Attendee Check-in and Breakfast
The State of Nextwave Greentech Investing

Rob Day, Partner, Black Coral Capital

Investor Presentation – Strategic Investor

Henrik Holland, Venture Principal, Shell Technology Ventures

Investor Presentation – View From Sand Hill Road

Joshua Green, General Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures

Debate – Can Cleanweb Deliver Compelling Financial and Sustainability Impact?


Moderator: Eric Wesoff, Editor-in-Chief,Greentech Media

A lively debate on the subject of cleanweb - Is the development of web-based apps and solutions that drive sustainable behavior a lasting contribution to our energy future, or is it a fad that will not move the needle on actual sustainability benefits?

Shahin Farshchi, Partner, , Lux Capital
Joseph Kopser, CEO and Co-Founder, , RideScout

Networking Break
NextWave Market Transformations – Solar

The downstream solar ecosystem has never been more full of both innovation and peril. Through a combination of data and market analysis, this presentation will pick apart the business models driving solar into the mainstream.

Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, Research & Strategy, Energy Impact Partners

Family Offices: Charging Ahead


Moderator: Joncarlo Mark, Founder and Managing Member, Upwelling Capital Group

A panel discussion of how family offices continue to put money to work in the cleantech sector without some of the traditional limitations facing venture capitalists.

Aimee Christensen, CEO, Christensen Global Strategies, , Christensen Family Office
Josh Green, Managing Partner, , CCM Energy
Rebecca Levin, Managing Partner, Eagle Cliff Partners
Tim Woodward, Managing Director, Prelude Ventures

Lunch
Nest: A Silicon Valley Energy Success Story

Scott McGaraghan, Energy Partner Products, Nest Labs

Resource Efficiency in the Future of Manufacturing

A presentation on the next wave of innovations and opportunities in the manufacturing sector and industrial Internet.

Jost Bendel, Energy Environmental Services - Business Segment Head, Siemens

NextWave Market Transformations – The Future of the Utility


Moderator: Scott Clavenna, CEO, Greentech Media

Solar, energy storage, efficiency tech and energy management are causing disruptions in the electric utility sector. Entrepreneurs on this panel will discuss the opportunties arising out of this evolution at the edge of the grid.

Andrew Dillon, VP Business Development & Co-Founder, Varentec
Bob Leigh, CEO, LocalGrid Technologies
Paul Straub, Partner, Claremont Creek Ventures

Networking Break
Greentech Investing's Most Important Questions -- You Decide


Moderator: Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, GTM Research

An interactive panel session with the audience that includes rounds of voting on important questions facing the cleantech investing and finance market today. The audience votes, the panel responds, everyone is the smarter for it

Dan Adler, Managing Director, California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF)
Nancy Pfund, Managing Partner, DBL Investors
Jon Wellinghoff, CEO & Founder, Grid Policy Inc.

Innovative Project Finance for Greentech

Mac Irvin, Senior Vice President, , Hannon Armstrong

Beyond Venture Capital: Funding Greentech Implementation


Moderator: Rob Day, Conference Chair, Partner, Black Coral Capital

A panel discussion with real-world examples of innovative financing methods to more quickly deploy clean energy technologies.

Cisco DeVries, President and CEO, Renewable Funding LLC
Sean Moran, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Jason Scott, Co-Founder and Partner, EKO Asset Management Partners
Paul Spencer, Founder & CEO, Clean Energy Co

Networking Reception