Colleen Campbell, with 15 years of experience in the engineering and construction field, is the business development director for the rapidly growing solar power market for the EPC firm CH2M HILL. She is responsible for working with clients to develop custom solutions that meet specific solar needs in the utility scale solar thermal and photovoltaic industries.  She was recently the capture manager on $1billion solar thermal pursued by CH2M HILL.  Colleen has previously worked for Kiewit Construction and earned her civil engineering degree at Bucknell University and obtained an MBA from the University of Notre Dame.

Nathan is a Director with Good Energies in New York, where he is primarily focused on  investments in the downstream solar space. He joined Good Energies from Macquarie Capital, where he served as an Associate Director in both New York and Sydney. During his six years at the firm, Nathan was involved in both principal and advisory transactions across a number of sectors including renewable energy, energy distribution, semiconductors and transportation. Most recently, Nathan was leading Macquarie's solar team in their New York office.

Prior to joining Macquarie, Nathan worked at Deutsche Bank AG and spent six years in the Aviation sector, where his responsibilities included the financial and operational management of an annual oil usage of approximately 40 million barrels.

Nathan holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the Australian National University and a Masters in Applied Finance & Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.

Matt Cheney is the CEO of CleanPath Ventures, which manages the global renewables finance fund, CleanPath Development Fund (CPDF).  CleanPath is designed to provide mezzanine development and construction finance to large-scale solar projects.  

Matt Cheney is the former CEO of Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, a global solar Independent Power Producer that is one of the largest companies of its kind worldwide, and MMA Renewable Ventures, which Fotowatio acquired in 2009.  MMA focused on the development, ownership and operation of a multi-million dollar portfolio of large and distributed scale solar, wind, biomass, and energy efficiency project investments, including the 14 MW solar facility at Edwards Air Force base in 2007.

Prior to that, Mr. Cheney was the CEO of NUON Renewable Ventures USA LLC. He also served as Director of North American Business Development for NUON NV in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.  In that role, he developed NUON's North American renewable energy investment strategy, managing a number of U.S.-based acquisitions.  Mr. Cheney himself took NUON Renewable Ventures private in 2004 under the name of Renewable Ventures LLC.  Nuon Renewable Ventures first introduced the PPA to the U.S. retail solar market in 2001.
 
Mr. Cheney has more than twenty-five years in the fields of civil engineering, energy, and environment, including experience with the U.S. Agency for International Development in South America, the National Rural Electric Co-op Association's International Programs, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the Utility PhotoVoltaicGroup, now the Solar Electric Power Association ("SEPA"). Mr. Cheney serves on various boards, including SEPA.  He advises other companies and initiatives, including both for-profit and not-for-profit.
 
Mr. Cheney has a Bachelor of Science degree from The American University and a Master Degree from Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies, both in Washington D.C.

Cynthia Christensen serves as the Director of Strategic Corporate Development  for Stirling Energy Systems, a leader in the Concentrated Solar Power market, whose main office is Scottsdale, Arizona.  She is responsible for the strategic marketing plans and assists in business development of the SunCatcher product in partnership with Tessera Solar North America's and Tessera Solar International, the sister companies of Stirling Energy Systems.

Prior to Ms. Christensen's commitment to Stirling Energy Systems she served as the Executive Vice President at DWT , a manufacture of capital equipment and consumables to the Solar Industry globally.  She has served as consultant with The Cornwell Group  in the solar industry with emphasis on Market Strategies, New product and Manufacturing expertise.  With over 20 years in the Solar Energy and Semiconductor her interest lays in enhancing strategies for CSP deployment in the U.S. and Globally.

She holds an undergraduate degree from Arizona State University and a Master's of Science degree in Materials Science.  As well as an MBA in International Finance from Thunderbird School of Global Management

Mr. Davis spent the first 18 years of his energy career with the AES Corporation, helping build it into one of the leading global independent power producers. At AES, he led the development, financing, acquisition, and sale of power generating assets on four continents, worth billions of dollars.

Before co-founding Agile Energy, Mr. Davis served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer for Ausra, Inc. from 2007 to 2008. During the period 2004-2006, he provided development and consulting services to the independent power industry at Agile Energy LLC. Agile Energy, Inc. builds off the foundation and track record established by Agile Energy LLC.

