The Clean Tech SIG presents…
Many large organizations are beginning to implement the concept of "Greening the Supply Chain."
Companies are now moving beyond using green criteria, such as whether the product is produced locally, how much waste is generated and whether or not it can be recycled. Major corporations are now examining every place in the life cycle of product development, with the goal to create a more efficient, less costly operation, with a competitive advantage from a consumer perspective, in regards to:
• whether carbon is involved in order to design carbon out;
• human health and habitat impacts; and,
• the social conditions of workers making products and fair labor law.
To help, in 2004, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Commerce formed the Green Suppliers Network, through which a small company can learn sophisticated management and manufacturing techniques that can make it less carbon intensive and more profitable. These trends present opportunities for communications technology companies in efficiency, monitoring reporting and development of new greener products or components.
WHEN:
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
7:00AM - Registration / Networking
7:30AM - Program Begins
9:00AM - Program Ends
PANELISTS:
Marc van den Berg, Venture Partner
Vantage Point Venture Partners
Marc runs the Clean Tech practice for his firm and has more than 25 years of industrial experience serving in executive roles in both technical and business capacities at small, private and large, public companies. He joined VantagePoint in 2006 from Venrock Partners, and his 10 years of experience in semiconductor capital equipment and materials at ATMI, Inc., and Microbar, Inc. significantly benefits VantagePoint’s solar technology portfolio companies. Previously he held technical and operations positions in the Environmental Capital Equipment business at Purus Inc. Earlier in his career, he spent a decade developing advanced lasers as platforms for a broad array of industry applications at XMR Inc. Marc attended Santa Clara University (BSEE). The VantagePoint Venture Partners is one of the world’s formost VC funds. The team has spent the past two decades identifying, financing and assisting entrepreneurial companies that thrive in today's increasingly global and complex technology landscape. They often invest as the sole partner with portfolio company management and have the capacity to invest in excess of $100 million in support of a single company. Most often, they are a lead investor, with typical pre-IPO funding in the $15-50 million range. The Firm is organized by technology practice groups and is actively making investments in key sectors such as CleanTech, Digital Media & Internet, Healthcare, Semiconductors, Software & Financial Technology, and Wireless & Communications.
Christopher S. Gopal, Ph.D., Executive Vice President of Global Operations
Open Energy Corporation (OTCBB: OEGY)
Prior to joining Open Energy, Chris Gopal was Vice President of World-Wide Operations at Dell Computer, Director of Global Supply Chain and Operations Services at Ernst & Young, and head of global supply chain services at Unisys and SAIC. He holds a Ph.D. from USC, an MBA from Cranfield School of Management (UK), and a BS in Mathematics and Science from Bangalore University (India). He has authored three books on operations and has been an invited speaker at numerous international business conferences for Business Week, Defense Logistics Agency, the Harvard Business Review, and the Milken Institute Global Forum among others. Open Energy Corporation is a renewable energy company focused on the development and commercialization of a portfolio of technologies capable of delivering cost-competitive electricity, fresh water and related commodities on a global basis. Open Energy offers building-integrated photovoltaic (PV) roofing materials for commercial, industrial, and residential customers. Marketed under the trade name SolarSave(R), the product line includes roofing membranes, roofing tiles, custom architectural PV glass, and balance of systems equipment. The Company also holds an exclusive, worldwide license to a solar thermal technology called SunCone(TM) CSP (Concentrating Solar Power).
EVENT LOCATION:
12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92130
COST:
$10.00 Pre-Registration (please pre-register by noon on 12/4)
$20.00 At the door
SIG CO-CHAIRS:
Camille Sobrian, CONNECT
Mark Juergensen, Sterling Energy
David Saltman, Open Energy
Peter Fisher, Specific Ventures
Paul Linden, UCSD Environment and Sustainability Initiative
Adib Nasle, EDSA
Josh Lampl, EcoElectron Ventures
Mike Elconin, Tech Coast Angels
Rick Vingerelli, Qualcomm
Greening the Supply Chain:
Opportunities for Communications Technology Companies
Many large organizations are beginning to implement the concept of "Greening the Supply Chain."
