Speaker Bios

Mr. Jeff Andrews of Atlas Ventures Speaking on Funding Panel: Venture Jeff Andrews invests in hardware and software companies serving markets including clean energy, mobile electronics and media. His investments include Lilliputian Systems (chip-based fuel cells for mobile electronics), Pixtronix (low power displays for mobile electronics), Miasole (thin film solar), Gotuit Media (broadband video), Optovia (acquired by JDSU), eDial (acquired by Alcatel), ASIP (acquired by Cyoptics) and others. Prior to Atlas Venture, Mr. Andrews worked for Intel Corporation developing strategy and making venture capital investments. Before Intel, Mr. Andrews spent 10 years in operating roles first at Lockheed Martin developing fiber optic systems and later at Becton Dickinson Corporation commercializing medical systems. Mr. Andrews serves on the advisory boards of the MIT Deshpande Center and Silicon Valley Bank. He served as an advisor to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice in the area of clean energy policy and has been appointed to the advisory board of the Technology Innovation Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He currently co-chairs the innovation task force for the New England Clean Energy Council. Mr. Andrews holds six patents, four in fiber optics and two in medical systems, and was twice named Inventor of the Year at Lockheed Martin Aero and Naval Systems. He has also authored numerous publications in technical journals. Mr. Andrews has a BS in Physics from Binghamton University, an MS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University. Back To Top ^

Mr. Howard Berke of Konarka Keynote Speaker Howard Berke is currently executive chairman and co-founder of Konarka Technologies, an innovator in development and commercialization of Power Plastic®, a material that converts light to energy. As well, Mr. Berke is a Senior Advisor to Good Energies, a global leading private investment firm in solar photovoltaic companies and wind developers. Good Energies contributes as a strategic investor to the ongoing energy transition process through its long-term investments and its support of development initiatives in the field of clean energy technologies. Good Energies is a member of COFRA Holding AG, Zug/Switzerland and is represented through offices in London, New York, Toronto, Washington DC and Zug (www.goodenergies.com) Mr. Berke has nearly 30 years of hands-on management experience launching, building and leading both public and private technology companies. This includes over 20 years of general management with full P&L responsibility for eight start-up companies and ten years of business development and marketing focusing on emerging technologies. He has founded or co-founded 13 start-up companies and has initiated and completed numerous corporate acquisitions, mergers and R&D joint ventures in the U.S., Europe and Asia. He advises start-up companies and entrepreneurs in a wide range of fields including medical devices, biotech informatics, software, networking, telecom and energy technology. In addition to serving as delegate to the World Economic Forum's Technology Pioneers, he is a Director of SEIA, formerly was a Board Director for ACORE, has helped to found and organize the New England Clean Energy Council and has guest lectured on entrepreneurship at Yale, Harvard, MIT and elsewhere throughout the world. Berke received a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Chicago and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from Yale University. His academic training includes finance, accounting, operations research, corporate law, architecture and physics. Back To Top ^

Mr. Daniel Goldman of GreatPoint Energy Speaking on Funding Panel: Angel Daniel Goldman's experience has spanned the upstream, midstream and downstream oil, gas, coal and power generation sectors of the industry, and includes an extensive focus on clean energy technology development and project investment. Prior to joining GreatPoint Energy, Mr. Goldman was a Co-founder, Chief Financial Officer, and member of the Board of Directors of New Energy Capital Corp. Mr. Goldman developed New Energy Capital's clean energy investment strategy and deployed capital in projects with a total cost of more than $250 million. Mr. Goldman is a co-founder of Minuteman Wind, a wind development company, a Co-founder of and Executive Advisor to an energy efficiency investment fund, and a Co-founder of Clean Energy Venture Group, an early stage investment fund. He serves as a Senior Advisor to Asia Environmental Partners, a $250M private equity fund, and a member of the Board of Directors of Sunrise-Ridge Algae, a biofuels company, and General Compression, a dispatchable wind technology company. Mr. Goldman is also a Co-founder of Environmental Entrepreneurs in New England. Back To Top ^

