Funding Cleantech Conference

This conference is designed to be directly relevant to cleantech companies, project developers and social entrepreneurs as it covers most key aspects of finance, including grants, Innovate UK activities, corporate and project equity, project finance for clean energy, resource and sustainable solutions and services activities at every level.

In addition to the usual investor panel, we have a dedicated crowdfunding session where the whole process will be explained and analysed, and then a selected number of fund raising companies, who have participated in the masterclasses given by Raise Impact and the UK Crowdfunding Association in November, will present to the audience.

Agenda

Chair: Ian Thomas, Managing Director, Turquoise International

10.15am Patents and Cleantech: Formulating and Implementing the Right Strategy - Tom Leanse, Associate, Venner Shipley. His presentation is HERE

10.30am Build a Country Challenge - £250,000 Future of the Smart Home Competition - Julie Meyer, CEO Ariadne Capital. Details of the competition and the event on 19 April are HERE

10.45am Grants Round-up - Olaf Swanzy, UK Director, PNO Consultants. His presentation is HERE

11.00am Innovate UK funding - Rob Saunders, Head of Energy, Innovate UK.

11.15am BREAK

11.30am Innovation funding by DECC - Ian Ellerington, Head of Innovation Delivery, DECC. His presentation is HERE

11.50am Sustainable Bridges - James Byrne, Founder. His presentation is HERE

12.05pm Crowdfunding Session

Crowdfunding keynote: Julia Groves, Chair UK Crowdfunding Association. Her presentation is HERE

Presenting companies: Polysolar. Presentation is HERE

City Farm Systems. Presentation is HERE

Natural Resources Ltd. Presentation is HERE

12.45pm LUNCH & EXHIBITION

Chair: David Aitken, Head of Incubation, Carbon Trust

2.00pm Company presentations to an investor panel - Part 1

Simon Acland, Angel Investor & Venture Capitalist

Andrew Wordsworth, Sustainable Venture Development Partners

Jim Totty, Sustainable Technology Investors Ltd

John Williams, Sinvestec

Vitaly Lazorin, Future Matters Venture Capital

Igor Radomyshelsky, LBS MIINT

Companies presenting: Rentez-Vous. Presentation is HERE

NewCO2Fuels. Presentation is HERE

Rype Office. Presentation is HERE

Waterblade. Presentation is HERE

Desolenator.

21C Eco Energy. Presentation is HERE

3.15pm BREAK

3.30pm Company presentations to an investor panel - Part 2

Simon Acland, Angel Investor & Venture Capitalist

Andrew Wordsworth, Sustainable Venture Development Partners

Jim Totty, Sustainable Technology Investors Ltd

John Williams, Sinvestec

Vitaly Lazorin, Future Matters Venture Capital

Igor Radomyshelsky, LBS MIINT

Companies presenting: Aurelia Turbines. Presentation is HERE

Thelion Developments. Presentation is HERE

Cambond. Presentation is HERE

Solar Options for Schools. Presentation is HERE

ET Index. Presentation is HERE

Smart Renewable Heat Ltd. Presentation is HERE

PePow. Presentation is HERE

Antaco.

5.00pm Close

 

Last year’s programme is set out below:

2015 Conference Programme

Agenda

Chair: Francis Wright, Managing Director, Turquoise International

10.15am Keynote: Powervault Financing Story - Joe Warren Managing Director, Powervault. His presentation is HERE.

10.30am Grants Round-up - Olaf Swanzy, UK Director, PNO Consultants. His presentation is HERE.

10.45am Innovate UK funding - Mike Pitts, Lead Sustainability Specialist, Innovate UK. His presentation is HERE.

11.00am Commercialising Cleantech - Ian Ellerington, Head of Innovation Delivery, DECC. His presentation is HERE.

11.15am BREAK

11.30am Company presentations to an investor panel - Part 1

Simon Acland, Angel Investor & Venture Capitalist

Andrew Wordsworth, Sustainable Venture Development Partners

Jim Totty, Sustainable Technology Investors Ltd

David Aitken, Carbon Trust

Jerneja Loncar, GM Entrepreneurs

Ilian Iliev, Ecomachines Incubator

Presenting companies:

Sustainable Marine Energy Ltd: Presentation is HERE

Exergyn Ltd: Presentation is not provided

ORC Innovations Ltd: Presentation is HERE

Votechnik: Presentation is HERE

Storelectric: Presentation is HERE

12.45pm LUNCH & EXHIBITION

Chair: Mark Henderson, Consultant, Greencoat Capital LLP

2.00pm Keynote: IP and Funding: Formulating and Implementing the Right Strategy - Paul Derry, Partner, Venner Shipley LLP. His presentation is HERE.

2.15pm Keynote: Design as a Catalyst for Innovation - Neil Gridley, Design Associate Design Council. His presentation is HERE.

2.30pm Company presentations to an investor panel - Part 2

Simon Acland, Angel Investor & Venture Capitalist

Andrew Wordsworth, Sustainable Venture Development Partners

Jim Totty, Sustainable Technology Investors Ltd

David Aitken, Carbon Trust

Jerneja Loncar, GM Entrepreneurs

Ilian Iliev, Ecomachines Incubator

Companies presenting:

Trakeo: Presentation is HERE

National Energy Foundation: Presentation is HERE

Samad Power Ltd: Presentation is HERE

3.15pm BREAK

3.30pm Company presentations to an investor panel - Part 3

Simon Acland, Angel Investor & Venture Capitalist

Andrew Wordsworth, Sustainable Venture Development Partners

Jim Totty, Sustainable Technology Investors Ltd

David Aitken, Carbon Trust

Ilian Iliev, Ecomachines Incubator

Companies presenting:

Fine Energy Ltd: Presentation is HERE

Kelda Showers: Presentation is HERE

Green Fuels Research: Presentation is HERE

City Farm Systems: Presentation is HERE

Flute Office: Presentation is HERE

Xsilon:

5.00pm Close