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On October 16, SVForum will present The Cleantech Mash-Up: How Convergence and Innovation is Creating New Business Opportunities.  This is the latest program in SVForum's Clean Tech Breakfast Series. An over of this program is

Cleantech is blurring the lines between traditional business segments, products, services, and business models. The clear distinctions between traditional value chains are gone for buildings, vehicles, as well as the broad sectors of energy supply and management. Leading companies are exploring new ways to create and deliver value to the converging markets. They are looking at traditional problems and opportunities in a more aggregated way and with a new mindset. Instead of selling 'new and improved' traditional products or services, they are looking for entirely new technologies and business models to deliver more complete solutions. In pursuit of the solutions, companies are partnering, prototyping, and exploring for value in major new ways. The diverse panel of leaders will explore the new ways companies  are innovating and how they have shifted their mental models and approach to benefit from the convergence.

Presenters at this program will be:

• Diarmuid O'Connell, Tesla Motors
• Rachel Sheinbein, CMEA Capital
• Clint Wilder, CleanEdge
• Moderated by: Rob Shelton, PwC

This event will take place from 8:00 – 10:00 am at PwC, 488 Almaden Blvd #1800, San Jose, CA, 95110.  Thanks to our friends at SVForum, readers of Green VC can receive a 30% discount on the registration price for this event.  To receive the discount, please use code "DATA12" (without the quotes) when registering online.

On March 29, 2012, SVForum will present the next program in its Cleantech Breakfast Series, Smart Energy for Everyday Living – Innovative Technologies from Quebec, Canada.  A description of this program is as follows:

What do Quebec and California have in common?  It is the only province in Canada to start enforcing cap and trade regulations for carbon emissions similar to California. As Canada’s largest province in land area and home to vast natural resources, Quebec is the world’s fourth largest producer of hydroelectricity; a reliable source of abundant, renewable and  low-cost power in North America. Home to nearly 400 innovative cleantech companies, Quebec has distinguished itself particularly in the fields of energy efficiency and storage, water treatment and waste management. Come hear case studies from market drivers in Quebec, Canada and learn about the technologies they are developing to accelerate smart energy adoption.

Speakers will Include:

• Gary Dillabough, The Westly Group
• Stephane Labelle, EH2 Solar
• Simon Leblond, CAN2GO/SCL Elements Inc.
• Denis Leclerc, Ecotech Quebec
• Moderated by: Rami Branitzky, SAP

This program will be held from 8:00 – 10:00 PM at SAP, 3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Thanks to our friends at SVForum, readers of Green VC can receive a 30% discount when registering onlinre by entering code DATA12.

On September 20, SVForum will present the next program in its Clean Tech Breakfast Series entitled Transforming Waste into Energy. A summary of this program is:

New energy solutions are being discovered and refined to overcome the budget contraints of high oil prices and mitigate the environmental impacts of carbon waste. Something that does not get a lot of headlines is utilizing existing consumer waste and transforming it into energy. We want to highlight its significance internationally, and potentially discuss why it is an under-utilized resource in the United States. Our panel discussion will include topics addressing:

• Emerging trends in this industry, staying away from biofuels and focusing more on consumer and carbon waste
• Technology needs and promise in sorting, conversion, and transformation of waste into energy and fuel needs
• Product cycle issues including Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), producer responsibilities, and zero waste trends

This program will include the following panelists:

• Mark Bowles, ecoATM
• Mike Jackson, The Westly Group
• Patrick Mathews, Salinas Valley Solid Waste Authority

This program will be held from 8:00 – 10:00 am at SAP, Building 1, 3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304.  Thanks to our friends at SVForum, readers of Green VC can receive a $5 discount from the non-member registration price for this event.  To receive the discount, please use code "CLEAN05" when registering online.