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  • Agriculture Innovation

    Re - Cap | UC Davis | July 20 - 21

  • Clean Tech Innovation

    Registration Coming Soon | Oakland | November 2 - 3

  • Web & IT Innovation

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  • Agriculture Innovation Highlights

    • PureSense

      Receives Game Changer award from Ag Secretary Karen Ross

      PureSense Award
    • Marrone Bio

      Receives Game Changer award from Ag Secretary Karen Ross

      Marrone Bio Award
    • E&J Gallo

      Receives Game Changer award from Ag Secretary Karen Ross

      E&J Gallo Award
    • Ag In Motion

      Receives Game Changer award from Ag Secretary Karen Ross

      Ag In Motion Award
    • SureHarvest

      Receives Game Changer award from Ag Secretary Karen Ross

      SureHarvest
    • Blue Diamond Growers

      Receives Game Changer Award from Ag Secretary Karen Ross

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    • Paramount Farms

      Receives Game Changer Award from Ag Secretary Karen Ross

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    • Lundberg Family Farms

      Receives Game Changer Award from Ag Secretary Karen Ross

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    • Selection Committee Co-Chair Dr. Sharon Shoemaker

      Makes remarks about Game Changer Awards process

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    • Selection Committee Co-Chair Neil Paschall

      Discuss Grow-California Game Changer Awards Selection Process

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  • In The Media

    • Oakland-based Game Changer Nominee Bright Source Energy IPO Could Spark Cleantech Gold Rush
      Bright Source
    • Oakland-based Cleantech Game Changer Nominee Sungevity Raises Investment Capital
      Sungeventy
    • California Cleantech Game Changer Nominee Contour Energy Systems Raises Series C Financing
      Contour
    • Cleantech Game Changer of the Year Nominee Closes $16M round
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    • Cleantech Game Changer of Year Nominee Sentilla Announces $15M Series C Financing
      Sentilla
    • Open Source Magazine: AgraQuest Honored as “Ag Innovation Game Changer” of the Year
      Open soure
    • Modesto Bee: 14 Ag Innovators to be Honored
      Modesto Bee
    • Agri Marketing: Puresense named “2011 Game Changer of the Year”
      Agri Marketing
    • Central Valley Business Times on Ag Game Changers
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    • The Business Journal on Local Ag Tech Firms
      Bissness jurnal
  • Recents News

    • Biz Bits: Peeking through the gloom, there’s good news to be found

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    • Oakland to Host First-Ever Statewide Clean Tech Innovation Conference

      Media Contacts: Samee Roberts CEDA 510-238-2136 sroberts@oaklandnet.com Harry Hamilton CEDA 510-238-2107 hhamilton@oaklandnet.com News from: City of Oakland Community & Economic Development Agency Oakland to Host Statewide Clean Tech Conference FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 26, 2011 Oakland … Continue reading →

    • CEO’s Message

      CEO’s Message On November 2-3, Grow-California will be hosting the inaugural California Clean Tech Innovation conference at the Kaiser Center in downtown Oakland.  There are many excellent conferences that highlight and focus on the clean … Continue reading →

    • “Grow-California Announces Clean Tech Top 40 for 2012″

      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: John Segale, 916.600.1081   GROW-CALIFORNIA ANNOUNCES CALIFORNIA’s “Top 40” CLEAN TECH INNOVATORS Companies Recognized for Their Green Technology Leadership   SACRAMENTO, Calif. (September 26, 2011) – With many political and business … Continue reading →

    • California Cleantech Game Changer Finalist Clear Edge Power Sponsors Kids First Fair

      Please click the link below for full article http://clearedgepower.com/clearedge-power-partners-us-marine-corps-and-camp-pendleton-celebrate-month-military-child-and-suppo    

    • California Cleantech Game Changer Finalist BrightSource Energy Files IPO

      Please click the link below for full article http://www.brightsourceenergy.com/images/uploads/press_releases/BrightSource_S1_Press_Release_Final.pdf

    • California Cleantech Game Changer Finalist Calera Featured in New York Times

      Please click the link below for full article http://www.nytimes.com/cwire/2010/08/13/13climatewire-can-green-cement-m ake-carbon-capture-and-stor-9325.html?pagewanted=1

    • California Cleantech Game Changer Finalist BridgeLux Ranked Top Companies in Inc. 5000 List

      Please click the link below for full article http://bridgelux.com/media-center/media-coverage/bridgelux-ranked-among- top-companies-on-inc-5000-list/