"Call it Phase 3 of the greening of corporate America. Companies have turned to alternative energy, bought hybrid fleets and otherwise tried to clean up their own acts. Many have helped customers go green by stocking green products, selling carbon offsets along with airline tickets or offering electricity from renewable resources for those willing to pay extra. Now they are looking at their supply chain as the next frontier for combating climate change." New York Times, Nov. 7, 2007
Companies are now moving beyond using green criteria, such as whether the product is produced locally, how much waste is generated and whether or not it can be recycled. Major corporations are now examining every place in the life cycle of product development, with the goal to create a more efficient, less costly operation, with a competitive advantage from a consumer perspective, in regards to:
• whether carbon is involved in order to design carbon out;
• human health and habitat impacts; and,
• the social conditions of workers making products and fair labor law.
To help, in 2004, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Commerce formed the Green Suppliers Network, through which a small company can learn sophisticated management and manufacturing techniques that can make it less carbon intensive and more profitable. These trends present opportunities for communications technology companies in efficiency, monitoring reporting and development of new greener products or components.
WHEN:
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
7:00AM - Registration / Networking
7:30AM - Program Begins
9:00AM - Program Ends
PANELISTS:
Marc van den Berg, Venture Partner
Vantage Point Venture Partners
Marc runs the Clean Tech practice for his firm and has more than 25 years of industrial experience serving in executive roles in both technical and business capacities at small, private and large, public companies. He joined VantagePoint in 2006 from Venrock Partners, and his 10 years of experience in semiconductor capital equipment and materials at ATMI, Inc., and Microbar, Inc. significantly benefits VantagePoint’s solar technology portfolio companies. Previously he held technical and operations positions in the Environmental Capital Equipment business at Purus Inc. Earlier in his career, he spent a decade developing advanced lasers as platforms for a broad array of industry applications at XMR Inc. Marc attended Santa Clara University (BSEE). The VantagePoint Venture Partners is one of the world’s formost VC funds. The team has spent the past two decades identifying, financing and assisting entrepreneurial companies that thrive in today's increasingly global and complex technology landscape. They often invest as the sole partner with portfolio company management and have the capacity to invest in excess of $100 million in support of a single company. Most often, they are a lead investor, with typical pre-IPO funding in the $15-50 million range. The Firm is organized by technology practice groups and is actively making investments in key sectors such as CleanTech, Digital Media & Internet, Healthcare, Semiconductors, Software & Financial Technology, and Wireless & Communications.
Christopher S. Gopal, Ph.D., Executive Vice President of Global Operations
Open Energy Corporation (OTCBB: OEGY)
Prior to joining Open Energy, Chris Gopal was Vice President of World-Wide Operations at Dell Computer, Director of Global Supply Chain and Operations Services at Ernst & Young, and head of global supply chain services at Unisys and SAIC. He holds a Ph.D. from USC, an MBA from Cranfield School of Management (UK), and a BS in Mathematics and Science from Bangalore University (India). He has authored three books on operations and has been an invited speaker at numerous international business conferences for Business Week, Defense Logistics Agency, the Harvard Business Review, and the Milken Institute Global Forum among others. Open Energy Corporation is a renewable energy company focused on the development and commercialization of a portfolio of technologies capable of delivering cost-competitive electricity, fresh water and related commodities on a global basis. Open Energy offers building-integrated photovoltaic (PV) roofing materials for commercial, industrial, and residential customers. Marketed under the trade name SolarSave(R), the product line includes roofing membranes, roofing tiles, custom architectural PV glass, and balance of systems equipment. The Company also holds an exclusive, worldwide license to a solar thermal technology called SunCone(TM) CSP (Concentrating Solar Power).
EVENT LOCATION:
12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92130
COST:
$10.00 Pre-Registration (please pre-register by noon on 12/4)
$20.00 At the door
SIG CO-CHAIRS:
Camille Sobrian, CONNECT
Mark Juergensen, Sterling Energy
David Saltman, Open Energy
Peter Fisher, Specific Ventures
Paul Linden, UCSD Environment and Sustainability Initiative
Adib Nasle, EDSA
Josh Lampl, EcoElectron Ventures
Mike Elconin, Tech Coast Angels
Rick Vingerelli, Qualcomm
Date:
Wednesday, December 05, 20077-9am
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