Cleantech Group, creators of the i3 market intelligence platform and producers of the worldwide Cleantech Forums, launch the 8th Cleantech Forum Europe in Munich (http://events.cleantech.com/munich) next week at the Sofitel Munich Bayerpost. Over 400 of Europe´s most innovative CEOs, leading venture capitalists and investors, corporate leaders and government officials, will spend April 16th-18th discussing the most critical issues affecting the cleantech industry.
The theme of this year´s European Forum is "Re-Engineering Europe: Vorsprung durch Clean Technik?," a discussion on how the cleantech community in Europe needs to think differently to address the new challenges facing our industry and to thrive in a different world order. The Forum will focus on several sectors such as mobility, fuels, smart grid, lighting, and solar, as well as explore key financing issues.
"Cleantech in particular is well suited to solve many of the world´s macroeconomic challenges such as resource scarcity, climbing fuel prices and population growth," says Richard Youngman, Managing Director of Europe & Asia, Cleantech Group. "Our goal is to drive forward the discussion of how Europe, with its rich history of industrial innovation, can tap into that spirit to build new businesses fit for the 21st century, and start to grow its economy again."
Cleantech Forum Europe is generously supported by a broad array of leading companies, economic development agencies, investors, and service providers all of whom are significantly contributing to the growth of the global cleantech economy.
Platinum sponsors: Autodesk, Taylor Wessing and Veolia.
Gold sponsors: Capricorn Venture Partners, Cleantech Finland, Deloitte, Innobasque, Novusmodus, and Siemens.
Session hosts: GDF Suez, Climate Change Capital, The Linde Group, Noerr, Wermuth Asset Management, and White & Case.
Event partners: Bavarian Ministry for Economic Affairs, Infrastructure, Transport and Technology; CleanEnergy Project; Guernsey International Finance Centre; and Munich Network.
Europe and Israel Advisory Board: Deloitte, Veolia, Sail Capital Partners, Aloe Private Equity, Aster Capital, Capricorn Venture Partners, Carbon Trust, Clariant Ltd, Demeter Partners, Emerald Technology Ventures, Environmental Technologies Fund, Georgieff Capital, Idinvest Partners, Israel Cleantech Ventures, Taylor Wessing, Terra Venture Partners and Zouk Capital.
Forum attendees will hear interactive panel discussions and CEO presentations, participate in roundtable industry breakout sessions and network with hundreds of industry influencers. The Cleantech Forum also will offer the following unique exhibits and opportunities:
- Entrepreneur Showcases: The Entrepreneur Showcase sessions at Cleantech Forum Europe will feature 15 of the cleantech industry´s most exciting startups, competitively selected from a large pool of applicants. Each company will have ten minutes on stage at the Forum on Tuesday, April 17 to pitch its investment opportunity. Sponsored by Autodesk.
- Cleantech Tour of Munich: On April 16, Cleantech Group will host an intimate tour of Munich´s top cleantech sights including a guided tour of BMW World and a showcase of electric outboard motors at Lake Starnberg.
- Global Cleantech 100: Nominations will open for Cleantech Group´s 2012 list of top private cleantech companies and there will also be an announcement about next fall´s Global Cleantech 100 Summit & Gala.
About the Cleantech Group
Cleantech Group´s market intelligence, events and advisory services accelerate market adoption, stimulate demand, and remove barriers to cleantech innovation. A global company with offices in North America and Europe, we connect business leaders with cleantech innovation through the i3 Platform (http://i3.cleantech.com/), the most comprehensive, vetted, up-to-date source for insights into companies, investors, financing and relationships across the clean technology ecosystem. Details at http://www.cleantech.com.
