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Join us
to learn about
the 2014
Cleantech Open
accelerator
program and
technology
directions in
scaling
biofuel
processing up.
The
keynote
speaker of the
event will be
Blake
Simmons,
Vice-President,
Deconstruction
Division of
Joint
BioEnergy
Institute
(JBEI), who
will speak
about research
and scale-up
of
biorefinery.
At this
briefing, we
will give you
an overview of
the Cleantech
Open. With
over 850
companies
served and
more than $900
million
raised, you’ll
be in great
company. You
will learn
about our 2014
Business
Accelerator
and how to
accelerate
your cleantech
startup with
expert
training,
national
visibility,
and investor
engagement.
Any given
company could
win up to
$230,000 in
award cash,
investment,
and services.
David
Smernoff,
CEO of
Heliobiosys,
will tell you
about their
innovation in
reducing the
cost of sugar
feedstock.
Heliobiosys
was one of the
2013 Cleantech
Open
Accelerator
companies.
David will
also speak
about how the
Cleantech Open
mentors helped
them along in
their building
their
business.
Don’t
have your own
cleantech
company? In
addition to
great
networking,
the event will
include
information
about how you
can get
involved as a
Cleantech Open
volunteer,
mentor, judge,
investor and
more.
Following
the
presentations,
you are
invited to
tour the ABPDU
and JBEI
facilities.
Location
Joint
BioEnergy
Institute,
5885 Hollis St
4th Floor,
Emeryville, CA
94608 (Directions)
Preliminary
Program Agenda
09:00 -
Registration
and Networking
09:30 -
Welcome and
Introduction
to LBNL - Adam
Arkin, LBNL
09:40 -
Keynote -
Blake Simmons,
JBEI
10:10 -
Cleantech Open
Accelerator
program
overview
10:25 -
Accelerator
alumni - David
Smernoff,
Heliobiosys
10:40 -
Collaboration
with LBNL -
Robin
Johnston, JBEI
10:45 -
Q&A
11:00 - ABPDU
& JBEI
Facilities
Tour,
Networking
12:30 - End
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