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Cleantech Forum XXVI — San Francisco

The premier global clean technology industry gathering

Attracting nearly 1,000 investors, entrepreneurs, policy makers, global corporations and industry influencers, the Cleantech Forum in San Francisco has been on the calendars of industry power players since 2002. Plan to attend Cleantech Forum XXVI: February 24-26, 2010.

Keynote Speakers for Cleantech Forum San Francisco 2010 include:

Governor George Pataki, Currently practicing at Chadbourne & Parke LLP, Governor George Pataki’s practice focuses on energy, environmental and corporate matters. He has served three terms as the 53rd governor of New York state, from 1995 through 2006. During his tenure as New York’s chief executive, Governor Pataki advanced award-winning, cutting-edge policies in the renewable energy and environmental fields

Elon Musk, CEO and Product Architect of Tesla Motors, Chairman of SolarCity, CEO & CTO of SpaceX, and co-founder of Paypal, SpaceX and Tesla.

David Steiner, CEO of Waste Management Inc., the largest waste company in North America and the largest recycler of household-generated recyclables will address the future of waste and environmental services.

Dr. Peter Graf, Chief Sustainability Officer and Executive Vice President of Sustainability Solutions at SAP, is responsible for developing sustainable solutions for SAP’s global customers, while also driving sustainable operations within SAP. Graf holds a masters degree in computer science and economics as well as a Ph.D. in artificial intelligence.

HIGHLIGHTS OF CLEANTECH FORUM SAN FRANCISCO 2009

The Cleantech Forecast: Data, Patterns, Trends & Predictions
Nicholas Parker, Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Cleantech Group

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CEOs and other thought leaders from previous Cleantech Forums

Dr. Sultan al Jaber CEO, of the $15 billion Masdar Initiative	Robert Bernard Chief Environmental Strategist Microsoft	David Blood Managing Partner Generation Investment Management
Hillary Clinton Senator State of New York	Gregory S. Curhan President Merriman Curhan Ford & Co.	John Doerr General Partner Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Stephan Dolezalek Managing Partner VantagePoint Venture Partners	Steven Fludder Vice President GE Ecomagination	Rajat Gupta Managing Director McKinsey & Company
Mark Heesen President National Venture Capital Association	Ko Kheng Hwa Managing Director Singapore Economic Development Board	Dr. Arun Jaura CTO and Head of Innovation and Global Advanced Technologies Mahindra & Mahindra
Daniel Kammen Energy and Resources Group Goldman School of Public Policy	Neel Kashkhari Special Advisor Department of Treasury	Ravi Khanna CEO Moser Baer Photovoltaic
Vinod Khosla Founding Partner Khosla Ventures	Jeff Leonard President & CEO Global Environment Fund	Jeffrey Lipton Managing Director Jefferies & Co.
Chetan Maini Founder Reva Electric Car Company	Debashish Majumdar Chairman IREDA	Sean Maloney Executive VP Intel Corporation
Chuck McDermott General Partner RockPort Capital Partners	Shri Vilas Muttemwar Minister Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India	Win Neuger Chief Investment Officer AIG
Lord Ronald Oxburgh Chairman Shell	Dr. Avinash Patkar Chief Sustainability Officer TATA Power	Arno Penzias, PhD. Nobel Laureate Venture Partner New Enterprise Associates
Minister Jairam Ramesh Indian Minister of State for Environment and Forests Government of India	Karthik Ranganathan Head of Investments Baring India	James B. Robb Senior Vice President Enterprise Planning and Development Northeast Utilities System (NU)
Matt C. Rogers Senior Advisor for Recovery Act Implementation U.S. Dept. of Energy	Andy Ruben VP of Corporate Strategy and Sustainability Wal-Mart, Inc	Partho Sanyal Director Bank of America
Dr. Zhengrong Shi CEO Suntech Power Holdings Company	Sandeep Singhal Managing Director Nexus India Capital	Saurabh Srivastava Chairman Indian Venture Capital Association
Erik Straser Managing Partner Mohr Davidow Ventures	Hon. Maurice Strong former Under Secretary General United Nations	Lady Barbara Thomas Judge Chairman UK Atomic Energy Authority
Mossadiq Umedaly Serial Clean Energy Entrepreneur and Chairman BC Hydro	Vijay Vaitheeswaran Technology Correspondent The Economist	Gordon van Welie President & CEO ISO New England
Ravi Viswanathan Partner New Enterprise Associates	Kevin Walsh Managing Director GE	Robert Watson Chairman & CEO EcoTech International Group
Peter Williams CTO IBM Big Green	Jan-Olaf Willums Chairman Th!nk	Hon. John Wilkinson Minister of Research and Information Government of Ontario, MPP for Perth-Wellington
Jim Hildebrandt CEO Bain Capital Asia	Don Ye Managing Partner China Environment Fund

Who should attend Cleantech Forum XXVI?

Investors:

Limited partners & investment banks
Venture capitalists, angels, corporate and institutional investors
Hedge fund and private equity managers
Project financiers and asset managers

Industry leaders and influencers:

Corporate energy and sustainability executives
Cleantech entrepreneurs
Utility and industry executives
Professional service providers such as lawyers, accountants and consultants
Governments, economic development councils, policy makers, scientists and researchers

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Eight years of global market leadership

Cleantech Forum XXVI San Francisco is one of the Cleantech Group's five premier events each year across North America, Europe, China and India. Since 2002, the Forums have provided insight, investment opportunities and unparalleled networking for the world's leading investors, growth companies and global corporations.