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May 1, 2009
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab
Princeton, NJ
 
 
 

Agenda...

l 7:30 am: Registration and Networking

l 8:30 am: Welcome & Keynote
Keynote Speaker: Ralph Izzo, President & CEO, PSEG
l 9:00 am: Featured Speaker
Jeanne M. Fox, President, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
l 9:30 am - 10:30 am: Growing a Clean Tech Enterprise - How to Make the Most of the Market Opportunities and Overcome the Challenges

A panel of entrepreneurs, government  officials and  professionals, and a Fortune 500 company will share their thoughts on how best to position a company for growth in clean tech, including market opportunities, raising money, strategic partnering, working with government,  confronting regulatory and political challenges and more.

Moderator: Michael E. Helmer, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Panelists: Bill Helmer, VP & General Counsel, Riverbank Power Corp. & Transmission Developers, Inc.
Greg Olsen, CEO, GHO Ventures, LLP
Barry A. Weiss, Shareholder, Greenberg Traurig, LLP
l 10:30 am - 11:30 am: With a Little Help from your Friends - Government Incentives to Help Grow a Green Economy
Representatives of federal and state government and private industry will discuss the assistance and incentives provided under the NJ and Federal Stimulus Programs for clean energy products. The panel also will discuss what government incentives are needed to create sufficient demand for clean energy to sustain the growth and development of clean energy into the future.
Moderator: Christopher McAuliffe, Attorney, Morgan Lewis
Panelists: Caren Franzini, CEO, New Jersey Economic Development Authority
John Gimigliano, Principal-in-Charge, Sustainability Tax Practices, KPMG LLP
Ron Reisman, Manager, Business Outreach, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
Michael Trachtenberg, CEO, Carbozyme, Inc.
l 11:30 am - 12:30 pm: Investor Panel

Who is investing in alternative energy? How will investments in alternative energy impact the investment community? What is the time to market and the life cycle of an energy company?

Moderator: Brian Hughes, Partner, KPMG LLP

Panelists: Tucker Twitmyer, Managing Partner, EnerTech Capital
Rosemary Ripley, Managing Director, NGEN Partners
David Lincoln, Managing Partner, Element Partners
Charles Scott, Director, Intel Capital

l 12:30 pm: Lunch & Featured Speakers

 

l Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula, Chair, Telecommunications and Utilities Committee & Member, Commerce and Economic Development Committee, State of NJ
l 2:00 pm: New Product & Services Presentations
Facilitated by Dean Schwartz, Partner, Stradley Ronon
l 3:30 pm: Workgroups & Exhibits

Green Collar Jobs - Facilitator: Shihab Kuran, President & CEO, Petra Solar Inc.

Alternative Energy - Facilitator: David Farsiou, Partner, Woodcock Wasburn LLP

Energy Efficiency & IT - Facilitator: Victor Udo, Mgr. Bus. Planning & Research, Atlantic City Electric

Biofuels - Facilitator: Andy Levine, Partner, Stardley Ronon

l 4:30 pm: Conference Ends


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