Speakers

Keynote Speaker:
Ira Ehrenpreis
General Partner and leader of the Cleantech investment practice
Technology Partners

Welcome Remarks:
Michael Polsky, '87
President and CEO
Invenergy LLC

Jack Lavin, '90
Director, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

Concluding Remarks:
Sadhu Johnston
Chief Environmental Officer, Mayor's Office - City of Chicago

Biofuels - The Next Generation
Sponsored by Deloitte Consulting

Moderator:
Craig Miller
CEO, ACG Chicago

Panelists:
Wes Bolsen
Chief Marketing Officer and VP Business Development, Coskata

Daniel Oh, '00
COO, Renewable Energy Group

Bennett West
Principal, Energy Practice, Supply Chain, Deloitte

Clean Coal Technology
Sponsored by the University of Chicago

Moderator:
Jim Greenberger
Partner, Reed Smith LLP

Panelists:
Andrew Perlman
Co-founder, President, and CEO, GreatPoint Energy

Chris Poirier
Chairman, CoalTek

Massoud Rostam-Abadi
Energy and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Michael Molnar, '01
Vice President, Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Developments in Solar Energy Technology
Sponsored by Exelon Corporation

Moderator:
Shez Bandukwala
Partner, ThinkPanmure

Panelists:
Zoltan Kiss
Chairman and CEO, Amelio Solar

Kristina Peterson, '90
President, Gemini Solar
Director, Suntech America

Matthew Longthorne
VP of Corporate Development and Strategies, Xunlight Corporation

Wind Energy Supply Chain
Sponsored by Ungaretti & Harris LLP

Moderator:
David Loomis
Associate Professor of Economics, Illinois State University

Adrian LaTrace
VP of Manufacturing, Acciona Energy - North America

Mike Frerker
Director of Engineering, Invenergy LLC