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2010 Interactive Schedule

Schedule Topics
  • Thursday, September 30
  • Friday, October 1
  • Saturday, October 2
  • Daily Schedule
ROOM C260 Demo Stage PG&E Booth
  Entrepreneurship Training Series Festival Pavillion Ask an Expert Series
11:00-11:30 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING: FUNDRAISING PREPAREDNESS OR WHAT IS INVESTABLE?
Colin Wiel, President, Keiretsu Forum - San Francisco & North Bay; Additional consultants to be announced
THE GREENING OF EVENTS INCLUDING WEST COAST GREEN Anah Corley, VP, Business Development, Stetson Expo RESIDENTIAL NEW CONSTRUCTION Brian Silverthorn, CEE Outreach
11:30-12:00 SMART AC Susan Mosely, CEE
12:00-12:30     NEW EFFICIENCY OPTIONS (NEO) - INCENTIVE OFFER FOR INNOVATIVE LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES Pam Molsick, CEE Target Market
12:30-1:00 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING: IDENTIFYING KEY SUCCESS FACTORS
Catherine Chiu, Principal, Falcone Group, Additional consultants to be announced
THE THREE S’S: STRUCTURES, SUSTAINABILITY & STEEL
Geoff Weisenberger, Sustainability Manager, American Institute of Steel Construction
ENERGY SAVING TIPS AND REBATES FOR YOUR HOME Herb Gong, CEE Mass Market
1:00-1:30 MAKING ENERGY USE CARBON NEUTRAL Molly Hoyt, ClimateSmart
1:30-2:00     AN INSIDER'S LOOK AT THE TOOL LENDING LIBRARY Chris Auriemma, PEC
2:00-2:30 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING: SALES & DISTRIBUTION
Joe Preis, CEO, Longitude Properties; Additional consultants to be announced
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT & HOT-DIP GALVANIZING
Melissa Lindsley, Marketing Manager, American Galvanizers Association
2:30-3:00
3:00-3:30
3:30-4:00 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING: MARKETING & BRANDING
Greta Mowry, President, Verge Innovation Group; Additional consultants to be announced
GREENBUILDINGADVISOR.COM
Peter Yost, Director of Residential Services, GreenBuildingAdvisor.com
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00
5:00-6:00 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING: PEER TO PEER PITCH OFF
Kathleen Gilligan, Co-Founder, EcoStrategy Group; Myan Baker, Senior Consultant, Economic Transformations Group

