Seventh Annual New Energy Symposium
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - Thursday, July 19, 2012
Presented By
New Energy New York, the Energy & Environmental Technology Applications Center (E2TAC) at the College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering (CNSE), iCLEAN, E2TAC's clean energy incubator at CNSE, and the New York Academy of Sciences are proud to host the Seventh Annual New Energy Symposium July 18–19, 2012.
Investment Pitch Competition (July 18 AM)
The Seventh Annual New Energy Symposium will again feature some of the hottest emerging cleantech startups competing for the opportunity to pitch to a panel of regional and national VCs, angels, private equity investors, corporate VCs, investment bankers, and government executives at the Investment Pitch Competition.
The Investment Pitch Competition, which is done in partnership with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), is based on the format of NREL's annual Industry Growth Forum; the nation's premier cleantech startup pitch event. Now in its fifth year at the New Energy Symposium, the Investment Pitch Competition has showcased 58 early stage companies that have raised over $160 million in venture capital and government funding to develop clean energy technologies, products, and services.
The top three presentations, selected by the investor judges, receive awards and $1,500 cash to cover their travel to the NREL Industry Growth Forum in the fall.
Expert Panel Discussions (July 18 PM & July 19 AM)
The 2012 New Energy Symposium will feature expert panel sessions on the afternoon of July 18th and the morning of July 19th.
The July 18th session will include keynote speakers from the energy industry and two expert panel discussions:
- Panel — Alternative Financing Strategies for Cleantech Startups
- Panel — Raising Capital: Lessons Learned from Cleantech Entrepreneurs
The July 19th session will include a keynote speaker from the energy industry, two presentations, and one expert panel discussion:
- Presentation — Clean Energy Patent Trends (Solar Technology Analysis)
- Presentation — Strategies for Cleantech Companies Under the New America Invents Act
- Panel — Importance of IP & Strategies for Commercialization for Early Stage Startups
Join us for this event to see entrepreneurs pitch their business plans to investors and hear experts discuss the newest developments in clean technology.
Registration Pricing
| By 7/16/2012 | After 7/16/2012 | Onsite | |
| Member — Pitch Competition & Panels (July 18–19) | $225 | $500 | $500 |
| Nonmember — Pitch Competition & Panels (July 18–19) | $395 | $500 | $500 |
| Panel Sessions Only (July 18 afternoon – July 19 morning)* | $75 | $75 | $75 |
*Registration for the panel sessions (afternoon of July 18th and the morning of July 19th) only.
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Agenda
* Presentation times are subject to change.
Day 1 — Wednesday, July 18, 2012 | |
8:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast |
8:30 AM | Opening Remarks |
8:45 AM | Company Pitch 1 |
9:00 AM | Company Pitch 2 |
9:15 AM | Company Pitch 3 |
9:30 AM | Company Pitch 4 |
9:45 AM | Company Pitch 5 |
10:00 AM | Company Pitch 6 |
10:15 AM | Company Pitch 7 |
10:30 AM | Break |
10:45 AM | Company Pitch 8 |
11:00 AM | Company Pitch 9 |
11:15 AM | Company Pitch 10 |
11:30 AM | Company Pitch 11 |
11:45 AM | Company Pitch 12 |
12:00 PM | Company Pitch 13 |
12:15 PM | Company Pitch 14 |
12:30 PM | Lunch & Judges Deliberate |
1:30 PM | Keynote |
1:45 PM | Panel — Alternative Financing Strategies for Cleantech Startups |
3:15 PM | Break |
3:30 PM | Panel — Raising Capital: Lessons Learned from Cleantech Entrepreneurs |
5:00 PM | Networking Reception & Annoucement of Presentation Winners |
7:00 PM | Close of Day One |
Day 2 — Thursday, July 19, 2012 | |
8:00 AM | Registration & Breakfast |
8:30 AM | Presentation — Clean Energy Patent Trends: Solar Technology Analysis |
9:00 AM | Keynote |
9:15 AM | Panel — Strategies for Cleantech Companies Under the New America Invents Act |
10:45 AM | Break |
11:00 AM | Panel — Importance of IP & Strategies for Commercialization for Early Stage Startups |
12:30 PM | Networking Lunch |
1:30 PM | Meeting Concludes |
Speakers
Keynote Speakers
Michael Hervey
Chief Operating Officer
Long Island Power Authority
Sergej Mahnovski
Director of Energy Policy
New York City Office of the Mayor
Alternative Financing Strategies for Cleantech Startups
Brian Cohen
Chairman
New York Angels
Ilan Gur
Senior Advisor for Commercialization & Program Director
