2008 Green Technology Conference
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_{Philip Adams is President and Chief Operating Officer of World Energy Solutions, Inc.  In this position, he oversees all aspects of the firm, including corporate strategy, sales, marketing operations, IT, finance, legal and human resources functions.  Prior to joining World Energy, Phil was a principal at Go2 Market Momentum, LLC, a consulting firm specializing in growth strategies for emerging companies.  Before returning to consulting, he held senior executive roles in sales, marketing and product management at several major software and internet companies.  Before taking on line management responsibilities, Phil spent four years in strategy consulting at Corporate Decisions, a firm that specialized in growth strategies and was subsequently acquired by Mercer Consulting.  While there, he managed the consulting team that developed the Lotus Notes growth strategy.  Phil earned a BA in Economics from Williams College and an MS at MIT's Sloan School of Management.} 

_{Victor Avelar is a Senior Research Analyst at APC-MGE.  He is responsible for data center design and operations research and consults with clients on risk assessment and design practices to optimize the availability of their data center environments.  Victor holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and an MBA from Babson College. He is a member of AFCOM and the American Society for Quality.}

_{Rob Berridge is Program Manager in the investor team at Ceres, where he assists investors and companies in addressing the risks and opportunities posed by climate change. Rob helps coordinate various projects of the Investor Network on Climate Risk. Prior to Ceres, Rob served as a board member and Vice President of Green Century Capital Management and as a staff member of EPA's Green Lights and Energy Star Programs. He has also worked in commercial lending, as an environmental consultant and for various recycling organizations. Rob has a degree in Environmental Studies from Brown University and a Masters in Business Administration from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.}

_{Clyde L. Briant is Brown University's Vice President for Research. An Otis E. Randall University Professor, Clyde has senior responsibility for all aspects of research at Brown. He works closely with faculty and the academic administration to foster internal and external academic centers, groupings and relationships to enhance and extend the University's research efforts. He oversees the University's intellectual property policies, its efforts to identify transferable intellectual property, and its Office of Sponsored Projects. Clyde most recently served as Dean of the Division of Engineering. Prior to joining the Brown faculty in 1994, he worked at the GE Research and Development Center. He received his Doctor of Engineering Science degree in Materials Science from Columbia University in 1974 and was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Pennsylvania from 1974 to 1976. His primary research interest has been in the area of structural materials.}

<sub>Jean Carroon, a Principal at Goody Clancy, leads the firm’s extensive preservation and renovation practice. She is a LEED Accredited Professional and has received national recognition for her special expertise in applying sustainable-design technology to historic buildings. Jean is also a recognized expert in the design of accessibility solutions for historic buildings. She is leading Goody Clancy’s restoration of some of the most distinguished landmark buildings in the country, including H.H. Richardson’s Trinity Church in Boston. She is also directing the renovation of a number of venerated buildings on historic university campuses throughout New England. Jean is a board member of PreservationMass, a statewide advocacy group. A sought-after speaker, Jean lectures frequently on preservation and green design topics to local and national audiences, including the National Building Museum in Washington, DC. She earned a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Architecture at the University of Oregon.

Robert S. Cerio is Energy Resource Manager, The Hudson Companies of Providence, Rhode Island.  A URI graduate, Bob brings 25 years of Environmental Management and Energy Conservation experience to hudsonecofuel, the Hudson Companies’ BioFuel venture. He has led the charge to heat the Warwick School Department’s 29 facilities and run its entire bus fleet with BioDiesel, saving the district $2.5 million over six years. Obtaining $1 million in Energy Conservation and Alternative Energy Resource Grant Funds, Bob implemented several projects using renewable energy resources, such as solar PV, solar thermal, wind turbine and alternative fuels.  He has earned national, state and local awards, including the 2002 National School Business Officials Pinnacle Award for innovative concepts in saving money, the 2003 John H. Chafee Memorial Conservation Award and the Rhode Island Earth Day 2005 Environmentalist of the Year Award.</sub>

