Clean Tech Innovation & Growth 2009
March 3 - 4, 2009
San Jose, CA

List of Speakers:

Kristin Ralff-Douglas
Sr. Policy Analyst - CPUC
"Climate Change Policies and Iniatives that are Driving Technology"
Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, The Center for Public Environmental Oversight
"Eliminating Roadblocks to the Growth of Renewable Energy"
Kirstie Moore
LEED AP - Sustainability Project Manager
"Green Building - The Barriers to Building a Deeply Sustainable Development"
Annette Finsterbusch
Director, Applied Ventures
"Investing in Clean Energy"
Scott Blunk
President, GreenBuilt Construction and Consulting
"Green Building"
Ron Freund
Chairperson, Electric Auto Association
"Potential Opportunities and Challenges of V2G"
Craig Lewis
VP of Government Relations, GreenVolts
"Policy Mechanisms and Interconnection Issues Associated with Unleashing Wholesale Distributed Generation"
David Saltman
President Native Energy
"Economic, Environmental and Social Opportunities with Photovoltaic Technology"
Dr. Chock Karuppaiah
Founder and CEO of EC Labs
"Energy Storage - Where do we go from here?"
Jim Sanfilippo
Founder/CEO, Nila Inc.
"Commericializing Energy Efficiency for the Entertainment Industry"
Catherine Denwoody
Executive Director, California Fuel Cell Partnership
"Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Path to Commercializtion"
Liz Merry
Owner, Verve Solar Consulting
"Careers, Installers, and Entreprenuers"
Fareed Sfard
CEO, Ahura Energy, Inc.
"40% Less Grid Parity Costs through Novel Patent Pending Solar/Thermal Concentrating System"

Ed Bless
Founder, H2 Solutions
"Careers in H2 Energy"
Jane Valentino
Manager, Green-e Climate: The Center for Resource Solutions
“The Impact of Cap & Trade Policy on the Voluntary Renewable Energy Market”
Mary Tucker
Energy Program Manager, City of San Jose
“San Jose’s Green Vision Goals, With a Focus on the Energy & Renewable Energy Goals”
Dr. Nicholas Carter
VP Training and Education, Solar Staffing
“Training People for Employment in the PV Industry”
Craig Moyer
Partner; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
“Securing Funding in a Down Economic Environment”
Janice Lin
Managing Partner; StrateGen Consulting LLC
“Recent Market Developments and CA Incentives in Energy Storage”
Greg Ulrich
Director; StateGen Consulting
“Corporate Diversification into Clean Energy”
Bill Gray
CEO; Velkess Inc.
“Energy Storage & Its Foundational Role in the Clean Tech Revolution”
Dr. Dirk Michels
Partner; K&L Gates LLP
“Investment & Financing in Clean Tech Companies: Sand Hill Road Meets Wall Street”
Christopher Gann
CEO; Genomatica
“Sustainable Chemicals” Marc Stuart
Director of New Business Development; EcoSecurities
“GHG Emissions Trading and Clean Tech – Thinking About the Next Phase”
Michael Carten
President & CEO: Sustainable Energy Technologies LTD
“Parallel System Architecture in Thin Film Photovoltaics”
Mark Chasan
CEO: Transformative Capital
“Obtaining Clean Tech Funding in a Downturn Economy”
Vic Kley
CEO, Metadigm
“Nanomaterial Systems for Drought Mitigation”
Uwe Heine
President: EcoEdge Consulting
“Making Homes More Energy Efficient & Green”
Eric Wesoff
Greentech Media
“Solar Power: Scaling up”