Clean Green
Transportation Machines 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 speak on
clean energy transportation solutions: from efficient batteries to fuel cells
to bio-based transportation fuels and information technology solutions
integrated with transportation vehicles. Our panelists are:
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 Neil Maguire, VP of Business
Development, Imara
Panelist Fraser, Smith, CEO, ElectraDrive
Panelist John Zajac, CEO, Zajac Motors
FountainBlue
offers networking, education and support for entrepreneurs in the
Silicon Valley by conducting monthly entrepreneurs' forums for high
tech and life science and clean energy entrepreneurs. These monthly
lunch meetings are designed to share successes and challenges in a safe
environment, focused on helping fellow members run and grow their
entrepreneurial ventures.
About Our Entrepreneurs' Forums
FountainBlue's
Clean Energy Entrepreneurs' Forums are open to clean energy
entrepreneurs & their teams (such as staff members, advisers, board
members or investors) with a wide range of entrepreneurial experience,
at various stages of growing or supporting a new or existing
entrepreneurial venture. In general, the program topics for the first
six months of the year are focused on securing funds for clean energy
organizations while the topics for the second six months of the year
focus more on executing and running a business. For notes on previous
sessions, visit http://www.fountainblue.biz/resources/entrepreneursnotes.html.
Clean Energy Entrepreneurs include:
Renewable energy—solar, wind, bio-energy, and environmentally-friendly hydroelectric technologies;
Energy efficiency and demand response—electricity end-use, buildings and grid applications;
Environment-enhancing technologies—advanced flue gas clean-up, ultra-low emissions generation such as fuel cells, environmental remediation, and exceptionally efficient generation; and
Enabling technologies—power electronics, storage, low-loss cables and wires, sensors and instrumentation, control systems, materials and manufacturing technology, and integrated clean energy applications.
Who Is Invited
Please note that we help ensure the quality of the program by strictly restricting attendance to entrepreneurs and investors only, no service providers, except for presenters and sponsors, which are limited and by invitation only.
Sponsorship
We are grateful to Goodwin Procter, KPMG and PeopleConnect for their ongoing support of our program. Our monthly events are held at the Goodwin Procter or KPMG offices on the first Mondays of the month, following the schedule below.
Rough Meeting Agenda
5:30 Registration, Appetizers and Networking
6:00 Welcomes and Introductions
6:15 Facilitator Comments and Panelist Introductions
6:20 Interactive Panelist Discussion
6:50 Questions from the Audience
7:25 Final Comments from Facilitators 7:30 Thank Yous and Close, Networking
Below
is a list of our topics for 2009. If you are an entrepreneur,
intrapreneur or investor and interested in participating on an upcoming
panel, please e-mail us at events@fountainblue.biz and we will recommend you to the facilitator for that topic.
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, Optony
•
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
•
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
Panelist
Barbara Heydorn, Director, Center of Excellence in Energy, SRI International
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 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, coveringwater 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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