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GreenTech Exchange 2011 Review: Innovation, Commercialization and the Greentech Ecosystem
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Monthly Networking Event - October2011
Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: Accelerating the Growth of Your Cleantech Company
Keynote Speaker: Mr. Eamonn Percy, accomplished business leader and former President and COO of Powertech Labs
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Monthly Networking Event - September 2011
Date: Thursday, September 29, 2011
Location: SFU Segal Graduate School of Business
Keynote Address: Trends and Prospects in the Greater Usage of Natural Gas in BC and Canada
Guest Moderator: Dr. Stephanie Bertels, Assistant Professor in Technology and Operations Management at SFU [web]
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Monthly Networking Event - July 2011
Date: Thursday, July 21, 2011
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: Integrating Power System Intelligence and Customer Involvement in Optimizing Power Delivery
Keynote Speaker: Andrew Klimek, Director, Smart Utility Business in Powertech Labs Inc. [web]
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Monthly Networking Event - June 2011
Date: Thursday, June 16, 2011
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: Nature for a New Generation: VanDusen Botanical Garden's "Living Building"
Keynote Speaker: Harry Jongerden, Director of VanDusen Botanical Garden [web]
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Monthly Networking Event - May 2011
Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: Energy in the 21st Century
Keynote Speaker: Dr. MacDonald, Chairman, CEO and Co-founder, Day4 Energy Inc. [web]
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Launch Event - May 2011
Date: Monday, May 16, 2011
Location: Discovery Parks, Vancouver
Keynote Address: "Climate Capitalism" Book Launch
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Boyd Cohen, Author, “Climate Capitalism” [web]
Presenter: Gregor Robertson, Vancouver Mayor
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Special Event - May 2011
Date: Friday, May 13, 2011
Location: UBC
Keynote Address: Clean Energy Summit: Collaborating for Sustainable Clean Energy
Keynote Speaker: Tyseer Aboulnasr, Dean of Faculty of Applied Science, UBC [web]
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Monthly Networking Event - April 2011
Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: More With Less Longer: Nanotechnology as an Enabler for Cleaner Energy Efficiency
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Walter Cicha, Industrial Research Assistance Program of the National Research Council of Canada [web]
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Monthly Networking Event - March 2011
Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technologies Solutions In BC: Innovation to Market
Keynote Speaker: James Wilkin, Director of Business Development, Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation of the National Research Council of Canada [web]
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Monthly Networking Event - February 2011
Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: Clean Energy in BC: Old Meets New [PDF]
Keynote Speaker: Paul Kariya, Executive Director, Clean Energy BC [web]
Brief Business Presentations:
Green Commerce Innovation Corporation [web] - George Yi
GreenAngel Energy [web] - Mike Volker
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Monthly Networking Event - January 2011
Date: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: Taking Metro Vancouver Greentech to Global Markets
Keynote Speaker: Dallas Kachan, Managing Partner, Kachan & Co. [web]
Panel Discussion: Scaling Metro Vancouver’s World Class Innovation into Global Markets: International Best Practices for Local Green Entrepreneurs
Panelists:
David Berkowitz, General Partner & Cleantech Lead, Ventures West [web]
