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FountainBlue's Clean Energy Entrepreneurs' Forum

FountainBlue's Clean Energy Entrepreneurs' Forum was launched in February 2007 and sunsetted in December 2011. This series provided valuable networking and program benefits for 30-100 clean energy entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and investors across Silicon Valley and beyond. Our events featured a panel of entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and investors speaking on challenges and opportunities, providing advice for information to all. See below for a calendar of our speakers and topics and sign up to receive weekly newsletters about clean energy developments by completing the adjacent form, or become a member by clicking on the link to the left.

Date

Topic and Speakers

Description

Friday, January 28, 8:30 until noon @ EMC, 2831 Mission College Boulevard

Santa Clara

Sponsored by KPMG

FountainBlue Clean Green Annual Conference: Past Successes, New Opportunities

The State of the Industry: Past Successes, New Opportunities

Facilitator Eric Wesoff, Greentech Media, Publisher of the Venture Power newsletter

Don Bray, Co-Founder and CEO, Altaterra Research

Matthew Denesuk, PhD, Partner, IBM Venture Capital Group

Robert Horstmeyer, Managing Director, GrowthPoint Technology Partners

Corporate and Entrepreneurial Innovations In Six Clean Energy Sub-Industries

1. Air, Water and Waste: improving resource availability, conservation and pollution control

Gary Kremen, Founder Clean Power Finance

Fatemeh Shirazi, Ph.D, Chief Executive Officer, Microvi Biotech Inc.

2. Energy Efficiency: significantly reduce wasted energy

Jonathan Livingston, President, Livingston Energy Innovations LLC

Thomas Price, Director, North American Utilities, EMC

3. Green Building: reducing the environmental impact of building construction or operation

Chuck Berghoff, President and CEO, OptoElectronix

Matthew Denesuk, PhD, Partner, IBM Venture Capital Group

4. Renewable Energy: leveraging waste streams to directly produce energy

Jim DiSanto, President and General Manager, Earthrise Technologies Inc., Executive Director of BBE BioEnergy

Robert Walsh, Independent Energy Consultant, former CEO and Director, Aurora Biofuels

5. Smart Power, Green Grid and Energy Storage: technologies to enable electricity delivery management to industrial, commercial and residential consumers

Ron Mosso, VP of Engineering, Enervault

Matt Lecar, Principal, Smart Grid Center of Excellence, Energy Consulting, General Electric

6. Transportation: transportation and mobile technology applications for transportation systems or vehicles

Jit Bhattacharya, CEO, Mission Motors

Jim DiSanto, President and General Manager, Earthrise Technologies Inc., Executive Director of BBE BioEnergy

John Suh, GM Advanced Technology Group in Silicon Valley

Our Fourth Annual Clean Green Conference updates entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and investors on the successes, challenges and trends of the industry overall. We will begin with a panel of industry experts sharing the growth and trends of the industry from the legal, finance, venture, and research perspectives. We will next showcase corporate and entrepreneurial innovations in six key clean energy areas.

Each presenter will then join the overall panel for more discussion on trends and opportunities, and to respond to questions from the audience, and culminate in networking.

Monday, February 14, @ SAP, 3410 Hillview, Palo Alto

Sponsored by KPMG

Leveraging Software for Clean Green Solutions

Facilitator Cal Sloan

Panelist Erin Cubbison, Regional Leader, Gensler Consulting

Panelist Griff Weber, Consultant to IBM Research

Presenting Entrepreneur Eric Alderman, Founder and President, Solar Nexus

Presenting Jim DiSanto, President and General Manager, Earthrise Technologies, Inc.

Clean Energy entrepreneurs are leveraging software for a wide range of clean energy solutions, from transportation to buildings, from data center efficiency to water management and distribution, from smart grid to lighting. Our panel of entrepreneurs, investors and providers will cover the gamut of how software and technology is leveraged to deliver clean green results.

Monday, April 4, @ SRI Building A, 333 Ravenswood, Menlo Park

Sponsored by KPMG

Getting Plugged In With the Utilities

Facilitator Christine Hertzog, Managing Director, Smart Grid Libraries

Panelist Lucian Ion, Director, Smart Grid Solutions Strategy, GE

Panelist Raj Krishnamurthy, Automatiks

Panelist Randall Wong, Emerging Technologies Program Manager, PG&E

Panelist Danny Yu, CEO, Daintree Networks Inc.

Presenting Entrepreneur Dr. Ed Cazalet, Vice-

President and Co-Founder, MegaWatt Storage Farms

Presenting Entrepreneur Michael Leppitsch, Founder and CEO, Gridata

One way the clean energy industry differs from other industries such as high tech, life science and services is that clean energy businesses need to work with the utilities to manage the generation, storage and distribution of energy to businesses and homes. This month, we will focus on how clean energy companies are working with the utilities, what changes lay ahead in this new administration, what infrastructure hurdles we need to overcome together, and also touch upon the energy generation, storage and distribution trends and opportunities.

Monday, May 2 @ PARC, 3333 Coyote Hill Road

Palo Alto

Sponsored by KPMG

Renewable Energy Generation:

Breakthroughs and Challenges

Facilitator Linda Holroyd, CEO, FountainBlue

Panelist Ann C. Chan, Member, Board of Directors, Carpe Diem West, founder and former director, Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP)

Panelist Annie Hazlehurst, Associate, DFJ

Panelist Roy Kornbluh, Principal Research Engineer, Engineering R&D Division, SRI International

Presenting Entrepreneur Eric Cherniss, White Hat Renewables

Presenting Entrepreneur Jim Hurd, Director, Molecular Business Consultants, VP for Strategic Alliances, GIVE Eco Energy

Presenting Entrepreneur Geoff Sharples, Clear Path Energy

Renewable Energy may encompass energy derived from various power sources such as solar, biomass, wind, wave and tidal energy, and more traditional hydro projects. This month, we will feature a panel of entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs who will cover innovations in renewables, and the challenges and opportunity on the road to grid parity, enticing companies and consumers to elect renewable energy options.

