CED has partnered with the Edward Lowe Foundation to bring a unique awards program to North Carolina. Companies to Watch (CTW) honors second-stage companies that demonstrate high performance in the marketplace, exhibit innovative products or processes, or otherwise make those companies “worth watching.”
The award ceremony will be September 23, 2010 at the Raleigh Marriott City Center.
WHEN
Tuesday, June 15, 9:30am to Noon
WHERE
Cree Auditorium, 4600 Silicon Drive, Durham, NC- (http://www.cree.com/about/map.asp)
WHAT
Educational Forum to learn about and discuss the recently proposed American Power Act, what it means for growing both the North Carolina and U.S. economies, what it means for job growth and local communities, and what it means for new opportunities in manufacturing, clean technology markets and investments.
PRESENTERS
Introductions and Overview of the American Power Act
Robin Langdon, Environmental Defense Fund
Climate Solutions: A Supply Chain Perspective
Marcy Lowe, Duke University’s Center for Globalization, Governance and Competitiveness
Clean Technology Market Opportunities
Greg Merritt, Cree
Clean Technology Investment Opportunities
Cody Nystrom, SJF Ventures
Potential for Job Growth and Local Communities
Jason Spencer, Fourth-Sector Financial Corporation
The Educational Forum is free and open to the public, and seats will be available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Please RSVP to amkarpinski@edf.org.
Light refreshments will be provided.
ENERGIZING NORTH CAROLINA’S FUTURE:
2010 Economic Outlook Luncheon & Policy Forum
Monday, May 17, 2010, 11:30 – 2 pm
McKimmon Training & Conference Center, Raleigh, NC
Click here to view the full agenda and register. Walk up registration will be permitted although space is limited so not guaranteed.
The event, which is hosted by the NC Sustainable Energy Association, will bring together our state’s top energy, business, government, economic development, finance and community leaders.
If you want to hear from three of North Carolina’s leading business and energy experts regarding the latest stats and their “insider knowledge” about our state’s economic, public policy and financial situation, plus their predictions for the next 6-12 months – this event is for you! Speakers at the Luncheon will include Dale Carroll, Deputy Secretary of the NC Department of Commerce; Bob Conner, VP of Photovoltaics at Semprius; and Ivan Urlaub, Executive Director of the NC Sustainable Energy Association. The Economic Outlook Luncheon will take place from 11:30 am-2 pm (registration and networking begins at 10:30 am, so come early).
SJF Ventures and the Council for Entreprenuerial Development (CED) invite you to attend their next CleanLinks happy hour event on Tuesday, May 11 at Tosca in Durham. Come out and enjoy an evening of social networking with other North Carolina business professionals in the fields of cleantech, renewable energy and other clean indutry sectors.
When: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Where: Tosca Ristorante Italiano (West Village)
604 West Morgan Street
Durham, NC 27701
Click here for directions and see a map of Tosca in West Village
Cost: Free (cash bar available)
Register and see the attendee list at http://cleanlinksrtpmay.eventbrite.com.
Hope to see you there!
Author Wendy Williams will lead a discussion entitled Renewable Energy: Engineering, Public Policy and Social Issues. The discussion will center on renewable energy in North Carolina, and the policies and processes involved in its generation and distribution.
See this link for more information.
North Carolina Treasurer, Janet Cowell, announced Monday that the North Carolina Retirement System has hired Credit Suisse to manage a $230 million equity fund targeting innovative in-state businesses.
According to the press release from the Office of the Treasurer, “Investments will be aimed at building upon the strengths of the North Carolina economy and may target high growth industries that include, but are not limited to; life sciences, technology and clean energy.”
“North Carolina is a good investment,” stated Cowell. “As we look globally for opportunities to achieve a high rate of return for our pensioners, we need to be diligent in looking into the possibilities that are in our own backyard.”
Steve Glenn, the Founder and CEO, of LivingHomes (www.livinghome.net) a premier developer of modern and sustainable prefabricated homes, will be speaking at the offices of Cherokee Fund on Wednesday, March 10 at 6 pm. Don’t miss this great opportunity to hear from a seasoned and successful green entrepreneur. Please register online or email Irene Sherman at isherman@cherokeefund.com to register or for more information.
Location:
111 E. Hargett Street, Ste 300
CONFERENCE ROOM: Wilmington
Raleigh, NC 27601
About LivingHome and Steve Glenn
The first LivingHome, designed by Ray Kappe, FAIA, was installed in eight hours. It became the first home ever to receive a LEED for Home Platinum rating and was the only home to win the AIA’s top sustainability award in 2007. The second LivingHome was named Green Home of the Year by Green Home Builder Magazine. Before LivingHomes, Glenn worked as with the Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative (CHAI) and managed the development of a $220 million program in Mozambique, the first program CHAI launched in Africa. Glenn is founder and former Chairman and CEO of PeopleLink, a leading provider of enterprise ecommunity solutions, which raised $35 million from AT&T Ventures, GE, Goldman Sachs, idealab and others. Glenn was a founding partner of idealab, a business incubation firm that raised $1 billion and that founded or invested in a number of successful companies including GoTo/Overture (OVER), NetZero/United Online (UNTD), CitySearch (TMCS), Tickets.com (TKTS), eToys and CarsDirect. Glenn worked for Walt Disney Imagineering as co-director of the Virtual Reality Studio. Glenn co-founded Clearview Software, which was sold to Apple Computer where Glenn later served as a marketing specialist. He holds a bachelor’s degree with honors from Brown University, and was a Coro Fellow. Glenn is a co-founder of the Sustainable Business Council, www.sustainablebc.org (and chair), the Kaia Parker Dance Fund, www.kaiaparker.org, and a co-founder and former board member of Hope Street Group, www.hopestreetgroup.org. He is a member of the board of directors of the Brown University Entrepreneur Forum, www.brownep.org, and Watts House Project, www.wattshouseproject.org. Glenn teaches courses at Pepperdine Business School and California State University, Long Beach. He was named the Clean Tech CEO of the Year in 2008 by Clean Tech Week, and Environmental Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009 by LA City Council/Faith2Green.
Argyle, CertiRx Corporation, Dyzen, Inc., EcoCurrent and EntoGenetics have been selected to receive a total of $200,000 in grants from NC IDEA. See press release for full details.
The NC IDEA Spring grant cycle available to North Carolina based companies opens on Monday, February 22, 2010. There are two pre-proposal deadlines: Friday, March 5th and Friday, March 19th.
Due to the competitive nature of the screening process, applicants are strongly encouraged to apply by the first deadline, giving them the benefit of an extended review period. All interested companies must submit an application prior to the final pre-proposal deadline
Learn more at www.ncidea.org
Building a Renewable Energy Industry in the Charlotte Region
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
US National Whitewater Center, Charlotte
Policy Forum: 4-6 pm
Networking Reception: 6-8 pm
(Doors open at 3:30 pm)
NOTE: Online Registration Has Ended, see http://www.ncsustainableenergy.org/events/
Join the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA), business and energy leaders, government officials and economic development experts for a unique educational and networking event at the US National Whitewater Center in Charlotte on Wednesday, February 24th from 4-8 pm. Speakers and attendees will discuss and debate the following question: What energy policies would create the most renewable energy jobs and attract the most business to the 16-county Charlotte region? Please email Joel Olsen, NCSEA’s Acting Charlotte Region Director, at joel@energync.org if you have questions about this event or click on the links below to register – Space is Limited!