Brad Douville, Vice President Corporate Development, Westport Innovations [web]
Chris Erickson, Founder & General Partner, Pangaea Ventures [web]
Dr. David P. Wilkinson, Director, Clean Energy Research Centre [web], UBC
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Monthly Networking Event - December 2010
Date: Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: The 'Living Lab' Environment at UBC
Keynote Speaker: Angus Livingstone, Managing Director, University/Industry Liaison Office [web], UBC
Presentations: Industry Perspectives on the 'Living Lab'
Presenters: David Helliwell, Pulse Energy [web] & Mike Scott, Nexterra [web]
Keynote Address: UBC Clean Energy Research Centre
Keynote Speaker: Dr. David P. Wilkinson, Director, Clean Energy Research Centre [web], UBC
Brief Business Presentations:
Membraneless Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (UBC Student Project) – Alfred Lam
Clean Combustion Engine Research (UBC Student Project) – James Saunders
SunCentral Inc. (UBC Spin-off) [web] – Tony Formby, President and CEO (Popular Pick)
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Monthly Networking Event - November 2010
Date: Thursday, November 18, 2010
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: Empowering Consumers for Energy Conservation
Keynote Speaker: Michael Silmont, COO, Empower Software Inc.[web]
Keynote Address: Engaging Utilities for Energy Efficiency
Keynote Speaker: Mischa Steiner-Jovic, Founder and President, Awesense Wireless Inc.[web]
Business Presentation:
Paradigm Environmental Technologies Inc. [web] - Gordon Skene, President and CEO
Brief Business Presentations:
EnergyCzar - Douglas Atkinson, VP of Sales and Marketing
Rainforest Automation [web] - Bill Richardson, VP of Sales and Marketing (Popular Pick)
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Monthly Networking Event - October 2010
Date: Thursday, October 28, 2010
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: Investing in Green Tech Startups-Opportunities, Challenges and Realities
Keynote Speaker: Mike Volker [web], Director, University Industry Liaison Office, SFU & Director, GreenAngel Energy Corp. [web]
Brief Business Presentations:
Delaware Power Systems [web] - Kyle K. Wang
dPoint Technologies Inc. [web] - James Dean
Habitat Carbon Assets [web] - Thomas Kineshanko
Light-Based Technologies [web] - Jeanette Jackson
Paradigm Environmental Technologies Inc. [web] - Rob Stephenson (Popular Pick)
Rapid Electric Vehicles Inc. [web] - Jay Giraud
Event Video:
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Special Event - October 2010
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: Business Transformation for a Green Economy [PDF]
Keynote Speaker: Ann Davlin, Development Director, Carbon War Room [web]
Presentation: Energy and Wall Street Finance: Friends or Foes?
Presenter: Harish Vasudevan, Chief Energy Analyst, Vancouver Green Capital Ventures
Presentation: Clean Energy is Good Business
Presenter: Robert McAllister, President and Director, Enertopia Corp. [web]
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Monthly Networking Event - September 2010
Date: Thursday, September 16, 2010
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: The Development of A World-Class Bioenergy Industry In BC
Keynote Speaker: Scott Stanners, Director of Research, BC Bioenergy Network [web]
Business Pitches:
Altentech Power Inc. [web]
G4 Insights Inc.
Paradigm Environmental Technologies Inc. [web]
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Monthly Networking Event - July 2010
Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Introduction: Ocean Energy in Canada and the World
Introduction by: Jessica McIlroy, Project Director, Ocean Renewable Energy Group [web]
Keynote Address: Harnessing the Power of Wave Energy Converters
Keynote Speaker: Brad Buckham, PhD., P.Eng., Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering & The Institute for Integrated Energy Systems, UVic [web]
Business Pitch:
