Swissnex "GreenTech in a Global Marketplace" July 10th event

7:30am, July 10th 30 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Please join swissnex San Francisco and OSEC Business Network Switzerland for a conversation on opportunities in green technology with Swiss and American entrepreneurs moderated by Alexis Madrigal of Wired Science and welcoming remarks by Doris Leuthard, Federal Councillor, Vice President of the Swiss Confederation and Head of the Department of Economic Affairs

The roundtable will address the need to design, develop and implement new green technologies to solve the most pressing environmental challenges that are facing industrial companies and governments throughout the world.

Our panelists will share their experience and knowledge related to innovation in the Green Tech domain: from the challenge of speeding up and encouraging the transfer of knowledge from applied research to local economies, to the potential of revolutionizing concept such as Solar Islands which enables very low-cost “green” energy production and certainly defines a new benchmark for the industry.

PROGRAM:

7:30am Doors open – breakfast and networking

7:50am Welcoming remarks by Doris Leuthard

8:00am Roundtable discussion with: