California Clean Innovation 2008: Speakers & Agenda

Who & Why One Should Attend

Program & Participants

Program Agenda

7:00 am - Registration & Breakfast

8:00 am - Opening Remarks & Keynote Introduction

Judy D. Olian
Dean and John E. Anderson Chair in Management,
UCLA Anderson School of Management

8:15 am - Morning Keynote Speaker

Ira Ehrenpreis
General Partner,
Technology Partners

9:00 am - Coffee Break

9:15 am - Session 1 Concurrent Panels

Next Generation Solar: Will It Be a Significant Part of the Energy Portfolio?	Automotive Transportation & Technology: How Can We Answer Consumer Demand & Lower Autos' Environmental Impact?	Fuel Cell Technology: The Coming of Fuel Cells: How Can They Reduce Fossil Fuel Consumption?	Solving the Water Crisis: New Technologies in Filtration, Desalinization, Reclamation and Conservation
Moderator: Prof. Magali Delmas Institute of the Environment/UCLA/ UCSB	Moderator: Sebastian Blanco AutoblogGreen	Moderator: Catherine Dunwoody California Fuel Cell Partnership	Moderator: Cindy Lin US EPA
Panelists: Dr. Harry A. Atwater Caltech David Saltman Open Energy Brad Hines Soliant Energy Tom Georgis Solar Reserve	Panelists: David Gallon Toyota Susan Romeo CALSTART Mike Bissonette AeroVironment, Inc.	Panelists: Jaimie Levin Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District Prof. Sossina M. Haile Caltech Dr. Sanjiv Malhotra Oorja Protonics Justin Ward Toyota	Panelists: Tamin Pechet Catamount Ventures David Henderson XPV Capital Laura Shenkar The Artemis Project Dr. Anthony Jones desal.jones

10:45 am - Coffee Break

11:00 am - Session 2 Concurrent Panels

Emerging Financial Techniques in Solar and Wind Development	The Application of Clean Technologies to Fossil Fuels: How Clean Can They Be?	The Cost and Waste of Nuclear Technology: Is There a Solution?	Technologies and Profitability of Waste-to-Energy: Can We Achieve Zero Waste?
Moderator: Ed Zaelke Chadbourne and Parke, L.A. Office	Moderator: Prof. George Abe UCLA Anderson	Moderator: William Halsey Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory	Moderator: Prof. Robert Vos USC Center for Sustainable Cities
Panelists: Mike Rucker Clipper Windpower John Woody MMA Renewable Ventures Mike Marelli Southern California Edison Mac Irvin SunPower Systems	Panelists: Rick Penning Rentech Larry Myer Western Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership Gordon Foster Calnetix Ron Kent Sempra Energy	Panelists: Robert Gamble AREVA Dr. James Conca University of New Mexico Dr. Timothy Bertch General Atomics Dr. Willaim Burchill American Nuclear Society	Panelists: Ms. Necy Sumait Bluefire Ethanol, Inc. Mark McDannel Los Angeles County Sanitation District Kenneth Koyama Energy Generation Research Office Karen Bertram International Environmental Solutions

12:30 pm - Working Lunch

- Luncheon Remarks

Dr. Gene Block
Chancellor,
UCLA

- FastPitch 1st Round

1:45 pm - Session 3 Concurrent Panels

Trading Emissions: The Effect on Our Energy Portfolio	Battery Technology: Can New Battery Technologies Go Far Enough for Cheap Enough?	Future Biofuel Portfolio: What, How Much and How Efficient?	The Shaping Forces of VC Investments in Clean Technology
Moderator: Joel Levin California Climate Action Registry	Moderator: Shep Wolsky Florida Battery Seminars	Moderator: Sam Gabbita Element Partners	Moderator: Kurt Faulhaber Macquarie Funds Management
Panelists: Sonal Pandya Conservation International Aimee Barnes EcoSecurities Brian Prusnek Climate Change Capital Tom Arnold Terrapass	Panelists: Rachid Yazami Caltech Dr. Ralph J. Brodd Broddarp Maurice E.P. Gunderson CMEA Ventures	Panelists: Prof. Charles Wyman UC Riverside Kevin Gray Verenium	Panelists: Dr. Wen Hsieh KPCB John Rockwell Element Partners Dr. Shahin Farshchi Lux Capital Management

3:15 pm - Coffee Break

3:30 pm - Fast Pitch - Final Round

4:30 pm - Evening Remarks & Keynote Introduction

Robert S. Sullivan
Dean,
UCSD Rady School of Management

4:45 pm - Evening Keynote Speaker

Stuart Hemphill
VP of Renewable and Alternative Power (RAP), Southern California Edison

5:30 to 7:30 pm - Cocktail Reception sponsored by AeroVironment &

TCW, with Career & Technology Fair