Collingwood Carbon Solutions [web]
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Monthly Networking Event - June 2010
Date: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: The Electric Bicycle in the Greentech Age: Technology, Deployment & Trends
Keynote Speaker: Justin Lemire-Elmore, Founder and Owner of Grin Technologies Ltd. [web]
Presentation: Tips for Greentech Companies to Prepare for IP Reviews by Potential Investors
Presenter: Brian Lee, Partner, Gowlings Vancouver [web]
Presentation: The Future is Cleaner
Presenters: Claes Fredriksson, VP Business Development and Co-Founder, isCleaner & Michael Kuhlmann, CEO and Co-Founder, isCleaner [web]
Business Presentation:
InvenTyS Thermal Technologies Inc. [web] - Brett Henkel
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Monthly Networking Event - May 2010
Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010
Location: SFU Segal Graduate School of Business
Keynote Address: Geothermal Energy in Sustainable Development
Keynote Speaker: Mory Ghomshei, Ph.D, P.Eng., P.Geo, Adjunct Professor, Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering, UBC [web] & Director, CERM3 Energy and Mining Laboratory, UBC [web]
Business Pitches:
Comox CanadAsia Business Society - Ian Chang, President
InvenTyS Thermal Technologies Inc. [web] - Brett Henkel (Winner)
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Monthly Networking Event - April 2010
Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Hosted with LatinCouver [web]
Introduction: Latin America
Introduction by: Paola Murillo, Founder and Director, LatinCouver & Yelithza M. Paola
Theme: Green Initiatives in Latin America
Presentations by:
Laurence Lemay, International Business Development Manager, BC Ministry of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development
Thomas Kineshanko, Habitat Enterprises [web]
Keynote Address: Green Initiatives in Latin America
Keynote Speakers:
Boyd Cohen, Co2impact Climate [web]
Antonio Arreaga-Valdes, Embassy of Costa Rica in Canada [web]
Nicole Stefenelli, Founder and President, Urban Impact [web]
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Monthly Networking Event - March 2010
Date: Thursday, March 25, 2010
Location: Discovery Parks Vancouver
Introduction by: Ludovic Prevost, French Trade Commissioner & Vancouver Office Director
Keynote Address: The French GreenTech Connexion
Keynote Speakers: Jean-Pascal Saucier, VP Business Development, Invest in France Agency (IFA) & Florent Barnabé, Cleantech Project Director, Paris Developpement & Founder of the Cleantech Cluster INNOV'ECO
Business Presentations:
Absam Engineering - Régis Lerebours, CEO
Area of Expertise: Hazardous and dangerous material handling for polluting industries
Cairpol [web] - Bruno Aubert, CEO
Area of expertise: Air pollution control
Ecoceane [web] - Sylvain Montels, Sales Manager
Area of Expertise: Oil spill response (boat manufacturer)
Etia [web] - Olivier Lepez, CEO
Area of Expertise: Biomass conversion
HOCER-IS [web] - Bernard-Jacky Munoz, CEO
Area of Expertise: Water filtration and treatment
Internat Energy Solutions [web] - Livio Nichilo, P.Eng - Engineering Manager
Area of Expertise: Carbon emission study and reduction plan, Renewable energy
L'Eau Pure [web] - Vincent Midy, Export Manager
Area of Expertise: Water treatment – Arsenic removal
MaseO [web] - Edith Gugenheim, CEO
Area of Expertise: Green building, Renewable energy, Demand side management
Sylene [web] - Jocelyn Clouet, Sales and Engineering Manager/Yves Garcon, CEO
Area of expertise: Water management / Electrical engineering
Thermya [web] - Hervé Chauvin, CEO
Area of expertise: Biomass conversion
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Monthly Networking Event - February 2010
Date: Thursday, February 18, 2010
Location: Discovery Parks Vancouver
Keynote Address: The Necessity of Building to High Green Standards
Keynote Speaker: Mark Betteridge, Executive Director and CEO, Discovery Parks [web] & President, Mark Betteridge and Associates Inc.
