The Future of Clean Energy
From April 30, 2012: In a fireside chat, Bill Joy, cofounder of Sun Microsystems and partner
at Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield, and Byers, and Jason Pontin, chairman of
the MIT Enterprise Forum and editor in chief and publisher of Technology Review discuss the difficulties of building sustainable economic
models for clean energy. Joy and Pontin examine the potential of
new technologies and describe career opportunities in clean energy.
Green Jobs with GE's Jeff Immelt
From May 3, 2011: Investment in clean energy innovation will create countless new jobs
and stimulate the economy. As Chairman of the President’s Council on
Jobs and Competitiveness, GE Chairman
Jeff Immelt and moderator
Jason Pontin of Technology Review will address what energy sectors have the highest growth potential, how entrepreneurs, investors, and policy makers need to work together to create a culture of innovation, and which clean tech solutions GE finds most promising. Followed by a panel with Mass. Clean Energy Center's
Patrick Cloney, A123 Co-founder
Ric Fulop, and the Dept. of Energy's
Steve Isakowitz.
The Clean Energy Revolution
From May 3, 2010: What actions are needed to cause a paradigm shift and initiate
a “clean energy revolution”? And who should be leading the charge? Speakers:
Brian Dumaine, Sr. Editor at Large, Fortune Magazine;
Nancy Floyd, Founder & Managing Director,
Nth Power;
Scott Stern, Visiting Professor, MIT Sloan
School;
Kevin Surace, CEO, Serious Materials;
2009 Inc. Entrepreneur
of the Year. Presented in association with NSTAR and the MIT Clean Energy Prize.
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The Tough Get Growing: How to Succeed in a Down Economy
From November 16, 2009:
A down economy doesn't mean
companies can't succeed. It just means the WAY a company succeeds
has its own unique challenges. Hear the real-world experiences of entrepreneurs, the lessons learned
going from start-up to success story, and the research and best practices that
will help YOU get growing. Speakers:
Bo Fishback, VP, Entrepreneurship, Kauffman Foundation;
Eugene Fitzgerald, Merton C. Flemings-SMA Professor, MIT Department of Materials Science and Engineering;
Helen Greiner, CEO, The Droid Works;
Daphne Zohar, Founder, Managing Partner, PureTech Ventures. Presented in partnership with
NASDAQ OMX.
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From May 7, 2009: The Energy Industry. An area for growth, a target for stimulus,
and innovations that can potentially save money and the environment. Speakers:
William Aulet, Director, MIT Enterpreneurship Center;
Jacques Beaudry-Losique, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Renewable Energy, US Department of Energy;
Christina Lampe-Onnerud, Founder and CEO, Boston-Power;
Bob Metcalfe, General Partner, Polaris Venture Partners;
Matthew Nordan, President and Co-Founder, Lux Research Inc. Presented in association with NSTAR and the MIT Clean Energy Prize.
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