I wish I had time to go to this “all things green” event, a combined effort between AlwaysOn and Morgan Stanley. GoingGreen 2008 is taking place at Cavallo Point in Sausalito, CA through tomorrow end of day. Program line-up here.
Some of the speakers include J. Craig Venter, Chairman & Founder of Synthetic Genomics, Elon Musk, Chairman of Tesla Motors, Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures, Michelle Kaufmann, CEO of Michelle Kaufmann Design, Steve Jurvetson of Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Ira Ehrenpreis, General Partner of Technology Partners.
In addition to this all-star keynote line-up and the panel debates, the program includes 40 private company CEO Showcases from a wide range of sectors, including Solar Energy, Biofuel & Agriculture, Clean Energy, Energy Storage Systems, Energy Management, Smart Grid & Energy Efficiency, Water Technology & Water Management, Green Materials, Green Buildings, Green Nano/Micro-Tech, Green Automobiles & Transportation, Clean Manufacturing & Clean Products, and Resource Recovery & Waste Management.
If you’re into greentech, this is an event you won’t want to miss.
They’ll also have a CEO showcase followed by a panel discussion on abundant clean green water. Every year, technologies to totally recycle water at a building and municipal scale are getting better and more affordable. Drip irrigation and other water-efficiency innovations promise to greatly reduce the quantity of water necessary for commercial agriculture. And desalination capacity, using dramatically improved technologies, is growing faster than ever. What technologies and companies are going to guarantee the world enters an era of water abundance?
Global Water Intelligence editor-in-chief Christopher Gasson is moderating this session, together with Anup Jacob, Partner, Virgin Green Fund, Miox CEO Carlos PErea and Siemens CTO Joe Zubeck.
The Next Generation Biofuel session also looks interesting. Will new plants and growing techniques combined with cost-effective cellulosic extraction methods increase biofuel yields per square mile per year from 5,000 to 50,000 barrels? Will biofuel be produced in a tank, using growth cultures of genetically modified algae? Will biofuel come from factories with minimal footprints, or from extremely high yields on cropland? What is the future of biofuel, who is driving that future, and when is it going to get here?
Also, the one on the Carbon Offset Windfall. Whether we have carbon taxes, carbon trading, or both, the magnitude of the potential transfer of wealth will be unprecedented in the history of civilization. Where are these funds going and where should they go? Should the emphasis be on averting climate change or adapting to climate change? Should the funds be used to fund infrastructure for megacities, to reforest the tropics, or for an assortment of worthy projects across the board?
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