Monday, June 6, @ Bay Cafe Clubhouse

Sponsored by KPMG

Software and Sensors in Green Tech:

Managing Resources, Security and Operations

Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Director, CFO Advisory Services, KPMG

Panelist Rachel Pike, Analyst, Draper, Fisher Jurvetson

Panelist Aravindan Sankaramurthy, Director, Product Management, Oracle

Panelist Andrew Williamson, Director, Physic Venture

Presenting Entrepreneur Mark Mah, President and CEO, NergyOS

Presenting Entrepreneur Mischa Steiner-Jovic, Awesense

Silicon Valley tech companies are leveraging their software, hardware, defense and aerospace industries to transition into the clean tech sector, doing everything from adding sensors to vehicles, to leveraging sensors in energy resource management and in manufacturing and operations. This month, our panel of speakers will feature cutting edge sensor solutions and business models which make sense.

Monday, July 11, @ Bay Cafe Clubhouse

Sponsored by KPMG

Clean Green Financing Options

Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Director, CFO Advisory Services, KPMG

Panelist Tobias Kraus, Manager of R&D Finance, Tesla Motors

Panelist Shannon Fraser, U.S. Export Assistance Center - Silicon Valley, US Department of Commerce

Panelist Matt Lecar, Principal, Smart Grid Center of Excellence, Energy Applications & Systems Engineering, GE

Presenting Entrepreneur Brian Farhi, Vice President, Marketing & Business Development, Solar Nexus

Presenting Entrepreneur Michael Niver, Director of Project Finance, SolarCity

Clean energy entrepreneurs are faced with two financing issues: how do they fund development costs for their products and services, and how are their customers incentivized to choose more sustainable options through financing. This month�s panel will discuss both sides of this issue, and also highlight stimulus package funding opportunities, state program grants, as well as funding through customers.

Monday, August 1, @ SRI Building A, 333 Ravenswood, Menlo Park

Sponsored by KPMG

Transportation Greening Advances

Facilitator Jim DiSanto, GM, Earthrise Technologies

Panelist Ray Jenks, Electric Vehicles and Energy Storage, Interstate Batteries

Presenting Entrepreneur Biswa Ghosh, VP of Engineering, Tula Technology

Presenting Entrepreneur Simon Saba, Founder and CEO, SABA Motors Inc.

This month, our clean energy topic will cover automotive and fuel production, and the policies and restrictions, trends and opportunities in this clean green transportation sub-industry. Topics might include fuel efficiency, air pollution management, oil consumption usage, and strategies for reducing overall vehicle travel as well as transportation technology enablers, ranging from hardware improvements, Communications (between vehicles), Community (ride sharing), and safety advances (through hardware and software).

Monday, September 12 @ PARC, 3333 Coyote Hill Road

Palo Alto

Energy Storage and Management

Facilitator Steve Adelman, Managing Director, Nexus Partners

Panelist Matthew Denesuk, Ph.D., STSM, Manager of Natural Resources Modeling and Social Analytics, IBM Research Partner, IBM Venture Capital Group

Panelist Scott Elrod, Vice President, Director of Hardware Systems Laboratory, PARC

Panelist Jon Eric Thalman, Director, Regulatory Strategy & Support, PG&E

Presenting Entrepreneur Steve Bisset, CEO, Terrajoule

How we store and manage energy is about as important as how and where it is generated. Our event this month will focus on managing, storing and distributing the energy generated and how we can efficiently distribute it to residences and companies in need. Our panel will represent investor, entrepreneur perspectives on the topic.

Monday, October 3 @ Applied Materials, Building 1, 3050 Bowers Ave, Santa Clara

Sustainable Solutions for the Built Environment

Facilitator Andrew Barnes, CEO, Asia Cleantech Partners

Panelist Joseph Gordon, Office of the CTO, Applied Materials

Panelist Jeremy Stieglitz, VP of Building Solutions, Redwood Systems

Presenting Entrepreneur Joshua Slobin, Director of Marketing, Daintree Networks Inc.

Green building materials and design solutions and carbon footprints as a result of our built environment are a huge sub-market for the clean energy industry because of the large market opportunity and because of the large range of solutions. This month, our corporate panelists will share their approaches to sustainability and the bottom line, and our entrepreneurial panelists will speak to innovations in the built environment: from materials to enterprise solutions.

Monday, November 7 @ PARC, 3333 Coyote Hill Road

Palo Alto

Next Generation Solar Solutions

Facilitator Shirin Cooper, Business Development, Sylvatex

Panelist Sean Garner, Manager, Energy Systems Group, PARC

Presenting Entrepreneurs Vikas Desai, CEO, EchoFirst Inc

Presenting Entrepreneur Jason Lu, Founder and CEO, EnFocus Engineering

Presenting Entrepreneur Alain Poivet, Founder and CEO, SunPlanter

The first wave of clean energy investments have been in solar solutions. Now that investments have taken place for decades, the verdict has been coming in on solar solutions: some have evaporated, some have excelled, some are STILL up and coming, and some are amongst the walking dead. This leaves investors wary about funding new solar solutions, particularly if they are 'me-too' solutions, without innovation in technology or business models.

Monday, December 5 @ PARC, 3333 Coyote Hill Road

Palo Alto

Materials Innovations in Clean Tech

Facilitator Jill Weir, Product Manager, TE Connectivity

Panelist Scott Elrod, Vice President, Director of Hardware Systems Laboratory, PARC

Panelist Alissa Peterson, Director, Product Marketing and Business Development, Primus Power

Presenting Entrepreneur Phillip Roberts, CEO and Founder, Ionex Energy Storage Systems Inc.

