EuroStart, a San Francisco-based venture fund, announces today that 50
of the most promising technology companies have been selected to present
at a unique technology transatlantic gathering during the World
Investment Conference in La Baule, France, June 4th to June 6th, 2008. Among the 50 companies, 30
high-tech companies have been selected to present in the California Tech
Showcase (CTS 2008, www.CaliforniaTechShowcase.com)
and 20 clean-tech companies to present in the Transatlantic Green
Platform (TGP 2008, www.TransatlanticGreenPlatform.com).
The descriptions of the selected companies can be downloaded here: www.californiatechshowcase.com/rsc/
CTS-TGP2008PresentingCompanyDescriptions.pdf (Due to its length
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address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.)
The California Tech Showcase features some of the most innovative
California Tech companies and connects them with to European technology
and business leaders. The CTS 2008 selection committee includes senior
executives from leading European companies such as Siemens, T-Mobile
British Telecom, SAP, ST Microelectronics, Burda, Electricite de France
Societe Generale, and Bouygues Telecom, among others.
The Transatlantic Green Platform brings together influential policy
makers, top business leaders from large corporations, entrepreneurs
academics and investors from both side of the Atlantic to cooperate in
promoting green technologies. Among the key players, high-level
executives from the following companies will be there: GE, SIEMENS
TOTAL, BP, EDF, GDF, VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT, SUEZ, ENEL, ENI, ENDESA
AREVA, IBERDROLA, ABENGOA, EON, REPOWER.
Partners and sponsors for the events include Invest in Western France
Dow Jones Venture Source, VLAB MIT/Stanford Venture Lab, Europe+
Foundation, Nair & Co., Inc., NYSE Euronext Stock Exchange, the State of
California, Avenir Finance, La Tribune and Rumeur Publique.
CTS 2008 and TGP 2008 will take place at the World Investment Conference
(WIC 2008, http://www.worldinvestmentconference.com)
which will feature hundreds of corporate and political leaders from
firms such as Sony, Freescale, EDF, Nokia, BT, Total, Siemens, Alstom
Vivendi, Lagardere, as well as government officials and ministers from
around Europe.
The global press coverage of the two conferences includes the Wall
Street Journal, International Herald Tribune, CNBC, EuroNews, BBC
BSkyB, CNN, and others.
