivers, needs/opportunities for innovation); the voices of pioneering growth companies innovating in this area; and perspective from investors
- Confirmed sessions include — Energy Efficiency through bio-innovation, smart grids, water, sustainable materials, eco-packaging, heat and energy, waste and recycling, and offshore clean technology
Network with the who’s who of clean technology innovation and investment
- Investors— expected to attend include AIG Sustainable Investments, Allianz, Aloe Private Equity, Amadeus, Atmos, BankInvest, Capricorn Ventures, Climate Change Capital, Demeter Partners, Emerald Technology Ventures, Energy Capital Managment, Environmental Technologies Fund (ETF), Foursome Investments, Good Energies, Impax, Industrifonden, Ludgate, Masdar, Nomura New Energy Investments, Northzone Ventures, Rabo Private Equity, Robeco, Sequoia Capital, SET Venture Partners, The Carbon Trust, Vaekstfonden, Virgin Green Fund, Wheb Ventures, and Zouk Ventures
- Corporate attendees include — BP, Danfoss, GDF Suez, GE, Grundfos, Nokia, Robert Bosch, Shell, Siemens, Solvay, Stora Enso, Total, Unilever and Veolia
- CEOs and executives from more than 50 leading and pioneering cleantech companies from the Nordic, European, Israeli and global cleantech sector