NOTE: This session ends at 7:00 pm
 
6:00-7:00
ROOM Golden Gate Room Firehouse Demo Stage PG&E Booth
  Entrepreneurship Training Series Fireside Chats with Business Leaders Festival Pavillion Ask an Expert Series
11:00-11:30 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING: MANAGEMENT & ADVISORS
Jon Bonanno, Chairman, Principle Power & Keiretsu Cleantech Investment, Committee Chairman; Rex Northern, Executive Director, Cleantech Open;
Additional consultants and mentors will be available to work with attendees!
A CONVERSATION WITH ALEX WILSON
Alex Wilson, Founder & President, Building Green, Inc.
Brian Back, Founding Editor & Publisher, Sustainable Industries
INDUSTRY ACTION- CARPET LEADERSHIP FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
Jeff Carrier, Sustainability Manager, Carpet and Rug Institute
SOLAR BASICS Pete Shoemaker, CSI
11:30-12:00 HOME AREA NETWORK: COMING SOON TO A SmartMeter IN YOUR AREA Megan O'Brien, Smart Energy Web
12:00-12:30       SMART ENERGY MANAGEMENT FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS Ann Camperson & Doug Daniels, CEE Target Market
12:30-1:00 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING: FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS - PRIVATE FUNDING
Brian Matthay, Program Director, Imagine H2O;
Additional consultants and mentors will be available to work with attendees!
A CONVERSATION WITH GIL FRIEND
Gil Friend, CEO, Natural Logic Inc.
Brian Back, Founding Editor & Publisher, Sustainable Industries
GREENBUILDINGADVISOR.COM
Peter Yost, Director of Residential Services, GreenBuildingAdvisor.com;
BENCHMARKING YOUR BUILDING Theda Silver-Pell, CEE Target Market
1:00-1:30 MAKING ENERGY USE CARBON NEUTRAL Molly Hoyt, ClimateSmart
1:30-2:00       BIOMETHANE Mona Yew, Micheal Avidan, Kate Reimer, Emerging Clean Technologies
2:00-2:30 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING: FINANCING YOUR BUSINESS - PUBLIC RESOURCES
Dan Adler, President, California Clean Energy Fund: CalCEF;
Additional consultants and mentors will be available to work with attendees!
A CONVERSATION WITH STEWART BRAND
Stewart Brand, President, The Long Now Foundation
Brian Back, Founding Editor & Publisher, Sustainable Industries
NCFI
David Lloyd, NCFI
SAVINGS BY DESIGN (SBD) David Vasnaik, CEE
2:30-3:00
3:00-3:30        
3:30-4:00 SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR TRAINING: PRO FORMA ASSESSMENT
Jeff Burkland, Principal, Burkland Consulting;
Additional consultants and mentors will be available to work with attendees!
A CONVERSATION WITH MICHELLE KAUFMANN
Michelle Kaufmann, Principal, Michelle Kaufmann Studio
Brian Back, Founding Editor & Publisher, Sustainable Industries
CO-RESPONSIBILITY AND CARBON AWARENESS
Luis Prestamo, COO, PlanetUp
Ian Wolff, CFO, PlanetUp
4:00-4:30
4:30-5:00        
5:00-5:30 ENTREPRENEURS PITCH BRILLIANT IDEAS TO INVESTORS
Kathleen Gilligan, Co-Founder, EcoStrategy Group; Peter Liu, Founder and Vice Chairman, New Resource Bank; Esther Park, Director, Lending Program, RSF Social Finance; Adam Boucher, CEO and Founder, The Ethos Fund, LLC; Jon Bonanno, Chairman, Principle Power and Keiretsu Cleantech Investment, Committee Chairman; Rex Northen, Executive Director, Cleantech Open; Jeff Burkland, Principal, Burkland Consulting; Brian Matthay, Program Director, Imagine H2O; Dan Adler, President, California Clean Energy Fund: CalCEF
A CONVERSATION WITH PANAMA BARTHOLOMY
Panama Bartholomy, Advisor to the Commissioner Douglas, California Energy Commission
Brian Back, Founding Editor & Publisher, Sustainable Industries
 
5:30-6:00
ROOM Firehouse Demo Stage PG&E booth
  Fireside Chats with Business Leaders Festival Pavillion Ask an Expert Series
11:00 - 11:30 A CONVERSATION WITH CAMERON SINCLAIR
Cameron Sinclair, Co-founder, Author, Design Like You Give a Damn, Architecure for Humanity
Brian Back, Founding Editor & Publisher, Sustainable Industries
Aquaone Technologies, LLC
David Parrish, Chief Operating Officer, AquaOne Technologies, LLC
11:30 - 12:00
12:00-12:30     LIGHTING FOR YOUR HOME Steve Mesh, PEC
12:30 - 1:00 A CONVERSATION WITH DAVID JOHNSTON
David Johnston, President, What’s Working
Brian Back, Founding Editor & Publisher, Sustainable Industries
The Greening of West Coast Green
Anah Corley, Stetson Expo
AN INSIDER'S LOOK AT THE TOOL LENDING LIBRARY Ryan Stroupe, PEC
1:00 - 1:30 MAKING ENERGY USE CARBON NEUTRAL Molly Hoyt, ClimateSmart
1:30-2:00      
2:00 - 2:30 A CONVERSATION WITH KEVIN SURACE
Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials
Brian Back, Founding Editor & Publisher, Sustainable Industries
 
2:30 - 3:00
3:00-3:30      
3:30-4:00 A CONVERSATION WITH BONNIE NIXON
Bonnie Nixon, Director of Sustainability, HP
Brian Back, Founding Editor & Publisher, Sustainable Industries
 
4:00 - 4:30
4:30-5:00      
5:00
      WEST COAST GREEN AFTER PARTY AT THE CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES!