Mar 30 2010
The European Cleantech Forum to be held in Paris, France, will bring together the world’s clean technology elites including government leaders, investors, corporations and entrepreneurs. The three-day event scheduled from 26 to 28 April 2010 will be a global platform for the exchange of ideas and possibilities in cleantech innovations. Some of the important organizations participating in the conference are Accenture, HSBC, McKinsey, International Finance Corporation, Total Energy Ventures and Deloitte.
The European Cleantech Forum
There will be interactive sessions where global policy makers, innovators and investors can brainstorm and emerge with effective plans toward a faster and more efficient adoption of clean technologies. The itinerary comprises of panel discussions, CEO presentations, cleantech awards, and keynote lectures, featuring among others Peter Jones, London Waste and recycling Board; Antoine Frerot, CEO, Veolia Environment; Clay Luthy, head of electric vehicles, IBM; Olivier Appert, CEO, IFP; Michael Linse, partner, Kleiner Perkins; and Jean Louis Borloo, French senior minister for ecology, energy, sustainable planning and development and sea.
There will also be informal meetings such as casual receptions, lunches, and small group discussions. A tour of the Seine River on an eco-boat has also been arranged on the opening day of this industry event.
The theme of this year’s forum “Towards a New Normal: Taking Resource Efficiency to Scale” indicates that the 3-day session will be packed with opportunities for acquiring, deploying and financing clean technologies among global leaders from Europe, North America, Israel and the Middle East, as well as China and India.