<sub>Ron Dyer is the Regional Environmental Manager for the Nestle Waters North America Poland Spring Bottling Plants, fleets and related facilities, located in Maine and New Hampshire.  Beginning the position in 2006, Ron oversees plant environmental compliance, environmental tracking, and development of Environmental Management Systems, ISO 14001 Certification and environmental leadership initiatives.  Ron is an ISO 14001:2004 Lead Auditor and completed the certification process for the Hollis, Maine Plant in 2007.  Prior to joining Poland Spring Bottling, Ron served as Director for the Office of Innovation and Assistance at the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for 18 years, where he led the state's Small Business Assistance, Toxic Use Reduction, Pollution Prevention and Environmental Leadership Programs.  Ron developed and launched the state's innovation Step-Up Program for sustainability and the Governor's Carbon Challenge, which focuses on greenhouse gas reductions.  Most recently, Ron has been involved with the development of NWNA Sustainability planning and the company's carbon foot-printing initiatives, as well as Continual Improvement projects in the manufacturing plants aimed at energy, solid waste and water-use efficiency.

Eric Emmons is a Partner at the Massaschusetts Green Energy Fund and leads many of its investments in photovoltaics, biofuels, industrial process efficienty and new materials.  Prior to joining the fund in 2004, Eric worked with Commons Capital, a Boston-area venture capital firm which invests in energy, medical and technology companies.  He has prior experience in corporate finance, strategy consulting and venture capital investing.  Eric worked in the M&A and strategy group of LEK Consulting, an international corporate finance strategy group wiwth 16 offices worldwide and managed M&A due dilligence on target companies for private equity clients.  He also served on the management team of Enmed, Inc, a software firm that developed and marketed the AcceliantTM suite of clinical trial management software for the biopharmaceutical and medical device industries.  Eric has also served as Manager of Marketing and Strategic Planning for EPIX Medical, Inc, a venture-backed public biotechnology firm in Cambridge, MA.  He holds an undergraduate degree from Princeton University and an MBA from Harbard Business School.

John A. Ewen is responsible for technology review and corporate finance activities in the Energy Technology Team at Ardour Capital Investments. John joined Ardour from Bank von Ernst AG in Liechtenstein, where he was the portfolio manager of publicly traded Terra Trust. He managed investments in private and listed companies in the areas of alternative energy, water, recycling and sustainable living. His previous experience includes Hilti AG, as a strategic new business Project Manager and as a Research Scientist in non-destructive sensing technology. This work led to the granting of US, German and international patents. John started his career as an oil and gas exploration Geophysicist for CGAS Exploration, Inc and Amoco Production Co. He holds a Master of Science from Ohio State University in Geophysics and a BS from Cornell University in Environmental Systems Technology.</sub>

_{Roger M. Freeman joined Citizens Energy in 2005 as Managing Director, Energy Ventures. He is responsible for managing Citizens Energy's for-profit energy ventures, including Citizens Wind, where he is responsible for all aspects of wind development business, including business planning and strategy, wind project development and finance, and legal and regulatory affairs. Roger also leads Citizens Energy's initiatives in energy efficiency and distributed generation. Prior to joining Citizens, Mr. Freeman practiced corporate and energy law in Boston where he had a national practice representing alternative energy companies and investors. In addition to wind power, he has extensive experience with distributed generation.  Roger received his JD from the University of Virginia, School of Law in 1992 and his BA in Economics, with honors, from Oberlin College in 1987. He has served on the editorial advisory board of Distributed Energy magazine and is a frequent speaker and moderator on alternative energy issues. He was one of the primary drafters of the Massachusetts Model Interconnection Tariff. He has been a member of the Executive Committee of the Northeast Combined Heat and Power Initiative and the Energy Conference Committee of the New England Canada Business Council. Roger is a member of the American Bar Association and served as vice chair of the ABA’s Renewable Energy Committee. He is also a member of the Boston Bar Association and is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts.}

