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Maurice
E.P. Gunderson Maurice Gunderson, Senior Partner, joined CMEA Ventures in 2006 to focus on investments in new and innovative energy sources and technologies. Maurice is a specialist in thermodynamics and energy technologies. Throughout Maurice's career, he has been instrumental in the development of cryogenic equipment, energy systems, turbo-machinery, and computer-based control systems for process plants and pipeline systems. Previously, Maurice co-founded Nth Power, a venture capital firm specializing in investments emerging from the global restructuring of the energy industry. Prior to founding Nth Power, Maurice spent more than 20 years developing profitable products and launched five successful companies. Maurice also has served on the board of directors of many energy technology companies, including Capstone Turbine, CellTech Power, Clean Air Power, Electronic Power Conditioning, H2Gen Innovations, Metallic Power, NanoGram, NEOPhotonics, Pentech Solution, Pentadyne Power, and STM Power. He currently serves on the board of CMEA Ventures portfolio company Superprotonic. Maurice has an MBA from Stanford University as well as MS and BA degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Oregon State University. He is also a member of ASME, SAE, ASHRAE, AIAA and AEE, and a patent holder, Registered Professional Engineer, and pilot. INVITED SPEAKERS AND DIGNITARIES Mayor
Bill Bogaard Welcoming Address In 2007, Mayor Bill Bogaard began a new 4-year term as Pasadena's first City-wide elected mayor. His time in office has been an active period in the City's history, involving the arrival of the Gold Line light rail transit system with six stations in Pasadena; new housing construction; strengthening of cultural institutions; reform of the public schools; and enhancement of the City's neighborhoods. The Mayor is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. He graduated from the University of Michigan Law School, after serving as a U.S. Air Force Captain in Los Angeles and Casablanca, Morocco. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Pasadena Educational Foundation and the Pasadena YMCA. In 1997, the City of Pasadena granted him its highest civic recognition, the Arthur Noble Award. In the private sector, Mayor Bogaard engaged in private law practice, handling financial transactions and mergers and acquisitions, and thereafter served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of First Interstate Bancorp, a financial services holding company. He works as an arbitrator of business disputes and has taught law at the University of Michigan and USC Law School. About
Pasadena: In the past year, the City of Pasadena has undertaken
a comprehensive effort to become a model "Green City" - striving
to be a community of residents, workers, and visitors who work together
to balance ecological, economic, and social needs in order to ensure
a clean, healthy and safe environment for everyone. Of particular importance
to Pasadena's business community, City leaders believe that the implementation
of an environmental ethic need not interfere with economic development.
Indeed, by introducing and incentivizing environmentally responsive
building, maintenance, and operational practices, Pasadena seeks to
provide opportunities for responsible, farsighted development. The City
of Pasadena was recently honored by SustainLane Government as one of
the nation's top five cities for cleantech incubation clusters. Phillip
J. Finck, Ph.D. The Future of Nuclear Energy Dr. Finck received his doctorate in nuclear engineering at MIT in 1982, and also holds an MBA from the University of Chicago. He was a mechanical engineer at Novatome, a reactor in France, from 1983 to 1986, and was involved in the safety and design of fast reactors, including France's Superphénix. In 1986 he joined the staff at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) in neutronics methods development for the Integral Fast Reactor concept, and later for the New Production Reactor. In 1991 he became the lead for neutronics analyses for Experimental Breeder Reactor-II. In 1993 he joined the French Atomic Energy Commission, where he was head of the Reactor Physics Laboratory at the Cadarache Center, with activities in light-water reactors and liquid-metal reactors, criticality safety, fuel cycle physics and nuclear data. In 1995 he was elected to chair the European Nuclear Data Project. In
1997, Dr. Finck rejoined ANL, where he was Associate Director of the
Technology Development Division. He has led activities in the Advanced
Accelerator Applications program since 2000, and has been heavily involved
in transforming the program from accelerator-based to reactor-based
transmutation. In 2003 he was named ANL Deputy Associate Laboratory
Director for Engineering Research. On April 11, 2006, he was named ANL
Associate Laboratory Director for Applied Science and Technology, where
he was responsible for coordination of all nuclear energy-related activities
at Argonne, including Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative and Generation-IV
programs, and development of new initiatives. On October 19, 2006, Dr.
Finck joined the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and was named Associate
Laboratory Director for Nuclear Science & Technology. He is also the
Technical Integration Office Director for the Global Nuclear Energy
Partnership. SPEAKERS Art
Buckland Soliant Energy - Solar that Makes Sense Art Buckland is a high-caliber veteran executive, who joined the Soliant Energy team as CEO in March, 2007. The 1996 'Entrepreneur of the Year,' (NASDAQ, E&Y, USA Today, etc), Buckland has made a career generating market traction with advanced technologies and great capital efficiency. His experience includes leading businesses as large as $1.2 billion in revenue, and 35,000 employees while working in seven countries and speaking five languages. He has also successfully founded and/or led several start-ups, five turn-arounds, two IPOs, and 36 M&A transactions worth over $1.4 billion, while providing up to 121% IRR to investors. Buckland successfully raised over $150 million in private and public capital while starting nine companies. He has an MSEE and a Harvard MBA. James
H. Caldwell Jr. LADWP Renewable Development , Goals and Challenges James Caldwell is a renowned energy professional with over forty years experience in virtually all phases of energy production and energy policy. He is a Chemical Engineer with extensive plant operations and construction management background and an MBA with corporate planning and finance experience. He has managed large organizations, been an officer of a Fortune 100 company, and started his own business. Mr.
