Going Green 2008 – Preview

GoingGreen is slated to come to Cavallo Pt next week and presents a full line up of companies and mover and shakers in the industry of Green Technology. Tony Perkins has brought together another impressive panel of folks to talk about the business of green and to highlight the technological advancements that are making this such a hot sector for investment and growth around the world.

What is this all about? Well here is the blurb:

GoingGreen is where cutting-edge greentech CEOs meet the movers and shakers from the biggest industries on earth. Green technology innovators are transforming the global energy, water, agriculture, transportation, construction, manufacturing, and resource recovery establishments. This two-and-a-half-day executive event features CEO presentations and high-level debates on the most promising emerging green technologies and new entrepreneurial opportunities. At GoingGreen our editors will also honor the GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies. Fifty of the top CEOs from the GoingGreen 100 will pitch their market strategies to a panel of industry experts in our “CEO Showcase.”

Here is the program for this years conference.

GoingGreen 2008 Program & Invited Speakers:

Monday, September 15th, 2008

Registration hours 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

6:00 pm Welcoming Remarks from Hosts:
Tony Perkins, Founder, AlwaysOn
Michael Grimes, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
David Chen, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
Ed Ring, Editor, EcoWorld

6:30 pm GoingGreen 100 Top Private Companies
Review of Last Year’s Winners: David Chen, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
This Year’s Winners & KMPG GoingGreen Survey Results: Dave Miller, Partner, KPMG

7:00 pm Opening Night Fireside:
Moderator: Bill Green, Partner, Vantage Point Venture Partners
Honorable Chuck Reed, Mayor of San Jose

7:45 pm AlwaysOn Reception
Calippe Terrace

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Registration hours: 7:30 am – 5:00 pm
Co-Hosts: Awais Khan, Director VC Practice, KPMG
Ed Ring, Editor, EcoWorld

8:00 am Solar Energy Breakthroughs
The most abundant and renewable resource of all, solar energy, stands poised to move from potential to reality – making energy scarcity a thing of the past. Photovoltaic power, solar thermal power, and solar architecture – both at the utility scale and in distributed applications – are all on the cusp of being commercially competitive. Which solar companies and technologies are closest to rapid expansion, and how quickly can solar energy grow to produce a significant share of global power?
Moderator: David Edwards, Partner, Vantage Point Venture Partners
John Woolard, CEO, Bright Source Energy
J.D. Sitton, CEO, Infinia Corporation
Dave Holland, Managing Director, Solar Systems Ltd.
Jane Wu, Executive Vice President, JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd.

8:45 am The Promise of Utility-Scale Solar: PG&E Forges a Path Forward:
Hal LaFlash, Director of Emerging Technology Policy, PG&E

8:50 am CEO Showcase:
Introduction: Tessa Schwartz, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
Darren Kimura, CEO, Sopogy, Inc.
Following this showcase the CEO will be in the Surfbird Room for 30-minute
demos and Q&A
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9:00 am Abundant Clean Green Water
Every year, technologies to totally recycle water at a building and municipal scale are getting better and more affordable. Drip irrigation and other water-efficiency innovations promise to greatly reduce the quantity of water necessary for commercial agriculture. And desalination capacity, using dramatically improved technologies, is growing faster than ever. What technologies and companies are going to guarantee the world enters an era of water abundance?
Moderator: Christopher Gasson, Editor-in-Chief, Global Water Intelligence
Anup Jacob, Partner, Virgin Green Fund
Carlos Perea, CEO, Miox Corporation
Joe Zubeck, CTO, Siemens Water Technologies

9:45 am CEO Showcase:
Introduction: Zane Gresham, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
Dennis Calvert, CEO, Biolargo Inc.
Jamie Chilcoff, President & CEO, FiberTech Polymers
Following this showcase the CEOs will be in the Surfbird Room for 30-minute
demos and Q&A