_{Terrence Gray is the Assistant Director for Air, Waste and Compliance at the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management.  In that position, he oversees the Offices of Air Resources, Waste Management, Emergency Response, Compliance and Inspection, and Technical & Customer Assistance and directs the implementation of the regulatory compliance, technical assistance and enforcement programs. Terry served as the President of the Association of State and Territorial Waste Management Officials (ASTSWMO) in 2005 and 2006 and has been an active member of that organization’s Board of Directors since 2000.  He has been with DEM for over 20 years and has a BS in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh University, an MS in Environmental Engineering from Northeastern University and an MBA from the University of Rhode Island.  He is a registered professional engineer in Rhode Island.}

_{Steven Hamburg is Director, Global Environment Program, Watson Institute for International Studies & Ittleson Associate Professor of Environmental Studies at Brown University.  He is an ecosystem ecologist specializing in the impacts of disturbance on forest structure and function. He came to Brown in 1995 after spending a year at Environmental Defense working on climate change related issues and nine years at the University of Kansas, where he directed the Environmental Studies Program and served as Environmental Ombudsman. He received his graduate training at Yale University, held a post-doctoral position at Stanford University and was a Bullard Fellow at Harvard University. At Brown he is the concentration advisor for the environmental science concentration and serves as Research Director of the Global Environment Program at the Watson Institute in International Studies. He has published widely, including in Nature and Science and has served as a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He currently works on climate change mitigation issues with the corporate sector.}

_{Seth Handy, Esq is the Development Director for Struever Brothers, Eccles & Rouse, currently managing renovation of South Street Station as the Dynamo House and Heritage Harbor Museum.  He is a member of the RIBA Environmental Law Committee and was previously with the law firm of Edwards and Angell LLP.}

_{John Harper is VP Finance & Treasurer, Ze-Gen and has over 25 years of experience in financing clean and traditional power generation and other infrastructure projects.  He has worked with private power developers, equity investors, lenders and state and municipal entities.  John has structured financing for utility-scale and community clean power projects involving a variety of technologies, including wind, photovoltaic, biomass, land-fill gas and cellulosic ethanol projects.  Prior to Ze-gen, he founded and led Birch Tree Capital, LLC, an independent financial advisory firm facilitating the financing of clean power generation projects.  John advised on equity investments in multiple clean power projects and co-authored several major reports on financing strategies for renewable power projects.  Clients included AEGON USA, PowerLight Corporation, Mascoma Corporation, the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation, the Cape Light Compact, the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust and several other wind, photovoltaic and other clean power developers.  Previously, John financed multiple domestic and international power projects for various developers and lenders, including enXco, Inc, ABB Structured Finance, Wärtsilä Corporation and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.} 

_{Charles F.M. Kingdon is Brown University’s Associate Vice President for Technology Partnerships and is responsible for fostering research partnerships among the University and academic, corporate, public, government and venture communities. Charles has a special focus on intellectual property and technology-related partnerships that further the societal impact and reach of the University's research.  A biochemist by training, Charles has straddled the worlds of academia and business throughout his career. Following a First Class Joint Honors Degree in Biochemistry and Microbiology and a Ph.D. in Microbial Biochemistry from the University of London, Charles was awarded an Industrial Fellowship in Cambridge under the supervision Sir Hans Kornberg. His time there during the early stages of the Cambridge Phenomenon involved him in both bench research and in an intermediary role between the University and the biotechnology community on the emerging Trinity Science Park.   This expertise in technology commercialization was valuable when he worked in a position at Cambridge Life Sciences PLC and subsequently for five years at Arthur D. Little, Inc. He was recruited to the Centre for Exploitation of Science and Technology in London, a science policy think-tank funded predominantly by industry and reporting to the UK Cabinet formed by the Thatcher government. CEST advised government and industry on long-term emerging industrial markets for the UK and the alignment of the Science and Education budgets to meet these perceived opportunities. This was a quite unique and challenging experience in which he took a major role, nationally and globally, interfacing between research bodies, universities and companies. In 1995, Charles formed his own business consulting on technology transfer and commercialization and high-technology start-ups in the biotechnology domain.}