Caldwell joined the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in December
2006, as a full time executive consultant reporting to the General Manager
and the Board of Water and Power Commissioners. In March 2008, he became
an employee of the Department serving as Assistant General Manager for
Environmental Affairs. In addition to managing the Environmental Affairs
Department, his role is to advise the Department on its Integrated Resource
Plan to dramatically increase the use of renewable energy, reduce or
eliminate reliance on coal, engage the customer base in energy efficiency
and clean distributed generation, and improve the efficiency and flexibility
of natural gas generation. Jim
Cowell, PE The
Caltech Solar Power Project Jim Cowell joined the California Institute of Technology as the Associate Vice President for Facilities in October 2007. He is responsible for campus facilities, utilities, capital improvement, and facilities services including safety, security, emergency preparedness, and postal. The Caltech Campus is comprised of 125 acres and 3.7 million square feet of buildings. Caltech has an aggressive capital renewal plan that includes new buildings, complete building renovations, and construction of new labs in existing buildings. Prior to Caltech Jim Cowell was with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) from June 2004 to October 2007. As Director of Construction, he led LAUSD's new school construction effort and in 2005 alone, completed 32 new schools, providing more than 21,000 school seats for the students of Los Angeles. In 2006 he was promoted to Deputy Chief Facilities Executive for New Construction, overseeing the $12 billion new school building program. Under his leadership the facilities team was on track to build 150 new schools throughout the District by 2012. Experienced in construction, Cowell was a Captain with the Civil Engineer Corps of the United States Navy. He most recently commanded the Naval Construction Battalion Center, Port Hueneme, CA, where he was responsible for mobilization, logistics and training for thousands of Seabees deployed around the world in the Global War on Terror. Prior to that, he was Officer in Charge of Construction at the Naval District in Washington, D.C. and was responsible for construction and facilities maintenance contracting for the Department of Defense's activities in and around the District of Columbia. Cowell
is a native of Indianapolis, Indiana and earned his bachelor's degree
from the University of Florida. He was commissioned as an Ensign in
the Civil Engineer Corps in 1980 and served in a variety of assignments
including five deployments with the Seabees and command of three Seabee
units. He also taught courses in Naval Architecture and Ocean Engineering
at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD. In 1988, Cowell earned his master's
degree in civil engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
and is a registered engineer in California. Mamadou
Diallo, Ph.D. Dr. Mamadou S. Diallo currently serves as the Director of Molecular Environmental Technology at the Materials and Process Simulation Center of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology. Dr. Diallo was trained both as an engineer and physical chemist. He holds an Engineer Diploma in Mineral Engineering from Ecole Nationale de L' Industrie Minerale (Rabbat, Morocco), a Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, a Master of Science degree in Chemistry and a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Michigan. Dr. Diallo also completed post-doctoral training in Computational Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. His current research program focuses on the characterization and multiscale modeling of nanoscale particles and physical chemical processes of importance to water quality. During the last 5 years, Dr. Diallo has been leading a collaborative research program between Caltech, Howard University and the University of California at Berkeley focused on the application of dendrimer nanotechnology to water treatment. Dr. Diallo co-founded California start-up company, AquaNano, LCC, to commercialize the new water treatment process of Dendrimer Enhanced Filtration. Dr. Diallo also has an active research program on the impact of nanotechnology on human health and the environment. His research program on environmental nanotechnology is currently funded through grants from the National Science Foundation, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Energy. Paul
M. Glenney Getting
from 'Here to 'There': Market Opportunities and Paul
Glenney is the Director of the Clean Energy Technology Center for AeroVironment
(AV) in Monrovia, California. He joined AV in 2004 where he currently
is the project lead of the Architectural Wind business and the business
lead for AV's initiatives in clean energy technologies. Prior to AV,
Paul managed consumer marketing at Siemens Solar having responsibility
over the residential, RV and marine product offerings. Before this Paul
held various management positions in engineering, marketing and business
development specializing in technology products and power electronics.
