CONFERENCE OVERVIEW:

Emerging growth companies delivering clean-tech products and services represent the next big wave of technology innovation. Over the last seven years, venture investments in the sector have increased from less than 1 percent of total venture investments to nearly 10 percent. Clean-tech investing in the U.S. in 2006 reached $2.7 billion across a range of sectors, including renewable and distributed energy, advanced materials, transportation, and water purification and management.


2007 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS:

The 3rd Annual Clean-Tech Investor Summit was an overwhelming success,almost doubling in size from the year prior and tripling in size from its
inception back in 2005.

447 delegates representing 30 U.S. states and 9 countries

Audience breakdown of:

• 125 venture capital & private equity firms
• 70 emerging clean-tech companies
• 51 investment bankers
• 30 Fortune 500 corporations
• 22 institutional limited partners

The remaining 30% of the audience was a mix of government agencies, consultants, and service providers

CONFERENCE CO-PRODUCERS

Ron Pernick
Cofounder and Principal, Clean Edge, Inc.
Coauthor,The Clean Tech Revolution
pernick@cleanedge.com

Craig Simak
Senior VP
International Business Forum
craig@ibfconferences.com