Join Columbia, alumni from top B-Schools, and guests as we share experiences and explore policy & economics, technology and business characteristics found in cleantech today.

Our featured speaker and moderated panel will discuss:

• Impacts on industries and applications relating to energy production and utilization
• Opportunities and threats for entrepreneurs
• Landscape from an investor standpoint

Date: Thursday, May 3rd
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: University Club, 800 Powell Street, San Francisco
Registration & Cost:
Before 4/25/2012, $25 Member, $35 Non-Member
After 4/25/2012, $30 Member, $40 Non-Member

Agenda

6:00 Registration and Networking

6:30 Welcome and Introductions - Event Chair - Stefan Szulc - Client Executive, Marsh & McLennan; CBS '99

6:45 Featured Speaker and Moderator - Rohit Aggarwala - Special Advisor to the Chair, C40 Cities; CBS '00

Green Philanthropy and Investment in Urban Sustainability

Rohit T. "Rit" Aggarwala is an environmental policy expert, transortation planner, and historian. He currently serves as Special Advisor to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg in his capacity as Chairman of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. Prior to joining the Bloomberg Administration, Aggarwala was a consultant at McKinsey & Company, where he mainly served clients in the transportation and logistics industry in the United States and Europe. In addition to work at the New York State Assembly and the Virginia Railway Express, he began his career at the Federal Railroad Administration. Aggarwala holds a PhD in American History from Columbia University. He also holds a BA and MBA from Columbia, and an MA in History from Queens University in Kingston, Ontario. In addition, he holds an appointment as a research scholar at the Urban Studies Program at Barnard College.

7:15 Panel Discussion Among Moderator and Panelists

Expected trends over the next 18 months

Mark Fillinger - Director of Development, First Solar; CBS '88

Mark Mondik - CFO, TerraPass; CBS '99

Cheryl Moody - Director of Residential Marketing, Real Goods Solar; CBS '02

John Robison - Principal, NGEN Partners; CBS '00

8:15 Networking

Registration

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