ARPA-E
Michael Shimazu
Senior Project Manager, Innovation and Business Development
NYSERDA
Dylan Steeg
Director & Kauffman Fellow
Intel Capital
David Wells
Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Pradeep Haldar
Vice President, Clean Energy Programs
College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Raising Capital: Lessons Learned from Cleantech Entrepreneurs
Eben Bayer
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Ecovative Design
Philip Gitler
Fleet Financing Consultant
Proterra
Mark McGough
President & Chief Executive Officer
Ioxus
Jim Rice
Chief Executive Officer
Nautilus Solar Energy
Jun Shimada
Founder & Chief Technology Officer
ThinkEco
Pradeep Haldar
Vice President, Clean Energy ProgramsCollege of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Investment Pitch Competition Investors Panel
George Abraham
Founder
Rhodium Strategies
Richard Adams
Manager, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Mark Austin
Venture Partner
Bright Capital
Irvin Barash
President
Vencon Management
Clayton Besch
Director, Small Business Technology Investment Fund
Empire State Development
Thomas Blum
Partner
G.C. Andersen Partners
Felix Chang
Partner
Avenir Bold
Mark Cirilli
Co-Founder & Managing Director
MissionPoint Capital Partners
Brian Cohen
Chairman
New York Angels
Mark Cox
Founder & CEO
New Energy Fund LP
Rob Day
Partner
Black Coral Capital
Daniel Donovan
Founder & Managing Member
Prospero
Joyce Ferris
Founder & Managing Partner
Blue Hill Partners
Steve Foster
Managing Director
ClearSkyPower &Technology Fund
Edward Greer
Manager, Ventures and Business Development
The Dow Chemical Company
Skip Grow
Managing Director, Clean Technology Group
Morgan Stanely
Ilan Gur
Senior Advisor for Commercialization & Program Director
ARPA-E
John Harrington
Principal
Sheffield Corporation
Gene Kakaulin
Vice President
Hudson Clean Energy Partners
Arrun Kapoor
Managing Director
SJF Ventures
Robert Kilcullen
Director
Lazard
Thomas King
Managing Director
US Renewables Group
Jonathan Koch
Managing Director
US Renewables Group
Jonathan Lillian
Founder
JH Lillian & Co. / JH Lillian Securities Corp.
Jim LoGerfo
Co-Founder & General Partner
Earthrise Capital
J. Peter Lynch
President
Salem Financial
Lili Lynton
Senior Vice President
New York City Investment Fund
John McKenna
Chairman & CEO
Hamilton Clark Securities Company
Walter Nasdeo
Managing Director & Director of Research
Ardour Capital Investments
Matthew Nordan
Vice President
Venrock
Ann Partlow
Founder & Partner
Earthrise Capital
Walter Robb
President
Vantage Management
Zack Schildhorn
Vice President & Director of Operations
Lux Capital
Purnesh Seegopaul
General Partner
Pangaea Ventures
Sandy Selman
Founder & Managing Director
Asia West
Michael Shimazu
Senior Project Manager, Innovation and Business Development
NYSERDA
Dylan Steeg
Director & Kauffman Fellow
Intel Capital
Tucker Twitmyer
Managing Director
EnerTech Capital
David Waserstein
Partner & Director of Investments
12 BF Global Ventures
David Wells
Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Michael Wu
Founding Board Member
Long Island Angel Network
Mark Zhu
Investment Manager
DTE Energy Ventures
Bilal Zuberi
Principal
General Catalyst Partners
For all biographies, click here
Clean Energy Patent Trends: Solar Technology Analysis
Victor Cardona
Partner, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
Strategies for Cleantech Companies Under the New America Invents Act
Janet Gongola
Patent Reform Coordinator, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Eric Lane
Of Counsel, McKenna, Long & Aldridge LLP
Nicholas Mesiti
Partner, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
Moderator — David Miranda
Partner, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti P.C.
Importance of IP & Strategies for Commercialization
Stephen Filler
Director of Corporate Development, Prism Solar Technologies
James Groelinger
Executive Director, Clean Energy Alliance
George Powch
Chief Executive Officer, Versatilis
Moderator — Pradeep Haldar
Vice President, Clean Energy Programs, College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Presenting Companies
Active Grid Technology Inc.
Altek Fuel Group Inc.
Bright Power Inc.
Dynamo Micropower Inc.
Energy Innovation Works LLC
ENrG Inc.
Paper Battery Company
ProTerra Lighting Inc.
Re3 USA Ltd.
Rentricity Inc.
ThermoAura Inc.
ThermoLift Inc.
Tour Engine Inc.
Versatilis LLC
Vibronic Energy Technology Corp.
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New York, NY 10007-2157
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