Paul possesses an MBA with a specialization in entrepreneurship, and
has conducted business in more than twenty countries. Jeff
Green NanoH20
- Next Generation Reverse Osmosis Membranes Mr. Green is an experienced early-stage, venture-backed technology entrepreneur. He is currently co-founder and CEO of NanoH2O, an early-stage company leveraging nanotechnology to develop the next generation of reverse osmosis membranes for desalination and water reuse. Previously, as a software entrepreneur, Mr. Green founded two software startups, Archive, Inc. (sold to Cyclone Commerce) and Stamps.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: "STMP"). In both companies, Mr. Green co-wrote the original business plan and played a key role in raising over $300 million in private equity, public and debt financing. At both companies, Mr. Green was responsible for directing the company's strategy, business model and marketing operations, including product management. Prior to his career as an entrepreneur, Mr. Green garnered marketing and strategy experience at leading companies such as Mitchell Madison, Hewlett Packard and Ziff-Davis. Mr. Green holds a BA from Dartmouth College and an MBA from the Anderson School at UCLA. Pat
Gruber, Ph.D., MBA Advanced Biofuels Prior to joining Gevo, Dr. Gruber was the President and CEO of Outlast Technologies, Inc. and held several general management positions in technology and business development for Cargill, Inc. He has also served as President and CEO of Lactech, a technology development company, and was one of the founders of NatureWorks, LLC (formerly Cargill Dow LLC), where he was the VP of Technology and Operations and Chief Technology Officer from 1997 until 2005. Dr. Gruber has served as a member of the Federal Advisory Committee for Biomass R&D and the Advisory Committee for the Energy Future Coalition and currently serves on the Board of Directors of Outlast Technologies, Gevo, Segetis, and Green Harvest Technologies. Dina
Lozofsky The Path to Commercial Grade Plastic Solar Cells Dina Lozofsky is currently the Vice President of IP Development and Strategic Alliances for Solarmer Energy, Inc., a plastic solar cell developer. Previously, she was the Director of Technology Commercialization at UCLA's California NanoSystems Institute, facilitating university collaboration with industry and rapid commercialization of cross-disciplinary nanotechnology developed at the institute. Prior to joining UCLA, Dina was an Associate Vice President in the Semiconductors & Optoelectronics Group at BTG International, whose mission was to develop and commercialize innovative technologies invented at universities, national labs, and corporations. She holds a BSc in Aerospace Engineering from MIT, an MBA from USC's Marshall School of Business and is a registered Patent Agent. Mel
Luetkens Innovation and the Expanding Role of Biochemicals Mel has over 23 years of experience enhancing value delivery in the chemical industry across global operations in Amoco, BP, Innovene and most recently INEOS. Formerly, Europe Technology Director - Innovene, Mel was responsible for leading an organization of 330 technologists across five European sites to meet the process engineering, catalysis, technical services, technical development, and Health, Safety, and Environmental objectives. His background includes P&L management, R&D leadership, new business & product development, strategy development and execution within Amoco, BP, Innovene and INEOS. Mel has a PhD from the University of Michigan and an MBA from University of Chicago. Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., a new joint venture between Cargill and Materia, Inc., will present at GeenTech 2008. Recently formed Elevance secured more than $40 million in venture capital led by investments from TPG STAR, L.P. and TPG Biotechnology Partners II, L.P. Elevance will harness the potential of natural oils combined with Materia's Nobel Prize winning metathesis technology to aggressively grow in the $500 billion specialty chemicals market. Its products include waxes, antimicrobials, derivative oils and lubricants which are safer than those from traditional crude oil sources. The new company expects to generate over $1 billion in sales by 2016. Robert
Mechielsen Emerging GreenTechnologies in Architecture and Urban Design Robert Mechielsen, a native of Holland, founded Studio RMA in 1985. Studio RMA is a full service sustainable design studio that offers architectural, eco-engineering, and site development concepts in one comprehensive vision. Robert studied Art, Structural Engineering and Architecture at leading universities in Europe. Robert can sculpt the human body, hand draw in perspective any vision he has, is fluent in 3-D Digital Modeling, and speaks construction/ engineering language in Dutch, German, French and English. He also understands Spanish, Italian and Portuguese. Robert's design and engineering concepts are based on the understanding and application of natural laws resulting in a powerful integration of form and structure. And now, with the emergence of ecological issues in the global social consciousness, Robert's integrative methods have evolved into an applied science approach called Eco Engineering*. This has led Robert into developing eco-engineering content. He is involved in creating Action Plans that are commodities which attract public and private investments such as sustainable and dramatic cost saving energy supply designs; development of intellectual property on composite concrete building systems; application of folding plate technology in large span building and civil applications. All these actionable concepts become desirable investment commodities. Robert's design experience spans the globe, including Europe, Brazil, the Pacific, and the US. Projects as diverse as renovations to the famous Amsterdam Opera House, design for the Bowers Museum in California, MassMoca in Massachusetts, the Ice Hotel in Sweden, as well as numerous restaurants, shopping malls, spas, and, of course, private residences. A number of Robert's current eco-home designs under construction will achieve LEED Platinum rating. Robert is a popular keynote speaker and lecturer on Green Architecture. He's been featured on CBS TV and Radio and currently on GreenTech.FM. Dr.
