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Midwest Alternative Energy Venture Forum 2008


2008 Midwest Alternative Energy Venture Forum Pictures
The 2008 / 2nd annual forum featured the latest updates on cutting edge technology and alternative energy  investment presentations.
Whitepapers
Turning up the Heat: How Venture Capital Can Help Fuel the Economic Transformation of the Great Lake
Prepared for Brooking Institution Metropolitan Policy Program by Frank E. Samuel Jr. Battered for decades by the loss of manufacturing, the outmigration of talented workers, and a sluggish entrepreneurial spirit, the states and metropolitan areas of the Great Lakes region have long struggled to remake the area's once powerful economy. Efforts to grow new industries and jobs in the region...
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Advanced Battery Investment Summit 2008 - Full Brochure
Full program descriptions and speaker listings from the 2008 Advanced Automobile Battery investment Summit.
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Corporate Growth & Renewable Energy
Presented August 27, 2008 at The Tower Club, Chicago, IL. ACG Chicago Presentation for the Economic Development Council. Presenters: Craig Miller, CEO, ACG Chicago; Shez Bandukwala, ThinkEquity; Ray Weber, GE Energy Finance, and; Ted Brandt, Marathon Capital
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Powering Growth 2007 - The Future of Energy Investment Opportunities for PE and Corporate Growth
Brochure about Powering Growth 2007 - The Future of Energy Investment Opportunities for PE and Corporate Growth. Events and speakers included: (1) An Introduction to the Energy Industry & Future Opportunities by Howard A. Learner, President & Executive Director, Environmental Law and Policy Center (2) New Visions of Current Energy Markets by Mike Desmond, Director / Conversion Technology Center, BP America and Dr. Michael Walsh, Executive Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange and John Bobek, Vice President, Strategy & Globalization, Johnson Controls (3) Renewable Energy Opportunities by Carter Brown, Director / Finance, Invenergy and Katharine Brass, Ecomagination Program Manager, GE Energy and Ed Williams, CEO & Co-founder, Firefly Energy and Ted Brandt, Chief Executive Officer, Marathon Capital. 
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2009 Clean Tech Trends Presentation
Presentations from Clean Tech Trends, April 3, 2009. Presenters were: Shez Bandukwala, Partner, ThinkEquity; Ted Brandt, CEO, Marathon Capital LLC; Ralf Sigrist, President & CEO, Nordex USA, Inc.; Raymond Weber, Senior Vice President Power & Renewable Energy, General Electric 
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The Venture Network
2012 Midwest Energy Connection
Last year Illinois awarded more than $31 million in grants for green industry business development. Join us to find out who got the money, how it has been spent, what the opportunities are for Illinois manufacturers and capital providers, and how to benefit from the State’s plan to make Illinois a center of green industry manufacturing.
  • "The State of Green Growth" Opening Keynote by Vice Admiral Dennis McGinn, President of ACORE (American Council on Renewable Energy)
  • Illinois' Investment in Green Manufacturing Programs featuring Jonathan Feipel, Deputy Director of DCEO (Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development)
  • A Dozen Middle Market Companies Presenting Their Strategies, Use of Funds, and Future Plans
  • Panels on Investments in Green Manufacturing, Critical Issues and the Drivers of Midwestern Sector Growth
  • Reception for the Midwest Energy Connection attendees plus more than 100 early stage investors, entrepreneurs, and leaders from the Clean Energy Challenge and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship.
A Premier Conference for Corporate Executives, Lenders, Private Equity, Venture Capital, Investment Banking, & Technology Experts for Investment in Energy Related Firms.

Register Now
Smart Grid 2011 - Investment Opportunities Across All Types of Capital
Smart Grid 2011 - January 18th

The Program Agenda and Detailed Presenter Profiles:

Opening Trends, Controls & Technology Panels (click on panel below for presentations)

  


January 18, 2011 presenters:
Hugo van Nispen, President & Managing Director, KEMA
Anne Pramaggiore, President & COO, ComEd
Greg Blake, Region Director – Transmission & Distribution, GE Energy Services
Joshua Milberg, First Deputy Commissioner, Chicago Department of Environment
Mark L. Miller, Energy Intelligence Solutions Manager, Eaton Corp.
Thomas G. Hulsebosch, Managing Director/Energy & Utilities, West Monroe Partners
Daniel Nordloh, VP Sales & Marketing, ZBB Energy Corporation
Robert H. Schulte, Executive Director, Iowa Stored Energy Park
Joe L. Spease, CEO, WindSoHy
Tom Turmell, Managing Director, TMT Capital Partners
John F. Kelly, Deputy Director, Galvin Electricity Initiative
John Lux, Director of Business Development, Agentis Energy
Wanda Reder, Vice President- Power Systems Services, S&C Electric
Alex Tang, Senior Project Manager, Clean Energy Trust
 
March 3, 2011 - The Midwest Energy Forum

This 4th Annual Dive into the fastest growing investment sector - Cleantech - was a rousing success. Accented by appearances of Mayor-elect Emanuel and Governor Quinn, the businesses presenting new investment ideas met with support and future opportunities for partnerships and $.


