Cleantech Group Reveals New Keynote Speakers and Will Feature the 2nd Annual Global Cleantech 100 Announcement at Cleantech Forum® New York

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The Cleantech Group™, LLC, the leading global research, advisory, and events firm focused on cleantech innovation, announces new speakers and the Global Cleantech 100 release at the Cleantech Forum® New York on October 11-13, 2010, which will convene more than 500 of the world's clean technology leaders and feature promising entrepreneurs at the Grand Hyatt New York.

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The Global Cleantech 100: A Barometer of the Changing Face of Global Cleantech

On October 13th and in collaboration with the UK's Guardian newspaper, Cleantech Group's Richard Youngman, Managing Director Europe & VP, Global Research will unveil the second annual Global Cleantech 100, a list highlighting the most promising private clean technology companies in the world providing insight into the next generation of global clean technology breakout companies.

Distinguished Speakers Set to Address and Challenge the Global Cleantech Innovators

Cleantech Group is proud to announce keynote speaker Dr. Arun Majumdar, the first Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E), US Department of Energy, the country's only agency devoted to transformational energy research and development. Prior to joining ARPA-E, Majumdar was the Associate Laboratory Director for Energy and Environment at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.

His highly distinguished research career includes the science and engineering of energy conversion, transport, and storage ranging from molecular and nanoscale level to large energy systems. In 2005, Majumdar was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering for this pioneering work. At Berkeley Labs and UC Berkeley, Majumdar helped shape several strategic initiatives in the areas of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and energy storage. He also testified before Congress on how to reduce energy consumption in buildings. Majumdar has also served on the advisory committee of the National Science Foundation's engineering directorate, was a member of the advisory council to the materials sciences and engineering division of the Department of Energy's Basic Energy Sciences, and was an advisor on nanotechnology to the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.

Also speaking will be Congressman Steve Israel, New York, United States Congress. Congressman Steve Israel represents New York's 2nd Congressional District, including the Long Island communities of Huntington, Babylon, Islip, Smithtown and Oyster Bay. He was first sworn into Congress in 2001. Israel is a member of the House Appropriations Committee. He serves on the Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, which funds the Department of Energy and Army Corps of Engineers; the Financial Services Subcommittee; and the State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee, which funds the U.S. State Department and all U.S. foreign policy activities.

Congressman Israel was appointed to the Select Intelligence Oversight Panel, which consists of only 13 Members who review budgets and programs by the US intelligence community. The panel was a key recommendation of the 9-11 Commission.

In addition to Dr. Arun Majumdar and Congressman Steve Israel, speakers have already been secured from: Deloitte, Deutsche Asset Management, GE Power & Water, General Motors Ventures, Hartford Ventures, Johnson Controls, Lockheed Martin, Newalta, Piper Jaffray Private Capital, and Veolia Environnement.

"We believe these new speakers, in additional to our already high caliber line-up will be able to shed some real light on the issues that face cleantech financing," said Nick Parker, Executive Chairman, Cleantech Group. "With speakers that have such a high level of expertise, we believe this event will be extremely valuable to those in the cleantech field."

The Forum will also feature the Entrepreneur Showcase, which provides capital-seeking cleantech innovators with 10 minutes to pitch top cleantech investors, financiers and corporate buyers. Key participants include BuildingIQ, Contour Energy Systems, Mission Motors and Fluitec. Over 500 cleantech entrepreneurial growth companies have presented at Cleantech Forums in the past nine years, with over 50 percent of these companies securing financing totaling more than $1.9 billion.

"Our New York Forum is an excellent place for entrepreneurs to come to gain insights, connections and funding," continues Parker. "Our entrepreneur's workshop is a unique opportunity for up and coming companies to present to valuable funding contacts and peers."

Keynotes for the Forum include Kevin Parker, global head of Deutsche Asset Management, who will be speaking on the future of financing a low carbon economy and David P. Steiner, CEO of Waste Management, who will be address the future of waste and environmental services.

Attendees will be able to watch the Cleantech Group host the NASDAQ closing bell ceremony via live feed, which will be proceeded by a strolling networking dinner for all attendees at NASDAQ.

During the New York Forum event winners of the second annual Global Cleantech 100 list will be announced in collaboration with UK's Guardian newspaper highlighting the most promising private clean technology companies around the world.

Cleantech Forum New York is one of the Cleantech Group's five premier events each year across North America, Europe, China and India. Since 2002, the Forums have provided clean technology market insight, investment opportunities and unparalleled networking for the world's leading investors, growth companies and global corporations.

For more information and to secure a place before registration closes, visit the New York Forum web site: http://events.cleantech.com/newyork/.

For the detailed agenda, visit: http://events.cleantech.com/newyork/agenda

Next Cleantech Forum Event: Cleantech 3.0 – Global Scale up and Deployment for Profound and Measurable Impact

The Cleantech Group is preparing for Cleantech Forum San Francisco, taking place in San Francisco, California from March 14-16, 2011. For more information on the Forum, please visit: http://events.cleantech.com/sanfrancisco/.  

Next Cleantech Focus Event: Water Efficiency and the Corporate Perspective

Designed to address and discuss corporate water policies, best practices in water management, relevant policy and regulation, and technology solutions this two day event in Los Angeles on November 3-4, 2010 will feature dozens of the world's leading water experts and research.  For more information on the Focus, please visit: http://events.cleantech.com/losangeles/.

About Cleantech Group, LLC

Cleantech Group pioneered the clean technology investment category in 2002. Today, it accelerates the development and market adoption of clean technologies globally. The company's worldwide network of investors, entrepreneurs, enterprises, service providers and others—representing trillions of dollars in assets—receives access to capital, investment deal flow, networking, market leading research and data, sales leads and promotional opportunities. The Cleantech Group also provides advisory services for large corporations and governments, publishes leading cleantech sector industry news coverage and produces the premier Cleantech Forum® events worldwide. Details are available at http://www.cleantech.com.

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