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Conference Sessions
Clean Technology Track at InnoTech
presented by SAO’s Clean Tech Forum
Clean Technology Track Agenda
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Oregon Convention Center, Room E141
Presented by:
9:00am-10:00am
3 Ways Your Company Can Leverage State & Local Programs to Become More Green
Hear from the leading voices in the state government and non-profits. They will share about how to best make use of the benefits that are available. BETC's are certainly a hot topic but more will be covered.
Featuring panelists:
Brad Avakian, Commissioner, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries
Michael Grainey, Director of Department of Energy, State of Oregon
Margie Harris, Executive Director, Energy Trust of Oregon
Colin Sears, Sustainable Industries Manager, Portland Development Commission
10:30am-11:30am
Clean-Tech and Sustainability: How the Pacific Northwest Can Leverage Its Unique Assets and Brand
(KEYNOTE address for the Clean Technology Track)
Clean tech and sustainable business are no longer financial question marks – they stand as pillars for current and future economic growth in everything from green buildings to wind power to smart grid and efficiency. Ron Pernick, Cofounder, Clean Edge, Inc. and Coauthor, The Clean Tech Revolution, will discuss the 6 C’s (confluence of forces) that are reshaping the global economic landscape: Costs, Capital, Competition, China, Consumers, and Climate/Carbon. He’ll also provide an overview of the sustainable business and clean technology areas most ripe for exploitation in the Northwest, and how the region can compete on a global playing field.
Keynote Speaker: Ron Pernick, Co-founder and Principal, Clean Edge, Inc. and co-author of The Clean Tech Revolution
Session Moderator: Gregg Small, Executive Director, Climate Solutions
Special Intro with GreenTech Pulse Survey Results done by Paul Schwarz, Ph.D., Director, HANSA|GCR.
(Book signing with Ron Pernick will take place immediately after presentation)
1:00pm-2:15pm
Your Company's Energy Portfolio: How Wind, Solar, Biofuel, Fuel Cell, and other Alternative Energy Sources are Relevant Now and in the Future of Your Company?
What energy sectors will be serious factors in the short and long term future? Find out from representatives of solar, wind, bio, fuel cell and others about how these energy sectors will impact and present opportunities to your business.
Speakers include:
Gavin Carpenter, Regional Sales Manager, Sequential Biofuels
Paul Dailey, Marketing Manager, Solar World
Mark Edlen, Managing Principal, Gerding Edlen
Troy Gagliano, Associate Project Developer, enXco
Gregg Patterson, Chairman and CEO, PV Powered
Session Moderator: Rachel Shimshak, Director, Renewable NW Project
2:30pm-3:30pm
Green Software - 7 Select Companies Share Their Sustainability Technologies
Software can certainly add value to companies by bringing efficiency, automation, and tracking. These companies can help yours be more sustainable.
Presenting Companies include:
Sam Antos, Product Manager, Autodesk
Kent Dunn, Director of OEM & Energy Partnerships, Verdiem
Hayden Hamilton, President, Green Print
Brian Jamison, President, OpenSourcery
Jim Thayer, Senior Associate, Quantec
Matt Tunnel, President, Formos
Richard Wymore, CEO, CPDI
Session Moderator: Harvey Mathews, President, Software Association of Oregon
3:30pm-4:30pm
Green IT: 5 Ways your IT Department can Save Money & Shrink Your Company's Eco Footprint
The biggest tech companies are all very concerned with sustainability, both internally regarding operations and externally through product offerings. Shouldn't all companies be? Hear from the major technology companies about how IT can drive sustainability in a company.
Speakers Include:
Kevin Crader, Environmental Management Systems IT Greening Lead, CH2M HILL
Gary Falis, Sr. Director and Sustainability Lead US Public Sector, Microsoft
Linda Fravel, Development Program Manager - Next Generation technology, IBM
Winston Bumpus, Director of Standards Architecture, VMware
Lorie Wigle, General Manager, Eco-Technology Program Office, INTEL CORPORATION & President, CLIMATE SAVERS COMPUTING INITIATIVE
Session Moderator: Jeff Omelchuck, EPEAT Executive Director, Green Electronics Council
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