Mr. Davis served on the Board of Trustees of the Western Systems Coordinating Council from 1998 through 2002. He holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Sc.B. in Mechanical Engineering from Brown University.

Tim Derrick co-founded Axio Power in 2007 as an independent solar development company, and previously worked in solar and wind project development at 3 Phase Energy, General Electric, and Enron Wind Corp. Axio Power focuses on the development, financing, and construction of utility scale solar projects, with particular emphasis on wholesale distributed generation and projects sited on brownfields.  Axio has 111 megawatts under PPA contract in Ontario, California, Hawaii, and Massachusetts. Tim holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Ross School of Business.

Mr. Goyal brings more than 16 years of technology leadership and business development experience to AREVA Solar, having executed large, complex projects on a worldwide basis. He is responsible for driving North American sales for AREVA Solar. Prior to joining AREVA Solar, Mr. Goyal was Director of Solar Business Development for AREVA Renewable Inc., where he led worldwide sales and business development.

Prior to AREVA, Mr. Goyal was AVAYA’s Director of Business Development, where he was responsible for worldwide market introduction and business development of new products. 

Mr. Goyal holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Birla Institute of Technology and Science and an MBA from the University of Colorado.

Arno Harris is the CEO of Recurrent Energy, a leading solar project developer and generating company. As the primary global development platform for Sharp Corporation worldwide, Recurrent Energy is helping our world find a more sustainable way to meet its energy needs. Prior to Recurrent Energy, Arno was general manager of EI Solutions, serving large-scale commercial and government solar customers. EI Solutions was formed when Arno sold his pioneering solar business, Prevalent Power, to Energy Innovations. Arno's previous experience includes founder and leadership roles for high tech startups. His background combines marketing, business development, and consulting with experience serving such clients as Berlex, Toyota Motor Sales USA, GlaxoWellcome, MCI, Apple Computer, Hewlett-Packard, Nikon Precision, IKEA International and NBC Digital Publishing. Arno writes about solar and renewable energy on his blog  Clean Energy Future.

Steve Hummel is Vice President of Engineering at PV Powered, bringing 30 years of experience in high technology innovation and product development. Prior to PV Powered, he held VP Advanced Technology and VP Marketing roles for Nanometrics and was Chief Technology Officer for Accent Optical Technologies, both global suppliers of semiconductor metrology and process control solutions. He spent 20 years as a research scientist, including experiences at AT&T Bell Labs, Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Labs, and Nova Crystals. He is a senior member of the IEEE and has authored 85 publications and 13 patents. Steve holds a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from USC, where he was a Center for Photonic Technology Fellow, and an MSEE and BA in Chemistry from Rutgers University.

Sheldon brings over a decade of experience in energy finance and development to Recurrent Energy. He leads all North American project development, expansion, and origination activities. Formerly the vice president of finance at Recurrent Energy, Sheldon was instrumental in developing and negotiating the company's existing projects, fund raising efforts, and joint venture agreements. Previously, he spent five years at Calpine, working on gas-fired power projects and power purchase agreements with large energy customers. He also worked as an investment banker for industrial and natural resource companies at Goldman Sachs, and in Accenture's strategy consulting practice, specializing in power price forecasting and asset valuation projects for utility clients. Sheldon holds an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a BA in Economics from Kenyon College.

Ben Kortlang is a Partner with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers where he focuses on growth-stage greentech investing.

Prior to KPCB, Ben worked at Goldman Sachs for 8 years, most recently co-heading Goldman's Alternative Energy Investing business. In this capacity Ben managed Goldman's multi-billion dollar portfolio of alternative energy investments including Horizon Wind Energy, SunEdison and First Solar.

Prior to this, Ben led the private equity investing business within Goldman's Special Situations Group, before which he was a Vice President in Goldman's investment banking group focusing on Industrials and Natural Resources.

Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Ben was an Associate with A.T. Kearney where he focused on strategic and operations consulting in the energy, manufacturing, packaging, transportation and communications industries. Before A.T. Kearney, Ben was a Business Analyst at National Australia Bank in strategic planning and macroeconomic forecasting.