Ms. Sam Horn of America's Intrigue Expert Special Perfect Pitch Speaker Sam Horn is known as America's Intrigue Expert. She is an award-winning communication/creativity consultant with a 20 year track record of results with an international clientele including Fortune 500 Forum, Young Presidents Organization, Hewlett-Packard, NASA, Kaiser Permanente, National Governors Association, KPMG, Boeing, Intel and Capital One. She was selected (along with Tom Peters, Seth Godin and Jim Collins) to be a featured speaker at INC Magazine's annual 500/5000 convention honoring the top entrepreneurial organizations in the country. Author of 6 books, She is a top rated speaker, media resource, coach and consultant. Sam Horn, , helps people POP!, What does that mean? She helps individuals and organizations develop one-of-a-kind ideas, identities, niches and pitches that help their business or brand break out. She does this through her books (POP! Stand Out in Any Crowd, which Seth Godin calls "revolutionary"), one-on-one consulting, weekend camps, media interviews (NPR, Investors Business Daily, MSNBC, BusinessWeek ) and presentations (the top-rated speaker at two International Platform Association conventions). Back To Top ^

Mr. Robert Johnsen of Promethegen Corporation Speaking on Funding Panel: Bootstrap Promethegen ("PC") is a biofuels technology company that I co-founded with Gregory Stephanopoulos of MIT. He is the chief scientific officer and I am the president & ceo. Promethegen has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with MIT to commercialize the technologies developed at Dr. Stephanopopoulos' lab. PC will leverage these advanced propriertary technologies in metabolic engineering and its expertise in biotechnology to become a preeminent provider of high value productivity solutions to both the existing and emerging segments of the biofuels industry. PC's first product will be an enhanced yeast strain that will improve the productivity and ethanol/glucose yield for existing ethanol producers. PC will also contribute to the efficiency improvements of "second generation" biofuels by advancing technologies for biofuel production in microbes and will help develop "third generation" biofuels by engineering microbes capable of producing these advanced, high-energy molecules. Back To Top ^

Mr. Scott Pearson of Protonx Technology Speaking on Team Building Scott. Pearson has over 17 years of experience leading a wide range of technology-based companies and organizations. His management experience includes start-up companies, turnaround situations, acquisition integrations, and large commercial and institutional firms. Mr. Pearson's professional experience spans a broad range of industries including uninterruptible power systems (UPS), electric vehicles, electronics assembly equipment and materials, digital imaging, and defense systems. Most recently, as President, Americas of Powerware Corporation (a leading UPS provider), Mr. Pearson oversaw a $480 million operation, significantly increasing its market share, profitability and cash flow. Mr. Pearson holds an M.B.A. from MIT's Sloan School of Management, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT, and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Massachusetts. Back To Top ^

Mr. Mouli Romani of Lillipution Systems Speaking on Sales & Marketing Prior to his involvement with Lilliputian Systems, Mouli served as Vice President of Sales, Marketing and Business Development for Polychromix and Jasmine Networks, two startups dedicated to the global deployment of next generation telecommunication and instrumentation subsystems. Mouli also served as Vice President of Strategic Marketing in Nortel Networks Optical Networks division. During his career in telecommunications, Mouli has been instrumental in helping carriers refine technology decisions, business cases, and optimize many of the long haul and metropolitan area networks in North America, Europe and Japan. He has closed sales contracts worth over $1.7 billion worldwide and has participated in numerous merger and acquisition transactions. Back To Top ^

Mr. Peter Rothstein of Flagship Ventures Speaking on Idea Validation Peter joined Flagship in 2007 as an Executive-in-Residence, expanding Flagship's investment and venture creation focus on emerging Sustainability opportunities, and bringing many years of deal experience, startup venture development and industry relationships in the cleantech venture market. Prior to joining Flagship Ventures, Peter was Founder and President of Allegro Strategy, a consultant, advisor and interim executive with early-stage, high-tech, and cleantech startups. Peter has been involved with a number of VC-funded early-stage companies, including cleantech startups Mascoma, Boston-Power, and Mechanology, and digital media/software ventures WorkshopLive, MetaCarta and Pyxis Mobile. Peter has founded several companies including The Human Interface Group, Inc., which was acquired by Lotus Development. Back To Top ^

