International Business Forum and Clean Edge will present the 4th annual Clean Tech Investor Summit ("Fostering Innovation & Investment Opportunities in Clean Technologies") in Palm Springs, California on February 6 and 7, 2008. This conference wlll provide educational sessions and networking opportunities for those in the cleantech/greentech field, including entreprenuers, corporate leaders, and members of the investment community, including venture capital and private equity firms.
You can view the draft conference agenda (PDF) and register for the conference online. In addition, some presentations from prior summits are listed below:
Presentations from 2007 Clean-Tech Investor Summit:
- Renewable Energy Technology Opportunities: Responding to Global Energy Challenges (Dan E. Arvizu, National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
- SunPower: One Year Later? (Thomas H. Werner, SunPower Corporation)
- Corporate A: AES Corporation (Bob Hemphill, AES Corporation)
- Corporate B: Applied Materials (Charlie Gay, Applied Materials)
- Corporate C: Dow Chemical Company (Heinz Haller, Dow Chemical Company)
- Corporate D: GE Water and Process Technologies (Jeffrey Fulgham, GE Water and Process Technologies)
- The View from Wall Street/Clean-Tech Exit Trends (Skip Grow, Cowen & Company, LLC)
- Who's Going to Win in CleanTech? (Steve Westly)
- The Latest News on Renewables (Michael T. Eckhart, American Council On Renewable Energy (ACORE))
- Smart Grid (Bill Kingsley, EnerTech Capital)
Presentations from 2005 Clean-Tech Investor Summit:
- The State of Clean-tech (Ira Ehrenpreis, Technology Partners)
- Renewable Energy (Mike Eckhart, ACORE)
- Opportunities in Water-tech (Bill Kingsley, EnerTech Capital
- An LP’s Perspective on Clean Tech (Dr. Matthew Kiernan, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors)
- Ending the Energy Stalemate (Bill Reilly, Aqua International Partners)
- (CASE STUDY) Clean-Tech Company Success Story (John Woolard, Itron)
- State Funds on the Frontlines (Ken Locklin, Clean Energy Group)
- The View From Wall Street (Bob O'Connor, Wilson Sonsini)