Preliminary Conference Agenda 
and Associated Events

Preliminary Conference Agenda is now available

Welcome to the expanded Conference on Clean Energy Program!

In addition to coordinating with New England MREC's 2nd Annual Technical Conference on Tuesday, November 2nd and  Boston Cleantech Venture Day on Friday, November 5th, the organizers of CCE 2010 are pleased to announce three days of high tech venture-related programming.

 

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

  • New England MREC's 2nd Annual Technical Conference:   Technical presentations on ocean wave, tide, wind generation technologies, systems and materials will be requested via abstract submissions. Please visit www.mrec.umassd.edu/2010technicalconference.php for more information.
  • International Reception: If you are a registered international attendee of the Conference, you are invited to attend our annual International Reception held in conjuction with the New England MREC's 2nd Annual Technical Conference. Time and location will be announced later.

Wednesday, November 3 and Thursday, November 4

Sixth Annual Conference on Clean Energy: Two action-packed days designed to provide you with the latest investment opportunities, business insights, career options, and fund-raising strategies.

  • Investor Pitches: More than three dozen early stage companies and licensing opportunities will be showcased in sessions of ten-minute presentations. Past participants have raised more than $100M, so come find your next investment or make sure you showcase your business opportunity!
  • Industry Panels: Panel discussions company leaders on BioEnergy, Combined Heat & Power, Efficiency & Energy Services, Energy Storage, Portable Power, Smart Grid, Solar Energy, Wind Power, Electric Car, Ocean Energy, Solid State Lighting, Waste as an Energy Feedstock and Building Systems/Green Buildings.
  • Finance Panels: The finance panel discussions are aimed at issues faced emerging companies in the clean energy market. If you are starting up clean energy business, or looking down the road toward raising expansion capital or building out your first scaled-up project, this is an opportunity to learn from the experience of leading clean energy entrepreneurs and investors.
  • University Panels: Panel discussions featuring the professors who are leading ground-breaking research centers in our universities as well as those who have spun out companies will discuss how to develop, license and grow startup companies from university IP.
  • Career Program: With new political momentum for the nation's transformation to the clean energy economy, it has never been a better time to be part of the expanding renewable and clean tech sectors.  According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, the number of US jobs in the emerging clean energy economy grew nearly two and a half times faster than overall jobs between 1998 and 2007.  The Clean Energy Careers Panel will help navigate careers in the Clean Energy sector. Experts in the workforce development field and industry leaders will share their views on industry trends, skills demands, educational opportunities, and career development strategy.
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Preliminary agenda

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Sixth Conference on Clean Energy
Day One

8:00 - 8:40    Registration & Breakfast
  Ballroom C Ballroom A
8:40 - 9:30

Welcome and

Opening Keynote 

Exhibit Hall

 

opens at 10:55 AM

 

ROOM  302           

 

Room  304

 

Room 306

Room  TBD
9:40 - 10:55

Finance  Panel 1: Project Finance

Industry Panel 1:
Electric Car

Investor Pitch

Session 1

10:55 - 11:30 Coffee Break & Exhibit Time
11:30 - 12:40 Industry Panel 2:
Solar Energy
Industry Panel 3:
BioEnergy

Investor Pitch

Session 2

Ocean Energy International Progress
 12:40-12:45 Break
  Ballroom C
12:45 - 1:55

Lunch

with Keynote Speaker


1:55-2:00
Break
  ROOM 302
Room 304
Room 306
Room TBD
2:00 - 3:10

Industry Panel 4:

Energy Efficiency

Industry Panel 5:
Waste to Energy

Finance  Panel 2:

Seed Finance

Ocean Energy US Regulatory Environment

3:10 - 3:30
Coffee Break & Exhibit Time
3:30 - 4:40

University Panel 1: Research Directors

Industry Panel 6:

Energy Storage

Investor Pitch

Session 3

Ocean Energy Deployment in America
  Ballroom A - Exhibit Hall
5:00 - 7:00 Reception
with Featured Speaker
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Thursday, November 4, 2010

Sixth Conference on Clean Energy
Day Two

8:00 - 8:40 Breakfast
  Ballroom C Ballroom A
8:40 - 9:30

 
Keynote or Panel

Exhibit Hall

 

opens at 9:30 AM

9:30-9:40
Break
  ROOM 302 Room 304
Room 306
Room TBD                       
9:40 - 10:55

University      

Panel 2:  

Spin-Offs  

Industry Panel 7:

Combined Heat and Power

Investor Pitch

Session 4

Industry Panel 8:

Green Computing

10:55 - 11:30
Coffee Break & Exhibit Time
11:30 - 12:40

Industry Panel 9: 

Smart Grid    

Industry Panel 10:

Solid State Lighting

Investor Pitch

Session 5

Industry Panel 11:

Wind Energy

12:40 - 12:45 Break
12:45 - 1:55

Lunch with Funding Keynote

Stan Kowalski, FloDesign - How to raise $35 million

1:55 - 2:00 Break
  ROOM 302 Room 304 Room 306 Room TBD      
2:00 - 3:10  Industry Panel 12:

Portable Power

Industry Panel 13:

Green Buildings

 

ROOM 302 Ballroom C
 3:10-4:30 Career Session 1

Closing Panel -

Funding from Government sources

4:30 - 5:30 Career Session 2
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