_{Kathy Loftus is Global Leader for Sustainable Engineering, Maintenance & Energy Management at Whole Foods Market, where she coordinates strategic energy procurement, efficiency upgrades, engineering and maintenance best practices and green building efforts, as well as their EPA, DOE and USGBC program partnerships and efforts.  Prior to working at Whole Foods, she was Director of Business Development for EnerNOC, Inc, working with commercial and industrial national accounts, building beyond demand response to implement improved energy management strategies across their diverse facility portfolios. Prior to EnerNOC, Kathy spent eight years as Director of Energy & Environmental Management for Shaw's Supermarkets, Inc, where she was active in the EPA Energy Star and Green Power Partners Programs, as well as the US Green Building Council’s LEED Retail Advisory committee and a Clean Air-Cool Planet partner. She sat on the board of the (Massachusetts) Energy Consortium and met with New England legislators and regulators on behalf of large end users to advocate for enhanced metering, distributed energy, demand response and real-time pricing programs.  She also sat on the board of WasteCap of Massachusetts. Previously, Kathy worked for Eastern Utilities (acquired by National Grid) for six years, where she worked in integrated resource management, including demand side management program development, implementation and management. Kathy holds a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and is a Certified Energy Manager through the Association of Energy Engineers.  She was a participant on the 2005 New England Roundtable on Federal Renewable Energy Policy and is currently participating on the National Action Plan for Energy Efficiency.  Kathy serves on the Advisory Committee of the Massachusetts Renewable Energy Trust and the Board of Directors of Clean Air-Cool Planet.}

_{Joel Makower has been a well-respected voice on business, the environment and the bottom line for over 20 years. As a writer and strategist on corporate sustainability practices and clean technology, he has helped a wide range of companies align environmental goals with business strategy. He is chairman and executive editor of Greener World Media, which produces the acclaimed resource center GreenBiz.com and its sister sites ClimateBiz.com, GreenerBuildings.com and Greener Computing, as well as the annual State of Green Business report. He is co-founder of Clean Edge, a clean-tech research and publishing firm, and a senior advisor at GreenOrder, a sustainability strategy consultancy. He also writes Two Steps Forward (www.readjoel.com) a popular blog on sustainable business, clean technology and green marketing. The Associated Press has called him “The guru of green business practices.”}

_{A former nationally syndicated columnist, he is author of more than a dozen books, including Beyond the Bottom Line: Putting Social Responsibility to Work for Your Business and the World (Simon & Schuster) and The E-Factor: The Bottom-Line Approach to Environmentally Responsible Business (Random House). Joel has helped a variety of companies develop and implement their sustainability strategies, including GE, GM, Hewlett Packard and Nike. He is a Batten Fellow at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia, an advisor to VantagePoint Venture Partner’s clean-technology practice and serves in a board or advisory capacity for more than a dozen other for-profit and nonprofit organizations.}

_{David Marcus is CEO & Director of General Compression and has been a wind energy investor since 2002. He is the Managing Partner of Chestnut Capital, which is a partner, investor or shareholder in several wind energy developers, including Ridgeline, Midwest Renewable, NedPower, Greenlight, Windworks, Foresight, and the Clean Power Income Fund. Several of these entities have since been sold to larger European power companies, including Shell, Iberdrola and BP. Chestnut has also invested in several wind energy technologies, including Princeton Power, Fallbrook Technologies and Mechanology. In addition, Chestnut has invested in several Clean Tech/ Green Energy Companies, including Seahorse Power, Protonex, Metabolix, GreenFuel, Wilson TurboPower, Verdant Power and Geo2. Chestnut is also an LP in the Mass Green Energy Fund and two energy funds at Carlyle/ Riverstone. David is a Magna Cum Laude graduate of Princeton University and the founder and former CEO of APEX Property Exchange, a financial services firm he founded in 1989 and sold to JPMorgan in 2002. APEX processed over B$25 per year in like-kind exchange transactions for its clients. He is a Trustee of the Boston Children's Museum.}

