Greentech Investor Conference - Investing in the Environment: Global Warming, Global Warning

Neil D. Berlant
Fund Manager of the PFW Water Fund
Since 1968, Neil has been continuously involved in the investment banking industry, either as a principal, officer, or founder of several firms. He has supervised and initiated the publication of numerous investment research reports on the water industry and conducted conferences directed towards top corporate management, the investment community, and venture capitalists. He has been a speaker at conferences on topics ranging from financing, to business and investment opportunities in the water industry. In addition, he has consulted to Fortune 500 companies and participated in negotiations concerning mergers, acquisitions, and venture capital investments. He is quoted frequently in newspapers including the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Investor's Business Daily, and is a frequent water expert on CNBC.

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Rafael Coven
Managing Partner, Cleantech Indices™
Rafael Coven has an ideal combination of extensive cleantech industry and institutional investor experience. He has spent most of the last 23 years in cleantech as a manager, entrepreneur, equity investor, and management consultant.

Rafael has global experience working with or consulting to such leading cleantech firms as Abengoa, Dynatech, Philips Lighting, Siemens, and numerous private equity and venture capital investors in the sector. During the 1990s, Rafael was an international equity analyst at Dietche & Field Advisors where he evaluated, made, and managed a $700 million segment of the firm's $5.6 billion equity holdings (including many cleantech companies). He has also founded three cleantech companies and still actively reviews numerous cleantech businesses. He has lived and worked in numerous countries and speaks Italian and Spanish.

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Neal M Dikeman
Jane Capital Partners LLC
Neal is one of the founding partners of Jane Capital Partners LLC, an energy and technology merchant bank whose clients have included the technology arms of multinational energy companies. He has launched several startups, including Carbonflow in carbon credit IT. He previously cofounded SC Power Systems, Inc. and its successor Zenergy Power plc (AIM:ZEN) in superconductor technology, helped launch WaiterPad POS Systems, Inc. in wireless hospitality POS solutions, and led the spin-out of Fideris, Inc. in fuel cell test & measurement. He has served as a director of several technology companies, edits the Cleantech Blog, named one of the 50 Best Business Blogs by London Times, and chairs Cleantech.org. Before entering private equity, he began his career in energy investment banking at Bankers Trust, and has a B.A. from Texas A&M University.

Peter C. Fusaro
Chairman, Global Change Associates
Peter C. Fusaro is Chairman of Global Change Associates in New York and is the best selling author of What Went Wrong at Enron and 12 other books on energy and the environment. Peter is an energy industry thought leader noted for his keen insights in emerging energy and environmental financial markets. He has been on the forefront of energy and environmental change for over 30 years focusing on oil, gas, power, coal, emissions, carbon trading and renewable energy markets. Peter is currently advising on carbon trading and clean energy technology arena to financial services companies. Peter was selected for Who’s Who in America for 2007 and 2008. He coined the term “Green Trading” and holds the Wall Street Green Trading Summit with Reuters in New York each spring. He is also a well known expert on Asia Pacific energy and environmental markets. He co-founded the Energy Hedge Fund Center LLC (www.energyhedgefunds.com) in 2004. Peter graduated with an MA in international relations from Tufts University and a BA from Carnegie-Mellon University.

Mark Henwood, Founder
Camino Energy
Mark Henwood founded and directs Camino Energy. Previously, Mark grew Henwood Energy Services, Inc. into one of the premier providers of software, information, and consulting services to the global power industry. After selling the company to form Global Energy Decisions, Mark started Camino because of his long term interest in sustainable energy and the need for information to help guide investment in this vital and growing sector. In addition to his activities at Camino, Mark is the CEO of Henwood Associates (a Sustainable Energy Business), serves on the boards of PowerLytix, LLC and PLEXOS Solutions LLC., and manages a diversified portfolio of equities and fixed income. He is also active in promoting sustainable energy businesses in Sacramento, CA through his involvement with CleanStart where he is Vice Chairman and with start-ups as a venture partner at Velocity Ventures LLC.

Camino Energy provides comprehensive global tracking and accurate segmentation of publicly-traded sustainable energy businesses. Our PurePlaytm Indices allow focused investment in companies pursuing specific business activities. Current coverage includes Solar, Renewable Electricity, Biofuels, and Fuel Cells.

Adam Krop
Vice President-Equity Research, Ardour Capital Investments, LLC
Adam Krop is responsible for equity research coverage within the solar sector. Prior to joining Ardour Capital as a senior analyst, he was an associate analyst with AG Edwards covering the household products industry from 2005 - 2007. Adam received his M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham University in 2004 while working in Ardour Capital’s equity research training program. He holds a B.S. in Biology from James Madison University.

Joshua Levine
Editor, ChangeWave Investing and ChangeWave MicroCap Investor
Mr. Levine has more than 20 years of experience researching technology trends and analyzing and investing in micro- and small-cap stocks. In 2002 he joined ChangeWave Research -- an independent investment research firm -- as a technology analyst. As the editor of two ChangeWave advisory services, he guides investors through the analytical process of stock selection and managing a high-performance growth portfolio. He also works closely with the ChangeWave Alliance, an intelligence network of 13,000 credentialed professionals, including CIOs, IT managers, executive management, scientists and engineers, from a broad cross section of 20 markets. Alternative Energy and Cleantech are two primary industries targeted by the Alliance's research activities. www.Changewave.com

J. Peter Lynch
Solar Expert
Mr. J. Peter Lynch has worked, for 31 years as a Wall Street security analyst, an independent investment/merchant banker and private investor in small emerging technology companies. He has been actively involved in following developments in the renewable energy area since 1977 and is regarded as a leading expert in this field.

