Maybe of interest to some....'Greening Your Ride: Entrepreneurial Opportunities in the Transportation Sector'
http://www.entforum.caltech.edu/april2011.html
Saturday, April 16, 2011 at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California
Registration and Continental Breakfast: 8:00 a.m. Baxter Lecture Hall
Program: 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Networking: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Baxter Lecture Hall
Cost:
$40 on-line registration fee; $50 at-the-door; $10 for students with full-time student ID and free for Caltech students (must show ID at door). Caltech students can now register online.
On-line Registration closes at 5:00PM on Thursday, April 14, 2011. There are no refunds for no-shows.
Event Preview
Our program will explore how entrepreneurs can interact with utilities, government and the private sector to promote innovative ideas to cut traffic congestion, emissions and transportation. Entrepreneurial opportunities exist in many spaces, including extended range electric vehicles, charging technologies, “Smart Grid” interfaces, “first mile/last-mile” vehicles (electric bikes, scooters, or shared transportation) and software to manage the devices at home and on the road.
Come to this Enterprise Forum to meet representatives from all these sectors - business, local government, and academia - to brainstorm how to really change the world, one less parking spot at a time. Public-sector foresight can create alluring opportunities for the private sector entrepreneur. Getting in touch with the right people and being creative can help lead you to many opportunities.
Keynote Speaker
Geoff Wardle
Director, Advanced Mobility Research
Art Center College of Design
http://www.artcenter.edu
Co-founder
OnGoing Transportation
http://www.ongoingtransportation.com
Venture Capital Outlook
Randy Churchill
Director, Emerging Company Services
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
http://www.socaltech.com/pwc
Panelists
Whitney Pitkanen
Project manager
CALSTART
http://www.calstart.org
Dick Cromie
Senior Program Manager, Advanced Technology
Southern California Edison Co.
http://www.sce.com
Moderator
Bill Bogaard
Mayor
City of Pasadena
http://www.ci.pasadena.ca.us
Producers
Sarah Gavit
Aerospace Consultant
System Engineering & Project Management
Joan Horvath
National University Community Research Institute Fellow
National University Community Research Institute
http://www.nu.edu
Andre M. Ramirez (Click to see bio)
Advanced Technology
Southern California Edison Co.
http://www.sce.com
Andre Ramirez currently works in a Strategy & Planning rotational position at Southern California Edison. He has worked on operations, regulatory and business strategies in the areas of electric vehicles, energy storage, R&D and rate design. Prior to joining SCE, Andre led or consulted on several projects on the supply and demand side of the energy space including work on technological competitive analysis, market entry strategies for new technology, and energy efficiency program development.
Andre earned a MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management and bachelor degrees in Economics and Political Science from UC Irvine. He can be followed @AndreMRamirez.
Lawrence Wnuk, Ph.D. (Click to see bio)
Senior Director
CALSTART
http://www.calstart.org
Lawrence Wnuk provides services in strategy, technology research and assessment, funds capture and products development. The focus is on connecting corporations, public entities, emerging growth companies and entrepreneurs with venture-building technologies, partners and investment.
http://www.entforum.caltech.edu/april2011.html