Innovations in materials science are making new opportunities for clean energy companies in everything from battery innovations to building innovations, from sustainability products for the consumer to manufacturing solutions for industry. Come hear about the innovations in material science and how that is impacting the industry overall.

We would like to thank and acknowledge the speakers and sponsors for FountainBlue's 2010 Clean Energy Entrepreneurs' Forums!

Date	Title	Facilitator and Panelists	Description
Friday, January 29 Breakfast @ EMC Corporation, 2831 Mission College Blvd, Santa Clara, Sponsored by Goodwin Procter, KPMG	State of the Clean Green Industry with Clean Energy Showcase	FountainBlue's Clean Green Annual Conference: Past Successes, New Opportunities Corporate Panel: Doing Well While Doing Good Clean Green MashUp for: 1. Air, Water and Waste 2. Energy Efficiency 3. Green Building 4. Renewable Energy 5. Smart Power, Green Grid and Energy Storage 6. Transportation Our speakers included: Dan Adler, President, California Clean Energy Fund Ray Homan, SAP Sustainability Speaking on carbon & energy management and overall sustainability performance management Craig Lobdell, Director, CFO Advisory Services, KPMG Matt Maloney, Head of Relationship Management, Silicon Valley Bank Eric Wesoff, Greentech Media, Publisher of the Venture Power newsletter Kathrin Winkler, Chief Sustainability Officer, EMC Speaking on employee engagement and the role of information technology in sustainability Peter Williams, Distinguished Engineer, Chief Technology Officer, Big Green Innovations, IBM Speaking on water management and carbon reduction Tim Woodward, Managing Director, Nth Power Laurie Yoler, Managing Director, GrowthPoint Technology Partners Elise Zoli, Partner and Chair, Energy Practice, Goodwin Procter	The FountainBlue Annual Clean Green Conference updates entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and investors on the successes, challenges and trends of the industry overall, and showcases corporate and entrepreneurial demos. Beginning with a panel sharing the growth and trends of the industry from the legal, finance, venture, and research perspectives, the program will next highlight how leading corporations are leveraging clean energy solutions to better serve their constituents. The conference will culminate in a MashUp of entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, researchers and others to identify and promote new clean energy technologies and solutions in six sub-industries.
Friday, February 5 Breakfast @ SAP, 3410 Hillview Ave Palo Alto Sponsored by Goodwin Procter, KPMG, and PeopleConnect	The Opportunities in Managing and Monitoring Energy Usage	Facilitator Craig Lobdell Director, CFO Advisory Services - KPMG Panelist Don Bray, co-founder and President, Altaterra Research Panelist Jeff Fara, Solution Manager, SAP Sustainability Panelist Micah Myers, Associate, Claremont Creek Ventures Panelist Nicholas Ward, Director, Global Product Management Automation Services, Applied Materials Panelist Elise Zoli, Chair, Clean Energy Practice, Goodwin Procter LLP Presenting Entrepreneur John Steinberg, CEO - Co-Founder, EcoFactor Presenting Entrepreneur Gene Wang, CEO and Chairman, People Power Company	Proactively managing and monitoring energy usage is an integral part of a home and a company's sustainability program. Indeed, especially with population growth trends and the resultant exponential rise in energy demand, managing, monitoring, and saving the energy we use is just as important as generating more energy from a wider range of sources. This month, we will feature the latest software and hardware solutions for managing energy usage.
Monday, March 1 @ Applied Materials 3050 Bowers Avenue in Santa Clara Sponsored by Applied Materials, Goodwin Procter, KPMG, PeopleConnect	Leveraging Software for Clean Green Solutions	Facilitator Dave Miller, Partner, KPMG Panelist Andy Gordon, VP of Sales, Federspiel Controls Panelist John Suh, Member of the Technical Staff, General Motors Advanced Technology Silicon Valley Office Panelist Dharmesh Thakker, Advanced Technology Ventures Panelist Eileen Tanghal, Investment Director, Applied Ventures Presenting Entrepreneur Eric Alderman, Founder, President and CEO, SolarNexus Presenting Entrepreneur Mark Friedman, President, Green Axle Presenting Entrepreneur Zachary Gentry, Chief Strategy Officer & Co-founder, Adura Technologies	Clean Energy entrepreneurs are leveraging software for a wide range of clean energy solutions, from transportation to buildings, from data center efficiency to water management and distribution, from smart grid to lighting. Our panel of entrepreneurs, investors and providers will cover the gamut of how software and technology is leveraged to deliver clean green results.
Monday, April 5 @ Bay Caf� Clubhouse, 1875 Embarcadero in Palo Alto Sponsored by Goodwin Procter and KPMG	Getting Plugged In With the Utilities	Facilitator Ryan Murr, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLC Panelist Jonathan Livingston, President, Livingston Energy Innovations, LLC Panelist Craig Lobdell, Director, CFO Advisory Services, KPMG Panelist Shiva Swaminathan, Senior Resource Planner, City of Palo Alto Utilities Panelist Robyn Zander, Southern California Edison Technology Resource Incubator Outreach Program Presenting Entrepreneur Steven Malloy, yoUtilBill Presenting Entrepreneur Michael McDonald, CEO, CleanShare	One way the clean energy industry differs from other industries such as high tech, life science and services is that clean energy businesses need to work with the utilities to manage the generation, storage and distribution of energy to businesses and homes. This month, we will focus on how clean energy companies are working with the utilities, what changes lay ahead in this new administration, what infrastructure hurdles we need to overcome together, and also touch upon the energy generation, storage and distribution trends and opportunities.
Monday, May 3 @ PARC, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto Sponsored by Goodwin Procter and KPMG	Renewable Energy Generation: Breakthroughs and Challenges	Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Director, CFO Advisory Services, KPMG Panelist Paul Davis, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP Panelist Karl Littau, Synthetic Fuels Program Manager, PARC Panelist Uday Mathur, Renewable Energies Group, PG&E Presenting Entrepreneur Kevin Gao, Founder and Vice President, CASolar Presenting Entrepreneur David Henkel-Wallace, Solar Storage Company Presenting Entrepreneur Mark Mah, CEO, Nergyos	Renewable Energy may encompass energy derived from various power sources such as solar, biomass, wind, wave and tidal energy, and more traditional hydro projects. This month, we will feature a panel of entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs who will cover innovations in renewables, and the challenges and opportunity on the road to grid parity, enticing companies and consumers to elect renewable energy options.
