Industry Program

The Industry Panels sub-committee is chaired by Charlie Myers, president of the Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition(MHC), co-host of the Conference since its inception in 2005. See Agenda for Panels' time.

Panels

  
Energy Solutions for Developing Countries

Whether you are dedicated to helping the poor or you see a great business opportunity at the bottom of the pyramid how do you effectively raise funding and execute on your plan.  This panel will include companies that are actively selling in developing country markets and are gaining traction for their products.  The panelists will discuss  how they have been funded, how their developed their products for their specific markets, and how they set up sales and marketing.

Panelists:

Miguel  Granier,  Invested Development
Sam  White,  Promethean Power

Moderator:Joseph Steig

Start-up Case Studies

The founders of energy start-ups in the areas of bioengineering, materials and energy efficiency will share their stories on their business, growth challenges, funding process, and building their teams. They will also give us their perspective on the current regulatory and political environment for "clean energy" and how it affects their business strategy. Researchers and early-stage investors will also be interested in their perspective on university spinouts, as all three are based in part on university-developed energy technology.

Panelists:
Steve Derezinski, MOxST
Brad Kayton, ZOME Energy Networks
Colin South, Novogy

Moderator:Chris Noble, MIT

 

Supplying the Grid

What is the modern grid going to look like and what are the renewable sources that are going to be the main suppliers of clean energy to it.   - wind, solar, storage  - where are the current opportunities and where will the investment come from.

 Panelists:

Andrew Bernstein, Kearsearge Energy
Judith Judson, Beacon Power
Michael Zuercher-Martinson, Solectria Renewables, LLC

 
Managing the Grid and Efficiency

Advances in communications and control technologies are being applied to advance the management and effectiveness of the electric grid. Advance in metering technologies are creating opportunities for customers to more effectively manage and lower their electric power costs through automated controls and information systems. In addition, efficiency and energy services have been growing significantly in recent years, with the potential remaining vast and largely untapped. Combining the advances in energy management, energy efficiency and demand response technologies, advanced time-of-use and other innovative rate structures, are creating whole new markets for existing and emerging clean energy companies.

Panelists:

Peter Dickinson, Building IQ
Swapnil Shah, First Fuel Software
Rey Montalvo, Consolidated Energy Design

Moderator: Domenic Armano, Johnson Controls

Transportation and Vehicles

Personal and commercial transportation consumes almost 30% of all energy used globally.  Whether by increasing the efficiency of existing engines, replacing fossil fuels with renewable fuels, or completely changing the power supply our panel will discuss the many options to reduce the energy used to transport people and goods around the world and cross town. 

Panelists:

Andrew Bosco, General Motors

Christina  Lampe-Onnerud, Boston-Power, Inc.

Kevin D. Colburn, Azure Dynamics, Inc.

Moderator: Jeremie Spitzer, Shorepower Technologies

 

Waste to Energy

Producing energy from waste provides companies with a double bottom line benefit - the reduction of the environmental impact of waste while also providing a new source of clean energy. Our panelists will highlight a wide range of waste-to-energy solutions, the social and economic impact of waste remediation technologies and how conversion to energy improves the waste remediation ROI equation.

Panelists:

Priyanka Bakaya,  PK Clean
Wayne Davis,  Harvest Power
Eric Fitch, Purpose Energy
Per Suneby,  PMC Biotec

Moderator: Paul  Sereiko,  AIW LLC and NECEC

  
Comprehensive Guide to State Resources & Funding

What are the state programs that can help early stage clean tech companies - whether they can give you real money, tax incentives, make introductions, create your market or subsidize your customers there are a myriad of programs that you need to know about.

Panelists:

Patrick Cloney, MassCEC
Eric Graham,  Fraunhofer Center
James Kenney, Mass Development

Moderator: Abi Barrow, MTTC