Jose N. Reyes NuScale Power Inc. - Changing the Nuclear Power Paradigm Dr. Jose N. Reyes is the Chief Technical Officer and Co-Founder of NuScale Power Incorporated, a new energy company funded by CMEA Ventures. With 30 years of experience, he is internationally recognized for his expertise in nuclear reactor safety and thermal hydraulics. He is the co-designer of a small, passively safe, nuclear reactor suitable for electric power generation, water desalinization, and regional heating. Dr. Reyes has been a professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering at Oregon State University for 21 years, serving as Head of the Department, Director of the Advanced Thermal Hydraulics Research Laboratory, and Co-Director of the Battelle Energy Alliance Academic Center of Excellence for Thermal Fluids and Reactor Safety. He is the holder of the Schuette Endowed Chair for Nuclear Engineering. Dr. Reyes was the OSU Manager for the Westinghouse AP600 and AP1000 integral system design certification test programs. Both designs have been certified by the NRC using the world class test facilities built at OSU for these test programs. In 2004, Dr. Reyes worked at the United Nation's International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna. He successfully established and directed a thirteen-nation Coordinated Research Program examining Natural Circulation and the Passive Safety System Reliability. Dr. Reyes has been an invited lecturer on nuclear power Passive Safety Systems throughout the United States and in Japan, China, South Korea, Italy, Switzerland, and Austria. He is a regular lecturer at the International Center for Theoretical Physics in Trieste, Italy as part of an annual UN training course on passive safety systems. Prior to joining OSU, Dr. Reyes worked nearly 10 years for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Mark
A. Thompson AquaNano Technologies LLC Mark A. Thompson has over 28 years of experience in the operation, management, design and construction of water treatment facilities and membrane processes. He is the former General Manager of the Advanced Membrane Systems (AMS) division of Layne Christensen Company, and the former founder and President of Advanced Membrane Systems, Inc. He is a member of the American Water Works Association, Research Advisory Board for the National Water Improvement Association and American Membrane Technology Association, of which he is a past member of the Board of Directors, and also a past President. Stephanie
C. Yanchinski Ms. Yanchinski is responsible for overseeing all aspects of strategic planning and operations, including fund-raising, membership, programming and promotion. Since its launch in 2000, the organization has grown to over 250 members, and has become the premier business development and networking organization. Entretec offers networking events and business training workshops, group purchase programs, a referral service and an interactive website. A graduate of McGill University, in Canada, she trained as a scientist and pursued medical research in hormone metabolism in Canada and the UK, where she earned a second degree before turning to a career in science journalism. She worked for the leading British science publication New Scientist as Biosciences Editor, where she won Britain’s foremost prize for science reporting. As European bureau Chief for McGraw Hill’s newsletter Biotechnology Newswatch, and through her writings for Business Week, the Financial Times newspaper, The Times and Guardian newspapers and European investment newsletters, she tracked the emergence of the biotechnology industry in Europe. An award-winning writer and marketing and communications specialist with a science background, Ms. Yanchinski successfully built and managed a business consulting company serving a diverse clientele in the high tech arena. First established in London UK, she operated successfully in Europe, Singapore and Toronto, Canada. In Toronto, she drove the foundation stages of a $20 million medical science incubator, located in the downtown core and ran a $1.5 million CEO mentoring and training program. Ms. Yanchinski has authored two books on biotechnology. As Executive Director of Entretec she is responsible for overseeing all aspects of strategic planning and operations, including fund-raising, membership, programming and promotion. VENTURE CAPITAL PANEL MODERATOR Andrea
R. Cohen Andrea Cohen early on identified the growing importance of clean technology as a positive force for our planet and a potent driver of our economy. She has spent several years working with a growing roster of Cleantech ventures, assisted institutions and funds invest in the Cleantech space, and has worked with public and private organizations dedicated to expanding the commercialization of clean technology. She also works extensively with companies in the Life Sciences and Digital Media spaces - advising both investment funds and ventures. She counsels companies on formation, financing, mergers and acquisitions, and related securities law matters.
Ms. Cohen's has significant experience in the formation of investments
in private equity investment vehicles. She has formed numerous funds
on behalf of managers of domestic and offshore venture funds, buyout
funds and crossover funds as well as captive investment funds for sole
limited partners. She also advises fund managers on matters relating
to organization, ongoing operations and management as well as with respect
to structuring investments in venture and private equity backed companies. VENTURE CAPITAL PANEL Battery
Ventures Panelist:
David Dreessen, Partner David joined Battery in 2006 and focuses on investments in the clean technology sector. He is currently on the board of Stonybrook Purification. Before joining Battery, David spent seven years at Nth Power, where he completed 16 clean technology investments including Evergreen Solar (NASDAQ: ESLR), Northern Power (acquired by Distributed Energy) (NASDAQ: DESC), and Lion Cells. David also served in interim senior management positions for three portfolio companies. Before starting his venture capital career, David was a founding member of the Structure Group, which he helped build into a leading consulting and software firm serving the power industry. Prior to that, David worked for Accenture, where he focused on strategic, process and system consulting for the deregulating power markets. Earlier in his career, David was a Naval officer and engineering program manager for the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program Headquarters, which is responsible for all aspects of the design, operation, repair and disposal of U.S. Navy nuclear propulsion plants. David holds bachelor's degrees in Chemical Engineering and Economics from the University of California, Davis, and an MBA from the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. Since 1983, the Battery team has prided itself on avoiding the herd and on operating a little differently than other investors. We have been fortunate to back some very big thinkers who have also carved their own paths, and we continue to seek out new visionaries every day. Our firm was founded on a set of principles that remain the pillars of our investment philosophy: a concentration on technology and related sectors; a research-centric methodology for identifying and understanding large, emerging market opportunities; a proactive approach to finding driven entrepreneurs and compelling businesses; and daily involvement with every portfolio company. This approach has helped us to build lasting, market-leading companies while delivering leading returns for investors. We have been fortunate to work with individuals who have set out to push technology boundaries at companies such as: Akamai Technologies, Allegiance Telecom, FORE Systems, HNC Software, Infoseek, LIFFE, MetroPCS, Neoteris, Nextel, Pixelworks, Qtera, SigmaTel, Vastera, and Witness Systems. Lux
Capital Shahin
Farshchi, Ph.D. Shahin is an associate with Lux Capital, focusing on investments in semiconductor, wireless, and alternative energy technologies. Before joining Lux, Shahin held technical positions at General Motors and several Silicon Valley technology startups. He received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Science with College of Engineering Honors from the University of California at Berkeley, and M.S. and Ph.D . degrees in Electrical Engineering with a minor in Management from the University of California at Los Angeles. Shahin has also served as a postdoctoral scholar at the UCLA department of Electrical Engineering. His graduate research on wireless biosignal telemetry has been published in 5 IEEE conference proceedings and 2 IEEE journals. U.S.