10:00 am The Agricultural Revolution
From high-rise agriculture to genetic engineering to enlightened, knowledge intensive advances in agronomy, food production is on the brink of being cleaner and more productive than ever. Who are designing organic pesticides, livestock that require fewer inputs of hormones & antibiotics, hydroponic farms that use waste water and solar energy to grow food in warehouses, high-technology to expand locally grown food production? What companies and technologies are at the forefront of delivering this new and greener green revolution in agriculture?
Moderator: John Rennie, Editor-in-Chief, Scientific American
David Cope, President & CEO, Purfresh Inc.
Michael Dowgert, EVP Marketing & Business Development, Netafim
Richard Hamilton, CEO, Ceres Inc.
Rengarajan Ramesh, General Manager, GE Water & Process Technologies

10:45 am Keynote
Vinod Khosla, Managing General Partner, Khosla Ventures

11:00 am Next Generation Biofuel
Will new plants and growing techniques combined with cost-effective cellulosic extraction methods increase biofuel yields per square mile per year from 5,000 to 50,000 barrels? Will biofuel be produced in a tank, using growth cultures of genetically modified algae? Will biofuel come from factories with minimal footprints, or from extremely high yields on cropland? What is the future of biofuel, who is driving that future, and when is it going to get here?
Moderator: Susan MacCormac, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
Neal Gutterson, CEO, Mendel Biotechnology
William Roe, CEO, Coskata, Inc.
Bruce Jamerson, CEO, Mascoma, Inc.
Vinod Khosla, Managing General Partner, Khosla Ventures

11:30 – 1:00 pm Buffet Lunch – in the Surfbird Room

11:45 am CEO Showcase:
Introduction: Awais Khan, Director VC Practice, KPMG
Simon Daniel, CEO, Moixa Energy Holdings Ltd.
Glen Davis, EVP, Ausra, Inc.

Noon Keynote
Introduction: Awais Khan, Director VC Practice, KPMG
J. Craig Venter, Chairman & Founder, Synthetic Genomics, Inc.

12:45 pm CEO Showcase:
Introduction: Christopher Carr, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
Gary Hermansen, CEO, CSRware, Inc.
Michael Meehan, CEO, Carbonetworks Corporation

1:00 pm The Carbon Offset Windfall
Whether we have carbon taxes, carbon trading, or both, the magnitude of the potential transfer of wealth will be unprecedented in the history of civilization. Where are these funds going and where should they go? Should the emphasis be on averting climate change or adapting to climate change? Should the funds be used to fund infrastructure for megacities, to reforest the tropics, or for an assortment of worthy projects across the board?
Moderator: Paul Deninger, Vice Chairman, Jefferies & Co.
Bob McCooey, SVP Global Capital Markets, NASDAQ
Josh Margolis, CEO, Cantor CO2e
John Gimigliano, Partner, Energy & Sustainability Practice, KPMG
Elise Zoli, Partner, Goodwin Procter

1:45 pm The State of the Cleantech Industry 2008:
Ira Ehrenpreis, General Partner, Technology Partners

2:00 pm Next Generation Fossil Fuel
Coal, petroleum and natural gas currently provide 80% of the world’s energy. Reserves of heavy oil could easily triple the quantity of recoverable petroleum – coal is abundant – natural gas reserves may be far greater than currently proven. Will fossil fuels be utilized in clean, green ways? Can CO2 be turned into an inert, non-toxic solid, usable for building materials or fertilizer? What affordable and feasible solutions are there, and what companies are driving this transition?
Moderator: Ira Ehrenpreis, General Partner, Technology Partners
Erik Straser, Partner, Mohr Davidow Ventures
Christopher Poirier, Chairman, CoalTek Inc.
Tim Vail, CEO, Synthesis Energy
Sanjiv Malhotra, CEO, Oorja Protonics

2:45 pm CEO Showcase:
Introduction: Clare Badaracco, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
Gideon Ziegelman, CEO, IQwind Ltd.
Mike Hess, CEO, Mariah Power
Gary Bauer, CEO, Bauers Worldwide Transportation
Peter Ohnemus, CEO, Asset4 AG
Steve Jennings, CMO, BPL Global

3:15 pm Presentation: How Hewlett Packard Has Gone Green
Patrick Tiernan, VP of Social & Environmental Responsibility, Hewlett Packard Corp.

