Monday, November 4

Served: Breakfast, Lunch, & Refreshments

DAY ONE: INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND POLICY DRIVERS

CONFERENCE WELCOME 
Fred H. Walti II
Executive Director,
LACI

M.C.
Ian Harris
VP Partnerships

KEYNOTES

Matt Petersen
Chief Sustainability Officer,
City of Los Angeles
LA’s Strategy to be a Global Cleantech Economic Powerhouse

Dr. Cheryl Martin
Deputy Director,
Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy
The Role of the Federal Government in Sustainable Energy Markets

David Nahai
Partner, Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith and
President, David Nahai Consulting Services, LLC
Understanding the Clean Energy and Water Markets in the US; 
Effective Market Entry Strategies

Jim McDermott
Managing Director and Managing Partner, US Renewables Group
Cleantech Private Equity Markets in Asia, Latin America, and Europe 

Stephen Cheung
Director of International Trade,
Office of Mayor Eric Garcetti, City of Los Angeles
Los Angeles International Trade Strategy 

Anil Tammineedi
Principal, Angeleno Group, LLC
Tom Soto
Managing Director at TCW-Craton

Investor’s Perspective on International Cleantech Market Opportunities 

Mary Leslie
President, Los Angeles Business Council
Feed In Tariffs 

THE AMERICA’S:
Size, trends, dynamics of the sustainable markets in the America’s region.  Speak with the experts after each presentation.

OVERVIEW
Fernando Guerra 
International Economist
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation

CANADA
David Fransen
Consul General,
Canada in Los Angeles

CHILE
Francisco Correa
Trade Commissioner,
ProChile

BRAZIL
Leonardo Valverde Corrêa da Costa
Deputy Consul of Brazil in Los Angeles,
Head of the Investment and Trade Promotion Bureau

ARGENTINA
Fernanda Baserga
Trade & Investment Office,
Consulate General of Argentina in Los Angeles

MEXICO
Carlos Gimenez 
Consul General, Mexico

EUROPEAN UNION:
Size, trends, dynamics of the sustainable markets in the European region.  Speak with the experts after each presentation.

Dennis Rodriguez
Chief City Executive for Los Angeles,
San Francisco, and San Diego, Siemens

UNITED KINGDOM
Michael Rosenfeld
Vice Consul – Senior Director Clean Technology,
UK Trade & Investment, British Consulate-General

FRANCE
Sharon Rehbinder
Director, AEPI North America

GERMANY
Angelika Geiger
Director of Germany Trade and Investment

Joerg Geier
Senior Researcher and U.S. Representative,
Borderstep Institute for Innovation and Sustainability

ASIA PACIFIC

HONG KONG
Stella Poon
Director,
Hong Kong Trade Development Council

NEW ZEALAND
Leon Grice 
New Zealand Consul General

KOREA
Hojoon Kim 
FDI Team Lead KOTRA Los Angeles

CHINA
Yumin Yeh 
Manager, Sustainable Development and
Strategic Partnerships, US-China Clean Tech Center

JAPAN
Sachico Yoshimura
Executive Director,
JETRO Los Angeles

EUROPEAN UNION / MIDDLE EAST

Moderator:
Dennis Rodriguez
Chief City Executive for Los Angeles,
San Francisco, and San Diego
Siemens

SWITZERLAND
Nico Lauer 
Trade Commissioner,
Swiss Business Hub

ISRAEL
Dana Erlich 
Consul for Public Diplomacy
Consulate General of Israel, Los Angeles

SWEDEN
Michael Miller 
Chief Marketing Officer,
Maverick Angels and Board Member,
Swedish American Chamber of Commerce,
Greater Los Angeles Chapter

SAUDI ARABIA
Abdullah Saeed Al Harthi
Consul General