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| Wednesday, September 29th |
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Event |
Location |
| 12:00-2:00 pm |
Registration |
AT&T Executive Conference Center
1st Floor Lobby
1900 University Avenue
Austin, Texas 78705
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| 2:00-5:15 pm |
Entrepreneurial Workshop
2:00-3:15
"Early Stage Financing and the Entrepreneur"
Sponsored by Winstead PC
The only thing that will consume more of an entrepreneur's energy and focus than her or his core business idea is trying to fund the actual development of that core business idea. Your panelists will discuss real world financing challenges and solutions including their experiences with strategies that have worked-and some that have not.
Moderator:
Alex Allemann, Corporate, Securities/Mergers & Acquisitions, Winstead PC
Panelists:
Timothy Hoover, Managing Director, Energy Project Finance Group, Raymond James
Randall Crowder, Executive Director, Central Texas Angel Network
Laura Kilcrease, Managing Partner, Triton Ventures
3:15-3:30 Break
3:30-4:45
"Policy, Research, Commercialization, and the Entrepreneur"
Sponsored by the Texas Foundation for Innovative Communities and Good Company Associates
This panel will explore the range of opportunities that federal, state, and local initiatives present for entrepreneurs in the current economic environment. Panelists will also discuss the impact that research and commercialization assets can have on regional economic development and business success.
Moderator:
Chris Winland, Good Company Associates
Panelists:
Larry Peterson, Executive Director, Texas Foundation for Innovative Communities
Dr. B.J. Stanbery, Chairman of the Board, Founder, and Chief Strategy Officer, HelioVolt
The Hon. Mark Strama, Chairman, Technology, Economic Development, and Workforce Committee, Texas House of Representatives
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AT&T Executive Conference Center Auditorium
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| 6:00 pm |
Welcome Reception
Sponsored by the Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce
Music provided by The Lucky Strikes |
City Hall
301 W 2nd Street
Austin Texas 78701
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| Thursday, September 30th |
| Time |
Event |
Location |
| 7:45 am |
Registration, Continental Breakfast and Networking |
AT&T Executive Conference Center Ballroom
1900 University Avenue
Austin, Texas 78705
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| 9:00 am |
Introduction and Kickoff Address
Keynote Speaker John Hofmeister
Hofmeister is the former president of Shell Oil Company, founder and chief executive of Citizens for Affordable Energy and author of "Why We Hate The Oil Companies: Straight Talk From an Energy Insider."
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AT&T Executive Conference Center Ballroom |
| 9:45 am |
Presenting Companies - 7Solar, AstroWatt, Convergence Wireless, Ener-G-Rotors., Enertaq. |
AT&T Executive Conference Center Ballroom |
| 11:00 am |
Break |
AT&T Executive Conference Center Ballroom |
| 11:15 am |
Presenting Companies - Enovative Kontrols Systems, Greenlet Technologies, Incenergy, InfiniRel, K Power. |
AT&T Executive Conference Center Ballroom |
| 12:30 pm |
Featured Lunch Panel: "The Changing Landscape for Utilities"
This panel will discuss changes that are looming for the utility industry. For example, utilities are faced with the following challenges: 1) implementation of smart meters, 2) customers who generate their own electricity, 3) looming carbon prices, 4) rate cases nationwide to accommodate two-way flows of electricity, 5) increasing attention to national security and cybersecurity vulnerabilities of the grid, 6) natural gas abundance and what it means for utilities, 7) increasing pressure from stakeholders to clean up emissions, 8) competing pressure to keep total electric bills low, 9) widespread implementation of variable electricity sources such as wind and solar, and 10) challenges to financing for large capital-intensive projects. What are the technological, policy, and cultural approaches to solve these multi-pronged problems? What is the role for innovative, emerging companies to help solve these challenges? What is the role of traditional utilities?
Moderator:
Kathleen Magruder, Partner in the Electricity Practice Group at Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.
Speakers:
Karl Rabago, Vice President Distributed Generation, Austin Energy
Brent Hodges, Director of Smart Energy, Reliant Energy
Rob Wilhite, Senior Vice President, Intelligent Networks and Communications
Guerry Waters, Vice President, Industry Strategy, Oracle Corporation
Charles J. Flynn, Director, Energy Efficiency, CenterPoint Energy |
AT&T Executive Conference Center Ballroom |
| 2:00 pm |
Presenting Companies - May-Ruben Technologies, Microstaq, NetZero Energy Sytems, PCM Innovations, Porteon Electric Vehicles. |
AT&T Executive Conference Center Ballroom |
| 3:15 pm |
Break |
AT&T Executive Conference Center Ballroom |
| 3:30 pm |
Presenting Companies - Prism Solar, Pythagoras Solar, SunCentral, Sunnovations, Tigo Energy. |
AT&T Executive Conference Center Ballroom |
| 4:45 pm |
Thank You and Wrap Up |
AT&T Executive Conference Center Ballroom |
| 5:30 pm |
Award Reception brought to you by Winstead PC and Maxwell Locke & Ritter |
AT&T Executive Conference Center Courtyard |
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