CLEANTECH-EAST June 21st, 2011 WTCC, Halifax, NS
CLEANTECH EAST
 
AGENDA

 
June 21st, 2011 World Trade & Convention Centre, Halifax, NS

 

Thank you to all delegates, speakers, moderators and sponsors for contributing to the success of Atlantic Canada's premiere Cleantech conference!

 

Cleantech News

Nova Scotia is setting up a $24-million fund to help clean technology companies access capital. By The Canadian Press, April 2011

Premier Darrell Dexter said knowledge-based companies create good jobs, help grow the economy and are vital to the province's prosperity. "This fund will support the growth of emerging clean technology companies and move the province in a new direction forward," Dexter said Wednesday in a statement. Clean technology includes renewable energy, energy efficiency, air and water quality solutions, ... (more).

 

Welcome to the premiere networking plenary-conference for entrepreneurs, developers, innovators and investors either engaged or interested in clean technology and related business models that provide cleantech solutions to reducing our carbon imprint. The day will focus on defining clean technologies in Atlantic Canada in hand with what’s needed to develop a sustainable cleantech sector and identify the challenges and opportunities for cleantech organizations.

CLEANTECH-EAST provides a forum to bring together the key individuals and organizations in today's clean technology sectors, clusters and industry in Atlantic Canada.  Plan to network with similar minded individuals as they embark on this one day plenary-conference to define clean technologies in Atlantic Canada, ask what’s needed to develop a sustainable cleantech sector and identify the challenges and opportunities in the cleantech sectors while providing competitive returns for investors and customers.

CLEANTECH-EAST provides the opportunity to better understand Atlantic Canada's W5's of cleantech including who "qualifies" to be cleantech, what is "clean technology", where are we "globally", when are "government programs" available, why is cleantech "so important"?

 

Who Will Be There?
Meet the people who are creating sustainable economic growth and are shaping this region’s cleantech economy (sector, cluster or industry) including businesses, organizations and governments. Attendees are expected from a variety of industry segments including oil & gas, renewable energy, environmental, aerospace, energy efficiency, lighting, buildings, storage systems, fuels, water, waste management, recycling, emissions, and manufacturing.

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Plenary-Conference Agenda
Please note times, topics and speakers are subject to change and confirmed speakers are posted in bold.

Time

Session

6:00 - 8:00am

Exhibitor Setup (Cleantech Café Area)

8:00 - 8:30am

Networking Refreshments (Cleantech Café Area)

8:30 - 9:00am

Welcome & Opening Remarks

Welcome by Jeff Larsen, Associate, McInnes Cooper

 

9:00 - 9:45 am

Defining the Cleantech Economy
We will examine the various definitions of Clean Technology, and delve into which meanings best apply to the cleantech industry in Eastern Canada. Our discussion will address the sectors, clusters, and industries that make up the cleantech segment and examine how economies of scale will influence the development of this market in the near term.

Moderator: Scott Skinner, Director of NS Program, Summerhill Group, Halifax

Panelists:

   • Céline Bak, Partner, Analytica Advisors, Toronto
   • Terry Thibodeau, Annapolis Digby Economic Development Agency

9:45 - 10:30 am

Global vs Local Economy
Our panelists will address the debate of balancing global and local concerns in formulating a framework for the cleantech economy. In particular, we will look at how local markets and policies are independent of what is happening in other parts of the world.

Moderator: Christian Weisenburger, Partner, Beyond The Box Law, Halifax (See Bio)

Panelists:
   • Jane MacIssac, Senior Export Officer, Innovation PEI
   • Jennifer Wagner, Certified Greenhouse Gas Inventory Quantifier, Carbon Sense Solutions

10:30 - 11:00am

Networking & Refreshment Break (Cleantech Café Area)

11:00 - 12:00pm


Technologies & Policy
Most of us are familiar with renewable energy, recycling and energy-saving devices as examples of cleantech in the region, but what are the examples we are not familiar with? We examine some of these hidden segments and ask what local policies will help to develop these new technologies.

Moderator: Emily Richardson, Carbon Services Manager, Carbon Sense Solutions

Panelists:

   • Curtis VanWalleghem, CEO, Hydrostor, Toronto (See Bio)
   • Gregg Curwin, CEO of the Curwin Group, Halifax
  
 

12:00 - 1:30pm

Keynote Luncheon Speaker

Clean Technology:  Our Platform for the New Economy
by Céline Bak, Partner, Analytica Advisors, Toronto (See Bio)

Introduction by Rob Cowan, Partner, McInnes Cooper

Within the next 5 years Canadian clean technology will rival the Aerospace and Defence sector as a Canadian high value global exporter.  Canadian clean technology is ready to address today’s political priorities including jobs, return on innovation investment, productivity, exports and climate change.  So what is standing in our way?

Céline is an internationally recognized author, speaker and consultant on the contribution and potential of Canada’s clean technology industry. She published and authored a ground-breaking national report on clean technology and on commercialization – the 2010 SDTC Cleantech Growth & Go-to-Market Report.

 
1:30 - 2:15pm

Best Practices
We will examine case studies in cleantech with the aim of determining what has worked elsewhere and what hasn’t. We’ll delve into how these entrepreneurs carried out their projects and what lessons would help in planning and executing similar projects in Atlantic Canada.

Moderator: Peter Moreira, Partner, Hark Communications

Panelists:

   • Jeff Larsen, Associate, McInnes Cooper, Halifax (See Bio)
   • Steven Marsden, Senior Program Manager, East Coast Renewable Energy Lead, Lockheed Martin Canada, Dartmouth
 

 
2:15 - 3:00pm

Key Steps to a Sustainable Economy
This session will identify the essential steps to a sustainable economy, based on what other successful jurisdictions have implemented. We assess these steps based on such factors as vision, commitment, stimulation, governance, policy, competitiveness, partnerships, risk, and investment.

Moderator: Stephen Hartlen, Executive Director, Industry & Innovation Office, Dalhousie
 
Panelists:
   • David Millar, Partner, Haisley Millar Consulting Group
   • Céline Bak, Partner, Analytica Advisors (See Bio)
 

3:00 - 3:30pm

Networking & Refreshment Break (Cleantech Café Area)
3:30 - 4:25pm
Investment Opportunities & Pitches
This session will explore investment opportunities in clean technology, including a look at new incentives for cleantech investment and recently created government funds.

Two entrepreneurs will also have the chance to stand in front of their peers and pitch their clean technology to a panel of investment advisors.

Moderator: Patrick Keefe, Vice President, Investment, Innovacorp, Halifax (See Bio)
 
Panelists:
   • Chris Payne, NS Economic & Rural Development and Tourism, Halifax (See Bio)
   • Jeff Mullen, Director of Enterprise Development, ACOA (See Bio)
   • John Roberts, Partner, McInnes Cooper
 
Pitcher:
   • Pam Cooley, President, CarShareHFX (See Bio)
 

4:25 4:30 pm

Closing Remarks

4:30 - 5:30 pm

Exhibit Takedown

 
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