If you are interested in being considered as a panelist for a future Symposium, please contact Ms. Emily Riley Behnke at eriley@uamail.albany.edu.
Keynote Speakers
Congressman Steve Israel 2nd District, New York US House of Representatives Click to view profile
Suresh Prabhu Former Federal Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament for Industry, Energy and Environment Republic of India Click to view profile
Clean Policy for Clean Energy
Assemblymember Kevin Cahill 101st Assembly District New York State Assembly Click to view profile
Paul DeCotis Vice President of Power Markets Long Island Power Authority Click to view profile
Tom Congdon Deputy Secretary for Energy Administration for Governor Paterson Click to view profile
Congressman Paul Tonko 21st District, New York US House of Representatives Click to view profile
David Flynn (Moderator) Partner Phillips Lytle LLP Click to view profile
Smart Grid for Dummies
George Arnold National Coordinator for Smart Grid Interoperability National Institute of Standards and Technology Click to view profile
Gregg Dixon Senior Vice President of Sales & Business Development EnerNOC Click to view profile Click to view presentation
David Leeds Smart Grid Analyst Greentech Media Research Click to view profile Click to view presentation
Mark Johnson Program Director Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy Click to view profile Click to view presentation
Clayton Burns Principal Engineer for Smart Grid National Grid Click to view profile Click to view presentation
John Saintcross (Moderator) Program Manager, Energy and Environmental Markets NYSERDA Click to view profile
Is There Light at the End of the Tunnel for Solar Cells?
Ryne Raffaelle Director of the National Center for Photovoltaics National Renewable Energy Laboratory Click to view profile Click to view presentation
Jeffrey Hohn VP/General Manager, MBE Operations Veeco Click to view profile Click to view presentation
Reyad Fezzani Chief Executive Officer BP Solar Click to view profile
Shyam Mehta Senior Solar Analyst Greentech Media Research Click to view profile Click to view presentation
Richard Perez Research Professor Atmospheric Sciences Research Center at SUNY Albany Click to view profile Click to view presentation
Pradeep Haldar (Moderator) Director Energy & Environmental Technology Applications Center (E2TAC) Click to view profile
Staying Power for Energy Storage
Peter Devlin Manufacturing R&D and Market Transformation Manager US Department of Energy Click to view profile Click to view presentation
Daniel Rastler Technical Leader, Distributed Energy Resources Electric Power Research Institute Click to view profile Click to view presentation
Hank McGlynn Founder & President AEYCH, LLC Click to view profile Click to view presentation
Robert Misback Senior Director of Energy Storage Solutions Altairnano Click to view profile Click to view presentation
Jason Doling (Moderator) Project Manager, Battery & Energy Storage Technology Consortium NYSERDA Click to view profile Click to view presentation
Investors Panel
Lawrence (Marty) Murphy (MC) Manager of Enterprise Development Programs National Renewable Energy Laboratory Click to view profile
George Abraham Founder Rhodium Strategies Click to view profile
Irvin Barash President Vencon Management Inc. Click to view profile
Thomas Blum Partner G.C. Andersen Partners Click to view profile
Felix K. Chang Partner CVP Ventures Click to view profile
John Cococcia Partner FA Technology Ventures Click to view profile
Mark Townsend Cox Founder & Chief Executive Officer New Energy Fund LP Click to view profile
Annachiara Danieli Managing Director Golden Seeds Click to view profile
Matthew Garratt Vice President Battery Ventures Click to view profile
Maria Gotsch President & CEO New York City Investment Fund Click to view profile
Matthew James Managing Partner Round Rock Partners LLC Click to view profile
Arrun Kapoor Principal SJF Ventures Click to view profile
Jon Karlen General Partner Flybridge Capital Partners Click to view profile
Alex Kinnier Partner Khosla Ventures Click to view profile
David Kirkpatrick Managing Director & Co-Founder SJF Ventures Click to view profile
Micah Kotch Director of Operations New York City ACRE Click to view profile
Jay Levy Principal Zelkova Ventures Click to view profile
Jonathan Lillian Founder JH Lillian & Co. / JH Lillian Securities Corp. Click to view profile
Bernardo Llovera General Partner Expansion Capital Partners Click to view profile
J. Peter Lynch President Salem Financial Click to view profile
Michael Lyons Venture Partner Paladin Capital Partners Click to view profile
Matthew McCooe Founding Managing Partner Chart Venture Partners Click to view profile
Walter Nasdeo Managing Director/Director of Research Ardour Capital Partners Click to view profile
Les Neumann Managing Director Hudson Valley Center for Innovation Click to view profile
Joshua Raffaelli Associate and Kauffman Fellow Draper Fisher Jurvetson Click to view profile
Sanford Selman Founding and Managing Director Asia West Click to view profile
Michael Shimazu Project Manager, Clean Energy Business Development and Innovation NYSERDA Click to view profile
Adam Tkaczuk Director of Industry Development Empire State Development Click to view profile
David Wells Greentech Team Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers Click to view profile
Daniel Wolfe President and Chief Operating Officer Harris and Harris Group
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Ed Wu Senior Managing Director Cora Capital Advisors Click to view profile
Elise Zoli Partner Goodwin | Procter
Hosts
Partners
CG Power Solutions (Formerly MSE Power Systems)
Bronze Sponsors