Cost:
$40 on-line registration fee
$50 at-the-door. $10 for students with full-time student ID and free for Caltech students (must show ID at door). Caltech students can now register online.
On-line Registration closes at 5:00 pm on Thursday, January 7, 2010. There are no refunds for no-shows.
When it comes to energy, California is playing a different game and it shows. From 2006 to 2008, California attracted $3 of every $5 invested in U.S. clean tech — five times as much as the No. 2 state. California has been preparing for its clean-energy future for a long time. Today, the state is proactively enacting groundbreaking efficiency standards for buildings, appliances and pool heaters.
California is also leading the way toward electric cars, zero-emission homes, advanced biofuels and a smarter grid. It has even launched a belated battle against car-dependent sprawl, with unprecedented rules forcing communities to consider carbon emissions in their land-use plans. Recently, California created the nation's first energy-efficiency standard for television sets, as part of California's campaign to reduce energy waste and cut emissions from power plants.
This public-sector foresight creates alluring opportunities for the private sector entrepreneur. For financing, venture capitalists are a traditional source of fundings but there are other opportunities for financing that can get your ideas and company moving forward.
Join us on January 9th, 2010, when our program will focus on the business and financing opportunities in the clean technology sector, and will also highlight ways you can sell your alternative energy to customers such as utility companies.
In an effort to give everyone an opportunity to pose questions during the Forum’s Q&A session, you can submit your questions here and the panelists will answer these selectively during the forum: http://www.cleangreenguy.com/thought-leadership/events-forums-and-mixers/caltechmit-enterprise-forum-event-cleantech-and-money-en.
Note: The Forum will be hosting a second program about financing entrepreneurial opportunities within GreenTech in May 2010.
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Nathan S. Lewis
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George L. Argyros Professor of Chemistry
Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
California Institute of Technology
http://nsl.caltech.edu/
Dr. Nathan Lewis, George L. Argyros Professor of Chemistry, has been on the faculty at the California Institute of Technology since 1988 and has served as Professor since 1991. He has also served as the Principal Investigator of the Beckman Institute Molecular Materials Resource Center at Caltech since 1992. From 1981 to 1986, he was on the faculty at Stanford, as an Assistant Professor from 1981 to 1985 and as a tenured Associate Professor from 1986 to 1988. Dr. Lewis received his Ph.D in Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Dr. Lewis has been an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow, a Camille and Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar, and a Presidential Young Investigator. He received the Fresenius Award in 1990, the ACS Award in Pure Chemistry in 1991, the Orton Memorial Lecture award in 2003, the Princeton Environmental Award in 2003 and the Michael Faraday Medal of the Royal Society of Electrochemistry in 2008. He is currently the Editor-in-Chief of the Royal Society of Chemistry journal, Energy & Environmental Science. He has published over 300 papers and has supervised approximately 60 graduate students and postdoctoral associates.
His research interests include artificial photosynthesis and electronic noses.
Technical details of these research topics focus on light-induced electron transfer reactions, both at surfaces and in transition metal complexes, surface chemistry and photochemistry of semiconductor/liquid interfaces, novel uses of conducting organic polymers and polymer/conductor composites, and development of sensor arrays that use pattern recognition algorithms to identify odorants, mimicking the mammalian olfaction process.
Panelists
Dr. Jeffrey G. Reed
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Director, Market Development and Emerging Technologies
Sempra Energy Utilities (SEU)
www.sempra.com
Jeffrey Reed is the Director of Market Development and Emerging Technology for the Sempra Energy Utilities: San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company. In that capacity he leads development of policies and initiatives aimed at supporting the development and deployment of sustainable energy solutions and is responsible for the two utilities’ joint climate change initiative and RD&D program. He also leads initiatives on biofuels, clean transportation and carbon sequestration. Prior to joining the Sempra utilities, Mr. Reed was a senior strategy consultant and was an officer with ABB Power Generation in Switzerland. Jeff holds a doctorate in mechanical engineering from UC Berkeley and a masters degree from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He completed his undergraduate work at UC Santa Barbara.