_{Aidan Petrie is Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Item Group. In his role as chief innovation officer, Aidan has 20 years of experience driving innovation in areas as diverse as infant bottles, highly sophisticated medical equipment, educational development products, office supplies and garden equipment. He oversees and is immersed in the product creation, engineering and sourcing activities across the Item Group companies. Aidan received his degree from Central St. Martins School of London in Product Engineering and his Masters in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design.}

_{Jackson Robinson is President and Chief Investment Officer of Winslow Management Company.  In the 1950's, Jack's parents authored The Have-More Plan, a seminal "back-to-the-land" book on self-sufficiency, and they raised Jack on a rural homestead based on The Have-More Plan's tenets. He grew up learning about gardening, recycling and alternative energy--all early lessons that played important roles in his personal and professional life.  After graduating from Brown University, Jack entered the financial services industry in Boston, working in commercial banking, institutional sales and money management. In 1979 he moved to Vermont, where he was an officer and director of Garden Way, Inc, and President of the National Gardening Association, both socially responsible entities. Through these positions, he observed that environmental and social responsibility can enhance corporate profitability.  In 1983 Jack started Winslow Management with the mission of providing green investment services to individual and institutional clients. After several years of managing environmentally responsible portfolios and discovering how they often outperformed unscreened portfolios, he decided in 1991 to focus exclusively on green investing. Under Jack's leadership, Winslow has developed a unique growth investment style, investing exclusively in companies with clean operations and focusing on green sectors, such as organic food production or renewable energy. Winslow's strategy is to find hidden opportunities among the companies in these markets--companies that appear poised for rapid growth or companies whose stocks are undervalued by the broader market.  Jack serves as the Chairman of the Board of Spartech Corporation, as a director of the Jupiter European Opportunities Trust PLC and as a Trustee of Suffield Academy, where he chairs the investment committee. He also serves on the Advisory Board of the American Council for Renewable Energy (ACORE) and participates in the Brown Forum for Enterprise. He is frequently quoted by Barron's, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily and The New York Times.}

_{Mark Saccoccio is Principal of Saccoccio & Associates.  He is a graduate of Roger Williams University and is active nationally and locally in many activities to advance his profession and his community. He is a board member of the National Council of Architectural Registration (NBARB) and President of the American Institute of Architects, Rhode Island Chapter. Mark was awarded the NBARB President’s Medal in 2007 in recognition of those individuals who dedicate their careers, energy and wisdom to benefit the work of NCARB, the public and the architecture profession. Mark runs his firm with Steve Guglielmo and his team of ten, including four architects.  He is on the board of the Greater Providence YMCA and active in the Cranston Rotary.}

_{Aatish Salvi serves as Vice President of the NanoBusiness Alliance, the US association for the nanotech industry. At the Alliance he is responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations, chairing the Environmental, Health & Safety council and helping develop policy positions to create a better environment for nanotech commercialization. Prior to joining the Alliance, Aatish was a serial entrepreneur. His first startup venture was with Turbine Entertainment Software, where he helped raise over $30 million in capital, hired and managed a 100-person team and oversaw the production of multiple multi-year projects with Microsoft and Vivendi Universal. His second venture was Driveitaway, Inc, where he was Senior Vice President of Operations, helped raise $20 million in funding and close a global partnership agreement with the largest fleet leasing company in the industry. His experience as an entrepreneur in the high-tech sector gives him a unique perspective on the commercialization of nanotechnology. Aatish graduated with honors with a degree in Computer Science and a focus in Biochemistry from Brown University.}

