Role of the Government in Cleantech: Bamboozle, Baffle or Benefit?:

Government can provide assistance to your business in many ways, by partnering on technical research, providing grants and loan guarantees, and pushing technologies through regulatory activities. They can also serve as a roadblock and stifle innovation. Is there any opportunity for governments, whether they be federal, state, or local, to support the cleantech industry? Understanding these opportunities can drastically impact cleantech businesses.

Speakers: - Melanie Nutter, Director, San Francisco Department of Environment;

- Alex Trembath, Policy Associate, Breakthrough Institute

- Niccolo Aieta, Commercialization Assistance Program Manager, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO

- Moderated by Jared Asch, West Coast Operations, National Strategies