California Clean Innovation Conference 2009

May 1, 2009

Driving Technology, Business and Policy Innovation

UCSD, San Diego, CA

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2009 Conference Schedule & Speakers

 

Thursday, April 30th

 
5:00pm-7:00pm
Pre Event Reception (Rady MPR1)
 
 

Friday, May 1st

 
8:00am
Registration Opens (Ballroom West)
 
8:00am-9:00am
Continental Breakfast (Ballroom West)
 
9:00am-9:15am
Opening Remarks: Jerry Sanders (Ballroom West)
 
9:15am-10:15am
Opening Keynote: Amit Kumar (Ballroom West)
 
10:15am-10:45am
Break
 
10:45am-12:00pm
Panel: Energy Storage (Ballroom East)
  What are the most promising energy storage solutions for clean energy development?
 

Panel: Waste to Energy (John Muir Room)
What is standing in the way of widespread adoption of thermal waste conversion technologies?
 

Panel: Water and Energy (Ballroom West)
How can technology and planning effectively utilize water and energy simultaneously?
 
12:00pm-1:15pm
Lunch (Ballroom West)
  Technology Showcase Opens (Ballroom East)
 
1:15pm-2:30pm
Panel: Financing Renewable Energy Projects (Ballroom West)
  What is the current investment landscape for renewable energy and how is this landscape changing in the future?
 

Panel: Energy Efficiency (Ballroom East)
How can the efficiency of current energy sources be improved?
 

Panel: Transportation (John Muir Room)
Is there a particular alternative vehicle technology that is poised to rise above the rest?
 
2:30pm-3:00pm
Break
 
3:00pm-4:15pm
Fast Pitch Competition (Ballroom West)
 
 
Panel: Biofuels (John Muir Room)
  What technologies will allow biofuels to compete with the Middle East?
 

Panel: New Renewable Energy Technologies (Ballroom East)
What are the new technologies that will drive the next wave of clean tech investment?
 

Panel: Water Desalination (Marshall Room)
Is desalination the solution to the water stress and water deficiency with which California is faced?
 
4:15pm-4:45pm
Break
 
4:45pm-5:00pm
Fast Pitch Winner Announcement (Ballroom West)
 
5:00pm-6:00pm
Closing Keynote: Peter Fusaro (Ballroom West)
 
6:00pm
Reception (Ballroom East)
  Technology Showcase Closes (Ballroom East)

 

CACI 2009 Speakers
Jerry Sanders: Mayor, City of San Diego
Peter Fusaro: Chairman, Global Change Associates
Amit Kumar: CEO, CombiMatrix Corporation

 

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