The 10th annual Cleantech Forum, billed as the clean-tech sector's longest-running
and largest annual assembly of global leaders, kicks off next week at
the Hyatt Regency in San Francisco.
Running from March 26-28,
the Cleantech Forum San Francisco will once again convene the
world's most innovative technology companies, top venture capitalists
and investors, corporate leaders, and policy-makers to engage in
dialogue on the most pressing issues facing the sector and to build
relationships that will shape the future of the cleantech industry.
The focus of this year's Cleantech Forum San Francisco is The Power
of Global Partnerships, an exploration of how strategic
relationships are playing an ever more important role in catalyzing
innovation and delivering real project results.
"We are incredibly proud that the Cleantech Forum has always attracted
executives and investors from around the world looking to develop
cross-border partnerships," says Cleantech Group CEO, Sheeraz Haji.
"These relationships have never been more important as we are finding
that collaboration between innovators and large, global corporations can
dramatically accelerate the pace of cleantech adoption."
Cleantech Forum San Francisco is generously supported by a broad array
of leading companies, economic development agencies, investors, and
service providers all of whom are significantly contributing to the
growth of the global cleantech economy.
Platinum sponsors: Autodesk and Veolia.
Gold sponsors: Ford, Hewlett Packard, KOTRA, and NRG Energy.
Silver sponsors: Aderly, Ecuador Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and
Integration, General Electric, Louisiana Economic Development, MarRS,
Morrison & Foerster LLP, Pro Ecuador, and Wermuth Asset Management.
Bronze sponsors: ABB, Ativ Software, Babson College, Claremont Creek
Ventures, Crosswicks Communications, Earth & Water Consulting, Fraser
Milner Casgrain LLP, NGEN Partners, RockPort Capital, Saint-Gobain, and
Sustainable Development Technology Canada.
North America Advisory Board: Deloitte, Veolia, Sail, Braemar Energy
Ventures, Chrysalix, EDF, Hercules, HP, Johnson Controls, Nth Power,
Silicon Valley Bank, SDTC, VantagPoint Venture Partners, and Wilson
Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
Forum attendees will hear interactive panel discussions and CEO
presentations, participate in roundtable industry breakout sessions and
network with hundreds of industry influencers. The Cleantech Forum also
will offer the following unique exhibits and opportunities:
Entrepreneur Showcases: Competitively selected CEOs from across
the cleantech spectrum will present and pitch their investment
opportunities, Sessions are held for companies seeking Series A, B and
C venture rounds. Sponsored by Autodesk
Regional Spotlights: "Regional Spotlight" sessions provide
international entrepreneurs, governments, and economic development
agencies the unique opportunity to showcase innovative advances from
their region and attract new business to the area. Delegations from
the United Kingdom, Australia, Korea and Ecuador will participate.
They are hosted by Clean and Cool Mission, Deloitte, KOTRA and Invest
Korea, and Pro Ecuador and Ecuador Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade,
and Integration.
Breaking News Announcements: Several Cleantech Forum
participants, including Veolia, BuildingIQ, Enlighted, and others have
scheduled major breaking new announcements about their cleantech
initiatives, partnerships and research at the Forum.
Cleantech Eco City: Building upon the success of last year's
all-electric car show, the Eco City is designed as a public showcase
of the latest clean technologies available on the market. As a
special treat for cleantech aficionados, this component of the Forum
is open and free to the public. It will take place on Justin
Herman Plaza on the Embarcadero in San Francisco on March 27 and 28.
Hosted by Ford and Autodesk
Global Cleantech 100: Nominations will open for Cleantech
Group's 2012 list of top private cleantech companies.
