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Speaker Bios:
Grame Barty, Regional Director, Australian Trade Commission, Americas. The Australian Trade Commission is the Australian Government’s trade and investment development agency. Graduate Royal Military College, Duntroon serving in the Australian Defence Force until 1987. Business Executive Management experience in Fujitsu Australia Limited, Telecom New Zealand, Nortel Networks and founder and Managing Director of HarvestRoad Limited - a publicly listed software technology company 1996-2007.
Don Bray, Co-Founder and President, AltaTerra Research. AltaTerra is a research and services firm focused on energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in the corporate marketplace. Don has led a broad range of market research and consulting engagements in corporate sustainability, green IT, carbon management and renewable energy systems. He is a frequent author, speaker, and discussion moderator on emerging solutions for energy efficiency and corporate sustainability. Don earned his Masters in Engineering Management from Stanford University, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from the University of California at Davis.
James Cameron, Chief Executive Officer, National Water Commission. National Water Commission is Australia’s national, independent water reform agency. Mr Cameron joined the Commission in October 2009. Prior to his appointment, he held a number of senior management roles in the Australian Government’s communications portfolio, including responsibility for telecommunications, broadcasting, information and communications technology and arts and sport policy. James holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies.
Andrew L. Clark, Director of Corporate Strategy, Venture Capital Group, IBM Corporation. Drew Clark, a champion for innovation across IBM and its global ecosystem, is co-founder of and lead strategist for IBM's global venture capital group. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics from Western Carolina University and an MS in Theoretical Plasma Physics from the University of Texas at Austin.
David Cogdill, Senator, California State Senate. In November 2006, Senator Dave Cogdill, of Modesto, was elected as the Representative of the 14th District to the California State Senate, garnering 67% of the vote. Senator Cogdill serves as the chair of the Select Committee on Surplus Property and vice-chair of the Natural Resources and Water; Banking, Finance and Insurance; and Public Safety Committees.
Craig S. Criddle Ph.D, Professor, Environmental Engineering & Science (EES), Stanford University. Since joining the Stanford faculty in 1999, Professor Criddle has taught courses on aquatic chemistry and biology, environmental biotechnology and pathogens and disinfection. He has also worked on diverse research projects and served on committees both internal and external to Stanford. Craig is interested in the environmental engineering, science, and science literacy needed for clean water, clean energy, and healthy ecosystems.
Brian Cullen, President, PERC Water Corporation. PERC Water Coropration is a water recycling company that designs, builds, operates and manages water recycling facilities throughout the United States. Mr. Cullen has worked in various senior management positions in the environmental, engineering and construction industry for the past 20 years and has worked for PERC Water since 2000. Mr. Cullen was instrumental in the development and negotiation of the first 30-year privately financed wastewater greenfield project in the US. See www.percwater.com for more information.
Jim Davis, Executive Director, Sustainability, Energy & Environmental Solutions, SAP. SAP is the world’s leading business applications software company. Jim works at SAP Labs in Silicon Valley and provides internal and external thought leadership for SAP’s rapidly growing portfolio of enterprise sustainability solutions. Jim also directs partnerships, alliances and business development to deliver SAP solutions to organizations of all sizes in private industry and government. Jim earned his BS with Distinction in Biology and Earth Sciences and his MS in Environmental Earth Sciences here at Stanford University and has over 28 years experience in environmental, power and energy industry R&D, consulting, and software solutions for industry and government.
Amol Deshpande, Partner, KPCB. Amol joined KPCB in April 2008 and focuses on opportunities in green technology with specific emphasis on fuels, chemicals, water, waste and environmental technologies. While at KPCB Amol has been involved with the firm's first water investment and also incubated Harvest Power, a venture focused on next generation organics recycling. Amol has a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign. Amol also has an MBA from Cornell University where he was a Park Fellow, receiving a full tuition merit based scholarship based on future leadership potential in business world.