Monday, June 7 @ PARC, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto Sponsored by Goodwin Procter and KPMG	Clean Tech Opportunities and Challenges with Air, Water and Waste	Facilitator Kathy Fields, Partner, Goodwin Procter Panelist Cheryl McGovern, US EPA, Region 9 Panelist Nitin Parekh, Director of Business Development, PARC Panelist G. G. Pique, President and CEO, Energy Recovery Inc. Presenting Entrepreneur Peter Frykman, Founder and CEO, DripTech Presenting Entrepreneur Dr. Fatemeh Shirazi, Chief Executive Officer & President, Microvi Biotech Inc. Presenting Entrepreneur Reza M Sheikhrezai, CEO, Windation	Based on the Clean Tech Open definition, air, water & waste clean energy companies improve resource availability, conservation and pollution control, as well as materials reuse and recycling technologies. Factors such as water scarcity, urban development, climate change, infrastructure challenges, and other factors tied to our exploding global population make it a more difficult and more urgent an issue. Our panel will focus on opportunities around water and air purification, energy generation around water, air and waste, and the challenges and opportunities in this area.
Monday, July 12 @ Bay Caf� Clubhouse Sponsored by Goodwin Procter and KPMG	Clean Green Financing Options	Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Director, CFO Advisory Services, KPMG Panelist Michael Niver, Director of Project Finance, SolarCity Panelist Brian Hubert, Applied Ventures Presenting Entrepreneur Jim DiSanto, President and General Manager, Earthrise Technologies, Inc. Presenting Entrepreneur Steven Malloy, Founder, yoUtilBill Presenting Entrepreneur Fareed Sfard, PhD, CEO, Ahura Energy Inc.	We are in the midst of a clean tech revolution: companies big and small are focusing on delivering a wide range of earth-saving products and services. Investments continue to be strong in this sector, but most companies aren't yet getting the funding they need to complete prototypes and bring the product or service to market. And most customers are still electing the status quo over more costly, greener solutions as we have not reached grid parity for most clean green offerings. Our panel this month will speak from both sides: how companies are managing to get financing to deliver their clean green solutions, and what they are doing to partner with investors of all ilks to help customers pay for the clean green solutions they seek.
Monday, August 2 @ Silicon Valley Bank, 3005 Tasman, Santa Clara Sponsored by Goodwin Procter and KPMG	Transportation Greening Advances	Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Director, CFO Advisory Services, KPMG Panelist Ann Chan, Director, California Programs, Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) Panelist Dave Lyons, Entrepreneur in Residence, Accel Partners Panelist Byron Shaw, Managing Director, GM Advanced Technology Presenting Entrepreneur Krish Ram, Founder and CEO, OpticLanes Presenting Entrepreneur Paul McGrath, CEO, RideSpring Presenting Entrepreneur Simon Saba, Founder and CEO, Saba Motors Emcee and Program Chair Tom Thayer	This month, our clean energy topic will cover automotive and fuel production, and the policies and restrictions, trends and opportunities in this clean green transportation sub-industry. Topics might include fuel efficiency, air pollution management, oil consumption usage, and strategies for reducing overall vehicle travel as well as transportation technology enablers, ranging from hardware improvements, Communications (between vehicles), Community (ride sharing), and safety advances (through hardware and software).
Monday, September 13 SRI Building G on Laurel Avenue between Ravenswood and Burgess, in Menlo Park Sponsored by KPMG	Energy Storage and Management	Facilitator Kathy Fields, Partner, Goodwin Procter Panelist Matthew Denesuk, Ph.D., STSM, Partner, IBM Venture Capital Group, Scientist, IBM Research Panelist Dr. Angel Sanjurjo, Director Materials Research Laboratory, SRI International Presenting Entrepreneur Jit Bhattacharya, CEO, Mission Motors Presenting Entrepreneur David Henkel-Wallace, Co-Founder, Solar Storage Company Presenting Entrepreneur Linda Maepa, Founder & COO, ElectronVault, Inc.	How we store and manage energy is about as important as how and where it is generated. Our event this month will focus on managing, storing and distributing the energy generated and how we can efficiently distribute it to residences and companies in need. Our panel will represent investor, entrepreneur perspectives on the topic.
Monday, October 4 at Bay Caf� Clubhouse, 1875 Embarcadero in Palo Also Sponsored by KPMG	Sustainable Solutions for the Built Environment	Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Partner, CFO Advisory Services, KPMG Panelist Michael D�Amour, President and CEO, LUMEnergi Inc. Panelist John Kerley, Donnelly Kerley Builders Panelist Kevin Kopczynski, Senior Associate, RockPort Capital Panelist Josh Schoonmaker, SmartHome Manager, HP Panelist Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials Presenting Entrepreneur Greg Howes, CEO, IDEAbuilder Presenting Entrepreneur Brian Pierson, CEO, Tru2Earth	The Built Environment encompasses everything from building materials to software design solutions to devices and solutions to monitor the energy within the home or organization. Our panel this month will include a builder, a tech company, as well as tech and other companies and entrepreneurs forging innovations for the built environment.
Monday, November 1 @ PARC, 3333 Coyote Hill Road, Palo Alto Sponsored by KPMG	Next Generation Solar Solutions	Facilitator Tom Thayer, Thayer and Associates, Clean Tech Open Mentor, FountainBlue Clean Energy Program Adviser Panelist Scott Elrod, VP, Director of Hardware Systems Laboratory, PARC Panelist Matthew Garratt, Senior Associate, Battery Ventures Panelist Phil Metz, Business Development, SolFocus Panelist Abe Yokell, Principal, RockPort Ventures Presenting Entrepreneur Steve Bisset, CEO, Solar Storage Company Presenting Entrepreneur Tom Dinkel, Founder, CEO and President, Sun Reports Presenting Entrepreneur Helmuth Treichel, CEO, SunSonix	The first wave of clean energy investments have been in solar solutions. Now that investments have taken place for decades, the verdict has been coming in on solar solutions: some have evaporated, some have excelled, some are STILL up and coming, and some are amongst the walking dead. This leaves investors wary about funding new solar solutions, particularly if they are 'me-too' solutions, without innovation in technology or business models.
Monday, December 6 @ SRI Building G on Laurel Avenue between Ravenswood and Burgess, in Menlo Park Sponsored by KPMG	Energy Management Solutions for the Home	Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Director, CFO Advisory Services, KPMG Panelist Matt Lecar, Principal, Smart Grid Strategy within Energy Consulting, GE Panelist Dave Leonard, CEO, Redwood Systems Inc. Panelist Martha Lyons, HP Labs Strategy and Innovation Office, HP Presenting Entrepreneur Sandra Kwak, Founder, Powerzoa Presenting Entrepreneur Sunil Maulik, Vice President, Business Development & Program Management, People Power Company	Proactively monitoring energy is critical for managing and reducing usage overall. This month�s panel of corporate and entrepreneurial speakers will talk about technology and business model innovations in energy monitoring space, and the opportunities ahead for same.