Ben holds a Bachelor of Business (Economics & Finance) from RMIT University, a Bachelor of Commerce and an Honors degree in Econometrics from University of Melbourne and an MBA from the University of Michigan.

Jurgen W. Krehnke is the president and general manager of SMA America and president of SMA Canada, the North American divisions of global solar technology giant SMA Solar Technology AG. In these roles, Krehnke is responsible for all sales, marketing, finance, logistics, and service in the North and Central American regions.

A native of Hamburg, Germany, Krehnke earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany. After starting his career as an integrated circuit designer for Dutch electronics giant Philips Electronics, Krehnke accepted an opportunity in 1994 to move to the U.S. He quickly took on management roles within Philips, leading him to run businesses and startup activities in the U.S. and Europe. When Philips spun out its semiconductor division (now privately owned as NXP) in 2007, he took the opportunity to become the chief marketing officer of Silicon Valley-based IntellaSys, where he was responsible for the commercial launch of its revolutionary high-performance, low-power parallel computing platform. Krehnke brings a unique global view of product development and deployment, as well as an intricate understanding of how solar inverters currently integrate with public utility grids in both Europe and the U.S., the challenges PV has faced and future steps needed to foster widespread domestic adoption.

SMA is the world leader in solar inverter technology and manufacturing with subsidiaries on four continents and takes pride in a product range of inverters compatible with any module and power class, for grid-tied as well as off-grid and backup applications.

Keith is Vice President, Development for NRG Solar LLC. He has been in this position for the past several months, helping lead NRG Solar's Greenfield development and M&A activities. 

Before joining NRG, Keith ran his own energy consulting firm, Kaltech, Inc. At Kaltech, one of Keith's primary clients was Solel, a leading solar thermal development company. He helped oversee project development for Solel's solar projects-including facility siting and due diligence-in California and other states.

Previously, Keith worked for Sempra Global, a part of Sempra Energy, overseeing permitting for fossil fuel power plants in Texas, Nevada and other states. He's a licensed Professional Engineer and holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Maryland.

William Lee is Vice President, Project Finance and Corporate Development, at Sun Edison LLC. In that capacity, he leads SunEdison's global project financing and corporate development activities and originates, negotiates, structures and executes various types of financial and strategic transactions in these areas. Lee is based in the company's Maryland headquarters.

Prior to SunEdison, he worked at the Massachusetts Green Energy Fund, a private venture capital firm that invests in clean and renewable energy technologies.

Additionally, Lee worked as an investment banker at Salomon Smith Barney (now Citigroup Global Markets) where he was involved in M&A and capital markets transactions within the global energy sector. He also was a principal investor at Golub Capital, a private equity and mezzanine debt investment firm.

William holds an A.B. in Government from Harvard College, and received an M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School

Craig Lewis is the Founding Principal of RightCycle, a consultancy that achieves desirable Smart Energy outcomes via legislation, regulation, and public funding (grants, loan guarantees, siting incentives, etc). RightCycle also assists clients with the critical project development activities of evaluating project site viability and securing off-take agreements via RFO proposals and PPA negotiations. Mr. Lewis focuses his efforts in California and at the Federal level. He has over 20 years of experience working in high growth industries, including renewables, wireless, and semiconductors. Mr. Lewis transitioned from the wireless industry to the Smart Energy industry in 2005 by spearheading energy policy development for Steve Westly's 2006 gubernatorial campaign in California. Until early-2009, Mr. Lewis was VP of Government Relations for GreenVolts, a solar technology company, where he served for two years securing successful policy outcomes in legislation, regulation, and public funding; and in supporting the first solar project to successfully navigate California's RPS RFO process.