Aleid Diepeveen, Director of Innovation Program in Water Technology, Netherlands Water Partnership (NWP - a network of Dutch water experts). In this capacity, Aleid has developed a deep understanding of the relationship between research, entrepreneurship, markets, and public water infrastructure. Aleid earned her experience in watertechnology during her previous position as Scientific Project Manager at the knowledge institute, Wetsus and as Account Manager for Industrial Water Supply at Drenthe. Aleid Diepeveen has a Master's Degree in Environmental Science from the University of Twente with a specific focus on water treatment technologies. She also completed the Fellows Program in Innovation and Global Leadership at the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Cassie Doyle, Consul General, Consulate General of Canada San, Francisco/Silicon Valley. Ms. Doyle is appointed as Consul General of Canada (January 2011) with accreditation for Northern California, Nevada, Hawaii and Guam. Ms. Cassie Doyle has served at the executive level of all three orders of government including as Deputy Minister with both the governments of Canada and British Columbia. Over the past 15 years, she has led departments that have focused on advancing Canada’s energy, natural resource and environmental agendas. Ms. Doyle achieved notable success in the development of clean energy innovation and efficiency programs, improvements in the performance of the government’s regulatory system for major projects and the transformation of the forest industry.
Nigel Finney, Chief Executive Officer, savewater!® Alliance. savewater!® Alliance, a NFP organization set up by the Australian water utilities. savewater!® develops centralized water conservation marketing programs and new products for its members. Nigel has civil engineering and marketing qualifications from Monash university in Melbourne. savewater!® Alliance employs a team of 17 staff with a strong focus on marketing skills and product development
Burt Hamner, Founder and CEO, Hydrovolts Inc. Hydrovolts is manufacturer of small hydrokinetic turbines to generate renewable energy from water currents in canals. Burt has 30+ years of experience in marine technology, environmental issues, and international consulting, an AB in marine biology from Harvard and an MBA and MA in Marine Policy from the University of Washington.
Wayne Hedden, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers. Wayne has 15 years of public accounting experience with PWC and has served a diverse base of public and emerging companies in the U.S. and overseas. Wayne is a partner in PwC's technology practice in San Jose, California working with numerous companies in the cleantech sector, as well as clients in other technology sectors including semiconductors, software and networking. Wayne received a Bachelor’s degree (with honors) in Accounting and Finance from the University of the West of England, Bristol.
Mia Javier, Research Analyst, Cleantech Group. Mia leads CTG research coverage of water technology and investment trends. Additionally, she leads custom-research projects with clients including Veolia, GE Water and the United States EPA and fundamentally aims to assist the decision making of executives interested in the adoption of or investment in water technologies. Mia holds a Bachelor of Science degree in statistics from the University of Michigan.
Robert Kelly, Director of Technical Assistance - Wastewater & Environment, SUEZ ENVIRONNEMENT.Robert leads a team of Senior Engineers responsible for process optimization, environmental sustainability initiatives and introduction of new technology for Suez Environment operations worldwide. Doctoral Graduate - University of Guelph. Previously served as the Director of Reseach, Development & Industrialization for the Degremont Technologies Group based in Richmond, VA.
Bill Kocher, Director, City of Santa Cruz. Bill has been the Director of the City of Santa Cruz Water Department for 25 years. Prior to that, he was a Public Works executive in the Chicago suburbs. He is a 30+ year member of American Water Works Association and a long-time member of Association of California Water Agencies, and the Water Education Foundation. Bill has taught Fresh Water Policy in the Environmental Studies section of the University of California Santa Cruz and routinely guest lectures.
Carol W. Kwan, Board of Directors, West Basin Municipal Water District. Carol was first elected to the West Basin Board of Directors in 1996 to represent the cities of Hermosa Beach, Lomita, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach and Torrance. She won re-election in November 2008 and is currently in her fourth term of office. Director Kwan is the first female and Asian American elected to the West Basin Board in its 50-year history and is the first Asian American member to serve on the Metropolitan Water District Board of Directors. In addition to managing the family business, Carol has run her own successful businesses in media marketing and as an environmental consultant. She has served as an environmental consultant to the local water authority in Zhong Shan, China.
Henrik Skov Laursen, Head of Grundfos Water Technology Center, North America. Henrik Skov Laursen is heading up the establishment of Grundfos' new Water Technology Center located in Fresno, CA. Grundfos Water Technology Center is for government, research and academic institutions and small start-up companies who seek a place to share and gather knowledge on water technology topics.
Susan Leal is a water utility expert and author. She specializes in identifying realistic and creative solutions to the water and wastewater challenges. Susan speaks regularly about our most pressing water issues and has appeared on regional NPR stations around the United States. She is currently a Senior Fellow of Harvard University. As part of her fellowship, she co-authored Running Out of Water, the book takes a positive approach to the looming water crisis. For several years, Susan ran the San Francisco Bay Area regional water and power utility providing water to 2.5 million people. She is an Associate of Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and a member of the advisory board of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley.