He is one of the few people with a through understand of each of the critical areas involved: finance, the equity markets and the renewable energy industry. He was the contributing editor for 17 years to the Photovoltaic Insider Report, the leading publication in PV that was directed at industrial subscribers, such as major energy companies, utilities and governments around the world.

He has been a speaker and presenter at numerous financial conferences on a variety of topics, including solar energy and solar energy related stocks. He is currently a private investor and financial/technology consultant to a number of companies. He can be reached via e-mail at: solarjpl@aol.com.

Estelle Lloyd
Founder and COO, Venture Business Research
Estelle Lloyd is the founder and COO of Venture Business Research a leading global source of research and deal intelligence on venture capital and private equity funds and their investments, M&A and the public capital markets. Their customer product and service span four major areas of innovation: Clean Technologies and Renewable Energy, Security (Homeland & IT) and Defense, Healthcare Innovations, Health, Wellness and Better Nutrition.

By focusing on fundraisings currently marketed, acquisition targets, M&A opportunities and upcoming IPOs they deliver actionable intelligence that provides insight into tomorrow's industry leading companies. In addition, VBR's research platform offers the most accurate and comprehensive databases of deals and investors analyzed by private placements, buyouts, PIPEs, M&A and IPOs to facilitate corporate finance decision-making.

Venture Business research services range from governments and multinational companies to investment banks, venture capitalists, private equity funds, hedge funds and law firms in over 55 countries. Venture Business Research was founded in 2005 and employs 20 analysts and journalists in various locations around the globe.

Estelle has worked in Venture Capital and Investment Banking for the past 12 years. She is an MBA graduate from the dual international MBA program of Columbia Graduate School of Business in New York and London Business School. www.vbresearch.com.

Mary D. Nichols
Chairman, California Air Resources Board
Mary D. Nichols, JD, was appointed Chair of the California Air Resources Board in July 2007, a post she held previously under Gov. Edmund H, Brown Jr. from 1979 to 1983. At CARB she is responsible for implementing California's landmark greenhouse gas emissions legislation as well as setting air pollution standards for motor vehicles and fuels.

After graduating from Cornell University and Yale Law School Ms. Nichols practiced environmental law in Los Angeles, bringing cases on behalf of environmental and public health organizations to enforce state and federal clean air legislation. President Clinton appointed her to head the Office of Air and Radiation at US EPA, where she was responsible for, among many other regulatory breakthroughs, the acid rain trading program and setting the first air quality standard for fine particles. She also served as California's Secretary for Natural Resources from 1999 to 2003. Prior to her return to the ARB, Ms. Nichols was Professor of Law and Director of the Institute of the Environment at UCLA.

Yeves Perez
CEO & CGO, Eco Investment Club
Eco Investment Network International, Inc. (EINI) was founded in 2007 in order to achieve our mission, which is to support the progression of the Green Movement. It is evident that there has been an inevitable shift in social consciousness towards things that are Eco-friendly, Sustainable, or "Green". This new market has emerged in the business world, both nationally and internationally, and corresponding technological, economical, and political trends have indicated that this market will continue to grow at an unprecedented rate. This global shift in social consciousness has created a worldwide demand for "Green". http://www.ecoinvestmentclub.com

Matthew Sant
Partner, Irell & Manella LLP
Matthew Sant is a partner at Irell & Manella LLP, and practices in the firm's Newport Beach, California office. Mr. Sant represents some of the most exciting and innovative companies in the global economy.

Matthew Sant's practice focuses on the structure and negotiation of complex licensing, development and commercial transactions involving intellectual property assets and emerging technologies. His experience also includes debt and equity financing, mergers and acquisitions, and public and private corporate securities. Among his clients are several companies and funds exploring "green" technologies, including the developer of hybrid and electric vehicles, the developer of proprietary "waste to energy" technologies for producing biofuels, and a fund that has invested in solar and other renewable energy technologies. www.Irell.com.

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Robert Wilder, J.D., Ph.D.
WilderHill Clean Energy Index
Dr. Rob Wilder is Founder and the Manager of the WilderHill Clean Energy Index (ECO), the first and leading Index on Wall Street for renewables & clean solutions. The Index is tracked by a PowerShares WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio (symbol PBW) which has grown to over $1.75 billion in assets within its first three years. www.wildershares.com

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Jamie Wimberly, CEO
Distributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG)
Jamie Wimberly founded and currently serves as CEO of the Distributed Energy Financial Group (DEFG, www.defgllc.com), a holding company with three branded entities, including: DEFG LLC, EcoAlign, DEFG Ventures.

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Brian C. Yerger CFA
Research Analyst
Brian Yerger is responsible for covering the Alternative Energy industry for Jesup & Lamont. Mr. Yerger has almost 15 years of experience on Wall Street in sales, trading and investment banking prior to joining the research department in 2007.

Brian holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Delaware. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA™) and a member of the CFA Society of Philadelphia. He holds the following series registrations: 7, 63, 65, 86 & 87.

He is frequently quoted in such financial media outlets as AP™, Barron’s™, Bloomberg™, BusinessWeek™, and Forbes™ as well as a presenting expert on the industry at such forums as the CFA of Philadelphia and will be presenting at the upcoming CompositesWorld conference. Currently, Brian publishes from our Mid Atlantic regional office in Wilmington, Delaware.

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