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What to Expect
Nordic Green is where cutting-edge green tech CEOs from Denmark, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, Finland, and Estonia mix it up with the leading entrepreneurs, investors and industry heavyweights from California's Silicon Valley in order to build lasting partnerships and develop the next generation of collaborate global climate solutions. This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations, green tech exhibitions, and high-level debates on the most promising emerging green technologies and new entrepreneurial opportunities.
Who Participates in Nordic Green
Three hundred greentech CEOs, opinion leaders, investors, potential customers, utilities, policy-makers, service providers, non-profits, NGO's, and leading members of the press and blogging community will attend Nordic Green. Executives attend Nordic Green to identify and debate emerging trends, build high-level relationships and create new business opportunities.
Participating Nordic Companies
Click here to reserve your ticket at the lowest possible rate. If you are from a Nordic country please click here for registration information.
Nordic Green 2008 Final Program:
Sunday, April 20, 2008
| 6:30pm |
Pre-Event Party - Il Fornaio, Palo Alto |
Monday, April 21, 2008
| 7:00am |
Registration and breakfast |
| 7:50am |
Opening Remarks Tony Perkins, Founder, AlwaysOn Barbara Heydorn, Director, Center of Excellence in Energy, SRI International Yngvar Duesund, Dean, Project Academy, StatoilHydro Juhan Parts, Former Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia |
| 8:20am |
Nordic Keynote Rudolph Blum, General Manager, Technology Development - Power, DONG Energy |
| 8:50am |
Nordic Green Tech Strongholds Market leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors chart the future for the Nordic regions' most promising green tech innovations. Moderator: Dr. Woodrow W. Clark II, MA3, Ph.D, Founder and Managing Director, Clark Strategic Partners Birte Holst Jorgensen, Managing Director, Nordic Energy Research Niels Bjerregaard, Investment Manager, Danfoss Ventures Santtu Hulkkonen, Manager, Cleantech Finland, Finpro |
| 9:40am |
Coffee Break |
| 10:00am |
California's Green Tech Opportunity Silicon Valley VC's discuss California's exploding green tech sector and the global market for green technology. Moderator, Tony Perkins, AlwaysOn Jennifer Fonstad, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson Dag Syrrist, General Partner, Vision Capital Seth Miller, Partner, DBL Investors Andrew Chung, Principal, Lightspeed Venture Partners |
| 10:50am |
CEO Showcase: Danfoss A/S |
| 11:00am |
Global Partnerships for Global Markets Thought leaders from California and the Nordic countries discuss strategic alliances, dynamic value chains, and new opportunities and challenges to business in a globalized world. Bill Shaw, Managing Director, NASDAQ OMX Johannah Christensen, Project Manager, Mandag Morgen / Copenhagen Climate Council Jørn Bang Andersen, Senior Advisor, Nordic Innovation Center |
| 12:00pm |
Lunch Break |
| 12:30pm |
Opening of Nordic Green Tech Exhibition |
|
1:30pm |
Renewable Electricity - Bioenergy, Fuel Cells, Wind Nordic companies in the areas of biofuel extraction, 2nd generation biomass conversion, new wind components, and advanced fuel cell technologies present their latest innovations. Panel: Bioenergy Moderator: Mona Yew, Principal, Emerging Clean Technology Policy, PG&E Thomas Koch, CEO, TK Energi Peter Toettrup, Board of Directors, Stirling Denmark Knud Pedersen, VP of Energy Economy, DONG Energy Joel Cherry, Sr. Director, Bioenergy Technology, Novozymes |
| 2:15pm |
Fireside Interview: Wind - Taming the Terawatts Since the days of sail, harnessing the wind has been a challenge and an opportunity. There are literally terawatts of wind energy available to transform into electric power - but how can this unpredictable yet immense source of energy be utilized on the power grid, where stability and load balancing are absolutely essential? Moderator: Jeff Chapman, California ISO Bruno Lund Pedersen, Head of Wind Power, Danfoss |
|
2:40pm |
Fireside Interivew : Fuel Cells - Finding the Viable Niche For decades fuel cell power has been about 3-5 years away. Some applications seem further away than ever, but the diversity of this sector promises new competitive niche applications every year. What are the new technologies and where are they being applied? Moderator: Barbara Heydorn, Director, Center of Excellence in Energy, SRI International Enn Ounpuu, CEO, Elcogen |
| 3:00pm |
SEED Capital Denmark Portfolio Showcase Showcase Peter Toettrup, Partner LeanEco, Sunflake, Upcotech, Amminex, Stirling Denmark |
| 3:15pm |
CleanTech Finland Portfolio Showcase Pekka Pärnänen, Director, FinNode |
| 3:30pm |
The Future of PV - A New Generation of PV and Solar Thermal Nordic countries are successfully utilizing solar energy - and if it can work up there, it can work anywhere. What have Nordic solar companies developed to manage huge seasonal fluctuations and how much more can these innovations be useful in sunny California? Moderator: Eric Wesoff, Sr. Analyst for Renewable Energy, Cleantech Group Mark Buchanan, Research and Development, Norsk Solkraft Torkel Aasen, CEO, Norsk Solfangerproduksjon Eric Torsoe, Norsk Solfangerproduksjon |
| 4:15pm |
Coffee Break |
| 4:30pm |
Energy Efficiency The potential of ultra-efficient energy management greatly exceeds gains to-date in renewable energy production. What companies are developing intelligent energy management and green building materials to capitalize on this opportunity? Moderator: Jon Guice, Ph.D., Head of Research, AltaTerra Ltd. Ammi Amarnath, Energy Efficiency, EPRI Per Balslev, Research Manager, Danfoss Ventures Priit Vimberg, CEO, Yoga Intelligence |
