"In over 25 years of attending endless finance conferences all over the planet, I can honestly say that this was by far the best one I have ever attended..."

"I enjoyed the Summit tremendously and found the format very interactive. Much better than watching PowerPoint presentations all day long..."

"It is the only clean technology / energy event that brings all the pieces of the puzzle together. This will certainly change our future business model."

"I found it very stimulating, well organized and innovative in approach - it gave me some hope that we might possibly get renewables up and running fast enough to combat climate change after all"

Summit Partners

Bank of America

Bank of America Merrill Lynch is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, corporations and institutions with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. With operations in more than 40 countries, Bank of America Merrill Lynch understands the important role it plays in helping clients and communities address climate change and demands on natural resources. As of January 2012, we have delivered $17.2billion toward our 10-year, $20 billion environmental business initiative, which is addressing climate change and advancing a lower-carbon economy through our lending, investing, products and services, as well as focusing on the efficiency of our own operations.

BP Alternative Energy

BP Alternative Energy is creating a sustainable and secure energy future producing low carbon fuels and power while developing sustainable energy technologies.
In 2005, BP made a commitment to spend $8 billion over 10 years on alternative energy. We are investing at a faster pace than this and have invested approximately $7 billion, with over $4 billion in the US.
BP has a focused biofuels strategy: the production of ethanol from sugarcane in Brazil, developing advanced fuel molecules including biobutanol, and commercializing cellulosic biofuels technology. Biobutanol has a higher energy content than ethanol and is more compatible with existing engines. Our cellulosic biofuels technology will use lignocellulosic biomass from dedicated energy grasses to produce advanced biofuels.
In renewable power, Alternative Energy has 13 wind farms with over 1,000 turbines across seven US states. With 1730 megawatts of gross capacity, our wind farms can provide enough renewable electricity to power over 500,000 average American homes.
Our Emerging Business & Ventures unit aims to enhance long-term value for BP, both for its oil and gas assets as well as its low-carbon businesses by developing sustainable energy solutions. Our venturing investments span three broad areas: bio-energy, electrification and carbon solutions.

Lockheed Martin

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 123,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation's 2011 sales from conitnuing operations were $46.5 billion.

INDUSTRY PARTNERS

Canadian Solar

Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is one of the world's largest solar companies. As a leading vertically integrated provider of ingot, wafer, solar cell, solar module and other solar applications, Canadian Solar designs, manufactures and delivers solar products and solar system solutions for on-grid and off-grid use to customers worldwide. With operations in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia, Canadian Solar provides premium quality, cost-effective and environmentally-friendly solar solutions to support global, sustainable development.

summit sponsors

Fjord Capital Partners

Fjord is a private equity manager that invests growth capital in industrial resource efficiency solutions.
Fjord’s strategy is based on the fact that resource efficiency is an asset class unlike any other: it is driven by increasing energy scarcity, the desire for geopolitical energy independence and the world’s growing concerns for the environment. Thus, the value to industry of the technological means to save resources will continue to rise. Accordingly, Fjord invests in mid market energy and resource efficiency technology companies, and creates value through active industrial ownership.

Fjord was established in London in 2007. Its international team draws upon investment skills and proprietary deal sourcing capability from its members’ extensive networks built over decades of successful careers at McKinsey, Lehman Brothers, Bridgepoint, GE, Deutsche Bank and Severstal. Fjord’s portfolio companies are headquartered in the US and Europe but take advantage of strong growth potential in non-OECD countries.

Hudson Clean Energy Partners

Hudson Clean Energy Partners is a leading private equity firm formed to invest in the dynamic and fast-growing clean energy markets. Hudson’s inaugural fund, Hudson Clean Energy Partners, L.P., held a final close above its target in October 2009 at $1.024 billion.
Global in scope, the Fund is dedicated to investing exclusively in renewable power, alternative fuels and energy efficiency in sectors that include wind and solar energy, biofuels, biomass, energy efficiency and storage. The Fund typically invests in high-growth, asset-based, capital-intensive segments of the clean energy value chain with minimal technology development risk, primarily in control and shared-control positions.

Novozymes

Novozymes is the world leader in bioinnovation. Together with customers across a broad array of industries, we create tomorrow’s industrial biosolutions, improving our customers' business and the use of our planet's resources.
With over 700 products used in 130 countries, Novozymes’ bio-innovations improve industrial performance and safeguard the world’s resources by offering superior and sustainable solutions for tomorrow’s ever-changing marketplace. Novozymes’ natural solutions enhance and promote everything from removing trans-fats in food, to advancing biofuels to power the world tomorrow. Our never-ending exploration of nature’s potential is evidenced by over 6,000 patents, showing what is possible when nature and technology join forces.
Our 5,800+ employees working in research, production and sales around the world are committed to shaping business today and our world tomorrow. Novozymes is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX (NZYMB).

Pew Charitable Trusts

The Pew Charitable Trusts is driven by the power of knowledge to solve today’s most challenging problems. Pew applies a rigorous, analytical approach to improve public policy, inform the public and stimulate civic life. We partner with a diverse range of donors, public and private organizations and concerned citizens who share our commitment to fact-based solutions and goal-driven investments to improve society.

Verizon

From smart grid solutions to intelligent oil fields, Verizon is addressing key challenges and opportunities for utility, oil and gas companies worldwide to generate growth, drive business innovation and move society forward. Through the consumerization of IT, the company is also empowering individuals to manage their energy resources at home. Verizon Enterprise Solutions also delivers advanced communications and IT solutions that can help multinational businesses and government agencies act more sustainably. In addition to playing a central role in the new energy ecosystem, Verizon is committed to reducing carbon emissions, using more energy-efficient equipment in its global network operations, reducing energy consumption in its buildings and introducing more than 1,800 alternative fuel vehicles to its fleet.
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), headquartered in New York, is a global leader in delivering broadband and other wireless and wireline communications services to consumer, business, government and wholesale customers. Verizon Wireless operates America's most reliable wireless network, with nearly 108 million total connections nationwide. Verizon also provides converged communications, information and entertainment services over America's most advanced fiber-optic network, and delivers integrated business solutions to customers in more than 150 countries, including all of the Fortune 500. A Dow 30 company with $111 billion in 2011 revenues, Verizon employs a diverse workforce of nearly 194,000.

SUPPORTING PARTNERS

Sustainable Energy for All

Day 3 will address the integration of innovation and new power and fuel generation into existing networks and processes, which will put in sharp focus the developing markets, initiatives and business models flourishing in the broad umbrella of the United Nation's Year of Sustainable Energy for All. We are delighted to work in collaboration with the SE4All initiative on energy issues at the local, national, regional and international levels.