NREL Growth Forum Features 30 Clean Energy Companies
Fledgling Companies to Present Business Cases to Venture Capitalists
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Thirty clean energy companies, including
eight Colorado companies, will gather in Denver Oct. 23-24 to present their
clean energy business cases to a panel of national venture capitalists at the
U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory 25th Industry
Growth Forum.
In addition to the business case presentations, a comprehensive
agenda of speakers, in-depth panels and networking opportunities will address
the most important topics in the industry today for the approximately 400
participants at this year's Forum. At the conclusion of the Forum, NREL will
present recognition for the Best Venture Award and Outstanding Venture
Awards. Award winners will receive in-kind commercialization support to help
increase their chances of becoming commercially successful.
WHAT: 25th NREL Industry Growth Forum
WHO: U.S. Department of Energy's National
Renewable Energy Laboratory
WHEN: Tues. Oct. 23 – Thurs. Oct.
24
WHERE: Grand Hyatt Denver Hotel, 1750 Welton St.,
Denver, CO 80202
HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING PRESENTATIONS:
Tues., Oct. 23
12:15 to 1:30 p.m.
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Opening Luncheon and Keynote Speaker
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Keynote Address from Katie Fehrenbacher, Senior Writer and Features Editor,
GigaOM
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Wed., Oct. 24
8:00 to 9:15 a.m.
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Panel Discussion –The Spectrum of Investors: Angels to Corporations; Who to
Pitch and What to Say
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Panel Discussion featuring Joel Klatzkin (Goodwin Procter), Michael Bishop
(Black Coral Capital), Robert Fenwick-Smith (Aravaipa Ventures), Nat Goldhaber
(Claremont Creek Ventures), Anand Kamannavar (Applied Ventures) and John McKenna
(Hamilton Clark Securities)
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Wed., Oct. 24
12:00 noon to 1:30 p.m.
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Luncheon Panel Discussion – Consumer Value Propositions Above and Beyond
Energy Savings: Surviving in a Post-Subsidy World
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Panel Discussion featuring Scott Sarazen (Ernst & Young), David Gold
(Access Venture Partners), Erik Milz (TerraLux), Pulakesh Mukherjee (BASF
Venture Capital America) and Tom Schuler (Solidia Technologies)
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Wed., Oct. 24
5:15 to 7:00 p.m.
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Awards Reception
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NREL's presentation of Industry Growth Forum awards
· Best Venture Award
· Outstanding Venture Award (2
presented)
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Conference registration is required to attend the 25th NREL Industry Growth
Forum. Complete registration details and the full agenda are available at: www.industrygrowthforum.org. Media wishing to attend should
contact NREL Public Affairs at (303) 275-4090 or email public.affairs@nrel.gov.
NREL is the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) primary national laboratory
for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. NREL is
operated for DOE by The Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC.
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