Please join us in thanking the speakers, sponsors and facilitators for FountainBlue's 2009 clean energy events.

Date	Title	Facilitator and Panelists	Description
Friday, January 30 at Sun Microsystems	State of the Clean Green Industry with Clean Energy Showcase	Mayor Chuck Reed: How Policymakers Are Supporting Clean Green Entrepreneurship Where�s the Green in Clean? Facilitator Quentin Falconer, Silicon Valley Bank Kjerstin Barley, Sr VP, Industry Leader, Technology & Electronics, GE Commercial Finance Steve Eichenlaub, Managing Director, Hardware, Intel Capital Nancy Pfund, Managing Director, DBL Investors and Board Member, CalCEF Laurie Yoler, Managing Director, GrowthPoint Technology Partners LLC Doing Well While Doing Good Facilitator Deborah Gage, SF Chronicle Subodh Bapat, Sun Microsystems Ann Marie Feldhursen, HP Peter Graf, SAP Rich Lechner, VP, IBM John Skinner, Director of Marketing, Eco-Technology, Intel Corporation Clean Green Success Stories Facilitator Dan Lankford, Partner, WavePoint Ventures Tom Balkum, Balkrete Inc. Donnie Foster, Power Assure Matt Golden, President, Sustainable Spaces Jason Wolf, Business Development, North America, A Better Place PR Yu, CEO, Optony	Our second-annual State of the Clean Green Industry event featured policy-makers, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs and investors, updating the larger Silicon Valley community on the opportunities and challenges in the clean green space. Opening remarks will be presented at 9:15 by City of San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed and will feature comments on �How Policymakers Are Supporting Clean Green Entrepreneurship�. We presented a Financing Panel entitled �Where�s the Green in Clean?� We featured a corporate panel, on �Doing Well While Doing Good�. Our third and final panel featured entrepreneurs profiling �Clean Green Success Stories�.
Friday, February 6 at KPMG	Clean Green Investor Panel	Facilitator Elise Zoli, Partner and Chair, Clean Energy Practice, Goodwin Procter LLC Panelist Andrew Chung, Principal, Lightspeed Ventures Panelist Matt Horton, Partner @Ventures Panelist Rodrigo Prudencio, Nth Power Panelist Dharmesh Thakker, Vice President, Advanced Technology Partners	Clean Energy Investor's Panel: Predictions for 2009 This month, our panel of clean energy investors will discuss the hot opportunities in the clean green sector - who's getting funding and why, as well as what's exciting in the year to come.
Monday, March 2 at Silicon Valley Bank	Clean Green Policy Changes in a New Administration	Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Director, KPMG Panelist David Arfin, VP of Customer Financing, Solar City Panelist Peter Williams, Chief Technology Officer, Big Green Innovations, IBM Panelist Marianne Wu, Partner at Mohr Davidow	Clean Green Policy Changes in a New Administration We have made history with the adoption, inauguration and launch of this new administration, which is addressing our immediate economic challenges with the opportunities arising from a new industry. This month�s Clean Energy Entrepreneurs� Forum will profile national and international policymakers, as well as local investors, entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs, as they lead a discussion on clean green policy, how it�s changing in the new administration, and what that means to our companies, our country, ourselves.
Monday, April 6 at EPRI	Working with the Utilities	Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Director, KPMG Panelist Lee Cooper, Manager, Emerging Technologies, Customer Energy Efficiency Pacific Gas and Electric Company Panelist Stu Dalton, Director, Generation, Electric Power Research Institute Panelist Matt Lecar, Fund Manager, Clean Energy Angel Fund (CalCEF) Panelist Stefan Wolf, Solution Management for Utilities, SAP Panelist Elise Zoli, Partner and Chair, Clean Energy Practice, Goodwin Procter LLC	One way the clean energy industry differs from other industries such as high tech, life science and services is that clean energy businesses need to work with the utilities to manage the generation, storage and distribution of energy to businesses and homes. This month, we will focus on how clean energy companies are working with the utilities, what changes lay ahead in this new administration, what infrastructure hurdles we need to overcome together, and also touch upon the energy generation, storage and distribution trends and opportunities.
Monday, May 4 at Silicon Valley Bank	Local to Global Clean Energy Solutions	Facilitator Elise Zoli, Clean Tech Practice Lead, Goodwin Procter LLC Panelist Tony Chao, Associate, Applied Ventures Panelist Wayne Gluhan, Director of Sales and Principal, Raident Technologies Panelist Gerd Goette, Managing Partner, Siemens Ventures Panelist Andres Wydler, co-founder and shareholder, BPL Global	Silicon Valley clean energy companies have a range of strategies to target the global clean energy market. This month, we will feature a range of entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs who are successfully building local businesses serving global markets. Our esteemed panelists will cover R&D, channel, policy, and partnership challenges and opportunities.
Monday, June 1 at SRI	Next Generation Solar Solutions	Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Partner, KPMG Panelist Matthew Garratt, Senior Associate, Battery Ventures Panelist Bob MacDonald, CEO, Skyline Solar Panelist Lorenza Moro, Senior Researcher, Materials Science Laboratory, SRI International Panelist Ryan Murr, Partner, Business Law Department, Goodwin Procter LLC Panelist PR Yu, CEO, Optony Presenting Entrepreneur: Kuldip Sethi, CEO, NanoInnovations Presenting Entrepreneur: Fareed Sfard, Ahura Energy Presenting Entrepreneur: Helmuth Treichel, CEO, SunSonix	The first wave of clean energy investments have been in solar solutions. Now that investments have taken place for decades, the verdict has been coming in on solar solutions: some have evaporated, some have excelled, some are STILL up and coming, and some are amongst the walking dead. This leaves investors wary about funding new solar solutions, particularly if they are 'me-too' solutions, without innovation in technology or business models.
