Panels
Entrepreneur
VC Pitch Panels
Get a front row seat as some of our top, competitively selected, Cleantech Open alumni companies present their innovative cleantech solutions to a panel of investors in hopes of obtaining additional funding for their great ideas. Listen as each presenting team receives feedback from the experts on their products and presentations. Click here for more details.
Entrepreneur – VC Pitch Session – Panel A 10:15am – 12:05pm
Entrepreneur – VC Pitch Session – Panel B 1:05pm – 2:55pm
Full complement of Angel Investors and VCs from firms such as:
- CalCEF Angel Fund
- Mohr Davidow Ventures
- Band of Angels
- Lightspeed Ventures
- GE Financial Services
- Venrock
- Claremont Creek Ventures
- Chevron Ventures
- Minnesota Angel Network
- Applied Ventures
- Pangaea Ventures
- Pasadena Angels
- Dow Chemical Ventures
- and more…
Moderated
Business Panels
Raising Cleantech Above the Noise of a Web 2.0 World 3:05pm – 4:05pm
Listen to marketing, PR, and investment experts as they discuss how to effectively brand your company, engage your customers, and make an impact in today’s crowded environment for funding and sales.
- Moderator – Tim Cox, Founder, ZingPR
- Will Brent, Executive Vice President, WeberShandwick
- Andrew Beebe, Chief Commercial Officer, Suntech
- Bernard Slede, Founder & Managing Director, Breakthrough Venture Partners
- Rachel Pike, Investment Professional, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Closing the Cleantech Adoption Gap 4:15pm – 5:15pm
How do great ideas go from the innovator’s table to the marketplace?
Meet the movers and shakers on the buy-side – the influencers and early adopters that enable innovative cleantech solutions go to market.
- Moderator – Seth Mones, Vice President, Sustainability Policy and Programs, Apollo Group
- Dave Stone, Sr. Vice President, Chevron Energy
- Peter Belisle, President, Energy and Sustainability Services, Jones Lang Lasalle
- Sheeraz Hiraj, CEO, Cleantech Group
- Henrik Laursen, Head of Water Technology Center, Grundfos
