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Scaling Cleantech Markets: Driving Job & Value Creation, Evolutionary Design and New Global Supply Chains
Over September 15-17, 2008, more than 600 of the world’s leading investors at the forefront of the cleantech investment category—representing over $3 trillion in capital—together with entrepreneurs, scientists and policy-makers, will convene in Washington, DC for Cleantech Forum XVIII.
As we move toward the conclusion of the first decade of the 21st Century, stresses on the global economy from rising inflation and slowing growth in the developed economies will be compounded by the tangible impacts of climate change. Clean technologies hold the promise of addressing these challenges, and doing so by generating superior returns along with job and wealth creation.
From 2001 to 2007, the cleantech investment category expanded by an average of over 50% per year and despite growing headwinds in the global economy, continues to expand and appears poised for continued strong growth into the 2nd decade of the 21st Century.
Cleantech Forum XVIII is one in a series of five of the world’s annual premier investment intelligence platforms occurring across North America, Europe, China and India, providing insight, investment opportunities and unparalleled networking for the world's leading investors, growth companies, policy-makers, scientists and enterprises.
Investment and business leaders will join with leading policy-makers to take concrete steps to scale cleantech markets, increase capital flows and break-down barriers to rapid market adoption.
Join us in shaping the rapidly emerging cleantech category at the world’s premier cleantech investment platform, providing unparalleled definition, analysis, networking, deal flow and thought leadership. Join with your peers in what has emerged to be the most significant economic opportunity of the 21st Century; the "Clean Industrial Revolution".
Conference Chair: John K. Balbach, Managing Partner, Cleantech Group, LLC
Monday, September 15, 2008
TIME | EVENT DESCRIPTION |
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| 5:30pm – 7:00pm | Cleantech Forum® XVIII Welcome Reception Sponsored by Global Environment Fund |
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
TIME | EVENT DESCRIPTION | |
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| 7:00am – 7:00pm | Registration Sponsored by Autodesk | |
| 7:00am – 8:30am | Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC | |
| 8:00am – 7:30pm | Cleantech Innovation Showcase™ Throughout the day, engage with emerging technologies, companies and category leaders at the forefront of the clean industrial revolution. | |
| 8:30am – 8:45am | Welcome & Opening Speaker: Michael L. Goguen, General Partner, Sequoia Capital | |
| 8:45am – 9.15am | The Cleantech Forecast: Data, Patterns, Trends & Predictions The Cleantech Group, founders of the cleantech investment category, unveil impactful and market moving data, analysis and predictions. Speaker: Nicholas Parker, Chairman, along with Brian Fan, Director of Research, Cleantech Group, LLC | |
| 9:15am – 10.15am | Future Casting Two viewpoints, two experts, two visions for investors, entrepreneurs and policy-makers on the future of water and innovation. Speakers: Chris Luebkeman, Director for Global Foresight & Innovation, Arup Dr. Peter P. Rogers, Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering and Professor of City and Regional Planning, Harvard University | |
| 10:15am – 11:00am | Mid–Morning Networking Break | |
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | In-Discussion: Uncommon Alliance/Common Goal: Jobs and Wealth Creation driven by Big Labor, Big Capital and Climate Change The emerging cleantech economy is poised to generate significant job creation. Leaders from Big Labor, Institutional Capital and Policy will explore the opportunities to transform Labor’s capital assets into a job-creating engine, providing economic opportunity to stimulate a new generation of jobs and the market leading policy regimes required to further stimulate markets. Speakers: Ron Bloom, Special Assistant to the President, United Steelworkers Union Phil Angelides, Chairman, Apollo Alliance; former California State Treasurer Christopher Chafe, Executive Director, Change to Win Moderator: William M. Bumpers, Partner, Baker Botts LLP | |
| 12:00pm – 12:30pm | Breakthroughs from Science A far ranging review of scientific breakthroughs which may provide disruptive market opportunities while addressing resource constraints, climate change, water scarcity and mitigation and adaptation opportunities over the 2nd and 3rd decades of the 21st Century. Keynote: Dr. Tony Haymet, Director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego Vice Chancellor for Marine Sciences and Dean of the UC San Diego Graduate School of Marine Sciences | |
| 12:30pm – 2:00pm | Networking Lunch Sponsored by TSX Group and Blue Lion Capital Management | |
