| 8:45 - 9:00 am |
WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS
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| 9:00 - 11:00 am |
MORNING PLENARY SESSION
- What the Best Clean Tech Companies are Doing
- Where the New Opportunities From State Policy Will Be
- How Regional Companies are Succeeding
- How Sacramento Compares to Other Regions as a Clean Tech Hub
FEATURED SPEAKERS
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Neal Dikeman
Partner, Jane Capital Partners LLC
"Accelerating the Growth of Clean Tech: Insights from a Veteran"
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Brian Keane
President, SmartPower
"Community-based Green Initiatives: How the Sacramento Region Can Learn from the Best"
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Carla Peterman
Commissioner at the California Energy Commission
"State Energy Initiatives: Future Directions and Implications for the Sacramento Region"
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| 11:00 - 11:45 pm |
Getting Traction: Companies that are Leading the Way
A panel discussion with clean tech companies that have been showing significant growth.
- Christopher J. (CJ) Obmann, Ernst & Young (Moderator)
- Rick Wylie, Beutler corp
- Tobin Booth, Blue Oak Energy
- Casey Call, GreenLight Solid State
- Grant Grable, Sunoptics Prismatic Skylights
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| 12:00 - 1:00 pm |
LUNCH
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AFTERNOON BREAKOUT PANELS
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Track A - DRIVING GROWTH
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Track B - MAKING MARKETS
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| 1:00 - 2:00 pm |
Driving Growth: Investor Priorities
A panel of investors from the worlds of venture capital and corporate strategic investing will share their insights on what clean tech investors are looking for today.
- Dan Lankford, WavePoint Ventures (Moderator)
- Dan Adler, CalCEF
- Dr. Lee Ng, Siemens Technology-to-Business Center
- Peter D. Henig, Greenhouse Capital Partners, LP
Andy Wallace,SiGNa Chemicals
Jim Parks, SMUD
George Cheng, CyboEnergy
Kostas Papamichael, California Lighting Technology Center
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Making Markets: The Voice of the Customer
What customers are seeking in clean tech products and services and how that can create local opportunities.
- Mike DeAngelis, SMUD (moderator)
- Michael Girard, Aerojet
- Nolan Zail, Carmel Partners
- Michael Jacobson, Intel
- Joe Kieren, AT&T
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| 2:00 - 3:00 pm |
Driving Growth: Technology Innovations
Technology innovation drives market change and company growth. This session will preview the coolest, newest, and most innovative technologies being developed in the region.
- Chris Russell, Morrison & Foerster
- Andy Wallace, SiGNa Chemicals
- Jim Parks, SMUD
- George Cheng, CyboEnergy
- Kostas Papamichael, California Lighting Technology Center
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Making Markets: Renewable Bio Fuels
Speakers at this session will explain the million-gallon challenge that the Sacramento region has set for itself, and how it will put Sacramento on the biofuels map.
- Tim Taylor, Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (moderator)
- Michael Theroux, JDMT
- Lex Mitchell, Air Resources Board
- Fernando Garcia, Amyris Biofuels
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| 3:00 - 3:15 pm |
BREAK
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| 3:15 - 4:00 pm |
Driving Growth: Policy Innovations
Some of the world’s most innovative policy-makers are right here in our region. Hear from them how specific initiatives continue to shape the clean tech sector regionally.
- Jan Schori, Downey Brand
- Commissioner Catherine Sandoval, CPUC
- Julia Burrows, Valley Vision & Greenwise
- Michael Lemyre, YGrene Energy,
- Chris Soderquist, Octus Energy
- Anthony Eggert, CalEPA
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Making Markets: The Growing Solar Cluster
The solar cluster in Sacramento continues to grow -- learn from members of that group of a dozen companies are creating critical mass here in the region.
- Bob Burris, SACTO (moderator)
- Martin Hermann, 8 Minutenergy
- Dirk Vollbrecht, 8 Minutenergy
- Jurgen Krehnke, SMA America
- Justin Scott, Youil Solar Corporation
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| 4:00 - 5:15 pm |
Fresh Faces: A panel of some of the most promising new companies in the Sacramento region
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Bill Reaugh, Draker Labs
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Kenneth Munson, Sunverge
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Chris Wiggins, Glide Cruisers
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Biswanath Mukherjee, Putah Green Systems
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Henrik Westergaard, SmartGrid Billing
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| 5:15 - 6:30 pm |
Closing Reception
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