Events - Cleantech Capital Day in Oslo

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Event

Title:: Cleantech Capital Day in Oslo
When:: 02.06.2010 - 03.06.2010
Category:: Events 2009

Description

Save the date!

We are planning an exciting two days event, which is going to show the best of the Norwegian cleantech industry, present Nordic cleantech investment cases as well as raise a discussion about some of the hottest sectors and topics.
The event is being organised in cooperation with our distinguished Norwegian partners: Statkraft, Investinor and Enova on the 2 and 3rd of June 2010.

Cleantech Capital Day in Oslo 2-3 June 2010

Preliminary program (download PDF)

Pre-event day, June 2nd 2010

Mobilising Cleantech in Norway

Norway is mobilising its resources to keep and improve its position as a market leader in Cleantech. This day will focus on strongholds and strategies ahead and give the participants a unique insight into the Norwegian Cleantech sector and the investment opportunities it offers now and in the future.

Venue: Statkraft, Lilleakerveien 6, 0216 Oslo

12.00 – 13.30 Networking lunch

13.30 – 13.50 Keynote speaker: Trond Giske, Minister of Trade and Industry (invited, tbc)

13.50 – 14.30 Panel discussion: Norwegian Cleantech Strongholds and Growth Strategies

Panelists:
Trond Giske, Minister of Trade and Industry (tbc)
Christian Rynning-Tønnesen, CEO Statkraft (tbc)
Geir Ove Kjesbu, CEO Investinor (tbc)
Nils Kristian Nakstad, CEO Enova (tbc)

14.30 – 14.50 Keynote speaker: Alexander Lidgren, Cleantech Scandinavia “Overview of the Norwegian Cleantech Start-up and Venture Market and Norwegian Later Stage Cleantech Investment opportunities”

14.50 – 15.10 Panel discussion: The International Investor Perspective on Norwegian Cleantech: Companies and Investment Landscape

Panelists:
Tellef Thorleifsson, General Partner, Northzone Ventures
Bernhard Mohr, BASF Venture Captial
Thomas Skovbjerg, Climate Change Capital
Paul Decraemer, Capricorn Venture Partners

15.10 – 15.40 Coffee and networking break

15.40 – 16.30 Five new Cleantech Ideas from Norway: Presentations by the Norwegian Nordic Cleantech Open finalists followed by the Norwegian Cleantech Prize Ceremony. The prize will be awarded by Statkraft, Enova and Investinor to the best company among the finalists.

16.30 – 17.30 Boat trip with refreshments onboard

17.30 – 18.30 Visit to the world’s first osmotic power plant at Tofte outside Oslo

19.00 Dinner at Tofte Restaurant

Cleantech Capital Day – Oslo – June 3rd

Venue: Hotel Continental, Stortingsgata 24 0161 Oslo

09.00 Registration and coffee

09.30 – 09.45 Keynote speaker: Terje Riis-Johansen, Minister of Petroleum and Energy (invited, tbc)

09.45 – 10.00 Keynote speaker - Speaker to be confirmed

10.00 – 10.20 Keynote speaker: Alf Björseth, founder of REC and Norsun.

10.20 – 11.00 Panel discussion: Cleantech Investment Category – Solar Energy

On which markets is solar energy economically viable? Which technologies have the most growth potential? What are the current and future bottle-necks in this industry? What are upcoming technology break-throughs that might bring costs down and performance up? What are some of the market challenges in this industry?

Panelists:
Jari Mieskonen, Managing Partner, Conor Venture Partners
Markus Moor, Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures
Other panellists to be confirmed

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee and networking break

11.30 – 12.10 Nordic Investment Opportunities in Renewable Energy Generation
Case 1 Solar energy
Case 2 Solar energy
Case 3 Offshore Wind
Case 4 Wave energy

12.10 - 13.50 Networking lunch

13.50 – 14.20 Keynote speaker: EU Renewable Targets – What does it mean for the Cleantech Sector? Speaker to be confirmed

14.20 – 14.40 Keynote speaker: The cost of renewable energy vs conventional (oil, coal, gas). Speaker to be confirmed

14.40 – 15.00 Keynote speaker: Konstantin Graf, Altran Technologies: “Risks with Renewables”

15.00 – 15.40 Nordic Investment Opportunities
Case 5 Materials
Case 6 Energy efficiency
Case 7 Energy Storage
Case 8 Bioenergy

15.40 – 16.20 Coffee and networking break

16.20 – 17.00 Panel discussion: How level is the energy playing field?

On many markets, renewable sources of energy are unable to compete with energy sources such as oil, coal, gas and nuclear. Renewable energy development is often pointed to as being in need of removal of current subsidies to fossil fuel energy sources, adding costs to these and/or putting subsidies on renewable sources of energy. At the same time, politicians at different levels are putting up targets for renewable energy production. What are the market prerequisites for successful achievement of these Renewable Energy targets? What is the current playing field for the available and potential sources of energy? What needs to happen?

Panelists:
Eystein Aspesletten, Managing Director GE Energy (Norway)
Michael Struer Lauridsen, BankInvest (Denmark)
Marie Fossum, Vice President New Business, Fortum (Sweden - Finland)
Christian Rynning-Tønnesen, CEO Statkraft (Norway) – tbc
RWE Innogy (invited, tbc).

17.00 Final words on the future of Nordic cleantech, Cleantech Scandinavia

19.00 - 22.00 Networking Dinner Reception
Cleantech Scandinavia’s Hall of Fame Award during the dinner!