CleantechExecs Program: Transitioning to Clean-Tech and Renewable Ventures – Part A / Day 1&2

Part A: Foundational Sessions

February 18-19, 2010: Perspectives and Opportunities

Day 1: The NYC Context for Clean Tech
NY’s metropolitan area is the largest regional economy in the United States and constitutes a major potential market for clean-tech and renewable energy. This session focuses on the CleantechExecs perspectives and its emphasis on the unique strengths and opportunities of NY. The program provides insight and direction on how companies can benefit from this exceptional location.

AM Session: The Uniqueness of the NY Clean-Tech and Renewable Energy Arena
PM Session: Drivers and Enablers for the Clean-Tech Cluster in NY
Case Study: Verdant Power

Day 2: Policy and Regulation: Global Picture and Local NY Environment
Panelists will review policy and regulatory trends, local and global environmental issues, national politics, and geopolitical concerns, and will translate them into actionable knowledge for clean-tech executives.

AM session: Policy and Regulation: The Global Picture
PM session: Policy and Regulation: The NY Picture

General program information:

Addressing the Clean-Tech Human Capital Bottleneck
Companies, investors, and government agencies alike see the need for leadership talent in the burgeoning clean-tech industry is a key bottleneck for the growth of new ventures and new businesses in this sector, especially in New York City. To address this well-recognized need for clean-tech entrepreneurs and innovative C-level executives for new businesses, we have designed the CleantechExecs program.

Executive Transitioning to the Clean-Tech Industry
To help fuel the successful growth of the local clean-tech industry, this program selects strong executives with exceptional operational skills, and accelerates their transition into leadership positions in early-stage companies and growing businesses. The program efficiently provides participants with industry-specific strategic and operational knowledge, and best practices. Such skills form a foundation for nurturing and expanding clean-tech start-ups and new businesses in New York.

Building on Local Strengths and Creating New Opportunities
The CleantechExecs Program is unique. It emphasizes specific clean-tech industry segments that leverage exceptional features of New York City and State; in particular technologies, markets, and services that capitalize on needs of large, dense, urban environments. In this way, participants can build or join businesses in NY that possesses the potential to grow.

Leveraging and Energizing the Local Clean-Tech Community
The program will also provide extensive networking opportunities for participants with the venture and business communities, as well as with NYSERDA and the NYCEDC. The formation of such relationships, along with a growing alumni group, will accelerate career transition, project and business growth, and your impact within the local clean-tech community.

Providing the Latest and Most Useful Knowledge
The CleantechExecs program is based on months of research and careful curriculum research and development that were conducted at NYU-Poly and NYU. We consulted numerous sources and sought input from industry experts. We also benchmarked ourselves with relevant initiatives worldwide.

Earning the Support of an Ever-growing Network
We are now gratified that we have earned support of a growing network of regional, national, and international institutions and individuals.

Contact: Altaf Hajiyani, Department of Technology Management