Venture Partners Presenter:
Winston Fu, General Partner Mr. Winston Fu is a general partner at USVP, and he enjoys helping entrepreneurs build teams and great companies. Mr. Fu's investments focus is on the application of technologies in areas such as renewable energy, environmentally sustainable products, and areas related to semiconductors. Winston also leads USVP's activities in China. Winston serves on the boards of Active-Semi International, CFX Battery, CiraNova, Maskless Lithography, Princeton Lightwave, Superprotonic and Teknovus. During the past decade, Winston also served on the boards of Alchemy (acquired by AMD in 2002), Brion Technologies (acquired by ASML in 2007), Clear Shape Technologies (acquired by Cadence in 2007) and New Focus. (NUFO made its initial public offering in 2000 and was subsequently acquired by Bookham in 2004). Mr. Fu joined USVP as an associate in 1997, following his selection as a Kauffman Fellow in Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship, and he became a General Partner in 2000. Prior to joining USVP, Mr. Fu served in technical and marketing roles at Vixel Corporation (NASDAQ: VIXL), which was acquired by Emulex (ELX) in 2003. As director of product marketing, he was responsible for developing new applications for the VCSEL device product line at Vixel. Mr. Fu researched and developed technologies in the areas of semiconductors, lasers and superconductors at Stanford University, Sandia National Labs and MIT. Mr. Fu earned a bachelor's degree in Physics from MIT, a Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, where he was an Austin Scholar. U.S. Venture Partners (www.usvp.com) has helped build great companies for nearly three decades. Since its inception in 1981, USVP has invested more than $1.8 billion in over 350 companies. Throughout, USVP's partners have worked diligently and consistently with early-stage companies, many of which have become industry leaders. The USVP team consists of accomplished venture investors, former CEOs, senior executives and technology company founders that span four generations of high-technology venture investing. This engenders a perspective on business cycles, "hot" market trends, technology evolution and revolution that is not present among all early-stage investors. Together, we have more than 150 years of operating experience and 100 years of investment expertise. Our investment interests include components, software, systems, services, and life sciences. Areas of current focus include semiconductors, software as a service, networking solutions for storage, wireless data, the Internet version 2.0, biomedical devices and new drugs with profound social benefits. We
are now investing our ninth fund, which represents the continued confidence
of our limited partners in our ability to help build valuable companies.
We believe the current USVP portfolios are very strong and reflect our
sustained investment activity throughout the ups and downs of the technology
business cycle. With more than 100 active companies in the USVP portfolios,
we expect the firm to play a seminal role in the progress of information
technology and life science industries well into the future. CMEA
Ventures Bruce
Pasternack, Venture Partner Bruce Pasternack joined CMEA Ventures in 2007 as Venture Partner. Bruce serves on the Board of Directors of CMEA portfolio companies Codexis, a private biotechnology company, and Symyx Technologies (NASDAQ: SMMX). He also serves on the boards of BEA Systems (NASDAQ: BEAS) and Quantum Corporation (NYSE: QTM). Previously, he was President and CEO of Special Olympics International from 2005-2007. For almost 30 years, Mr. Pasternack was also a Senior Vice President of Booz Allen Hamilton Inc., where he served as the Managing Partner of the Booz Allen's energy, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals practice, started Booz Allen's Organization and Strategic Leadership Center, and was Managing Partner of its San Francisco office. Mr. Pasternack's government experience includes Head of Energy Policy at the Federal Energy Administration, principal staff to the White House Energy Resources Council, and the President's Council on Environmental Quality. Mr. Pasternack holds a degree in Engineering from The Cooper Union (and currently sits on their Board of Trustees) and a Masters degree in Systems Engineering and Operations Research from the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, he has co-authored two business books, The Centerless Corporation and Results. SESSION MODERATORS Jeffrey
C. Selman Jeff Selman has extensive experience in general transactional representation, which focuses on technology and life sciences public and private companies with an emphasis on general corporate and securities matters, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and intellectual property licensing and collaborative arrangements. Mr. Selman represents start-up and venture capital-backed technology, cleantech and life sciences companies on formation, equity and debt financing, restructurings, board and management issues, licensing, mergers and acquisitions, and general corporate and commercial transactional matters. Mr. Selman has mergers and acquisitions experience on both the buy-side and the sell-side, and on both sides of public-public, public-private, private-public, and private-private transactions. He handles asset and stock acquisitions, mergers, and tender offers (both cash and stock). Mr. Selman regularly does cross-border transactions. Mr. Selman advises public companies reporting under the '34 Act on general transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions and other strategic transactions, board and management issues, SEC and national exchange compliance, investor relations, corporate governance, including under the Sarbanes Oxley Act, and board committee investigations.
Fred Farina's responsibilities include evaluating inventions at Caltech and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA), supervising patent prosecution and portfolio management, negotiating licensing deals with industry and assisting Caltech/JPL entrepreneurs with the creation of startups. Farnia holds a "Diplôme d'Ingénieur" in Electrical Engineering from the Institute National des Sciences Appliquees, Lyon, France, and is a graduate of Caltech from which he received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1992. He is a registered U.S. patent agent.
