Cleantech Venture Day'09 Programme

8.30 am.-     Registration and Coffee      
9.30 am       Poster Stand Exhibition opens

Part 1         A View for a Cleaner Future

What are the cleantech investment views and strategies on current economic environment and ahead of global climate solution? The key note speakers represent a point of view from global VC/CTF funds, investment banking and industry. Does the environmental performance increase the company valuations? Moderator Tarja Teppo Cleantech Invest.

09.40 am. 

The Dust Settles: Energy Beyond the Economic Crisis
Lord Browne MD Riverstone Holdings LLC UK

10.00 am. 

Insight into the Cleantech Investment Strategies Across Different Investor
Types (Panel Discussion)
Lord Browne Managing Director Riverstone Holdings LLC UK
Detlef Pohl Investment Partner Siemens Venture Capital Germany
Bernhard Mohr Investment Manager BASF Venture Capital Germany
Somak Ghosh Group President YES BANK India
Rene Savelsberg Managing Director and CEO SET Venture Partners,
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11.10 am. 

Nokia Carbon Calculator
Harri Paloheimo Nokia Research Center Finland

11.30 am.  

Environmental Performance Brings Added Value
Lars Hassel Åbo Akademi

11.50 am.-  Networking Lunch Kindly Hosted by UK Trade and Investment  
13.50 am.   Poster Stand Exhibition at the Forest Hall

Part 2        New Business and Investment Opportunities in Emerging Markets

Focus to peering into the new business & investment opportunities Emerging markets: Is the massive cleantech market in India catching fire? Moderator Kari Herlevi The Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation Tekes.            

02.00 pm.

The Emerging Markets of Global Cleantech
Richard Youngman MD Cleantech Group Europe/Israel
 02.20 pm.     Cleantech Areas to Watch in India 2009-2012
Vivek Mehra MD YES BANK India
 02.40 pm. Nordic Investment Cases on Cost-efficient Solutions for Clean Energy and Energy Efficiency
 

Case 1. Next Generation Photovoltaics
Wolfgang Ressler MD Crystalsol Estonia
Case 2. Membrane Electron Assembly in Fuel-cells
Richard Ljundberg MD Gett AB Sweden
Case 3. Gas Flow Monitoring to Optimize Biogas Processes
Tommi Peltomäki CEO Voxtone Oy
Case 4.  Low cost Infrared Gas sensors
Ingrid Bryntse Project Manager Senseair Sweden

3.40 pm.-   Networking Coffee
4.30 pm.   Poster Stand Exhibition at the Forest Hall

Part 3       The Evolution of the Transport Industry

This Part is an exchange of views on the future and business opportunities for transportation industry. The key note speakers represent both biodiesel & electric vehicle/hybrid industries with the view of corporate technology fund, utility, infrastructure builder and high-technology growth company. What are the limitations and opportunities set by the Nordic climate and infrastructure? Moderator Alexander Lidgren Cleantech Scandinavia                 

 4.30 pm.  

Looking Ahead: Nordic Transport Industry

 

Marie Fossum Head of Intl Business Development
Fortum Sweden
Mika Anttonen Chairman
St1 Finland
Fredrik Navjord Business Analyst
Volvo Technology Transfer Sweden
Mika Räsänen CEO
European Batteries Finland

 5.30 pm. 

Nordic Investment Cases on Key Transportation Technologies

 Case 5.Lithium-ion Battery Management System
Martti Alatalo CEO FEVT Finland
Case 6. Bipolar Battery Technology
Per Svantesson CEO EFFPower Sweden
Case 7. Fuel Efficient Optimizer for Ship Industry
Daniel J. Jacobsen CEO Decision 3 Faroe Islands
Case 8. Lithium-ion Batteries for Power Applications
Torbjörn Sundström CEO Alelion Sweden


7.00 pm.-        Networking Dinner Kindly Hosted by Invest In Finland
10.00 pm.       Dinner Speech by Mirkku Kullberg MD Artek Finland

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