Upcoming Cleantech Events
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON
#SocEnt Weekend: Entrepreneurs: Join #SocEnt Weekend for 50 exciting hours of fun & action to turn your ideas to change the world! We’re excited to invite you to #SocEnt Weekend, a first-of-its kind event that brings together entrepreneurs, designers, developers, engineers, and others to turn world-changing ideas into actionable social enterprises in just 50 hours. What is social enterprise? Simply, any company whose product or mission helps make the world a better place. That spans everything from clean tech to microfinance, to Starbucks’ fair trade mission.
- Have you ever had an idea that could change the world?
- Do you want to experience what it is like to be a social entrepreneur in a low cost, low risk and fun way?
- Do you have useful skills to contribute to others who have good ideas and need help taking them forward?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions, then #SocEnt Weekend is the place for you! This FUN, intense, hands-on event will provide you the opportunity to not only learn the basics of how to start a social enterprise, but to experience the thrills first-hand. And whatever happens, you will walk away with inspiration, entrepreneurship insights, and many new connections – including potential partners for your social enterprise. #SocEnt Weekend is February 24-26 and only a limited number of tickets are available. To secure your place, sign up now at http://socentweekend.org/register.
The Financing and Policy Enabling Environment for Carbon and Renewable Energy Projects in Washington State (and beyond). Join the WCTA and The Climate Trust for a morning breakfast panel on Carbon and Renewable Energy Projects. The panel will address the financing and policy challenges and issues in the state for renewable projects, in particular, renewables that can generate carbon financing, such as biogas projects. You will hear how renewable projects are generated by the price on carbon. They will also learn how policies, such as Washington’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (I-937), affect the development of renewable projects, and how policies and incentive structures can become hurdles to project development or create an enabling environment. There will be discussion about on-the-ground project development the state, and around issues that arise from the new CA Greenhouse Gas cap-and-trade program. The panel will bring a mix of policy, carbon financing, project development, and management expertise to present an overview of this issue.
- Register here!
- Prices: Early Bird (Before March 4): $25 WCTA Members/$35 Non-Members | REGULAR PRICING $40/$50 | $60 at the Door. Register Early!
- March 7 | 7-10 a.m. | at Arbor Group/UBS Financial, IDX Tower, 925 4th Ave, 18th Floor Conference Rm
Ben Vitale, President, The Climate Trust: Ben is a carbon market expert and executive, with over 20 years of experience in both for-profit and nonprofit organizations. Before joining The Climate Trust, Ben served as Managing Director of the Conservation and Community Carbon Fund at Conservation International (CI), where he worked with the private sector to develop climate change solutions and new financial instruments that create business value and achieve measurable climate change results. He supported the development of conservation carbon projects in Biodiversity Hotspots around the world including Ecuador, China, and Brazil. He also advised governments and partners on climate change, particularly in the area of reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD). Prior to joining CI, Ben was co-founder and Vice President with Vcapital, a firm that raised corporate financing for businesses through a network of venture capitalists and investment firms. Ben holds a Master of Management degree from Northwestern and a B.S. degree in Computer and Electrical Engineering from Purdue.
Nancy Hirsch, Policy Director, NW Energy Coalition: Nancy is policy director of the NW Energy Coalition, an alliance of more than 110 public interest organizations, clean energy businesses and electric and gas utilities from OR, WA, ID, MT, and BC. Since 1996, Nancy has directed the Coalition’s efforts to enhance investments in energy conservation, renewable resources, and low income energy services through work with utilities, commissioners, regulators, and legislators. The Energy Coalition promotes an energy future that is reliable and affordable with the least overall cost to society and the environment. She is currently chair of the board of the Renewable Northwest Project. Prior to joining NWEC, she spent twelve years in DC working on energy policy issues for Environmental Action Foundation and the National Wildlife Federation. She received her training in environmental policy at Michigan.
Kevin Maas, President and Co-Founder, Farm Power: Kevin is a manure entrepreneur – he co-founded Farm Power with his brother Daryl Maas in 2007. Kevin grew up in Skagit County and enjoyed the rural heritage that comes with living in the western WA. Farm Power believes that in order to maintain Washington’s unique balance between economic growth and outdoor quality of life, farming must be both economically profitable and environmentally sustainable. Farm Power’s goal is to build manure digesters that will serve as many Puget Sound dairy farms as possible, and works closely with dairy farmers to do this. Most western WA dairy farms are too small to build their own digesters and successfully market the products so Farm Power works with groups of dairy farmers to design regional digesters that serve multiple farms. They design the project, raise the funds to make it happen, and operate the digester to make it profitable.