    • California Cleantech Game Changer Finalist Amrys Biotechnologies Named by Technology Review as one of 50 Most Innovative Companies of 2011

      Please click the link below for full story http://www.technologyreview.com/tr50/

    • California Cleantech Game Changer Finalist Energy Recovery, Inc. Consolidates North American Operations to California

      Please click the link below for full story http://www.energyrecovery.com/index.cfm/0/0/104/86-ENERGY-RECOVERY-INC–CONSOLIDATES-NOR

  • Conference Speakers

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      Noah Goldestein

      Spatial Scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

      Noah Goldstein is a Spatial Scientist in the Engineering Directorate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. His research focuses on energy systems informatics, validating energy efficiency, the Energy-Water Nexus, spatial energy demand modeling, and quantifying sustainability … Continue reading →

    • Ron Suchan

      Ronald Suchan

      Director of Sales at Strata Scale

      Ronald Suchan Director of Sales Ron Suchan has over 26 years of sales and marketing experience within the high technology and institutional food service industry.  As the Director of Sales at RagingWire Enterprise Services, he … Continue reading →

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      Donald Simon

      Partner at Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP

      Donald Simon, Esq. of Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP On October 10, 2011, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law legislation to make a new form of corporate structure available to California companies.  AB 361 … Continue reading →

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      Anand Kamannavar

      Associate Investment Manager at Applied Ventures

      Anand Kamannavar joined Applied Ventures in 2006 and has over 13 years of experience in the technology and venture capital industry. At Applied Ventures, Mr. Kamannavar focuses on identifying and managing investments in area of … Continue reading →

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      Bart van Bolhuis

      Consul General at San Fransico

      Bart van Bolhuis began his career in the civil service with the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1986. In his first assignment with the Ministry of Economic Affairs in 1989, he was involved in … Continue reading →

    • Melinda

      Melinda Richter

      FOUNDER & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER at PRESCIENCE INTERNATIONAL

      With over 15 years of global experience in creating, financing and managing innovative companies in emerging and convergence technologies, Melinda Richter specializes in accelerating the development of products-to-market, and companies-to-investment. Ms. Richter is the founder … Continue reading →

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      TODD J KLUGER

      Vice-President Marketing & Sales at Lundberg Family Farms

      TODD J KLUGER Vice-President Marketing & Sales Todd brings more than 15 years of marketing experience to focus on building strategic marketing efforts at Lundberg Family Farms.  Previously, Todd was VP of Marketing at Roman … Continue reading →

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      Kristin Cooper Carter

      Managing Partner at Grant Management Associates-GMA

      Kristin Cooper Carter (Grant Management Associates-GMA) – Kristen has a B.A. in Organization Communication from  CA University, and a Master’s Degree in Program Evaluation and Administration from Cal State, Chico.  With over twenty years’ experience … Continue reading →

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      Roger W. Werne, PhD

      Deputy Director at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(LLNL)

      Roger W. Werne, PhD Deputy Director  Industrial Partnering Office Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory(LLNL) August 2011 Dr. Werne has broad experience in the commercialization of technology developed within the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.  In the late … Continue reading →

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      V. Manuel Pérez

      Chair of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy at State of California

      State Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez Biography First elected in 2008 and now in his second term, State Assemblymember V. Manuel Pérez represents the 80th Assembly District, comprised of eastern Riverside and Imperial counties.  As chair … Continue reading →

  • Sponsors & Partners

    • Igate

      i-Gate

      cleantech innovation
      gold sponsor
    • CTC

      Communications Technology Cluster

      cleantech innovation
      partner sponsor
    • MGO-Core-Signature_STACKED_CMYK smm

      Macias Gini & O’Connell LLP (MGO)

      cleantech innovation
      gold sponsor
    • greenstart-stacked

      GreenStart

      cleantech innovation
      gold sponsor
    • team california

      Team California

      cleantech innovation
      gold sponsor
    • Small WENDEL ROSEN

      Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP

      cleantech innovation
      title sponsor
    • Sungevity

      Sungevity

      cleantech innovation
      host sponsor
    • team california

      Team California

      cleantech innovation
      partner sponsor
    • tech-cu-technology-credit-union-77962554

      Technology Credit Union

      cleantech innovation
      host sponsor
    • Marrone-Bio-Innovations

      Marrone Bio Innovations

      agriculture innovation
      exhibitor sponsor
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