Michael J. Hammons
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Venture Partner
SAIL Venture Partners
www.sailvc.com
Mike infuses nearly 20 years of senior leadership experience into building operational value for SAIL's portfolio companies. He has diverse domestic and international experience across multiple verticals such as telecommunications, energy, automotive, aerospace and defense, data storage, enterprise software, and electronic hardware. His diverse background has spanned the gamut of company life cycles from start-ups to large organizations.
Prior to joining SAIL, he held leadership positions including CEO at Vigilistics, CEO at Nexiant, CEO at ARGO Tracker, VP of Global Operations at Cogent Communication, and Director of the South American Automotive Practice at Ernst & Young Consulting. Recognized as an expert in supply chain, operations, manufacturing, product development and logistics, Mike has spoken at multiple conferences and written numerous articles.
Mike serves on several boards including the Advisory Board for California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. He has also received multiple awards throughout his career, including Top 100 Most Innovative Vendors from Supply and Demand Chain Executive and Deloitte and Touche Fast 500. He earned a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard Business School and a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Michael was recently featured on the Frank Peters Show discussing investment in cleantech. Check out their website for more information or to download the Podcast.
http://thefrankpetersshow.com/.
Diana Schultz
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CEO
Cyber-Rain
www.cyber-rain.com
Diana Schulz was recently CEO of IdeaForest, which was the venture capital-backed operator of the Joann.com ecommerce site. While there she grew revenues 40%, significantly expanded web 2.0 content features on the site and negotiated a successful exit to JoAnn Stores. Prior to IdeaForest, Diana headed Corporate Development and Strategic Planning for Universal Studios where she led multiple ecommerce initiatives including the formation of MovieLink and repositioning of Spence Gifts ecommerce strategy. She was also a consultant at McKinsey & Co.
Sean Arian
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Director of Economic Development Strategy
Office of Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Sean oversees the City of Los Angeles' overall economic policy development as well as coordinating key economic development initiatives. Principal among these initiatives is developing Los Angeles as a global leader in the research, production, and deployment of clean technology. The CleanTech initiative involves coordinating a partnership with research universities, developing a cleantech business cluster in Downtown LA, and providing business assistance to cleantech firms interested in expanding to or relocating in Los Angeles. Sean's previous experience includes advising Mayor Villaraigosa on the development of the Port of LA's Clean Trucks Program and working for an international management consulting firm.
Moderator
Patricia Glaza
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Executive Director/CEO
Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization
www.ct-si.org
Ms. Patricia (Patti) Glaza is the Executive Director/CEO of the Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization. Her background includes extensive work in emerging technologies, business development, and strategic consulting. Prior to joining CTSI, Ms. Glaza was the Vice President and Group Publisher of Small Times, the leading global media group focused on micro, MEMS, and nanotechnology commercialization. Ms. Glaza served as the Chief Executive Officer prior to the company’s acquisition by PennWell Corporation in late 2005.
Before Small Times Media, Ms. Glaza was Director of Business Development, Marketing and Client Services at HealthMedia, a fast-growing technology and health management start-up company. Ms. Glaza also worked at Avalon Investments, a venture capital company focused on technology company financing. Ms. Glaza started her career as a consulting professional and manager in the logistics, business services and retail industry groups for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture).
Ms. Glaza is a graduate of Michigan State University from the James Madison and Honor’s Colleges with a Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations and Economics. She earned a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Producers
Dr. Lawrence Wnuk
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Senior Director
CALSTART
www.CALSTART.org
Lawrence Wnuk provides services in strategy, technology research and assessment, funds capture and products development. The focus is on connecting corporations, public entities, emerging growth companies and entrepreneurs with venture-building technologies, partners and investment.
Nikhil Jain
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Managing Partner
Artilient Labs
www.ArtilientLabs.com
Nikhil is the Founder and Managing Partner of Artilient Labs. He is also the Founder and CEO of Clean Green Guy.