Monday, July 6 at Silicon Valley Bank	Clean Green Transportation Machines	Facilitator Lafe Vittitoe, Relationship Manager, Silicon Valley Bank Panelist Ann Chan, Director, California Programs, Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) Panelist Brad Mattson, Partner, Vantage Point Venture Partners Panelist John Suh, General Motors � Panelist Elise Zoli, Partner and Clean Tech Chair, Goodwin Procter LLP Presenting Entrepreneur: Neil Maguire, VP of Business Development, Imara Presenting Entrepreneur: Fraser Smith, CEO, ElectraDrive Presenting Entrepreneur: John Zajac, CEO, Zajac Motors Presenting Entrepreneur: Forrest North, Mission Motors Presenting Entrepreneur: Lee Colin, Green Vehicles	The Clean Tech Open's description of the transportation category includes transportation and mobile technology applications that improve fuel efficiency, reduce air pollution, reduce oil consumption or reduce vehicle travel. This month's panelists will focus on transportation vehicles and parts.
Monday, August 3 at Bowne	Energy Generation: Breakthroughs and Challenges	Facilitator Awais Khan, Director, Venture Capital Practice, KPMG Panelist Jonathan Forrester, Principal, Structured Transactions, PG&E Panelist Ripudaman Malhotra, Senior Scientist, SRI International Panelist Ryan Murr, Attorney, Goodwin Procter LLP Panelist Abe Yokell, Principal, Rockport Capital Presenting Entrepreneur: Fareed Sfard, CEO, Ahura Energy Inc. Presenting Entrepreneur: Jim DiSanto, CEO, BE Energy Presenting Entrepreneur: Andres Wydler, CEO, Real Green Power	Based on the clean tech open�s definition, the Renewable Energies category includes innovations that use, enable and accelerate the migration to renewable energy. Renewables may encompass energy derived from various power sources such as solar, biomass, wind, wave and tidal energy, and more traditional hydro projects.
Tuesday, September 8 at Symantec	Energy Storage and Management: Smart Grid & Energy Efficiency	Facilitator Craig Lobdell, KPMG Panelist Matthew Denesuk, IBM Ventures Panelist Kirk Phelps, Associate, Foundation Capital Panelist Elise Zoli, Chair, Energy Practice, Goodwin Procter LLP Panelist Dan Rastler, Technical Leader, Energy Storage and Distributed Generation Program, Electric Power Research Institute Panelist Tom Thomassen, Symantec Presenting Entrepreneur: Ed Cazalet, CEO, MegaWatt Storage Farms Inc. Presenting Entrepreneur: Charlie Duncheon, CEO, EIG America Presenting Entrepreneur: Bill Gray, CEO, Velkess Inc.	How we store and manage energy is about as important as how and where it is generated. This month�s event will focus on managing, storing and distributing the energy generated and how we can efficiently distribute it to residences and companies in need. Our panel will represent investor, entrepreneur perspectives on the topic.
Monday, October 5	Sustainable Solutions for the Built Environment	Facilitator Kathy Fields, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP Panelist Ann Chan, Director, California Programs, Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) Panelist Kathleen Cruise, Portfolio Management Division, U.S. General Services Administration, Pacific Rim Division Panelist Dave Shroyer, NetApp Panelist Kevin Surace, President and CEO, Serious Materials Panelist Brian Walsh, Senior Associate, Nth Power Presenting Entrepreneur Barry Fitzgerald, Suntulit Presenting Entrepreneur Greg Howes, CEO, IDEAbuilder Presenting Entrepreneur Jason Lu, President, EnFocus Engineering	Green building materials and design solutions are a huge sub-market for the clean energy industry because of the large market opportunity and because of the large range of solutions fitting into green building materials and design. Join us as we gather the perspectives of a builder, a corporation, investors, and entrepreneurs who are invested in the success of green building solutions.
Monday, November 2, at Tech Museum	Financing Clean Energy Solutions	Facilitator Ryan Murr, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLP Panelist Jessie Denver, San Jose Solar Program Coordinator, Environmental Services Department, City of San Jose Panelist Paul Detering, CEO, Tioga Energy Panelist Jeremy Panacheril, US Head Clean Tech and Renewable Energy, Strategic and Commercial Intelligence, KPMG Presenting Entrepreneur Lee Edward Colin, VP Business Development, Green Vehicles Inc. Presenting Entrepreneur Taber Smith, CEO, Focal Point Energy	An inordinate amount of energy and attention has been focused on the stimulus package, and how the US government will invest in the economy and innovation in shovel-ready clean energy solutions. This month, we will feature success stories on clean energy financing and fundings.
Monday, December 7, at SRI	Cutting Edge Clean Energy Solutions	Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Director, CFO Advisory Services, KPMG Panelist Matthew Denesuk, Partner, IBM Venture Capital Group, IBM Panelist Kathy Fields, Partner, Clean Tech Practice, Goodwin Procter LLP Panelist Barbara Heydorn, Director, Center of Excellence in Energy, SRI International Panelist Seth A. Hindman, Industry Manager, Autodesk, Inc. Panelist Sendil Palani, Senior Financial Analyst, Tesla Motors Presenting Entrepreneur Tony McGettigan, CEO, Luxim Presenting Entrepreneur Michael D'Amour, CEO and President, LUMEnergi Presenting Entrepreneur Bob Frostholm, QSolar	Clean energy has certainly generated the buzz � because it represents the convergence of existing technologies and businesses while also addressing the social and ecological benefits of interest to clients, partners and customers, among other factors. But the sheer diversity of the industry � from energy generation to energy management and distribution, from transportation to building to smart device solutions, from services to manufacturing � makes it difficult to understand, analyze and grow.

