Cleantech Forum XXVI — San Francisco

Taking Cleantech to Scale

Now in its 8th year, the annual Cleantech Forum series returns to San Francisco over February 24-26th, 2010 at The Palace Hotel and will bring together 1,000 industry leaders ushering in new forms of financing for scale and innovation, for a broader set of global demands and new business models.

Attend Cleantech Forum XXVI themed "Taking Cleantech to Scale", and gain a competitive advantage as large corporate incumbents and governments worldwide play an increasing role in financing and scaling cleantech. Learn about the new business models and markets that a maturing cleantech sector is creating.

Attendees have access to first-hand accounts from the new companies appearing, the new funds investing and corporations looking for partners.

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	Bill Lockyer, As California’s 32nd State Treasurer, Bill Lockyer has helped spur California’s clean economy, create good-paying jobs and fight global warming. He has sponsored a “green bond” legislation to make government buildings more energy efficient, a measure that makes it cheaper for schools and other governmental entities to install renewable energy generation and has revived the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority, which provides low-cost financing for renewable energy and alternative fuels projects.
Philippe Martin, VP Research and Innovation Sourcing, Veolia Environnement. Vice President for Research & Innovation with Veolia Environnement, Martin leads research programs and innovation teams within the Group. At Veolia, he has specialised in waste treatment since 1997 and has developed the American branch of Veolia dedicated to industrial wastes.	Stewart Brand, author and long-time environmentalist, best known for authoring the "Whole Earth Catalog", has recently released his new book, “Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto” He is the founder of The WELL, co-founder of the Global Business Network and co-founder of The Long Now Foundation.
Carl Bass, CEO, at Autodesk currently oversees how Autodesk’s products serve the manufacturing, building, infrastructure, and media and entertainment industries. Formerly Autodesk’s chief operating officer, responsible for worldwide sales, marketing, and product development. He also served as chief technology officer and vice president of the AECAD group, responsible for the design and development of AutoCAD and AEC products. He also co-founded Ithaca Software, the developers of HOOPS, which was acquired by Autodesk in 1993 and serves on the Board of Directors of Autodesk, McAfee, and iRise.

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Join us at The Forum and learn about new opportunities in the sector, attend sessions that explore the global focus on the corporate integration of sustainability and efficiency practices and help define a global policy and stimulus framework for the 2010 cleantech industry.

Engage industry power players at corporate sessions in vertical markets including:

Who should attend Cleantech Forum XXVI?

Investors:

Industry leaders and influencers:

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.

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