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ICE Cleantech Open Northeast Academy

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 7:30 AM - Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 1:45 PM (ET)

Waltham, MA

ICE Cleantech Open Northeast Academy

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The Academy
ICE Cleantech Open Northeast Entrepreneurship Bootcamp
VC vs Entrepreneur Davis Cup 2008
When? June 23 & 24, 2010
Where? Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center, Waltham MA
Why attend? Because it is a great opportunity to learn more about how to survive as a clean technology company.
What is 'The Academy'?
 

The Northeast Academy is a great learning environment not only for the ICE Cleantech Open semi-finalist teams but also to individuals who are interested in clean technology. 

It is a two day intensive workshop for the Cleantech Open semi-finalist teams and their mentors. (At least one team member is required to attend the full workshop).  The workshops will focus on the introduction and best practices of clean technology entrepreneurship.

Speakers will discuss topics such as idea validation, sales & marketing, intellectual property, building a team, perfect pitch, angel, bootstrap, venture and government funding.

Attend the Northeast Academy by registering now!

Note that the Northeast Academy is open to the public on June 23rd and exclusive for ICE CTO semi-finalists on June 24th.

June 23rd, 2010
 
OPEN to the PUBLIC

7:30 am:  Welcome
      - Clark Waterfall (Chairman, ICE Cleantech Open)
      - Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
8:00 am: Keynote Speaker
      - Stan Stanley Kowalski III (
Chairman  of the Board, FloDesign, Founding CEO 
        FloDesign Wind Turbine Corp.)
8:35 am: Sustainability Metrics
      - Timothy Greiner (Partner, Pure Strategies)
9:20 am: Idea Validation
      - Arif Padaria (Managing Director, Investments at Massachusetts Clean Energy 
        Center)
      - Daniel Behr (Director, Technology Ventures at Allied Minds, Inc.)
10:05 am: Sponsor Spotlight     
      - Michael Oakley (Solutions Engineer at Autodesk, Cleantech Open's National
        Sponsor)
10:20 am: BREAK
10:35 am: Sales & Business Development

     - Mouli Ramani (VP Business Development, Lilliputian Systems)
11:20 am: Intellectual Property
     - Raj Vallabh (Attorney, Foley Hoag Compelling Presentation)
12:05 pm: LUNCH
12:25 pm: Perfect Pitch
     - Dan Roach (Partner, MARCUM)
1:10 pm: Building a Team
      - Micah Rosenbloom (Founder Partner, Founder Collective)
1:55 pm: BREAK
2:15 pm: Funding Panel
     
  - Collette Kessler (ACCION USA)
      - Dave Miller (Executive Managing Director, Clean Energy Venture Group)
      - Bic Stevens (Principal, Stevens Capital Advisor)
3:45 pm: Pitching with Feedback

      - Stephen "Zam" Zamierowski (Director, Deloitte Services)
4:45 pm: Clean Entrepreneurship & Business Plan Development
      - Peter Rothstein (President of NECEC)
5:15 pm: WRAP-UP
5:25 pm to 7:25pm: Wine Reception at AutoDesk
      - click here for details
June 24th, 2010
 
EXCLUSIVE to SEMI-FINALISTS and their MENTORS

8:00 am: Welcome
8:30 am: Government Panel
    - Meghan Lahey (Policy Advisor at Office of Senator John Kerry)
10:15 am: BREAK
10:35 am: "How to work with Mentor"
     - Tony Gross
11:05 am: Business Clinic Overview
11:20 am: Judging Overview
     -Jonathan Klavens
11:45 am: LUNCH
12:45 pm: Capitalization - Satisfying Investors, Employees & the IRS
    - Daniel Hullah (Principal, Rockport Capital Partners)
1:30 pm: WRAP-UP
1:45 pm: Mentor/Team Meetings

Accommodations:

Those who wish to stay overnight can reserve rooms at the Doubletree in Waltham at a discounted rate $129/per night.

 

 

 

 

When & Where



Foley Hoag Emerging Enterprise Center
Bay Colony Corporate Center
North Entrance, 1000 Winter St, Suite 4000
Waltham, MA 02451

Wednesday, June 23, 2010 at 7:30 AM - Thursday, June 24, 2010 at 1:45 PM (ET)


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