Nanotech: From Promise to Reality Creating a Sustainable Environment

PARC researcher Meng Lean is one of the invited speakers representing leading entrepreneurs, academics, industry analysts & venture capitalists in the fields of nanotech enabled clean water and sustainable energy solutions

Keynote Speakers:

*Arno Penzias, Nobel Laureate, Venture Capital Advisor

*Steve Kang, Chancellor, University of California, Merced

Clean Water and Sustainable Energy Speakers:

*Barbara Heydorn, Director, Center of Excellence in Energy, SRI

*Bill Yerkes, Photovoltaics Industry Pioneer, CTO Solaicx

*Guido Radaelli, VP Engineering, Aurora Biofuels

*Mamadou Diallo, Director, California Institute of Technology

*Olgica Bakajin, Lawrence Fellow, Lawrence Livermore Labs

*Meng Lean, Water Solutions Developer, Principal Scientist, PARC

Lunch Speaker: Ira Ehrenpreis, General Partner, Technology Partners

This event will also feature a panel of employers, educators, and industry analysts who will assess the career requirements and potential employment opportunities offered by nanotechnology

Moderator:

*Eric Wesoff, Greentech Media, Publisher of the Venture Power Report

Panelists:

*Vahe Mamikunian, Sr. Research Analyst, Lux Research

*Robert Cormia, Foothill College Nanotechnology Program

*Bala Padmakumar, X-Seed Capital

*Melinda Richter, Executive Director of the SJ BioCenter

*Anthony Waitz, Managing Director, Quantum Insight