| 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Screened Investment Opportunities (First Session) Over the last 6 years, CEOs presenting at Cleantech Forums® have secured over $1.5 billion in growth financing. In this session, 10 CEOs from competitively selected and institutional grade growth companies from across the full spectrum of the cleantech category present and pitch investment opportunities spanning Series A to Mezzanine, Project Finance and Follow-on. Introductory remarks: Christine Gulbranson, Director, Advancing Innovation Initiative, Kauffman Foundation Moderator: Lauren Bigelow, Managing Director, Cleantech Network™ | |
| 3:30pm – 4:00pm | People at the Center: Humanizing Energy through Design Energy is the world’s most valued commodity but with the emergence of new means to generate, store, monitor and control energy, there is a unique opportunity to connect energy in new ways to consumers. A humanity-centered approach to redesigning the energy experience can not only move energy from being a commodity to an experience but also help drive new business growth. Speaker:Ted Howes, Global Lead, Sustainability, IDEO | |
| 4:00pm – 4:30pm | Afternoon Networking Break | |
| 4:30pm – 5:30pm | The Cleantech Town Hall As we move toward the conclusion of the first decade of the 21st Century, stresses on the global economy from rising inflation and slowing growth in the developed economies will be compounded by repercussions from climate change, a rapidly emerging food crisis and related issues such as water scarcity and unpredictable commodity pricing. Investing in clean technologies may hold the greatest promise of addressing these challenges, while also generating superior returns and greenfield job creation. In active debate, this broadcast brings together leaders from across the capital markets who are actively financing solutions with leading policy-makers spearheading the 21st Century’s government-driven stimuli, rules and regulations. Commentators: Jason Grumet, Energy and Environment Advisor, Obama for President Hank Habicht, Sail Ventures and Republican Representative, Reagan and Bush Administrations Gerry Waldron, Chief of Staff, House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming Frances Beinecke, President, Natural Resources Defense Council H. Jeffery Leonard, Founding Partner & CEO, Global Environment Fund Charles J. McDermott, General Partner, Rockport Capital Partners Matt Cheney, founder and CEO, MMA Renewable Ventures Moderator: John F. Harris, Editor-in-Chief, The Politico Participatory Audience: Attendees of Cleantech Forum XVIII | |
| 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Gala Reception Sponsored by Global Environment Fund | |
| 7:30pm – 9:30pm | Gala Dinner and Award Presentations Award: Cleantech Emerging Enterprise of the Year Cleantech Pioneer Sponsored by The Milenthal Group | |
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
TIME | EVENT DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| 7:30am – 8:30am | Breakfast: Working Discussions |
| 8:00am – 7:30pm | Cleantech Innovation Showcase™ Throughout the day, engage with emerging technologies, companies and category leaders at the forefront of the clean industrial revolution. |
| 8:30am – 9:15am | Cities as Catalysts of Cleantech Innovation: Leaders from Stockholm and Other Pioneering Cities Showcase With more than half the human population living in urban areas, cities have a critical role to play in creating and accelerating cleantech solutions for global environmental and resource challenges. Urbanization is projected to increase from three billion in 2000 to five billion in 2030. Cities will be serving as powerful market forces, driving procurement and leading implementation of complex infrastructure solutions across the full spectrum of the cleantech investment category. Speakers: Sten Nordin, Mayor of Stockholm, Sweden Cecilia V. Estolano, CEO of the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles Thomas Davidsson, CEO, Scandinavian Biogas Fuels AB Moderator: Steve Crolius, Senior Director, Clinton Climate Initiative Sponsored by Stockholm Business Region |
| 9:15am – 10:35am | Screened Investment Opportunities (Second Session) Over the last 6 years, CEOs presenting at Cleantech Forums® have secured over $1.5 billion in growth financing. In this session, 8 CEOs from competitively selected and institutional grade growth companies from across the full spectrum of the cleantech category present and pitch investment opportunities spanning Series A to Mezzanine, Project Finance and Follow-on. Introductory remarks: Rebecca Bagley, Deputy Secretary for Technology Investment, State of PA Moderator: Lauren Bigelow, Managing Director, Cleantech Network™ |
| 10:35am – 11:00am | Mid Morning Networking Break |
| 10:40am – 10:55am | Demonstration of Cleantech Member Benefits Join the Cleantech Group for a demonstration of our all new membership services. If information, data, andresearch are key to your Cleantech needs, the demonstration will show you how to access this information. |