3:30 pm The Smart, Green Megacity
Over half the world’s population now lives in cities, and even as human population stablizes, migration to urban centers will cause cities everywhere to experience rapid growth. What technologies and practices inform the creation of cities with millions of inhabitants from scratch? How will they manage energy, water, food, shelter & transportation?
Moderator: Ed Ring, Editor, EcoWorld
Jim Butcher, Managing Director, Office of the Environment, Morgan Stanley
Matthew Trevithick, Partner, Venrock
Ajit Nazre, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
John Greenwood, Portfolio Manager, CalPERS AIM

4:15 pm CEO Showcase:
Introduction: Awais Khan, Director VC Practice, KPMG
Rick Woodbury, CEO, Commuter Cars Corporation
Mike Cheiky, CEO, Transonic Combustion, Inc.
Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials, Inc.
George Ahn, President & CEO, Tririga Inc.
Following this showcase the CEOs will be in the Surfbird Room for 30-minute
demos and Q&A

4:45 pm The New Automotive DNA
Not just ultra-clean, ultra-efficient and cradle-to-cradle recyclable, but also smart and safe, the automobile is in the middle of its greatest transformation since the first Model T rolled off the assembly line in 1908. Series hybrids, all-electric commuter vehicles, cars that have collision avoidance and climate control systems, cars that have energy interties with smart homes – who are the innovators today, and what are they about to deliver?
Moderator: Steve Westly, Managing Partner, The Westly Group
Howard Levine, Founder, Venture Vehicles
Ray Lane, Managing Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Peter Hofbauer, CEO, EcoMotors International
Mike Cheiky, President, Transonic Combustion

5:30 pm AlwaysOn Reception
Mission Blue

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Registration hours: 7:30 am – 3:00 pm
Co-Hosts: David Chen, Vice President, Morgan Stanley
Ed Ring, Editor, EcoWorld

8:00 am Energy Storage Innovations
Forget about distributed power and intermittant sources of power such as solar and wind without energy management and energy storage. What stationary and mobile storage technologies are becoming commercially viable, and what companies are working on delivering these innovations?
Moderator: Marc van den Berg, Managing Director, Vantage Point Venture Partners
Christina Lampe-Onnerud, CEO & Founder, Boston Power, Inc.
Raj Atluru, Partner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Gary Colello, CEO, Premium Power Corporation
David MacMillan, CEO, Megawatt Storage Farms, Inc.

8:45 am Keynote
Michelle Kaufmann, CEO, Michelle Kaufmann Designs

9:00 am The Integrated Building
Structures of tomorrow will harvest water and energy, using some, storing some, sending surplus into the grid, drawing from the grid to make up deficits. These structures will use recyclable, non-toxic materials, efficiently managing all energy with fully integrated electrical and thermal management systems. What innovations are here today; what companies are driving the prices down and the performance up?
Introduction: Awais Khan, Director VC Practice, KPMG
Michelle Kaufmann, CEO, Michelle Kaufmann Designs, Inc.
Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials, Inc.
Steve Glenn, CEO, Living Homes, LLC
Lyndon Rive, CEO, Solar City

9:45 am Keynote:
Steve Jurvetson, Partner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson

10:00 am Green Nanotech & Synthetic Genomics
A mutually reinforcing renaissance in nanotech, biotech, and information technology is creating new applications in energy, remediation, and industrial chemicals. Synthetic genomics is enabling an amazing new substrate, potentially creating genetically engineered hydrocarbons, radically more efficient more photovoltaic cells; this is another revolution. Who’s leading the charge, and what’s coming next?
Moderator: Michael Ward, Partner, Morrison & Foerster
Gayle Pergamit, CEO, Agua Via Ltd.
Steve Jurvetson, Partner, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Christopher Gann, CEO, Genomatica

