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 energy sector. Our conference is unique in that it brings together all key influencers from across California that influence the clean tech industry, including CEOs from “Game Changing” market-leading companies, major corporations, angel and venture capital investors, media, policymakers and regulators, academia, grant funders, economic development organizations, and start-ups. As part of the conference, 15 clean tech companies will be named “Game Changers of the Year” for 2012 and honored at a special awards lunch with official State of California resolutions recognizing their important contributions to California’s leadership in the clean tech sector and for their positive impact on our state economy. Our “Game Changer” selection committee was sequestered on Wednesday to review the “Top 40” finalists for the awards. Next Monday we will be releasing the names of the winners who will be featured at the conference. They represent many of the “best of the best” in California. But today I’ll step back and recognize 100 of the compelling California clean tech companies who were nominated for the awards, and congratulate their individual and collective impact in the communities, for the state, and on the world overall. They are making a difference each and every day in sustainability, energy efficiency, environmental quality, recycling, green building, green transportation, renewable energies, and LED technologies, among many other areas of impact.
Over the next 4 weeks you’ll get regular updates about featured speakers, panelists, media participants, and start-ups who will be involved with the conference. Today I’m also pleased to announce that online registration for the conference is “live” and seating is limited.
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Only a Few Slots Left for Clean Tech Start-Ups!
Companies seeking to present at the conference must e-mail an executive summary to jon@grow-california.com by Friday, October 14 at the latest
The conference provides a unique opportunity for a maximum of 20 clean tech start-up and early-stage presenting companies to showcase their business opportunity and funding needs. Presented by Grow-California, this conference has a proven track record — presenting companies at prior conferences hosted by Grow-California’s CEO have gone on to raise over $1.2B in capital. Over the past dozen years over 1,400 companies have presented at Grow-California, including notable companies like StubHub and Pandora Media.
Companies will be selected — after meeting screening criteria for quality — on a first-come, first-served basis with all slots expected to be full by October 14. If selected, there is a nominal showcase fee. Some of the participating funders include:
Gerd Goette, Siemens Venture Capital
Amol Deshpande, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Maurice Gunderson, CMEA Capital
Dan Rubin, Alloy Ventures
Keith Bladen, Sacramento Angels
Herman White, Technology Credit Union
Randy Hawks, Claremont Creek Ventures
Bill Reichert, Garage Technology Ventures
Eileen Tanghal, Applied Ventures
Cynthia Ringo, DBL Investors
Dr. Gary Bjorkland, Band of Angels
Micah Myers, Claremont Creek Ventures
Dan Lankford, Wavepoint Ventures
Neil Paschall, McLean Group
John Balbach, Clean Path Ventures
Seth Miller, DBL Investors
Oleg Kaganovich, DFJ Frontier
Peter Shannon, Firelake Capital
Rachel Pike, Draper Fisher Jurvetson
Laura Smoliar, Signal Lake Ventures
Rahul Banta, Times Ten Ventures
Max Shapiro, Keiretsu Forum
Barbara Kamm, Technology Credit Union
Cheryl Beninga, Beninga Advisors
Kristin Cooper-Carter, Grant Management Associates
Debra Guerin Beresini, invencor, inc.
Peter Gardner, Wavepoint Ventures
The Top 100 Clean Tech “Game Changer” Nominees
From a base of over 200 nominations from throughout California, the following 100 companies deserve special recognition for their environmental, social and economic contributions. The “Game Changers of the Year” – selected from this list – will be announced on October 10.
Contour Energy Systems, Azusa
Sun Run, San Francisco
Adura Technologies, San Francisco
Amrys Biotechnologies, Emeryville
Nanosys, Palo Alto
Solexel, Milpitas
Alphabet Energy, San Francisco
PolyPlus Battery, Berkeley
Build It Green, Oakland
Soladigm, Milpitas
Sungevity, Oakland
Bright Source Energy, Oakland
Sirona Fuels, San Francisco
Lucid, Oakland
Stopwaste.org, Oakland
Abundant Bio Fuels, Monterey
Chico Bag, Chico
Integral Group, Oakland
SynapSense, Folsom
LS9, South San Francisco
Sapphire Energy, San Diego
Solazyme, South San Francisco
Synthetic Genomics, La Jolla
Potter Drilling, Redwood City
Sentilla, Redwood City
EnphaseEnergy, Petaluma
ESolar, Burbank
MiaSole, Santa Clara
Solar City, San Mateo
Tigo Energy, Los Gatos
Renewable Funding, Oakland
CaliSolar, Sunnyvale
Calera, Los Gatos
Serious Energy, Sunnyvale
BridgeLux, Livermore
Hara, San Mateo
EMeter, San Mateo
Grid Net, San Francisco
Advanced Home Energy, Richmond
Tau Science, Mountain View
Silver Spring Network, Redwood City
Trilliant, Redwood City
WaterHealth, Irvine
NanoH20, El Segundo
Better Place, Palo Alto
Coulomb Technologies, Campbell
Fisker Automotive, Anaheim
Green Road Technologies, Redwood Shores
Deeya Energy, Fremont
Bloom Energy, Sunnyvale
Purfresh, Fremont
MBA Polymers, Richmond
Clear Edge Power, Sunnyvale
Tesla Motors, San Carlos
Powergenix Corp., San Diego
Project Frog, San Francisco
Agile Energy, San Bruno
Energy Recovery, Inc., San Leandro
Heliodyne, Richmond
Excellent Packaging and Supply, Richmond
Cobalt Technologies, Mountain View
Green Volts, Inc., Fremont
Solar Power, San Jose
Enlightened, Inc., Mountain View
Primus Power, Hayward
Cambrios Tech Corp., Sunnyvale
Skyline Solar, Mountain View
Alion, Richmond
Bay-Friendly Landscaping and Gardening Coalition, Berkeley
Redwood Systems, Fremont
NanOasis, Richmond
Intellergy, Richmond
Array Converter, Sunnyvale
Pinnacle Engines, San Carlos
NovaTorque, Sunnyvale
HydroPoint Data Systems, Petaluma
Relay Rides, San Francisco
Modular Wind, Long Beach
GRT, Inc., Santa Barbara
Klean Kanteen, Chico
Pax Water, Richmond
Transfer Flow International, Chico
Roplast Industries, Oroville
Clean Energy Systems, Sacramento
Bloo Solar, West Sacramento
Jadoo Power, Folsom
Cleaire, San Leandro
OSIsoft, Inc., San Leandro
Halus Power Systems, San Leandro
Halotechnics, Emeryville
Lundberg Family Farms, Richvale
Google, Mountain View
Scientific Conservation, San Francisco
Sentient Energy, Burlingame
Lemnis Lighing, San Francisco
Bay Friendly Coalition, Berkeley
Waste Management, Oakland
ECullet, Richmond
Agoura Technologies, Roseville
Springboard Biodiesel, Chico