Below is a list of our themes and topics for our 2008 clean energy entrepreneurs' forums. Please register for any of these events below through our Acteva or PayPal links.

Date	Title	Facilitator and Panelists
Friday, January 25	Policy and Its Implications for Clean Energy Entrepreneurs	The Honorable Bill Lockyer, State Treasurer, California's Investment in the Clean Revolution "A Corporate Perspective: Doing Well While Doing Good" Panel: � Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Director, CFO Advisory Practice, KPMG � Panelist Janice Berman, Sr. Director of Customer Generation and Emerging Products, PG&E � Panelist Reed Content, AMD Fellow, Global Environmental Health and Safety, AMD � Panelist Annette Finsterbusch, Director, Corporate Business Development, Applied Ventures, LLC � Panelist Christina Page, Director of Energy and Climate, Yahoo Inc.! "Clean Energy Lessons Learned" Panel: � Facilitator Ted Samson, Senior Analyst & Blogger, Sustainable IT InfoWorld Media Group, InfoWorld � Panelist Dan Lankford, Managing Director, Wavepoint Ventures, former Chairman and CEO, Bolder Technologies � Panelist Paul McGrath, RideSpring and California Clean Tech Open Finalist � Panelist John Melby, President and CEO of APX Inc. � Panelist Gregory Pal, Sr. Director, Corporate Development, LS9, Inc. Keynote Speaker, Scott Sandell, NEA, �Clean Energy Opportunities and Challenges: the Venture Perspective�
Monday, March 3	Funding Solar and Other Clean Energy Solutions	Facilitator Melody Haller, President and Founder, Antenna Group Panelist Andrew Chung, Lightspeed Venture Partners Panelist Susan Preston, California Clean Energy Angel Fund Panelist Michael Santullo, California Clean Tech Open
Monday, April 7	Generating Energy Beyond Solar: Wind, Biofuel, Water and Beyond	Facilitator Craig Tighe, Partner, DLA Piper Panelist Mike Hess, President, Mariah Power Panelist Lucian Ion, Energy Procurement, PG&E Panelist Rafael Molano, Partner, Alternative Energy Practice, Woodside Capital Partners
Monday, May 5	Clean Energy Investors Panel: Funding Successes and Trends	Facilitator Awais Khan, Director, Venture Capital Practice, KPMG Panelist Andrew Chung, Principal, Lightspeed Venture Partners Panelist Will Coleman, Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures Panelist Steve Eichenlaub, Managing Director, Intel Capital Panelist Jeff Loomans, Partner, Sierra Ventures
Monday, June 2	Clean Green Transportation Machines	Facilitator Jim Robbins, Executive Director, San Jose Environmental Cluster Panelist Bob Garzee, CEO of Synergy EV, and Electronic Transportation Development Center spokesperson Panelist Max Scheder-Bieschin, Barefoot Motors Panelist Dr. Chris Guay, Director of Research and Development, Community Biofuels Panelist Marianne Wu, Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures
Monday, July 7	Holiday Break, No session	Holiday Break, No session
Monday, August 4	Clean Manufacturing & Materials	Facilitator Mark Radcliffe, Partner, DLA Piper LLP Panelist Annette Finsterbusch, Director & Kauffman Fellow, Applied Ventures, LLC Panelist Dan Lankford, Partner Wavepoint Ventures, Clean Energy Entrepreneur/CEO Panelist Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials Panelist Steve Vassallo, Principal, Foundation Capital
Tuesday, September 2	Energy from Air, Water and Waste	Facilitator Max Shapiro, PeopleConnect Panelist Matan Friedman, Senior Associate, Bessemer Venture Partners, specializing in clean tech investments Panelist Jeff Gigoux, VP of Business Development, Mariah Power, covering wind energy solutions, policy changes, and making an impact at the utility meter Panelist Awais Khan, Director, Venture Capital Practice, KPMG, covering Waste to Energy, Waste into Fuel, Waste Management and Recycling Panelist Laura Shenkar, The Artemis Project, covering water solutions including treatment, storage and monitoring, recycling and conservation technologies
Monday, October 6	Green Building Materials and Design	Facilitator Brad Rock, Senior Partner, DLA Piper Panelist Matthew Denesuk, Ph.D., Partner, IBM Venture Capital Group Panelist David Hayes, CEO, Skyline Construction Panelist Marc Porat, CEO, Cal Star Cement Panelist Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials Panelist Brian Walsh, Senior Associate, Nth Power
Monday, November 3	Energy Storage and Management: Smart Grid & Energy Efficiency	Facilitator R. Todd Johnson, Partner-in-Charge, Jones Day LLP Panelist Eric Dresselhuys, Silver Spring Networks Panelist Sam Gabbita, Principal, Element Partners Panelist Craig R. Horne, Ph.D., CEO, EnerVault Corporation Panelist Aglaia Kong, VP and Fellow, Symantec Corporation Panelist Scott McGaraghan, Director of CA Business Development, EnerNOC Inc.
Monday, December 1	Clean Energy Trends for 2009	Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Senior Director, KPMG Panelist Stephen T. Adams, Partner, Goodwin Procter LLC Panelist Dr. Peter Borden, Leading Technologist and Distinguished MTS, Solar Business Group, Applied Materials, Applied Materials Panelist Oleg Kaganovich, Principal, DFJ Frontier Panelist Matt Lecar, Fund Manager, CalCEF Clean Energy Angel Fund Panelist Dan Rastler, Technical Leader, Energy Storage and Distributed Generation Program, Electric Power Research Institute