| 5:15pm |
Green Building The modern green building integrates architecture, non-toxic and sustainable materials, energy efficiency and smart features, along with systems to generate power and reuse water. What are the latest innovations? Moderator: Greg Howes, GeoSherpa Danny Beasley, Green Building Exchange Peter Qvist Lorentsen, Architect and Concept Developer, How2Live Anders Tollsten, Executive Vice President, Uponor |
| 6:00pm |
Cocktail Reception |
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
|
7:30am |
Registration and Breakfast |
|
8:00am |
Silicon Valley Keynote Steve Jurvetson, Managing Director, Draper, Fisher, Jurvetson |
|
8:30am |
CEO Showcase - Normex |
|
8:45am |
Building International Partnerships in Green Tech What greentech innovations are California companies looking for, what do Nordic companies offer, and how to build the bridges. Moderator: Norman Winarsky, VP, Ventures, Licensing, and Strategic Programs, SRI International Chris Vargas, Managing Partner, Cleantech Circle LLC Marianne Toftegaard Poulsen, Director, Innovation Center Denmark |
|
9:30am |
Coffee Break |
|
9:45am |
Proving & Delivering Green Tech Products to the US How do Nordic greentech companies arrange for testing, demonstrating, and validating their technology; how do they set up channels to market their products in the US. Moderator: Elaine Sison-Lebrilla, Sr. Project Manager, Advanced Renewable & Distributed Generation Technologies, SMUD Lee Cooper, Emerging Technologies, PG&E Marek Samotyj, Program Manager, Power Delivery and Markets, EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) Anders Riel Muller, Sr. Environmental Advisor, Baltic Sea Solutions - Lolland Community Testing Facility |
|
10:30am |
CEO Showcase - Uponor |
|
10:45am |
Establishing a Legal Beachhead in California How do Nordic green tech companies do a "flip up." What are the steps to getting established and funded in the US, and what legal and IP strategies are necessary to bring a green tech innovation into the US market? Chair: Richard Horning, Partner, Fish & Richardson Cynthia Cannady, Principal and Founder, IPSEVA Johan Nylen, Advokatfirman Lindahl KB |
| 11:30am | CEO Showcase: Yoga Intelligence |
|
11:45am |
CEO Showcase: Brian Olson, CFO, Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide |
|
12:00pm |
Lunch Break and Networking |
|
1:00pm |
Water Innovations From energy efficient pumping, next-generation infrastructure engineering, to wave energy - Nordic companies are delivering a host of new water innovations. Moderator: Carolyn Remick, Executive Director, Berkeley Water Center Poul Toft Frederiksen, Head of Research, Grundfos Hans Enggrob, Head of Innovation / Corporate Ventures, DHI Water Group Stig Johansen, Managing Director, Normex |
|
1:50pm |
CEO Showcase: Tuomo Hyysalo, CEO, AW Energy |
|
2:05pm |
The Transportation Future All-electric vehicles, fuel cell cars, ultra-clean diesel vehicles, and various hybrid technologies are all competing to deliver the car of the future. What Nordic companies are active in this vital area? Moderator: Marianne Toftegaard Poulsen, Director, Innovation Center Denmark Knud Pedersen, Vice President, Energy Economy, DONG Energy Josh Steinnman, Global Development, Project Better Place |
|
2:35pm |
Coffee Break |
| 2:50pm |
The Reality of Fossil Fuel With 80% of global energy still coming from fossil fuels, what is the outlook for clean fossil fuel technology, non-conventional fossil fuel such as heavy oil, and CO2 sequestration? Moderator: Ed Ring, Editor - EcoWorld, Greentech Editor - AlwaysOn Tonis Meriste, Environmental Manager, Estonian Energy Rudolph Blum, General Manager, Technology Development - Power, DONG Energy Ripu Malhotra, Fossil Fuel R&D, SRI International |
|
3:40pm |
The Role of Media in Green Tech Innovation Moderator: Tony Perkins, Founder and Editor in Chief, AlwaysOn David Nordfors, Innovation Journalism, Stanford University Michael Kanellos, Editor-at-Large, CNET News Dr. Ann Fernholm, Journalist, Dagens Nyheter |
|
4:10pm |
Closing Remarks |
Important Nordic Green Information:
Nordic Green Brand Sponsor Program
Sponsors gain brand exposure and communicate their leadership positions to Nordic Green's attendees through a powerful combination of video commercials, e-marketing campaigns, print advertising, on-site material distribution and signage, and program exposure. Brand sponsorship is open to technology, service and investment firms, and high-end consumer brands.
CEO Showcase Opportunity
Fifty top CEOs will have the opportunity to present their market strategies and business partnering objectives in the Nordic Green CEO Showcase. Qualifying companies are either public or privately held and ideally come from one of the following industry sectors:
Solar, Green Building
Materials, Wind, Energy Efficiency
Intelligent Energy Management, Biofuels, Biomass
Biogas, C02 Sequestration, Fuel cells and Energy Storage, Water
To find out how your company can join Nordic Green's distinguished group of sponsors or the CEO Showcase, contact:
Northern California/ Pacific Northwest
Grant Gunderson
grant@alwayson-network.com
916.217.0427
Ryan Brenner
ryan@alwayson-network.com
650.346.4726
Southern California
Marc Sternberg
marc@alwayson-network.com
Dan Grindlinger
dan@alwayson-network.com
917.428.1773
Eastern USA
Noah Gellman
noah@alwayson-network.com
mobile 646.237.3881
Jennifer Slatkin
jennifer@alwayson-network.com
Erin Elton
erin@alwayson-network.com,
714-474-4761
Group Ticket Rates
If you want to order your ticket by phone or inquire about group rates, please contact Michelle Hughes at 415.367.9538 ext.103 or michelle@alwayson-network.com.
Andy Plesser