Mr. Lewis is a leading Smart Energy strategist and advocate. He is the Founding Principal of the FIT Coalition and is currently leading the legislative effort in California to implement a comprehensive Feed-In Tariff (FIT) that will increase the size of California's renewable energy market by more than an order of magnitude. Mr. Lewis' legislative proposal is referred to as the Renewable Energy & Economic Stimulus Act (aka REESA FIT). The REESA FIT is being pursued via AB1106, which is authored by Assemblyman Fuentes, Chair of the Assembly Utilities & Commerce Committee. AB1106 is expected to be signed into law in 2010. Mr. Lewis is also a leading advocate for comprehensive FITs throughout the United States and for using them to unleash the tremendous potential of Wholesale Distributed Generation (WDG), which is the 20MW-and-under, distribution-interconnected market segment that avoids transmission dependencies and the long delays that are associated with transmission build-outs.

Mr. Lewis received his MBA and MSEE from the University of Southern California, and his BSEE from UC Berkeley.

Roger Little has been a strong business leader as Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President, growing Spire to a successful public company with a diversified technology base. Almost 40 years after starting Spire Corporation, Roger G. Little continues to build a list of impressive accomplishments. He founded Spire in 1969, just five years after earning his Master of Science degree in physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He also holds a Bachelors degree in physics from Colgate University, as well as 70 patents for technologies that have helped build Spire's reputation as a leader in science and innovation.

Bob has a proven track record of driving revenue growth, building market focus and optimizing operational efficiencies with emerging high-tech ventures. He led the product marketing program at SolFocus; prior to SolFocus he co-founded and served as Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Onetta, a leading optical amplifier company. During his tenure, he secured funding from Sequoia Capital and Matrix Partners. Earlier in his career, Bob started the telecom components division of New Focus, Inc., brand of Bookham, Inc., a leader in developing and manufacturing photonics, which enabled the company's successful IPO and secondary offerings. He holds a BSEE from Brown University, MSEE from Stanford University, and MS and Ph. D. in Physics from Brown University.

Steve Malnight is Vice President, Integrated Demand-Side Management, for Pacific Gas and Electric Company. He is responsible for the company’s expanding portfolio of demand-side customer solution offerings, which encompass energy efficiency, demand response, time-variable electric pricing options, automated energy management, electric vehicles and on-site customer generation.

Malnight joined PG&E Corporation in 2002 as an associate in the company’s MBA Leadership Program, working at the National Energy Group subsidiary in Market Analysis before moving to the Risk Management organization. He has held roles at Pacific Gas and Electric Company as Director of Customer Strategy and Senior Director of Finance, at which time he led the company’s budgeting and planning functions. In 2007, he became Special Assistant to the Chairman at PG&E Corporation. In May 2009, Malnight was named Vice President, Renewable Energy, and in July 2010, he assumed his current role leading PG&E’s Integrated Demand-Side Management organization.

Malnight holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth.

Michael R. Montoya is the director of Engineering Advancement for Southern California Edison's Transmission & Distribution Business Unit (TDBU). Montoya's organization, created in November 2004, is responsible for distributed energy resources, distribution technical innovation, power system technologies, distribution automation, satellite communications, and research and development.

Throughout his 35 year career, Montoya has made many contributions in his technical and managerial roles. Prior to becoming Engineering Advancement director, he was previously responsible for managing the TDBU portion of the company's 2006 General Rate Case; was director of the TDBU Project Management organization and director of Grid Operations, Protection and Controls. Before that, Montoya held several positions, including manager of transmission substation projects, superintendent of transmission construction and maintenance, and superintendent of substation operations and maintenance. He also held supervisory and bargaining‐unit positions within the former Transmission and Substation division.

Montoya has an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and certificates in I.T. Essentials for Business Leadership from Pepperdine University and Sustaining the Innovative Organization from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Mark Nelson is currently the director of generation planning and strategy for Southern California Edison in Rosemead, CA.  He has broad responsibility for the policy, expansion, and strategic planning of power generation, including new and existing fossil, nuclear, and renewable sources.  Recent Edison projects and feasibility studies include a 250 MW rooftop solar PV program; an on-site fuel cell power program at state university campuses; a feasibility study for a 250 MW IGCC with carbon capture and sequestration;; and a number of other cutting edge projects. 

Mark has held his current position since 2005, and previously served as director of retail operations and manager of real-time pricing for Edison and Edison companies.  In addition he has served as an adjunct professor of economics.  He earned BS and MS degrees in economics with minor work in chemical engineering and econometrics.  Mark is also the author of a number of business and statistical books and media sets.

