Second Annual AlwaysOn GoingGreen East Event Opens in Boston

BOSTON, March 8 /PRNewswire/ -- AlwaysOn, the leading producer of world-class conferences for venture investors and entrepreneurs of emerging private companies, today announced an impressive agenda of  industry thought leaders for the second annual AlwaysOn GoingGreen East conference. The conference, to be held March 8-10, 2010 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston, will feature an opening keynote address from Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick on the importance of investing in cleantech, as well as the overall plan and goal for Massachusetts to adopt green technology.

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The AlwaysOn GoingGreen series is well known for drawing a wide variety of high-profile attendees, including C-level executives, entrepreneurs, researchers, venture capitalists and private-equity investors. This elite group will join to discuss the latest trends in the Cleantech Industry and discuss promising investments.

"GoingGreen East highlights the phenomenal advancements in renewables and clean technology which are taking place nationwide, and spotlights the amazing innovation on the eastern seaboard. The event provides a great opportunity to meet the individuals that are driving this change," said Kevin Genieser, managing director, Morgan Stanley.

Participants in this year's event will engage in over a dozen in-depth panel discussions concerning the most vital issues in the world of Cleantech, like how far nuclear power has come and if it can be integrated into the grid without obviating other clean technologies, and whether or not we are in the middle of a "Cleantech Bubble" that may eventually collapse. Additionally, a closing panel will focus on how companies can be competitive in an industry that has relied heavily on government subsidies and favorable legislation as these opportunities diminish. These special sessions will offer diverse insight and solutions to some of the most pressing concerns that the industry has to offer.

GoingGreen East also features a ceremony honoring the GoingGreen East 50—a list of the top 50 Private Cleantech Companies, as well as several "CEO Showcases" during which high level executives will present to the attendees a brief overview of their technology and company strategy.

"New England has helped prove that the east coast can be just as important as the west when it comes to the world of Cleantech," said Tony Perkins, founder and editor of AlwaysOn. "Now companies coming from this emerging hot spot of the Cleantech Industry have a proper forum to debate, demonstrate and further grow the important work they have been doing."

For the full list of GoingGreen East presenters, please visit: http://alwayson.goingon.com/ecom/productview/30326

For the full GoingGreen East agenda, please visit: http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/33696

For tickets to AlwaysOn GoingGreen East, please contact Jeannene Glass at [email protected]

To register for a media pass, please visit: http://alwayson.goingon.com/permalink/post/30751.

About GoingGreen

Like its sister event in San Francisco, GoingGreen East is where cutting-edge greentech CEOs meet top investors and the movers and shakers from the biggest industries on earth. This two-and-a-half-day executive event features keynote speakers, CEO showcase presentations, and elite panels where participants engage in high-level debates on the most promising emerging green technologies and new entrepreneurial opportunities. At GoingGreen East, our editors will also honor the GoingGreen Top 50 Private Companies on the east coast.

About AlwaysOn

AlwaysOn is the leading business media brand networking the Global Silicon Valley. AlwaysOn helped ignite the social media revolution in early 2003 when it launched the AlwaysOn network. In 2004, it became the first media brand to socially network its online readers and event attendees. AlwaysOn's preeminent executive event series includes the Summit at Stanford, OnMedia, OnHollywood, OnDC, OnDemand, Venture Summit Silicon Valley, Venture Summit East, GoingGreen, GoingGreen East, and GoingGreen Europe. The AlwaysOn network and live event series continue to lead the industry by empowering its readers, event participants, sponsors, and advertisers like no other media brand.

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