10:45 am CEO Showcase:
Introduction: Awais Khan, Director VC Practice, KPMG
Joaquin Silva, CEO, OnRamp Wireless
Jeff Bisberg, CEO, Albeo Technologies
Following this showcase the CEOs will be in the Surfbird Room for 30-minute
demos and Q&A

11:00 am The Smart Green Grid
High-voltage direct current, mega-storage systems, electric cars that function as micro-utilities, IP addressable home appliances, next generation load balancing to accomodate intermittant renewable sources of electricity – the smart green grid is coming, delivering more power, far more efficiently. What technologies are coming and who is making this happen?
Moderator: Michael Horwitz, Managing Director, Clean Technology, The Stanford Group
Paul DeMartini, Vice President, Edison Smart Connect, Southern California Edison
Scott Lang, CEO, Silver Spring Networks Inc.
Ken Oshman, Chairman, Echelon Corporation
Dylan Steeg, Managing Director, Intel Capital

11:30 – 1:00 pm Buffet Lunch – in the Surfbird Room

11:45 pm CEO Showcase:
Introduction: Awais Khan, Director VC Practice, KPMG
Christopher Gann, CEO, Genomatica
Tim Tangredi, CEO, Dais Analytic Corporation
Following this showcase the CEOs will be in the Surfbird Room for 30-minute
demos and Q&A

Noon Keynote:
Elon Musk, Chairman & CEO, SpaceX

12:45 pm CEO Showcase:
Introduction: Awais Khan, Director VC Practice, KPMG
Trevor Stout, CEO, Integrity Block
Mark Hudson, Chief Marketing Officer, Blade Network Technologies, Inc.
Raj Parekh, CEO, Virident Systems, Inc.
Rick Steele, CEO, NuRide, Inc.
Following this showcase the CEOs will be in the Surfbird Room for 30-minute
demos and Q&A

1:15 pm Green IT
From ultra-efficient data centers, to smart lighting systems, to irrigation systems that monitor weather forecasts and adjust accordingly, green information technology is a huge opportunity for the high tech industry. CEOs and CIOs from companies pioneering transformative innovations in green software and hardware describe their technologies and business models.
Moderator: Andy Hargadon, Chancellor’s Fellow, UC Davis
Jim Swartz, CIO, Sybase Inc.
Rob Ober, LSI Fellow
Larry Vertal, Senior Strategist, AMD
Vishal Sikka, CTO, SAP
Duncan Stewart, Senior Research Scientist, HP’s Quantum Sciences Lab

2:00 pm CEO Showcase:
Introduction: Awais Khan, Director VC Practice, KPMG
Brian Hennessy, CMO, Mobius Technologies, Inc.
Jon Gay, Founder & CTO, Greenbox Technology Inc.
Richard Lowenthal, CEO, Coulomb Technologies, Inc.
Following this showcase the CEOs will be in the Surfbird Room for 30-minute
demos and Q&A

2:30 pm Clean Energy Options
Along with solar energy and biofuel , there is wind energy, ocean energy, enhanced geothermal energy, thermal convection energy, and a host of variations on these themes. There is also the nuclear fission option, with nuclear technologies safer than ever. Eventually there may be nuclear fusion. And hydropower, from run-of-river green systems to deep water reservoirs, is still experiencing significant growth. How will these options develop, and which of them will step up alongside solar energy to replace fossil fuel?
Moderator: Nancy Pfund, Managing Partner, DBL Investors
Steven Parry, Partner, NGEN Partners
Steven Chan, Chief Strategy Officer, Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd.
John Sylvia, Managing Partner, TPG Growth, LLC
Pearse O’Kane, CEO, Bedminster International