Over $4 billion invested in Cleantech in 2010 
This day highlighted the future-  2011 and beyond

Click Here for the Agenda & Clean Energy Challenge Finalists
Advanced Automobile Battery Investment Summit
June 17, 2008

Battery Summit Brochure CoverProgram:
Among the technologies that comprise "cleantech", few offer greater opportunity for fundamental, near term paradigm change than advanced automobile batteries. As oil prices rise, interest in plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEV's) and pure electric vehicles (EV's) grows. The barrier to widespread adoption of electric-powered cars and trucks continues to be the challenge of developing a safe, efficient and light weight way to store electric power on the vehicle. But real solutions may be closer than you think.

Press:

- Firms Join Forces to Build Car Batteries (Wall Street Journal 12/18/08)
- 2008 Investment Summit: Battery Powered Car Race is On (Chicago Tribune 6/28/08)
- Beshear Says Proposed Battery Plant Could Bring 2,000 Jobs (MSNBC 4/15/09

Agenda:
           - Program Descriptions
             - Ralph Brodd Power Point and Audio

Brochure:
            - Program Brochure
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy Update
The Department of Energy announced on October 26 $151 million funding for 37 ambitious research projects - including some that could allow intermittent energy sources like wind and solar to provide a steady flow of power, LED lighting advancements or use bacteria to produce automotive fuel from sunlight, water and carbon dioxide. (more from the ARPA-E website)

The list of ARPA-E awards can be found here.
   
EERE Network News
President Obama's State of the Union Address Touts Clean Energy - 4 days ago
DOE Solar Decathlon 2013 Moves to California - 4 days ago
DOE Launches New Round of America's Top Energy Innovator - 4 days ago
Vote Now For America's Next Top Energy Innovator - 4 days ago
Defense Department Studies Solar Energy Potential at Desert Bases - 4 days ago

Event Materials
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Cleantech Market Trends
from 06/21/11

Photo Gallery

Presentation

Podcast
Is Venture Capital A Viable Asset Class?
from 06/24/10

Speaker Biographies

Photo Gallery

Keynote Presentation

Podcast

 The 3rd Annual Midwest Alternative Energy Venture Forum
from 11/18/09
Agenda, presentations, and free resources

2009 Solid State Lighting Investment Summit
from 7/29/09

The Move Toward Solid State Lighting
Presentation slides
 Bruce Pelton, Director of Engineering, California Lighting Technology Center

The Perfect Storm, a Disruptive Technology
Presentation slides
 Charles C. Berghoff, President & CEO, OptoElectronix, Inc.          

More Post-Conference Materials to be posted soon!

Another day long deep dive into developing new markets in the Cleantech sector!
3 Keynotes & 15 companies on 3 panels covering the markets, the opportunities and challenges, Advances and investments
Complete details
2009 Clean Tech Trends
from 4/3/09

Presentations

Podcast featuring:
- Shez Bandukwala, Partner, ThinkEquity
- Ted Brandt, CEO, Marathon Capital LLC
- Ralf Sigrist, President & CEO, Nordex USA, Inc.
- Raymond Weber, Senior Vice President Power & Renewable Energy, General Electric

Corporate Growth & Renewable Energy
from 8/28/08

ACG Chicago Presentation for the Economic Development Council
The Tower Club, Chicago, IL
Presenters:
- Craig Miller, CEO, ACG Chicago
- Shez Bandukwala, ThinkEquity
- Ray Weber, GE Energy Finance
- Ted Brandt, Marathon Capital

Powering Growth

February 2, 2007

Brochure (pdf)
Presentations Included:
- An Introduction to the  Energy Industry & Future Opportunities, by Howard A. Learner, President & Executive Director, Environmental Law and Policy Center
- New Visions of Current Energy Markets by Mike Desmond, Director / Conversion Technology Center, BP America; Dr. Michael Walsh, Executive Vice President, Chicago Climate Exchange; John Bobek, Vice President, Strategy & Globalization, Johnson Controls
- Renewable Energy Opportunities • Carter Brown, Director / Finance, Invenergy; Katharine Brass, Ecomagination Program Manager, GE Energy; Ed Williams, CEO & Co-founder, Firefly Energy; Ted Brandt, Chief Executive Officer, Marathon Capital

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