Mr. Powell oversees all operational, financial, and project development functions at SPP.  With a strong executive management background in finance and energy, Mr. Powell guides the strategies and tactics that contribute to SPP's vision to become America's premier independent solar power producer. He works closely with management, partners, and investors to create opportunities for developing high quality, investment-grade solar energy systems. Mr. Powell was previously a Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Pacific Gas and Electric Company, PG&E's utility, which provides gas and electric services to over 5 million customers in California. During his tenure as CFO of PG&E, the company completed both long and short-term financings in addition to executing power purchase contracts in the solar, wind, and biomass sectors. Prior to PG&E, Mr. Powell was a Partner in PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP's national energy practice. At PwC, he advised clients on financial restructurings, Sarbanes-Oxley implementation, SEC reporting, and commodity trading strategies and controls. Mr. Powell was also previously a Partner at Arthur Andersen LLP's worldwide energy and communications practice where he managed numerous project financing transactions. He is a CPA and holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and an MS in Management, both from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Brett Prior is a Senior Analyst with GTM Research, focusing on renewable energy. Prior to joining GTM Research, Brett served as the Director of Business Development for Solasta, a thin-film solar startup backed by Kleiner Perkins. Brett also worked as a summer associate in the strategy group at Evergreen Solar. Before business school, Brett spent six years working for mutual fund companies as a buyside equity research analyst covering energy and other sectors. Originally from the U.S., Brett lived in England for two years, where he earned an MBA with distinction from London Business School. Brett holds a BA in Political Science and International Studies from Yale University. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

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Mr. Rhoades joined Satcon in May 2008, as President and Chief Executive Officer with more than 20 years of experience in executive leadership positions across the renewable energy arena. With a history of successful experience and business acumen, combined with a deep technical understanding, Mr. Rhoades is widely noted for bringing both leadership perspective and operational excellence to Satcon, as well as the wider renewable energy arena.

Mr. Rhoades' experience, success and future perspective on the renewable energy arena, have made him a sought-after thought leader in the world of renewable energy. He holds both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Physics from the University of Illinois.

Charles Ricker is Senior Vice President of Business Development for BrightSource Energy. Prior to joining BrightSource Energy, Mr. Ricker headed Texas operations for Growth Strategy Partners, a consultancy specializing in assisting small and medium size companies develop and implement strategies for achieving exceptional growth.  His extensive executive experience includes being co-founder of Orba Corporation, a successful developer, builder and operator of port facilities. After Orba's acquisition by Litwin Engineers & Constructors, a large engineering and construction company, he served as Litwin's Senior Vice President, Business Development.  Subsequently he was CEO of H.H. Robertson (UK) Ltd., Senior Vice President of Falcon Seaboard Power, a large independent power producer, and President of Millennium Power Group, which represented major power developers in South America.  Charlie holds an MBA (Distinction) from the Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and a B.A. (Honors) from Millsaps College.

Richard Robertson is the program manager for inverters at GE's Solar business - a position that he has held since 2007. In this role, Richard has overseen the commercial and technical development of GE's large-scale solar inverters, building off of the proven platform of GE's wind energy power electronics.

Prior to his current role, Richard held a number of positions in the alternative energy industry with a focus on business development, marketing and sales.  These roles include: Associate Director of the Center for Future Energy Systems at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Vice President, Business Development at Spheral Solar Power, Business Development Manager at GE Distributed Power, and Sales Manager, Plug Power.

Richard has a BS Chemical Engineering and MBA, both from RPI.

Daniel I. Rubin joined Alloy Ventures in 1999 after a 15-year career in business development, marketing and sales at leading technology companies. At Alloy, he focuses on investments in semiconductors, cleantech, and software-as-a-service.

Before becoming a venture capitalist in 1999, Dan was a successful technology entrepreneur and also held a variety of executive-level sales, marketing and business development jobs in the IT industry. In 1991, he was a co-founder of Artisan Components and served as the initial VP of sales and marketing. He was the VP of business development through the company's initial public offering in 1998. The company was later acquired by ARM Ltd. for $1 billion.

