6th Annual Babson Energy & Environmental Conference

6th Annual Babson Energy & Environmental Conference - 2012

Energy, Environment, & Entrepreneurship:

Challenging Assumptions, Changing Perceptions

Join us on March 30th, 2012 for the 6^th annual Babson Energy and Environmental Conference. During this day-long event we will address the real challenges and the exciting opportunities in energy, alternative transportation, sustainable development, and several other topics within the energy and environmental space.

This year's theme is "Energy, Environment & Entrepreneurship: Challenging Assumptions, Changing Perceptions." Come help us ask tough questions about the direction of green innovation and what issues entrepreneurs face in the green space.

With a strong list of speakers, the day is guaranteed to be enlightening and fun!

Some of our Exciting Speakers:

Keynote Speakers:

• Ian Bowles - Former Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Managing Director, Rhumb Line Energy LLC
• Mark Rodgers - Director of Communications, Cape Wind
• T.I. (Tahmid) Mizan, Senior Technology Planning Advisor, ExxonMobil Corporation

Other Speakers:

• Craig Scott - Manager of Advanced Technologies, Toyota
• Kazunari Yoshimura - Representative, Global Water Japan
• Lynnette McIntire - Director of Sustainability, UPS
• Mitchell Dong - Chief Investment Officer, Pythagoras Investment Management
• Christopher Poirier - President & CEO, CoalTek
• Bilal Zuberi - Principal, General Catalyst
• Enrique Gomez-Junco - President & CEO, Optima Energia
• Rob Pratt - Chairman & CEO, GreenerU
• Victor Bell - President, Environmental Packaging International (EPI)
• Peter Cleary - Communications and Public Relations Director, Vestergaard Frandsen
• Wood Turner - Vice President, Sustainability Innovation, Stonyfield
• Jim Goldenberg - Principal, Cathartes Private Investments
• Stephen B. Russell - Alternative Transportation Program Coordinator, Massachusetts DOER
• Marieme Lo - Professor, University of Toronto
• Brian Salazar - President, Entegra Development & Investment
• Rich Medairos - Vice President, RDK Engineers
• Niakis Stefanakis - Head of Business Development, Terracycle
• Vicki Quiram - Director, Westwood Public Works
• Barbra Batshalom - Founder & Executive Director, Green Roundtable Inc.
• Cait Simmons - Director of Marketing, boloco
• Matt Most - Vice-President, Natural Gas Environmental Policy Development, Encana Natural Gas
• Rachel O'Brien - Associate Professor & Chair of Geology Department, Allegheny College
• Edward Cunningham - Associate Professor of Energy, Boston University
• Leonard Schlesinger - President, Babson College
• Mark Donohue - Conference Founder & Founding Sponsor
• Marty Anderson - Senior Lecturer, Technology, Operations, and Information Management, Babson College

Panel Topics

• The Reality of Electric Vehicles
• Food Packaging: Cost vs. the Environment
• Challenges and Opportunities in Green Buildings
• Future of Financing for Renewable Energy Projects
• Water in the Developing World: Harsh Reality and Inspiring Innovations
• Environmental Awareness in Developing Countries

Conference attendees will have the opportunity to learn about key issues driving the cleantech and environmental space while addressing relevant issues to entrepreneurs, innovators, investors, and practitioners. Further, attendees will have the opportunity to network with approximately 500 students and industry professionals.