We are grateful to our facilitators and panelists for 2007 and proudly acknowledge them below.

Date	Title	Facilitator and Panelists
Monday, February 5	Corporate Investments in Clean Energy Companies	Brian Reidy, Growth Process Group Alex Beavers, SRI International Jennifer Daniell Belissent from Sun Microsystems Annette Finsterbusch, Director, Corporate Business Development for Applied Ventures Jim Hanna, Environmental Affairs Manager, Starbucks Coffee Company
Monday, March 5	Government Policies and Investments in Clean Energy	Brian Reidy, Growth Process Group Kelly Fergusson, Mayor, City of Menlo Park Judith Ikle, Program/Branch Manager Procurement, Renewables & Climate Strategy Branch from California Public Utility Commission Steve Churchwell, Partner, DLA Piper
Monday, April 2	International Partnerships in Clean Energy Companies	Facilitator Brad Rock, Partner, DLA Piper Panelist Adam Browning, Executive Director of VoteSolar Panelist Almaz Negash, Entwine Panelist Peter Winarsky Innovation Center Denmark
Tuesday, May 8	Clean Energy Investors Panel: What's Hot and What's Not!	Facilitator Mark Bauhaus, Bauhaus Consulting Panelist Mike Dorsey, JP Morgan Panelist Justin Label, Bessemer Ventures Panelist Carol Sands, Angels Forum and Halo Fund Panelist Laurie Yoler from GrowthPoint Technology Partners
Monday, June 4	Clean Energy Entrepreneur Success Stories	Facilitator Max Shapiro, CEO of PeopleConnect Panelist Bob Lorenzini, founder, SunPower; founder and former CEO of Siltec; founder, Band of Angels Panelist Meredith McClintock, CEO, ReadySolar Panelist Phil Roberts, CEO and Co-founder, Extengine Panelist Kevin Surace, President, Serious Materials
Monday, July 2	Holiday Break, No session	Holiday Break, No session
Monday, August 6	Incubating Clean Energy Companies	Facilitator Carol Daly, California CleanTech Open, corporate executive Panelist David Aslin, Managing Director, AslinVC; cleantech entrepreneur, investor, startup coach Panelist Jim Robbins, Executive Director, San Jose Environmental Business Cluster Panelist Alessandro Zago, Director of Venture Technology, Siemens Technology-to-Business Center
Tuesday, September 4	Corporate Sustainability Practices and Its Implications for Entrepreneurs	Facilitator Jennifer Shepherd, Canyon Snow and Sustainable Silicon Valley Panelist Lori Duvall, Program Manager, Eco Responsibility, Sun Microsystems, with a corporate perspective Panelist Alex Sloan from Expansion Capital Partners with a VC's perspective Panelist Gail Slocum, Attorney with PG&E with a utility perspective
Monday, October 1	Clean Energy Business Models	Facilitator Jeremy Walker, Cleantech Startup Strategist & PR Chair, California Clean Tech Open Panelist Matt Lecar, Venture Associate, Trinity Ventures Panelist Lyndon Rive, Founder & CEO, SolarCity Panelist Preston Roper, Senior Launch Consultant & Strategy Advisor, Tioga Energy, Inc.
Monday, November 5	Breaking Into the Clean Energy Market	Facilitator Chuck DeVita, Growth Process Group Inc. Panelist Barry Cinnamon, CEO, Akeena Solar Panelist Mike Hess, CEO, Mariah Power Panelist Justin Label, Partner, Bessemer Venture Partners Panelist Pradraic MacFreen, Comverge
Monday, December 3	Trends in Clean Energy Investing	Facilitator, Craig Lobdell, Senior Manager, KPMG Panelist Ekaterina Chtcherbina, Siemens Venture Capital Panelist Jonathan Forrester, Principal, PG&E's Emerging Clean Technology Policy Group Panelist Matt Jones, Partner, Nth Power Panelist Leif Langensand, The Angels' Forum

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