December 11, 2009 | 8:30am-2:00pm

Agenda
8:30-9:00am: Registration
9:00-10:00am: Presentation & Q&A
9:30-2:00pm: one-on-one meetings (by invitation only)

The Meet with Series is a partnering and coaching series for entrepreneurs. The goal of the program is to facilitate meetings between cleantech entrepreneurs and investors, customers and potential partners. The 2009 EBC Meet with Series has featured Physic Ventures, Alloy Ventures, SRI and Khosla Ventures.

After a presentation by PG&E, each approved attendee will receive a one-on-one meeting with Senior Managers and Directors from PG&E.


Attendees must apply and be approved to attend the one-on-one meeting!

This is a service provided by the Environmental Business Cluster, and as such, the registration fee is charged by the Environmental Business Cluster for this event.

Venue
Fenwick & West LLP
801 California Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
Click here for venue directions


Hal O. LaFlash Director, Emerging Clean Technology Policy, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E)
Hal LaFlash is the director of emerging clean technologies in the energy procurement organization at Pacific Gas and Electric Company.

His duties include assessing the state of technologies that will affect how PG&E fills its future resource needs, which includes understanding, evaluating, and supporting emerging renewable energy and other clean energy technologies.

Hal has been at PG&E for 29 years where he has held various positions in energy efficiency, non-utility generation, gas transportation, resource planning, and renewable energy policy. He also held positions at PG&E Corporation in corporate development and business planning.

Hal was a member of the Solar Task Force of the Western Governors Association’s Clean and Diversified Energy Initiative; he co-authored “Hedging Carbon Risk: Protecting Customers and Shareholders from the Financial Risk Associated with Carbon Dioxide Emissions,” which was published by the Electricity Journal; and he is currently a co-chair of the Utility Committee of the American Council on Renewable Energy, a member of the Executive Board of the California Biomass Collaborative, and a judge and member of the Board of Advisors for the California Clean Tech Open business plan competition.

Hal has a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration.

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