| 11:00am – 12:00pm | Panel Discussions: First Session Track A: Importance of Project Finance in Cleantech: Reaching Utility-Scale Solutions Though Cleantech garnered over $5 billion of venture capital in the US and Europe last year and $2 billion in Q208 alone, it is a fraction of the estimated billions of total investment to date in the global cleantech economy the majority of that capital coming from governments, institutional investors and others involved in infrastructure development. Given the utility-scale solutions necessary for true systemic change, the use of project finance as an investment tool is critical to success as rarely can a single entity fund an entire project. This discussion will convene leaders from all sides of the project finance table to delve into the investment opportunities and challenges, the regulatory landscape and the future of project finance domestically and internationally. Speakers: Claire Broido Johnson, Senior Advisor, Hannon Armstrong Lynn Tabernacki, Senior Manager - Renewable Energy and Environmental Finance, Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) Ron Flax-Davidson, Vice President – Development, CH Energy Group Walter A. (Tony) Maull, Jr., Cleantech Market Leader - Mid Atlantic, Ernst & Young Moderator: Frederick Jenney, Partner, Morrison & Foerster LLP Sponsored by Morrison & Foerster LLP Track B: Smart Grids: Rapidly Evolving Opportunities America’s leading utilities are evolving to meet the demands raised by increasing distributed generation, intermittent renewable power, and reduced base load capacity. This panel will discuss their experiences with modernization of electricity distribution systems and the challenges they face to provide robust, secure, efficient, profitable and intelligent systems. Panelists will discuss current projects at two of the country’s leading utilities, new technologies entering the marketplace to facilitate these demands, and legal challenges raised by these new technologies. Speakers: David Mohler, Vice President and CTO, Duke Energy Steven Pullins, President and CEO, Horizon Energy Group Tim Healy, CEO, EnerNOC, Inc. Suedeen G. Kelly, Commissioner, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Moderator: Todd McClelland, Partner, Alston & Bird, Energy Infrastructure, Climate and Technology Group Sponsored by Alston & Bird |
| 12:20pm – 1:15pm | Panel Discussions: Second Session Track A: Policy Drivers Needed to Accelerate Technology Deployment What are the policy drivers that have allowed technologies to be successfully deployed internationally and what are the lessons learned? What policies would allow successful deployment of clean technologies in North America? Where should the finance industry provide support to create legislation that will support deployment of technologies? What are the pitfalls to look for when making investments that are tied into policies? What opportunities are at the forefront if there are successful policy implementations? Speakers: Scott MacDonald, Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures Karl R. Rábago, Director, AES Wind Generation and Greenhouse Gas Services, LLC (a GE AES venture) James Torpey, Director of Market Development, SunPower Lawrence Kast, Director, Government Relations, Honeywell Moderator: Todd G. Glass, Chair of Energy Practice Group, Heller Ehrman Sponsored by Emerald Technology Ventures Track B: Energy Opportunities in Emerging Markets In developed markets, high traditional energy prices are driving investments in alternatives and efficiencies. Many developing markets add environmental degradation and tight supplies to the mix, as well as incentives from carbon markets, creating significant upside opportunities. The expert panel will review investment opportunities and strategies in emerging markets, and trends over the coming few years. Speakers: Graeme Martin, Business Development, Environmental Products, Shell Energy North America Haydee Celaya, Director of the Private Equity and Investment Funds Department, International Finance Corporation Sarah Alexander, President, Emerging Markets Private Equity Association David Bohigian, Assistant Secretary for Market Access and Compliance, U.S. Department of Commerce Moderator: Spencer Reiss, Contributing Editor, Wired Magazine Sponsored by Shell Oil Company Sponsored by Shell Oil Company |
| 1:30pm – 3:00pm | Closing Luncheon Plenary Conversation Speakers: David H. McCormick, Under Secretary for International Affairs, US Department of Treasury Peter Schwartz, cofounder and Chairman, Global Business Network Moderator: Chris Meyer, Chief Executive, Monitor Networks, a unit of Monitor Group Sponsored by Battelle Ventures, LP and Victorian Government - Department of Primary Industries Most Promising Technology Award Presentation: As voted by attendees of our Cleantech Forums to the most interesting company presented as a potential investment opportunity. |
| 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Wrap-up Networking Hour |
