It’s time for another season of the CleanTech Thought Leaders Community Forum – an opportunity for community members to come together with students to hear from leading thinkers in the CleanTech and Alternative Energy space.
The Lt Governor’s Office is again a sponsor of the series with the support of the Wiscontrepreneur Initiative, an initiative made possible by a grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation that is administered by the UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations.
Meetings will be held every other Friday during the fall, beginning Friday, Sept 11th, from noon-1:15 in room 2080 of Grainger Hall (975 University Ave).
Last semester the series featured entrepreneurs that were operating in the CleanTech or Alternative Energy space. This semester there will be focus on funders of entrepreneurs that are operating in this space. Each speaker will not only talk about their experiences with CleanTech companies, but also talk about trends they are seeing, who they are funding, and what they look for in proposals that come before them. It should be a great semester!
The Community Forum on September 11 will feature Joe Kremer, the director of the WI Angel Network http://www.wisconsinangelnetwork.com/.
The complete lineup for the semester (which is subject to revision) follows:
- September 11 – An Introduction to Angel Investing
Joe Kremer, WI Angel Investor Network - September 25 – Eric Apfelbach, M2E Power Inc
- October 9 – Tom Callahan, Golden Angel Network
- October 23 — Stephen H. Watkins, Entrex Inc.
- November 6 – Doug Presny, CleanTech Partners
- November 20 – Scott Button, Venture Investors
- December 4 – Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton
You will need to register for each of these forums individually. Registration is limited by room size, and all of sessions were filled last year.
Register here:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dE5oNmVVN1FaelRSQmFiZmhSWWkwNXc6MA
