Speakers & Panels

Opening Remarks:

Jerry Sanders: Mayor, City of San Diego

Keynote Speakers:

Michael R. Niggli: President and Chief Operating Officer, SDG&E

John Denniston: Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Byron Washom: Director of Strategic Energy Initiatives, UCSD

Panels:

Click the link to learn more abut each of our panels! We’re busy compiling an exciting line-up of keynotes, interactive panels and workshops for our attendees! We welcome your input on which experts we should have on our panels. If you have suggestions for panelists, please send these to our Panel Director at panels@cacleaninnovation.com.

• Making $green$ from Clean: Trends in venture capital, M&A, and IPO activities
• Run for the Sun: Which solar technologies are emerging as winners?
• Bureaucratic Bottlenecks: Permitting, financing, and regulating renewable energy projects in California
• Fueling the Future: Alternatives to gasoline-driven vehicles and what is holding them back
• Turning Trash into Treasure: How can we best utilize trash through waste-to-energy and waste management?
• Cultivating Success: Why are bio-fuels and bio-plastics not yet widely adopted?
• The Home of the Future: How and when will smart grid technologies create the Smart Home?
• Moving the Masses: The effects of policy on business opportunities in the public transportation sector
• Workshop: Credits and incentives for cleantech