John (Randy) Randall Lewis, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Randy has extensive experience in many areas of corporate and securities law, including public offerings, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, and venture capital and private equity financings. Randy is a leader in the firm's clean technology and renewable energy practice, his practice focuses on the representation of clean technology and other growth companies, ranging from start-ups to large public corporations. Randy began his career in the firm's Palo Alto, California, office. Prior to attending law school, Randy worked at GE Capital and Wells Fargo Bank.
J Patrick McIntyre, Chairman and CEO, ET Water. Mr. McIntyre has served as the Chief Executive Officer of ET Water since May 2009 and has experience in the operating management and financial restructuring of start-up, early stage and highly leveraged growth companies since 1987. Mr. McIntyre has an MBA in Business Economics from the University of Southern California and a BA in Corporate Finance from California State University at Long Beach.
Tamin Pechet, CEO, Banyan Water. Tamin is the CEO of Banyan Water , which provides an intelligence service to improve wastewater collection, saving money and the environment. He is also Chairman of Imagine H2O (www.imagineh2o.org), a global organization spurring entrepreneurship in the water industry through innovation prizes and a water business incubator.Tamin holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB with honors from Harvard University.
Rachel Sheinbein, Principal, CMEA Capital. Rachel Sheinbein is a Principal with the Energy and Materials team at CMEA Capital. She is a board member for Solaria, Danotek Motion, and Arcadia Biosciences and an observer for Reel Solar and Contour Energy. Before CMEA, Rachel was a consultant for start-ups in the areas of bio-plastics, solar and water. Ms. Sheinbein holds a Chemical Engineering degree with a concentration in Environmental Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Rachel was also a sponsored fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(MIT) where she received an MBA and a Masters in Civil and Environmental Engineering, with a focus on operations and supply chain.
Dr. Rafael Simon, Venture Partner, VantagePoint. Vantage Point is one the world’s leading cleantech VC firms. Previously, he served as COO of ZENON Environmental, the leading suppliers of membrane-based water and wastewater filtration technology from 2001 until its acquisition by GE in 2006. Dr. Simon received a Ph.D. in Materials Science & Mineral Engineering from UC Berkeley in 1996.
Ron Verdugo, Facilities Services Manager and Theater Lead, Cisco. Ron is life-long resident of Santa Clara Valley and is currently the Facilities Services Manager and Theater Lead for Cisco’s Center of Excellence for North America at Cisco Systems. With over 20 years of facilities and real estate management experience in Silicon Valley in the high tech arena, Ron is a graduate of Saint Mary’s College of California with a BA in Business and holds an MBA from Regis University in Denver, CO.
Eric Wesoff, Senior Analyst, Greentech Media. Prior to joining Greentech Media, Eric Wesoff founded Sage Marketing Partners in 2000 to provide sales and marketing-consulting services to venture-capital firms and their portfolio companies in the alternative energy and telecommunications sectors. Mr. Wesoff has become a well known, respected authority and speaker in these fields. He frequently consults for energy startups and Silicon Valley's premier venture capitalists.
John West, Chief Executive Officer and Director, BIO-GILL Environmental. John is responsible for the day-to-day running of the business and holds overall responsibility for the sales and marketing functions. John drives sales, business growth and ensures profit margins are within expected thresholds, while overseeing operations and researching new products. John holds a Graduate Certificate and Post Graduate Certificate in Management from Deakin University. He maintains memberships with the Australian Institute of Management, Housing Industry Association and Australian Water Association.
Don Wood, Managing Director, Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Don leads the DFJ Global Network Funds and is an active member of DFJ's investment team, with a primary focus on Cleantech and IT investing. Don’s cleantech career began with his first post-college job at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. working in the policy planning department. Don’s active cleantech investments include Oasys and Konarka.
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Many thanks to our Planning Committee:
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Ed Beardsworth, Energy Technology Advisors
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Frederique Knoet, Netherlands Consulate General
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Michael Paganucci, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney
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Tamin Pechet, Banyan Water
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Steve Reale, LEVP
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Kelly Sims, Australian Consulate
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Tina Shih, Canadian Consulate
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