MIDWEST CLEAN TECH 2009
November 23-24, 2009, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Technology Showcase
Global Marketplace
Innovation Competition
 



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MONDAY - NOVEMBER 23, 2009


Opening Remarks

• Richard Stephens, Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Administration, The Boeing Company  & Chairman of the Board, Global Midwest Alliance, LLC

Breakout Session A1 – Wind

• Kevin Borgia, Director, Wind for Illinois

• Carsten Westergaard, PhD., Global Technology Director, Vestas Technology R&D, Americas, Inc.

• Larry Pfafflin, General Manager and Business Development Manager, Tempest Wind Energy 

Breakout Session A2 – Smart Homes & Appliances

·  Alex Detre, Research Director, Continental Automated Buildings, Canada 

·   Carol Priefert, Senior Global Product Development Manager, Whirlpool Corporation 

• Scott Stewart, Director-Business & Product Development, Canada, Direct Energy 

Breakout Session A3 – Agriculture

• Paul Sebesta, PhD., Director, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research

• Steven Brody, Director of Government Affairs and Industry Relations,  Pioneer Hi Bred, a DuPont subsidiary 

• Sid Parks, Manager, Precision Farming, GROWMARK Inc 

Monday Luncheon

• Introduction of Keynote Speakers - James Naughton, Partner Brinks, Hofer, Gilson & Lione, LLP,  Head of Green Practice

Keynote Speakers

• David Weisberg, Executive Director, Friends of the Arava Institute

• Ori Sivan, Green Entrepreneur and Sustainability Consultant, Green Depot Chicago 

Plenary Session 2

Getting Over the Hurdles to Commercialization - How to Market Your Ideas and Technologies

• Jamie Boyd, Senior Vice President, Cascadia Capital

• Ed Erickson, Industry Consultant, Erickson Consulting

• Ross Beard, CEO, Solvair, LLC

• Linda Lin, PhD., Senior Vice President- China/Pacific Rim, FuelTech, Inc.

Breakout Session B1 –Solar

• Mark Burger, Principal, Kestral Development Co. & Director of Illinois Solar Energy Association

• Jeffrey  Elam, Chemist, Argonne National Laboratory

•  Tim Oien, President, Creative Solar Structures

• Michael Gurin, CEO, Sol Xorce LLC & Chaiman, reXorce 

Breakout Session B2 – Green Buildings

• Doug Widener, Executive Director, U.S. Green Building Council – Chicago Chapter 

• Charles Smith, Principal, OWPP – Cannon Design 

• John Kelly, Deputy Director, Galvin Electricity Initiative  

Breakout Session B3 – Water

• Manian Ramesh, PhD., Chief Technology Officer, Nalco

• Rishi Shukla, PhD.,  Global Technology Leader, Archer Daniels Midland Company

• Paul Sebesta, PhD., Director, USDA-Agricultural Research Service, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research

 

TUESDAY - NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Plenary Session 3

How in the World Can I Do This? - Global Perspectives

• Catherine Vial, Environmental Industries Team Leader, US Department of Commerce

• Bernice Valantinas, Vice President, ProMark Associates, Inc.

• Joumana Asso, Senior Private Sector Development Specialist Climate Investment Funds, World Bank Group 

 Breakout Session C1 –Cogeneration

• John Cuttica, Energy Resources Center, University of Illinois at Chicago

• Lawrence Tangel, Enercon Engineering Inc

• Craig Bennett, VP and Associate General Counsel, Recycled Energy Development LLC 

Breakout Session C2 –  Lighting

• Derry Berrigan, DBPowerof3

• Pieter de Haan, CEO, Phillips Lighting Electronics, N.A.

• Gerald Rea, Stray Light Optical Technologies

Breakout Session C3 – Battery & Hybrid Vehicles

• Said Al-Hallaj, PhD., Chairman/CEO All Cell Technologies 

• Matt Stewart, Senior Automotive Equipment Analyst, City of Chicago Department of Fleet Management 

Breakout Session D1 –Energy Storage

• Mil Ovan, Senior VP & Founder, Firefly Energy Inc.

• Dan Girard, Director of Renewable Energy and Major Projects, S&C Electric 

·  James Greenberger, Executive Director, National Alliance for Advanced Technology Batteries (NAATBatt) 

Breakout Session D2 –HVAC

•  Mark Bettin, Vice President of Engineering, The Merchandise Mart - Chicago 

·   Jeff Roseberry, President & Founder, ProMark Associates 

•   Anil Ahuja, President, CCJM Engineers, Ltd. 

Breakout Session D2 – Alternative Fuels/Biofuels

·   Jamie Boyd, Senior Vice President, Cascadia Capital

·  Jim Mennell, President, renewaFuel

·  Kellogg Fairbank, President & CEO, Environmental Solutions World Wide

Tuesday Luncheon - Innovation Competition

·  Glen P. Belvis, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, LLP  

·   Dr. Patrick James, Blue Planet Strategies, LLC

·  Vincent J, Cushing, Clean Urban Energy  

·  Jay Marhoefer, Intelligent Generation, LLC 

 

 

 

 

 
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