FountainBlue Clean Energy Entrepreneurs Forum July 12, 2010

FountainBlue’s Clean Energy Entrepreneurs Forum
Topic: Financing Clean Energy Solutions
Date & Time: Monday, July 12 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Location: Bay Café Clubhouse, 1875 Embarcadero Rd, Palo Alto
Cost: $22 members, $32 partners, $42 general
On-Site Cost: $42 members, $52 non-members, $124 Ongoing membership plus admission
Registration: Please pre-register by noon on 7/2 using the PayPal link at http://www.svcleanenergy.com.
Audience: Clean Energy Entrepreneurs, Intrapreneurs & Investors, No Service Providers Please

Financing Clean Energy Solutions
We are in the midst of a clean tech revolution: companies big and small are focusing on delivering a wide range of earth-saving products and services. Investments continue to be strong in this sector, but most companies aren't yet getting the funding they need to complete prototypes and bring the product or service to market. And most customers are still electing the status quo over more costly, greener solutions as we have not reached grid parity for most clean green offerings.

Our panel this month will speak from both sides: how companies are managing to get financing to deliver their clean green solutions, and what they are doing to partner with investors of all ilks to help customers pay for the clean green solutions they seek.
Facilitator Craig Lobdell, Director, CFO Advisory Services, KPMG
Panelist Michael Niver, Director of Project Finance, SolarCity
Panelist Brian Hubert, Applied Ventures
Presenting Entrepreneur Jim DiSanto, President and General Manager, Earthrise Technologies, Inc.
Presenting Entrepreneur Steven Malloy, Founder, yoUtilBill
Presenting Entrepreneur Fareed Sfard, PhD, CEO, Ahura Energy Inc.

For more information about this event or this series or to register, visit http://www.svcleanenergy.com and notes from past events are available at http://www.fountainblue.biz/cleanenergy/cleanenergynotes.html.