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Cleantech Forum XXVI — San Francisco
Taking Cleantech to Scale The annual Cleantech Forum series returned to San Francisco over February 24-26th, 2010 at The Palace Hotel and brought 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. Cleantech Forum XXVI was themed "Taking Cleantech to Scale", and allowed attendees to gain a competitive advantage as large corporate incumbents and governments worldwide play an increasing role in financing and scaling cleantech. Insider information on new business models and markets for a maturing cleantech sector was shared. Attendees were also able to access to first-hand accounts from the new companies appearing, the new funds investing and corporations looking for partners. Speakers Included: | • | Philippe Martin, Senior Vice President for Research and Innovation, Veolia Environnement | | • | Bill Lockyer, California's 32nd State Treasurer | | • | Governor George Pataki, currently practicing at Chadbourne & Parke LLP, Governor George Pataki's practice focuses on energy, environmental and corporate matters | | • | Carl Bass, CEO, Autodesk | | • | Stewart Brand, Author, "Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto" | | • | Kazunari Fukui, Growth & Commercialization Manager, GE Energy | | • | Scott Bolick, Vice President, Sustainability, SAP | | • | Robert Stewart, Senior Vice President, Nevada Energy | | • | Peter Williams, CTO Big Green Innovations, IBM | | • | Issam Dairanieh, Technology Principal, BP | | • | James Robb, Senior Vice President-Enterprise Planning and Development, Northeast Utilities | | • | Carl Bass, CEO, Autodesk | | • | Lorie Wigle, General Manager, Eco-Tech, Intel | | • | Bill Weihl, Green Energy Czar, Google | | • | Troy Batterberry, Product Unit Manager, Microsoft Hohm | | • | Stephan Dolezalek, Managing Director & Group Leader, CleanTech, VantagePoint Venture Partners | | • | Todd Jaquez-Fissori, Managing Director, Hercules Technology Growth Capital | | • | J. Christopher Moran, Vice President, General Manager, Applied Ventures LLC | | | • | Chris Smith, Director of Operations, IDS Energy Solutions, Boeing | | • | Hal LaFlash, Director of Emerging Clean Technologies, PG&E | | • | Jeff Seabright, Vice President, Environment and Water Resources, Coca-Cola | | • | Arlin Wasserman, Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility, Sodexo | | • | David Yarnold, Executive Director, Environmental Defense Fund | | • | Ashok Gadgil, Acting Director, Environmental Energy Technology Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | | • | Dr. Jeffrey Leonard Ph.D., CEO and Co-Founder, Global Environment Fund | | • | Raj Atluru, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson | | • | Tom Martin, Senior Vice President, PCG Asset Management | | • | Scott Son, Director of Finance, Suntech America | | • | Mark Bone Knell, Intellectual Property Manager, Masdar City | | • | David Berokoff, Manager of Technology Development, Sempra Energy | | • | Keat Chuan Yeoh, Assistant Managing Director, Singapore Economic Development Board | | • | Marc Stuart, Founder & Director of Business Development, EcoSecurities | | • | Bryan Walsh, Environmental Columnist, Time Magazine | | • | Kevin Genieser, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley | | • | John Cavalier, Managing Partner, Hudson Clean Energy | | Industry power players at corporate sessions in vertical markets included: - Waste Management
- Utilities
- Agriculture
- Transportation
- Smart Building
- Information Technology
- Renewable Energy
| - Smart Grid
- Water
- Climate Change
- Solar Financing
- International policy framework
- Smart Shipping
- and more
| Who attended Cleantech Forum San Francisco? 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
| Eight years of global market leadership Cleantech Forum XXVI San Francisco was 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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