Prior to Artisan Components, Dan worked at semiconductor capital equipment company Ultratech Stepper in many roles, including director of product marketing and managing director of Asian operations. He received a BA in Physics from Pomona College (1982).

Laks is a seasoned Executive with proven expertise in the Solar PV system integration. Well versed in planning and execution of business, technology and marketing strategies. Strong technical background with extensive knowledge in improving operational efficiencies. Proven experience in guiding company through year over year double digit growth. At Trina Solar, Laks is responsible for all aspects of Technical feasibility for new projects and ensuring developed projects are designed and installed for maximizing energy production.

Laks is also a strong advocate of designing optimally performing PV systems and more importantly ensuring years of production with proper attention to Operations and Maintenance. Laks has been an invited speaker at the Solar Power International, Sandia Lab Reliability conference and the Energy efficiency and Sustainability Symposium in the past.

Ms. Schnitzer's career spans twenty years across a range of activities including the management in the fields of alternative energy and power generation. Ms. Schnitzer is director of solar services at AWS Truepower and brings experience in managing both commercial and government projects. Ms. Schnitzer provides thought leadership in developing standards, methods and protocols for solar energy and project assessment for utility and large commercial scale markets. Her experience includes renewable energy market analysis, technical project management of power generation energy programs, solar meteorological campaign design, feasibility and site suitability studies, and systems analysis to determine project risk.  She possesses a strong background in technical project management, and strategic planning. 

Tom Starrs is managing director of the North America utility business unit.  He manages business development and strategic planning for SunPower's utility sector business, including the growth and management of the project pipeline.  Starrs has been highly committed to the renewable energy sector virtually all of his professional life.  Most recently, Starrs served as managing director of solar power for Iberdrola Renewables, where he led the acquisition of a portfolio of nearly 150,000 acres of right-of-way applications for solar power development on federal lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, representing nearly 24,000 MW of solar generating potential.  Starrs holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley's energy and resources program, a J.D. from the University of California's School of Law (Boalt Hall), and a B.A. in economics and environmental studies from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Shayle Kann is the Managing Director of solar research at GTM Research. Shayle has authored such reports as 2010 Global PV Demand Analysis and Forecast and The United States PV Market: Project Economics, Policy, Demand and Strategy Through 2013. Mr. Kann joined GTM Research upon returning from Australia, where he was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar with the Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems at the Australian National University. His Fulbright research, which focused on renewable energy project financing during the credit crisis, was published in the international journal Energy Policy. Prior to this, Mr. Kann worked in the Clean Energy Markets division of Conservation Services Group, focusing on voluntary and compliance markets for renewable energy certificates. He has a Bachelor’s cum laude, phi beta kappa from Pomona College. He has spoken at industry conferences throughout the world on the subject of PV.

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Shyam Mehta is a Senior Analyst at GTM Research, focusing on global upstream solar markets. His two most recent research reports were Thin Film 2010: Market Outlook to 2015 and PV Manufacturing in the United States: Market Outlook, Incentives, and Supply Chain Opportunities. Before joining GTM Research, Mr. Mehta was a Financial Analyst at Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research where he covered equities in the alternative energy sector, primarily solar companies. Prior to Goldman, Mr. Mehta was a Research Analyst at The Brattle Group, an economic consulting firm, where his work focused on problems within the electricity industry. He received his Bachelor's in Mathematics summa cum laude from U.C. Berkeley. He has spoken at industry conferences throughout the world on the subject of PV.

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Prior to joining Greentech Media, Eric Wesoff founded Sage Marketing Partners in 2000 to provide sales and marketing-consulting services to venture-capital firms and their portfolio companies in the alternative energy and telecommunications sectors. Mr. Wesoff has become a well-known, respected authority and speaker in these fields. He also was the publisher of the Venture Power newsletter, a subscription-only newsletter covering venture-capital investment in renewable energy.

Eric's expertise covers solar power, fuel cells, biofuels and advanced batteries. His strengths are in market research and analysis, business development and due diligence for investors. He frequently consults for energy startups and Silicon Valley's premier venture capitalists.