The first ever ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) and organized by the Clean Technology and Sustainable Industries Organization (CTSI), with key support from the National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and the Kauffman Foundation, will serve as a forum for the nation's energy leaders to share ideas, collaborate, and begin building the next Industrial Revolution in clean energy technologies.

March 1 – 3, 2010
Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center
Washington, DC

The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit will bring together the nation's energy leaders to share ideas, collaborate and identify future technology opportunities and gaps. Participants will include members of the scientific and research communities, venture capital investors, technology entrepreneurs, corporations with an interest in clean energy technologies, policymakers and government officials.

The Summit will present ARPA-E's first round of awardees and - for the first time - showcase many of the 250 additional top-ranking projects – out of nearly 3,700 concept papers submitted – from ARPA-E's first $150 million solicitation.

• Participate with leading US energy policy and business decision makers. Speakers include:
• Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy
• Arun Majumdar, ARPA-E Director
• Desh Deshpande, Founder, Sycamore Networks
• Vinod Khosla, Founder, Khosla Ventures
• James Woolsey, Partner, Vantage Point Venture Partners; former CIA Director
• Panel topics will include: identifying game-changing technologies, building regional energy innovation clusters, the role of energy in our national security, and successfully developing and commercializing energy technology breakthroughs.
• “Partner with ARPA-E” – Pre-Conference Workshop on Monday, March 1 – where researchers, entrepreneurs and investors can meet ARPA-E's Program Directors, discuss the goals and directions for ARPA-E's program areas, and learn the outcomes of previous workshops on these topics. Will offer tutorials on topics such as best practices for commercializing breakthrough energy technologies and taking advantage of the SBIR program.
• “Transformative Technologies Showcase” – explore and interact with the researchers and companies bringing the next generation of energy technologies to market.

For more information and to register, visit:
http://www.ct-si.org/events/EnergyInnovation
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