Dr. Michael A. Giardello is a founder of Materia and serves as President, CEO & CTO. Materia provides catalyst technologies that enable, enhance and streamline the discovery, development, and manufacture of new pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and polymeric materials. Dr. Giardello received his Ph.D. from Northwestern University and was a post-doctoral fellow at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) as well as a visiting associate and maintained a laboratory which facilitated the commercialization of Caltech technology. Dr. Giardello then founded a consulting firm serving technology companies and venture capitalists to manage all aspects of technology and start-up corporate development. In October 1997, Dr. Giardello co-founded Materia and served as Executive V.P. and CTO from January 1998 until February 1999 when he became President, CEO & CTO. Dr. Giardello serves on the Boards of Materia and Elevance, its newly formed joint venture with Cargill. Dr. Giardello is also involved with three non-profit organizations in the Los Angeles area. Since 1993, he has been a Board member of the Caltech Student Investment Fund (caltechsif.googlepages.com). This endowment fund was founded to teach Caltech students about the many aspects of the public investment markets. Dr. Giardello also serves on the Advisory Council to the Pasadena Bioscience Collaborative (www.pasadenabiosci.com), a Pasadena-based non-profit organization serving Biotech entrepreneurs in the greater Pasadena area. Most recently Dr. Giardello assumed the Chairman's role of Entretech's Board of Directors. Dr. Giardello has authored numerous publications and patents in the areas of catalysis and materials science.
Andrea
Cohen early on identified the growing importance of clean technology
as a positive force for our planet and a potent driver of our economy.
She has spent several years working with a growing roster of Cleantech
ventures, assisted institutions and funds invest in the Cleantech space,
and has worked with public and private organizations dedicated to expanding
the commercialization of clean technology. She also works extensively
with companies in the Life Sciences and Digital Media spaces - advising
both investment funds and ventures. She counsels companies on formation,
financing, mergers and acquisitions, and related securities law matters.
Ms. Cohen's has significant experience in the formation of and investments
in private equity investment vehicles. She has formed numerous funds
on behalf of managers of domestic and offshore venture funds, buyout
funds and crossover funds as well as captive investment funds for sole
limited partners. She also advises fund managers on matters relating
to organization, ongoing operations and management as well as with respect
to structuring investments in venture and private equity backed companies. PRESENTING COMPANIES AND ORGANIZATIONS AeroVironment
Building
on a history of clean technology innovation, AeroVironment develops, produces
and supports breakthrough unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and efficient
energy solutions including the following: AquaNano Technologies, LLC AquaNano Technologies, LLC, is a Caltech spinout company formed to commercialize a new patent-pending water filtration/separation technology that was invented at Caltech by co-founder Mamadou S. Diallo, Ph.D. This platform technology, which the company calls AquaNano Enhanced Filtration, or AEF, is more effective and significantly less expensive than current technology. AEF combines low-cost, proprietary dendritic nanopolymers with low-pressure membrane filtration. Dendritic nanopolymers are highly branched globular macromolecules that can physically and/or chemically encapsulate or bind a variety of dissolved substances in water, and their globular shape and large size make them much easier to filter than linear polymers. AEF can target specific solutes and remove the smallest dissolved compounds. The company's scientific team also includes Dr. Jean M. J. Fréchet, Ph.D., Professor of Chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley, who is one of the world's leading experts in the synthesis and characterization of dendritic nanopolymers. The company's management team includes William P. Rutledge, Douglas J. Grant and L. Michael Russell, respectively, the former CEO, CFO and legal counsel of a New York Stock Exchange listed company with revenues of $3 billion; and Mark A. Thompson, who is the former General Manager of the Advanced Membrane Systems (AMS) division of Layne Christensen Company and the founder and President of Advanced Membrane Systems, Inc.; and Stephen P. Rothman, a partner in the law firm of Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner, LLP. Battery
Ventures Since 1983, the Battery team has prided itself on avoiding the herd and on operating a little differently than other investors. We have been fortunate to back some very big thinkers who have also carved their own paths, and we continue to seek out new visionaries every day. Our firm was founded on a set of principles that remain the pillars of our investment philosophy: a concentration on technology and related sectors; a research-centric methodology for identifying and understanding large, emerging market opportunities; a proactive approach to finding driven entrepreneurs and compelling businesses; and daily involvement with every portfolio company. This approach has helped us to build lasting, market-leading companies while delivering leading returns for investors. We have been fortunate to work with individuals who have set out to push technology boundaries at companies such as: Akamai Technologies, Allegiance Telecom, FORE Systems, HNC Software, Infoseek, LIFFE, MetroPCS, Neoteris, Nextel, Pixelworks, Qtera, SigmaTel, Vastera, and Witness Systems. Caltech
Solar Project Caltech Solar Power: Caltech is committed to minimizing our impact on the environment and reducing our dependence on non-renewable energy. As part of its overall planned sustainability program Caltech intends to install about 1.3 MW of solar (photovoltaic) power. Seven building rooftops have been identified for solar facilities. These include three parking structures; three existing building roofs and one new building under construction (see below chart of buildings with proposed system sizes). The Holliston Parking Structure Solar Facility (Phase I) is currently under construction and is planned for operation in August 2008. Phase II (North & South Wilson Structures, Braun Athletic Center, Baxter, IPAC and Cahill Building) are in conceptual design and planned for combined operation in November 2008. For additional information please see our Website at: http://sustainability.caltech.edu/utilities/CaltechSolar CMEA
Ventures Partnering
with Extraordinary People, Building Great Companies CMEA invests in both early and late stage ventures, and has a strong network of corporate, investment, and entrepreneurial relationships that it leverages on behalf of its portfolio companies. The firm currently manages six funds representing investments in excess of $1 billion. CMEA has been an early stage investor in many leading Silicon Valley high technology companies, including Entropic (ENTR), Flextronics (FLEX), Magma (LAVA), Maxygen (MAXY), Monogram Biosciences (MGRM), Silicon Spice (BRCM), Symyx (SMMX), and Syrrx (purchased by Takeda.) CMEA Ventures was founded in 1989 and maintains offices in San Francisco and Menlo Park. CMEA's partners and associates have extensive science, engineering, and operational backgrounds that particularly suit CMEA's focus on technology and teams --- an effective differentiator for entrepreneurs and venture investment partners who dare to change the world, one great company at a time. www.cmeaventures.com Elevance