Heather Mulligan, Green Power Market Manager, Puget Sound Energy: Heather has been Market Manager for PSE’s Green Power Program for the past five years. She has nearly 20 years of experience working on programs which support the deployment and use of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies. Prior to joining PSE in 2006, Heather worked as the national and regional coordinator of U.S. Department of Energy’s Million Solar Roofs Initiative. Ms. Mulligan has a B.A. from San Diego and a Master of Public Policy from American University.
GoGreen ‘12 Seattle empowers organizational decision-makers with effective strategies, best practices, and tools for achieving sustainability. Featuring renowned regional business leaders from the public, private, and non-profit sectors, the GoGreen ‘12 Seattle program showcases critical topics, proven sustainability solutions, and relevant opportunities for the Seattle-Tacoma Metropolitan business region.
- Date: April 25, 2012
- Location: The Conference Center
- Washington Clean Technology Alliance members receive $50 off of registration. Use discount code: WCTA.
- More information
Pacific Northwest Clean Technology Defense Symposium. Co-Sponsored by the WCTA. The Department of Defense has put in place policies and goals to make their installations more sustainable. Whether you are a business already working with the military looking for an update or you’re a clean technology firm looking to expand your opportunities, this event will suit your needs. The Clean Technology Defense Symposium is an opportunity for stakeholders in the clean technology industry to meet and engage on their important efforts. You will:
- Hear from the staffs of – Navy Region Northwest, Joint Base Lewis McCord, Army Corps of Engineers Seattle Division, and Coast Guard District 13, on their current efforts to become more sustainable in the areas of energy, waste and water.
- Learn how to do businesses with the military.
- Hear from industry experts on clean technology initiatives.
- Following the event, each of the participants will be given the opportunity to submit information about your idea, product, or services. You will be provided a single format, which will be dispersed to each of the services.
- April 26, 2012
- Tacoma, WA
Natural Gas: Has the Cleantech Game Been Changed?
- April 5
- 730-900 am
- IDX Tower, 925 Fourth Ave, 18th Floor Conference Room, Seattle
- Jim Mothersbaugh, Watertectonics
- Kirt Montague, NewPath Energy Capital
EVENTS OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON
GLOBE 2012 will be the 12th event in one of the world’s largest and longest-running event series dedicated to the business of the environment. Every two years, the world gathers in Vancouver for three days of thought-leading sessions presented by world-renowned sustainability experts, for the opportunity to see leading-edge environmental innovations, and to participate in unparalleled global networking opportunities. Business leaders, corporate executives, NGOs, and government policymakers from around the world will meet in Vancouver, March 14-16, 2012 to explore corporate sustainability, clean energy, climate change, emissions management, sustainable finance, and greener cities. A number of special sessions will also be offered, addressing: green jobs, water, sustainable retail, and the future of the auto industry.
Cleantech Forum San Francisco is a premier cleantech event influencing global venture and equity investment, business formation, mergers and acquisitions, and government policy. More than 700 professionals at the forefront of cleantech innovation and investment – corporate leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, and policy makers – come to San Francisco to directly engage with the leaders of global cleantech markets. The 2012 Forum will mark our 10 year anniversary and the theme is “The Power of Global Partnerships,” an exploration of how strategic relationships – between entrepreneurs, corporations and governments – are playing an ever more important role in the future of clean technology. Speakers | Agenda | March 26-28, 2012 | San Francisco | Register
Sustainable Finance | Greening Financial Institutions: A Two-Day International Conference on will be held July 5-6 2012 in Karlsruhe, Germany. This event will bring together top executives and players engaged or interested in sustainable finance and greening financial institutions. The delegates from around the world will discuss issues including: how the current financial, economic and environmental crises are re-shaping the financial industry; why and how to embed sustainability in financial products and services; and the role of financial institutions as strong partners in sustainable development. The conference offers an exclusive opportunity for deliberating on innovative ideas, emerging best practices and promising solutions that will help in making a business case for integrating sustainability in the operations and products of financial institutions and advancing our transition to sustainable economy. Contact via Email: mail@etechgermany.com
