Welcome Remarks (Room 621)

• Michael Polsky, President and CEO, Invenergy, LLC

Morning Keynote

• Karina Edmonds, Technology Transfer Coordinator, U.S. Department of Energy

Panel Discussion 

"Innovations in Transportation" (Room 621)
Electric vehicles hold the promise of reducing carbon emissions and breaking the stranglehold of petroleum on the economy. But deploying electric vehicles in large numbers will require the development of newer, cheaper and more powerful advanced batteries. This panel will provide a real world example of how new battery technologies move from the laboratory, to entrepreneurial companies, to commercialization by major corporations and will discuss what works well in the U.S. technology development supply chain, and what might work better. Panelists will also discuss their expectations as to the future of advanced battery technology in electric vehicles.

Speakers:

• Jim Greenberger (moderator), Executive Director, NAATBatt
• Jeffrey Chamberlain, Energy Storage Initiative Leader, Argonne National Laboratory 
• Damian Gardley, Director of Sales, LG Chem Power
• Mike Sinkula, Co-Founder, Director of Business Development, Envia Systems
• Bill Wallace, Director of Global Battery Systems, General Motors

Clean Energy Challenge Presentations (Rooms 100 and 400)
Agentis Energy, Clean Urban Energy, Energy Recovery Technologies, Intelligent Generation LLC, NextGen Solar LLC, Power2Switch, PVPower, Root3 Technologies, Sol Xorce LLC

• Mark Florian, Managing Director, First Reserve

Clean Energy Challenge Presentations (Rooms 100 and 400)
Agentis Energy, Clean Urban Energy, Energy Recovery Technologies, Intelligent Generation LLC, NextGen Solar LLC, Power2Switch, PVPower, Root3 Technologies, Sol Xorce LLC

Panel Discussion

"Smart Grid" (Room 400)
Smart grid technology invokes many things to many people. This panel will focus on key smart grid technologies and some of the obstacles to national deployment. It will also cover best practices and lessons learned and attempt to identify key technologies for the future of smart grid.

Speakers:

• Don Harker (moderator), Director, Energy Practice, Navigant Consulting 
• Michael Danziger, Associate Partner, IBM
• Bruce Hamilton, President, Adica LLC 
• Paul Orzeske, President, Honeywell Building Solutions 

Clean Energy Challenge Idea Fast Pitches (Room 100)
General Biomass, Lotus Creative Innovations, Orbeon Technologies, S2E Solar, Sun Phocus, Thermal Conservation Technologies

Concurrent Panel Sessions

"Financing Clean-Tech Companies" (Room 100)
Traditional financing is difficult to come by, given the state of market conditions. In this session, you will learn about project financing as well as trends in the clean tech sector for startups in all stages of investment.

Speakers:

• Matt Shanahan (moderator), Managing Director, Marathon Capital
• Pete Kadens, Founder and CEO, SoCore Energy
• Joel Spenadel, Executive Director, JP Morgan Energy Investments
• Ray Weber, Senior Vice President, GE Energy Financial Services
• Ray Wood, Managing Director and Co-Head of U.S. Power Group and The Global Alternative Energy Group in Investment Banking, Credit Suisse

"Building Efficiency" (Room 400)
Buildings are one of the nation’s largest consumers of energy and emitters of greenhouse gases. Over the last several years, there has been significant effort to create new systems and services that result in energy-efficient, sustainable building design. This panel will examine the current state of the building efficiency/energy services market with a focus on identifying the potential challenges and opportunities faced by the industry.

Speakers:

• Craig Sieben (moderator), Founder and CEO, Sieben Energy 
• Daniel Cheifetz, Founder and CEO, Indie Energy
• Terrill Laughton, Director, Global Consulting, Johnson Controls
• Robert Quast, Vice President, Lincoln Property Company

Clean Energy Challenge Awards Presentation (Room 621) 

• Pat Quinn, Governor, State of Illinois