_{Michael Taylor is President of Vita Nuova and a leading strategist in implementing redevelopments at brownfields and Superfund sites. Michael regularly serves as project manager, facilitator and key strategist in working with stakeholders to sustainably redevelop projects around the country. His practice includes consulting to industry, the federal government, cities and communities on numerous Superfund, brownfield and RCRA sites. He works in some of the toughest areas of the country, including small rural areas, as well as inner city environmental justice neighborhoods and on some of the most contaminated sites in the country. Michael has special expertise in bringing diverse parties to consensus to bring about redevelopment. He has developed numerous training courses and workshop curricula to support the redevelopment of brownfields and Superfund sites. He has trained over 2000 state and federal regulatory staff in the redevelopment of contaminated properties from around the country on behalf of USEPA, as well as Brownfields’ Pilots on behalf of the US Housing and Urban Development Agency. He is currently working with USEPA and major companies from around the country to find ways to promote redevelopment on PRP-led Superfund sites.  Michael chaired the ASTM task group for the National Standard on Sustainable Brownfields Redevelopment and is personally involved in implementing this groundbreaking process at Superfund and brownfields sites across the country. He has also contributed to environmental policy in implementing new approaches to corrective action nationally and at the state level.  Michael recently served as an industry representative to the Waste and Facility Siting Subcommittee of the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council to the USEPA. As chairman of the Brownfields Work Group and co-chair of the Superfund Redevelopment Initiative Work Group under NEJAC, he provided guidance to OSWER on issues related to brownfields, Superfund, environmental justice and the sustainable redevelopment of impacted sites. He is a member of the US Green Building Council, Urban Land Institute and American Planning Association.  Michael was a graduate Rockefeller Fellow at Yale University, where he studied Environmental Science, Public Policy and Ethics. He graduated Cum Laude in Urban Planning and Economics from Roanoke College. He recently taught a course in land use and environmental decision making at Columbia Law School.}

_{Joel Towers is Director of Sustainable Design and Urban Ecology at
Parsons School of Design, New School University and a partner in the office
of SR+T Architects. The Parsons program is a transdisciplinary
undergraduate and graduate course of study that explores sustainability,
urbanity and ecology through art and design. Linked to the emerging
environmental studies initiative across New School University, it provides a
unique opportunity for students and faculty to develop socio-natural models
for the 21st Century. A practicing architect, Joel holds a Master’s Degree
in Architecture from Columbia University and has served on the faculties of
both City College and Columbia. He was the project director for The
Hannover Principles: Design for Sustainability in the office of William
McDonough Architects prior to co-founding SR+T Architects in 1992 with Karla
Rothstein. SR+T’s work has been published in journals and books including
Casabella, Architecture magazine,}

_{Adam Werbach, one of the leaders in environmentalism and sustainability in the United States and former Founder and CEO of Act Now, is CEO of Saatchi & Saatchi S, a revolutionary market offering designed to activate corporate and consumer action on a mass scale to address environmental and economic sustainability.  At age 23, Adam was elected as the youngest president ever of the Sierra Club, the oldest and largest environmental organization in the United States. Under his leadership, the Sierra Club helped create the largest new national park in the country and protect over 3 million acres of public land.  Adam left the Sierra Club and founded Act Now in 1998 to engage the corporate and media world in sustainability.  By 2004, Adam had become critical of the pace of change of the environmental movement and delivered the controversial speech Is Environmentalism Dead?  Adam is a highly sought-after speaker and writer who has appeared on TV shows such as The O’Reilly Factor, Charlie Rose and Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. He is a contributing editor to In These Times magazine and author of Act Now, Apologize Later, published by Harper Collins in 1997. Adam currently serves on the six-member International Board of Greenpeace.}