Mr. Colin South of Novogy Corporation Speaking on Funding Panel: Government Finance Back To Top ^

Mr. Raj Vallabh of Foley Hoag Speaking on Intellectual Property Rajesh (Raj) Vallabh is a member of the firm's Intellectual Property Group. He has over 16 years of experience as a registered U.S. patent attorney. With degrees in both electrical engineering and mechanical engineering, Raj's practice involves patents in a wide range of technologies including computer software and hardware, telecommunications, computer networks, semiconductors, e-commerce, business methods, medical devices, machinery, and industrial processes. Raj advises clients on developing and implementing U.S. and foreign patent strategies, including establishing invention disclosure programs and building patent portfolios. He has extensive experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications. In addition, Raj performs risk assessment and design-around analysis for new products, and renders opinions on patent infringement and validity. He also evaluates IP assets in connection with transactions. Prior to joining Foley Hoag, Raj was a patent attorney at law firms in Boston, New York, and Dallas. He also worked as an engineer before attending law school. Back To Top ^

Mr. Clark Waterfall of Boston Search Group ICE 2009 Chair Welcome Clark Waterfall is the co-founder and Managing Director of BSG Team Ventures. Clark's practice area specialties include: * SOFTWARE: interactive media, Internet, B2B, B2C, e-commerce, SaaS, ASP, social networking, financial services, enterprise (PLM etc.) * LIFE SCIENCES: Biotech, drug discovery & platform tech * MEDICAL DEVICES: electro-mechanical, electro-optical, 510K Class 1, 2, 3 as diagnostics, therapeutics, instrumentation * HEALTHCARE IT: payer & provider analytics | Nanotech: material sciences * CLEANTECH / renewable energy: track record in solar, wind, biofuels, water, green chemistry Clark's volunteerism includes current Executive Committee member of the MIT Enterprise Forum (http://www.mitforumcambridge.org ), Chair of the Ignite Clean Energy Competition (www.Ignitecleanenergy.com ), past Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum Start Up Committee, member of angel investing group Launchpad Venture Group (www.launchpadventuregroup.com), Board Member of IACPR (International Association of Corporate & Professional Recruitment, www.Iacpr.org), and past Boston Chapter President and current member of Entrepreneurs' Organization ( www.eonetwork.org ). Other Associations in which Clark is a member include and REBN (Renewable Energy Business Network), and the New England Clean Energy Council (www.necec.org ), and EVCA (European Venture Capital Association, www.evca.eu). Past memberships include MITX (Massachusetts Innovation and Technology Exchange, www.mitx.org), Massachusetts Technology Leadership Council (www.tlc.org), and Association for Gorporate Growth (www.Acg.org), Boston Chapter. Back To Top ^

Mr. Stephen Zamierowski of Deloitte Speaking on Perfect Pitch Stephen "Zam" Zamierowski is a member of Deloitte's New England technology, media & life sciences practice. As director of the Tech-Venture Center, he focuses on helping information technology and life sciences entrepreneurs form the professional service and capital foundations for their companies. Before joining Deloitte, Mr. Zamierowski was vice president of Marketing for a software startup. Earlier in his career, Mr. Zamierowski held a variety of senior marketing and product management positions at Data General, Progress Software and Interleaf. He began his career as a market analyst with International Data Corporation. Mr. Zamierowski is a frequent speaker, judge and coach for entrepreneurial programs at several institutions including MIT, BU, Northeastern and TuftsCenter. He is a member of the board of directors of The Capital Network (TCN), the New England Technology Foundation. Zam also serves as an advisor/judge for Mass High Tech's Incubator of the Year Awards and a reviewer for the MassTechTransferCenter's (MTTC) grant program. Back To Top ^