Business Climate 2011

09/07/2011

Andrew McKeon's article A Moore's Law for Renewable Energy becomes THE MOST EMAILED article on Strategy+Business magazine website!

Increasing capacity per dollar in computer technology has driven exponential growth for 50 years. With a similar organizing principle, the same could happen in the energy industry.

09/07/2011

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09/07/2011

Another great speaker joins the conference: Mark Vachon, Vice President of GE Ecomagination. Mark will participate in a panel moderated by Joel Makowerdiscussing the convergence of energy, information, building and transportation technologies.

In the past five years, hundreds of companies have stepped into the field of building energy monitoring. While systems are still expensive and tricky to install, they show a promising trend toward helping to reduce energy use.

09/01/2011

Excited to announce Bank of America as the newest Gold Sponsor of the event!

08/30/2011

BusinessClimate 2011 is proud to welcome Zachary Karabell as a speaker at this year’s conference. Zachary is an American author, historian, money manager and economist. In 2003, the World Economic Forum designated Zachary a "Global Leader for Tomorrow." He sits on the board of the World Policy Institute and the New America Foundation, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

08/30/2011

Excited to announce that former Costa Rican President José María Figueres will be joining us as a speaker. As the leader of Costa Rica, President Figueres used sound economics, investment in human development, and an alliance with nature to create a comprehensive national strategy around sustainability.

El pensamiento de José María Figueres Olsen Presidente de Costa Rica (1994-1998), sus inquietudes, su visión sobre el Desarrollo Sostenible, el medio ambiente, la tecnología, el futuro de América Latina, el mundo de la empresa.

08/22/2011

Jonathan Plowe, managing director and head of New Energy & Infrastructure Solutions at Bank of America Merrill Lynch will be joining us to discuss a breakthrough in the financing of distributed generation. Jonathan will be leading a discussion about Project Amp – a venture between the private sector and the DOE which is changing expectations about financing solar energy.

$1.4 billion offer for a loan guarantee inlcudes the intallation of approximately 733 MW of PV solar panels and create at least 1,000 jobs. The project will avoid over 580,000 tons of carbon pollution annually.

08/18/2011

NRDC is geared up for BusinessClimate 2011! Check out this article by Peter Malik, Director of the Center for Market Innovation at NRDC.

The last few days have seen enormous upheaval across the globe, from incredible volatility in stock markets worldwide to riots in the streets of London. There is no doubt that we are living in times of change, and times of...

08/18/2011

Can't make the full day conference on Tuesday September 20? Then join us at the Empire State Building on Monday September 19 from 7PM - 9PM for an exclusive VIP cocktail reception and networking event. Buy tickets here.

08/18/2011

Johnson Controls has now joined the conference as one of our Gold Sponsors!

Johnson Controls is a global diversified technology and industrial leader serving customers in over 150 countries. Our 130,000 employees create quality products, services and solutions to optimize energy and operational efficiencies of buildings; lead-acid automotive batteries and advanced batteri...

08/10/2011

Pleased to announce that Jonathan Silver will be joining BusinessClimate 2011 to discuss federal investment in alternative energy.
Jonathan was named Executive Director of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office in November 2009. In 2010, Jonathan was named one of the country’s top ten “influencers” in the green tech industry.

08/04/2011

Very excited to announce that Peter Lehner of NRDC and Mark Fulton of Deutsche Bank have been added to the roster of speakers for our conference!