Renewable Sciences, Inc. Elevance Renewable Sciences, Inc., a new joint venture between Cargill and Materia, Inc., will present at GeenTech 2008. Recently formed Elevance secured more than $40 million in venture capital led by investments from TPG STAR, L.P. and TPG Biotechnology Partners II, L.P. Elevance will harness the potential of natural oils combined with Materia's Nobel Prize winning metathesis technology to aggressively grow in the $500 billion specialty chemicals market. Its products include waxes, antimicrobials, derivative oils and lubricants which are safer than those from traditional crude oil sources. The new company expects to generate over $1 billion in sales by 2016. Entretech Entretech is the leading non-profit association supporting high tech companies in Greater Los Angeles with critical and practical business development resources and connections. Entretech empowers entrepreneurs to build new businesses through capital, education, people, and strategic partners. Gevo PIONEERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF BIOFUELS: Since 2005, our three co-founders, renowned researchers Frances Arnold, Matthew Peters and Peter Meinhold of the California Institute of Technology, have worked tirelessly to bring the best of the scientific and business worlds together to reach our goal of replacing fossil fuels with new, more environmentally sound alternatives. These creative and experienced veterans of bioprocessing and commercialization of bio-based systems comprise a team of biofuel experts developing the next generation of biofuels that will provide a sustainable path to the replacement of petrochemicals like gasoline, diesel and jet fuel. Advanced biofuels, which include butanol, isobutanol and other alcohol systems will deliver the performance of gasoline without the environmental impact, reduce greenhouse gases and dirty emissions, and help to eliminate supply scarcity and reduce our dependency on foreign oil. Additionally, these fuels can also address many challenges that first-generation biofuels such as ethanol have faced on their path to market: energy efficiency, transport and the need to modify existing engines. Butanol has a higher energy content per gallon than many first generation biofuels and does not absorb water. Butanol can be transported through the existing oil and gas distribution infrastructure and can be used in gas-powered vehicles without modification or blending, which eliminates our dependency on fossil fuels. Idaho
National Laboratory Nuclear Energy: We develop advanced nuclear technologies that provide clean, abundant, affordable and reliable energy to the United States and the world. " National and Homeland Security: We deliver critical technology solutions to identify and defeat threats to the security of the nation. " Energy and Environment: We integrate advanced energy and carbon management systems and processes to deliver the right form of clean, safe and secure energy at the right time, the right cost, with the slightest environmental footprint. About INL: In operation since 1949, INL is a science-based, applied engineering national laboratory dedicated to supporting the U.S. Department of Energy's missions in nuclear and energy research, science, and national defense. The world's first usable amount of electricity from nuclear energy was generated in Idaho in 1951. " Mission: Ensure the nation's energy security with safe, competitive, and sustainable energy systems and unique national and homeland security capabilities. " Vision: By 2015, INL will be the preeminent nuclear energy laboratory with synergistic, world-class, multi-program capabilities and partnerships. " Safety and Environmental Stewardship: The health and safety of every employee, both on and off-the-job, is critical to our mission, and we demonstrate world-leading safety behavior, safety performance and environmental stewardship. " BEA and Partners: INL is operated for the Department of Energy (DOE) by Battelle Energy Alliance (BEA) and partners, each providing unique educational, management, research and scientific assets into a world-class national laboratory. For
more information, please visit: https://inlportal.inl.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=255&mode=2 Los
Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), the largest municipal utility in the nation, was established more than 100 years ago to deliver reliable, safe water and electricity supplies to some 3.8 million residents and businesses in Los Angeles. The Department provides its 640,000 water customers and 1.4 million electric customers with the best service and lowest cost resources available. As a revenue-producing proprietary department, LADWP transfers about 7 percent of its annual estimated electric revenues and 5 percent of its water revenues to the City of Los Angeles general fund. LADWP's operations are financed solely by the sale of water and electric services. Capital funds are raised through the sale of bonds. No tax support is received. A five-member Board of Water and Power Commissioners establishes policy for LADWP. The Board members are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council for five-year terms. Lux
Capital Lux Capital Management is a research-driven investment firm focused on de novo, seed and early stage investments in the physical and life sciences. Lux takes an active role in helping management teams build successful businesses in high growth sectors. Our investment team has built over 20 companies from scratch. Lux’s investment strategy ensures our portfolio companies are better connected, have deeper insight, and command industry leadership faster than their competitors. The Lux team is recognized internationally as pioneers and thought-leaders in early stage venture capital. Our team has a successful track record of building, investing in, and adding highly strategic value to leading emerging technology companies started at more than 40 leading academic centers and government labs including MIT, Harvard, Cornell, University of Texas, UCLA, UC Berkeley, Columbia, Lawrence Livermore National Labs and Washington University. We’ve been invited by the President to the Oval Office, appear frequently on CNBC, CNN and Fox News, and are regularly cited in The Economist, Forbes, Business Week, Barron’s, and other leading financial and technology publications. Lux has co-invested with leading private equity firms and multinational corporations. Some of Lux's investment partners include Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse, Sequoia Capital, Venrock Associates, Polaris Venture Partners, Intel, Motorola, Genentech, and Medtronic. Lux
launched strategic portfolio companies in market research/business intelligence
(Lux Research), media (Joint Venture with Forbes Magazine) and public
policy (NanoBusiness Alliance). These entities provide us with multiple
edges over other venture capital funds for sourcing deals, adding value
to the entrepreneurs and companies we invest in, and exiting investments.
