Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Impact Investing in Cleantech and Internet/Software
These classic facts from science, economics and cleantech explain why more and more people get engaged in clean technology. Oil crisis, CO2 emissions, falling prices of photovoltaics .. it’s all here: 20 Powerpoint Slides That Shook the Earth
For a long time I have been a fan of TED- the ultimate thought-provoking conference. I never made it to the real thing so far, but I am listening to their podcasts or watch the videos regularly. I wish a University could have an excellent selection of speakers like TED. In fact, it’s my “continung education program”. Please see more information on their website. I hop to see you there!
P.S. There are still sponsorship opportunities available. Let me know if you’re interested. I think it’s well worth installing TED in Munich with a big bang!
Announcing the 3rd Munich Network Cleantech Conference. Curt Winnen at Munich Network is bringing together thought leaders, industry decision makers, and investors for the 3rd time. The conference is gaining significant momentum and is a regular event on my calendar. Information and registration here.
Munich Network: 3rd Cleantech Conference June 24, 2010
In the upcoming edition of CSR International you can find my article “A Call for Urgency and Action: Cleantech Venture Capital in Silicon Valley and Germany”. Fritz Lietsch asked me to write about my impressions coming to Germany from Silicon Valley. In short, Germany is a great location for cleantech, but the VC scene is horribly underdeveloped. Silicon Valley started very late in the game, but with a sense of urgency (see my posts about the Singularity and The Skoll Urgent Threat Fund) and a lot of passion (see Clean Tech Open), California claims a lot more mind share than the good gold German engineering firms. Download the article here..
My partner at the Cleantech Circle, Wasiq Bokhari, is a living rolodex of everything and everybody Nanotech. I am happy to see him interviewed on “FutureTalk” recently, where he gives an overview of where Nanotechnology is today, and its current and future applications.
Wasiq Bokhari, Managing Partner, Cleantech Circle