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Revamping the Smart Grid
Clean Tech Breakfast Series
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Palo Alto, CA
The smart grid is coming to town! The current devices to generate, transmit and distribute electrical power are vulnerable to failure. The need to revamp this outdated technology is apparent, especially in an age of renewable energy. Come listen to our panel of experts, which include key players as well as investors in this massive enterprise, discuss the integration of both large scale and micro-scale technology, innovative business models, and giant investments and returns.
Confirmed Speakers:
Lee Burrows, VantagePoint Venture Partners
Drew Clark, IBM Venture Capital Group
Andy Colman, GRIDiant Corporation
Steve Goldberg, Venrock
Moderated by: Kris Brown, PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Quarterly Venture Breakfast with
Pillsbury Winthrop and PricewaterhouseCoopers
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Palo Alto, CA
VC cleantech investing surged from a rounding error 10 years ago to the #3 category in 2008, according to the PwC Money Tree. Recently, the US government has become a major funding source for key cleantech investments, facilitating their growth. Will cleantech continue to be one of the leading areas for investments going forward? If so, how will the mix of cleantech investments change? What are the emerging categories within cleantech? Which parts are fading? Come hear our experts debate these and other cleantech topics in what promises to be a lively discussion.
Confirmed Speakers:
Wayne Hedden, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Don Wood, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Marianne Wu, Mohr Davidow Ventures
Rick Yang, NEA
Moderator: Allison Leopold-Tilley, Pillsbury Winthrop
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Legal 1 on 1:
Visiting Hours for September
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
5:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Redwood City, CA
Every second Wednesday of the month at the Redwood City offices of White & Lee, a lawyer will be available to meet with you for 30 minutes from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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VC One-on-One:
Coaching with Ajay Vashee of NEA
Thursday, September 30, 2010
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
San Mateo, CA
For SDForum Members Only!
This is a unique series where you can have individual meetings with a top venture capital firm in Silicon Valley.
These 30 minute 1 on 1 session meetings are designed to help founders and CEO’s of early stage companies identify partnerships, obtain industry insight and perspective, and exchange relevant ideas and contacts.
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