A serial entrepreneur with the mindset of a management consultant, Nikhil has helped his clients succeed through careful planning, analysis and execution. Nikhil has held the position of COO in a business advisory and management consulting firm where he advised clients in various industries such as hospitality, renewable energy, real estate, healthcare, financial services, nutrition and social networking and helped with funding requirements, private placements, business process redesign, business planning, devising marketing, business development and go-to-market strategies, mentoring entrepreneurs, structuring MBO's and LBO's and consulting to executive management. Nikhil has consulted to various Fortune 500 clients in industries such as retail, utilities, manufacturing, healthcare and helped with implementing multi-million dollar projects and advising on mergers and acquisitions. Nikhil is a member of the California Green Workforce Coalition, a South Bay Workforce Investment Board initiative.
Nikhil maintains his "Idea-2-Implementation" log to give entrepreneurs an insight into Artilient Labs and how ideas are grown into companies which achieve the triple bottom line using the philosophy of smart execution, frugality and community-driven synergies.
Nikhil currently sits on the Mentoring Committee of the Los Angeles Business Technology Center and the Executive Committee of the Caltech MIT Enterprise Forum. Nikhil has a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MBA in Finance from USC's Marshall School of Business.
Rogelio F. Nochebuena
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President
Nochebuena R&D Consulting
Rogelio is President of Nochebuena R&D, a small consulting organization based in Pasadena, CA. His primary industry focus is breakthrough technologies and devices. He is also a Sr. Consultant for MindForce Consulting an international network of consultants that specialize in conducting Technology Assessment and Commercialization of Intellectual Property for companies that range from global telecommunication providers to national laboratories.
Mr. Nochebuena’s areas of expertise include semiconductors design and processing, flexible and lean manufacturing, business strategy, marketing, new product development, and managing R&D.
He is a proven business strategist having assisted companies to expand operations, create additional sources of revenue; and has also worked on divestitures and evaluated M&A deals. He has strong expertise in increasing market share and improving the new product development process, an area where he has demonstrated a consistent ability to introduce novel technologies and design new products and services.
Mr. Nochebuena has more than 20 years of experience in high technology; he has worked in Fortune 100 as well as start-ups, including Agilent Technologies, Xerox Corp, Perkin-Elmer, Carl Zeiss, etc. Having the correct mixture of physical and biological sciences, and has been involved in the development of a variety of projects; serving in senior technical and marketing positions.
While working at world famous Xerox PARC, Rogelio was tutored in Nanotechnology by Prof. Cal Quate the co-inventor of the Atomic Force Microscope, since then he has been involved in a variety of projects that include super capacitors using Nanolaminates, organic nanotubes, and avant-garde Photovoltaics (CIG/CIGS, CdTe and solar concentrators). He holds several patents in lasers and quantum electronics. He also write a newsletter with global reach for JETRO on the effect that Nanotechnology has on Biotech, Energy, etc. and a new series on Technology Innovation.
Rogelio is an Executive Coach for Japanese companies that want to enter the US Market where he assists them to write Business Plans, create and execute their Strategy and prepares them to raise capital from Angel and VC’s. He frequently conducts technology assessment and due diligence projects for the Angel Community in: medical devices, advanced materials and photovoltaics and energy storage technologies.
Mr. Nochebuena got his BSEE from National Polytechnic Institute and a Master’s in Electrical Engineering from Brigham Young University; he holds a MBA from Pepperdine University.
He has spoken in a number of panels in local and international seminars and conferences; he is member of the Executive Committee for the Caltech/MIT Enterprise Forum and held the position of Chapter Vice-Chair for the IEEE Laser and Electro-Optics Society Los Angeles Chapter. He is an Adjunct Professor of Business Strategy at Pepperdine University.
Date
Saturday morning, January 9, 2010
Location
Registration and Continental Breakfast:
8:00 a.m. at Baxter Hall, Caltech
Program:
9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Networking:
11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon at Baxter Hall, Caltech
Cost
$40 on-line registration fee. $50 at-the-door. $10 for students with full-time student ID and free for Caltech students (must show ID at door). Registrations are taken on-line up to 5:00 p.m., January 7, 2010. There are no refunds for no-shows.
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