Keynote Address: How-to LEED: Sustainable Systems, Applications, and Construction Methods
Keynote Speaker: Tom Douglas, CGA, Director of Development and Leasing, Discovery Parks Trust
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Monthly Networking Event - January 2010
Date: Thursday, January 21, 2010
Location: SFU Segal Graduate School of Business
Keynote Address: Commercialization, Research, and How to Win Government Contracts
Keynote Speaker: Rui Resendes, PhD, GreenCentre Canada [web]
Presentation: How to Get Ahead in Federal Government Contracting
Presenter: John Johnstone, Stakeholder Engagement, Office of Small and Medium Enterprises, Public Works and Government Services Canada
Business Presentation:
AltN Power Company Ltd. [web] - John Spak
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Monthly Networking Event - December 2009
Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009
Location: SFU Segal Graduate School of Business
Keynote Address: The Creative Class and Their Role in the Green Tech Revolution
Keynote Speaker: Rochelle Grayson [web]
Business Presentation:
Future Vehicle Technologies [web] - Todd Pratt
Business Pitch:
AltN Power Company Ltd. [web] - John Spak (Winner)
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Monthly Networking Event - November 2009
Date: Thursday, November 19, 2009
Location: SFU Segal Graduate School of Business
Keynote Speaker: Brenda Martens, B.S.C., LEED AP. Director of Recollective & Olympic Village LEED Consultant
Business Presentation:
Sole Gear Bioplastics [web] - Toby Reid
Business Pitches:
Future Vehicle Technologies [web] (Winner)
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Monthly Networking Event - October 2009
Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Speaker: Helen Goodland, Light House Sustainable Building Centre [web]
Business Presentations:
zPoints Products [web]
Pacific Rim Technology Solutions Inc. [web]
Business Pitch:
Sole Gear Bioplastics [web] (Winner)
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Monthly Networking Event - September 2009
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2009
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Speaker: Shen Long, Consul & Chief of Science and Technology Office, Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Vancouver [web]
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Monthly Networking Event - July 2009
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009
Location: SFU Segal Graduate School of Business
Keynote Speaker: Connie Linder, GreenPages Directory Inc. [web]
Presenter: Bob de Wit, President, CEO and Director, GreenAngel Energy Corp. [web]
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Monthly Networking Event - June 2009
Date: Thursday, June 11, 2009
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Panel Discussion: How to Create a Greentech Hub in Vancouver
Panel Members:
Boyd Cohen, PhD, Founder and CEO, 3rdWhaleMobile [web] & Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Business, SFU
David Berkowitz, General Partner, Ventures West Management [web]
Rolf Dekleer, Vice President Investments - Cleantech, GrowthWorks Capital [web]
Paul Richardson, President and Co-Founder, Renewal2 Investment Fund [web]
Mike Walkinshaw, Managing Director and CFO, Chrysalix Energy Management [web]
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Monthly Networking Event & Mini-Trade Show - May 2009
Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Address: Effective Networking
Keynote Speaker: Roger Killen, Angel Investor & Entrepreneur Professional
Business Presentations:
Bionic Power [web] - Yad Garcha
WaterWorking Wholesale Ltd. - Serge Krivoy
Business Pitches:
Amiran Engineering
Aquavive Technologies Inc. [web]
D2D Metro
Green Bear Design
IOTO International Inc. [web]
Mantra Venture Group [web]
Nutri-loc Ingredients [web]
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Monthly Networking Event - April 2009
Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Location: SFU Harbour Centre
Keynote Speakers:
Paul Austin, Regional Director, Sustainable Development Technology Canada [web]
John McPherson, Business Development Officer, Vancouver Economic Development Commission Canada [web]
Daryl Wong, NRC-IRAP Representative
Business Presentations:
MSR Innovations [web] - Bill Richardson
GR GREEN Building Products Inc. [web]
Business Pitches:
Bionic Power [web] (Winner)
Green Cone [web]
littlehuge Project Ltd.
Mantra Venture Group [web]
Naikun Wind Energy Group Inc. [web]
Race to Save the Planet
Rainforest Automation [web]
WaterWorking Wholesale Ltd. (Winner)
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Launch Event - March 2009
Date:Thursday, March 5, 2009
Location: SFU Segal Graduate School of Business
Keynote Speakers:
Gregor Robertson, Mayor, City of Vancouver[web]
Paul Richardson, President, Renewal2 [web]
Michael Stevenson, President and Vice-Chancellor, Simon Fraser University
Business Presentations:
Habitat Enterprises [web]
3rdWhaleMobile [web]
Business Pitches:
Angel Forum [web]
BioStreet Inc. [web]
CollectOrb
Digitech
Green over Grey – Living Walls and Design Inc. [web]
Red Cross
Sole Gear Bioplastics [web]
Tolero Energy LLC / Tolero Energy Canada Ltd. [web]
Media Coverage:
"Mayor Speaks to Sustainability Business Group" in The Vancouver Observer
Event Video:
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