NanoH2O Based on pioneering research at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), NanoH2O's nanocomposite reverse osmosis membranes combine inorganic nano-structured material into existing polymer films to form a more permeable and fouling resistant membrane. Having received an investment from Khosla Ventures, one of the leading investors in the cleantech arena, NanoH2O is accelerating the commercialization of membranes developed during more than four years of fundamental research. The core promise of NanoH2O's membrane technology is to improve dramatically the baseline economics of desalination and water reuse without having to reinvest in a new technology platform or alter current operational techniques. The company's headquarters and laboratory is in the state-of-the-art California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) located on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, California. NuScale Power NuScale Power is a developer of modular scale nuclear power generation technology. Founded in 2007, this start-up company is developing a passively safe, 35 MW light water reactor that uses natural circulation cooling. The design has been licensed from Oregon State University and was developed in partnership with the Idaho National Laboratory. NuScale uses a new reactor design that eliminates pipes, pumps, and moving parts by using passive forces like gravity and natural convection. The cooling flow is produced by heating the water at a low point in the circuit and cooling it at a high point in the circuit. The result is a safer, small, more streamlined reactor that fits on a rail car and can be used as standalone 35MW power source or a module in larger power plants. Solarmer
Energy, Inc. Solarmer Energy Inc., which was founded in 2006 to commercialize technology developed at UCLA, is a developer of flexible, translucent plastic solar cells which generate low-cost, clean energy from the sun. With its unique expertise in device engineering, Solarmer Energy is poised to consistently provide efficiency improvements to any new plastic photovoltaic material. The company is building upon its partnerships on both sides of the supply chain for successful deployment of this technology. Solarmer is working in collaboration with research partners to develop the next generation of technologies essential to this field and is preparing to enter into post-prototype development with partners such as AMREL. Soliant
Energy Soliant Energy is a Pasadena-based, pre-revenue, venture-backed company whose mission is to dramatically reduce the cost of electricity from solar power for commercial rooftops. The company's next-generation solar panels will deliver triple the power of a typical solar panel of today, at a much lower total initial cost. The market for high-efficiency rooftop solar panels is expected to exceed $13 billion by 2010. Soliant is already backed by major US and International venture capital investors and an additional $18+ million B round will close June 6, 2008. Soliant has been honored with a $4 million grant from the Department of Energy, which described Soliant as "the leading start-up in the US solar industry, with the highest probability of commercial success." The company's products will provide fast payback for end users which will lead to extremely rapid growth of its business around the world as well as supporting the goals of US energy independence and reducing climate change. The Soliant units currently under test at Sandia Labs are performing well beyond any solar module available today. Studio
RMA About Studio RMA Studio RMA is a full service, sustainable design studio that offers architectural, interior, landscape and engineering concepts in one comprehensive vision. The Studio's design and construction experience spans Europe, USA, Brazil and the Pacific. Our fast-paced studio consists of a core group of exceptional design talent, and a large support team of specialists. Our design team is international, with European education and experience, and fluent in many languages. They are digitally fluent, allowing swift design visualization, and direct interaction with the client or client group. The Studio collaborates well with executing architects, engineering groups and international contractor/ development teams. Studio RMA's work is known for its eco engineering applications in architecture. The concept designs are vibrant, explanatory and full of archetypical marketing value: "You get it right away, and it sticks." Studio RMA has been spearheading new eco concrete design and construction technologies that are now resulting in well-regarded structures such as the Pasadena Eco House. It is important to note that an entirely new structural engineering technology was developed for this specific type of structure. The Pasadena Eco House is the first composite concrete LEED platinum home in the United States. Currently Robert Mechielsen's Studio RMA has four similar buildings slated for construction this year, of which two will hit the carbon zero emission mark, meaning that the designs of these structures include the land in our integrative approach to make these homes carbon neutral. *Eco engineering is engineering sustainable and reproducible systems in an environmentally responsible way. U.S.
Venture Partners The USVP team consists of accomplished venture investors, former CEOs, senior executives and technology company founders that span four generations of high-technology venture investing. This engenders a perspective on business cycles, "hot" market trends, technology evolution and revolution that is not present among all early-stage investors. Together, we have more than 150 years of operating experience and 100 years of investment expertise. Our investment interests include components, software, systems, services, and life sciences. Areas of current focus include semiconductors, software as a service, networking solutions for storage, wireless data, the Internet version 2.0, biomedical devices and new drugs with profound social benefits. We are now investing our ninth fund, which represents the continued confidence of our limited partners in our ability to help build valuable companies. We believe the current USVP portfolios are very strong and reflect our sustained investment activity throughout the ups and downs of the technology business cycle. With more than 100 active companies in the USVP portfolios, we expect the firm to play a seminal role in the progress of information technology and life science industries well into the future.
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