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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 The need to revamp this outdated technology is apparent, especially in an age of renewable energy.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
Jon Guice, AltaTerra Research
Moderated by: Kris Brown, PricewaterhouseCoopers
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Open Innovation and the Ecosystem Conference
Friday, October 15, 2010
8:30 AM - 3:15 AM
Palo Alto, CA
Innovation is a part of everyone’s business in every sector and every industry. How does innovation happen at both large and small companies and how are companies breaking barriers of innovation? How does it take place across industries in product development? Come hear our experts share their thoughts, insights, learning lessons and best practices on how innovation happens on both a local and multi-national level.
Opening Keynote by Judith Estrin, Entrepreneur/Board Member/Author - Closing the Innovation Gap
Other Confirmed Speakers:
Mike Cassidy, San Jose Mercury News
Christine Crandell, Accept Corporation
Pascal Finette, Mozilla Labs
Rich Friedrich, HP Labs
Deborah Magid, IBM
John Shen, Nokia Research Center
John Wolpert, UpStart Mobile, Inc.
Chris Yeh, PBWorks
Sponsorship Packages are Available!
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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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