ICE unofficial Kickoff and Team Building Event

ICE Team Building
February 11th
8:00-9:00pm ICE portion
Walk Ins Welcome

The "unofficial" kick-off of the Ignite Clean Energy Contest is just around the corner! We'll be at Harvard Business School, starting the evening with the 3rd Annual Cleantech Panel, and finishing up with our introduction to ICE where we will be looking for contestants, judges, advisors, and more. To register, see details at the bottom.

Harvard Event:
Third Annual: Cleantech and Alternative Energy Panel, followed by Ignite Clean Energy Contest Intro
Register Here for Harvard Event

Entrepreneur Track Event
HBS Aldrich 112 (map/directions)

Date/Time: Thursday, February 11 at 6:00 PM
6:00 - 6:30 PM Networking / Light Refreshments
6:30 - 8:00 PM Program
8:00 - 9:00 PM ICE Introduction, pitches, how to get involved
Location: HBS Aldrich 112

Cleantech and alternative energy are getting a lot of attention, but what are the opportunities? Who are the companies out there making a difference? Join some of our region’s most involved participants to learn more. This year we'll be adding larger companies and start-ups as well to broaden the perspective. Our panel of experts will provide definition, analysis and thought leadership for us in this rapidly emerging sector.

The panel will be moderated by former Massachusetts Energy Chairman and now head of regulatory and market development at Beacon Power, one of the region’s largest and best known energy storage developers, Judith Judson. Beacon Power Corporation designs, develops and is commercializing advanced products and services to support stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation. Ms. Judson has personally worked to change the frequency regulation markets across the US.

Our panelists:
Dennis R. Costello, Managing Partner at Braemar Energy Ventures has more than 30 years of experience in the energy and venture capital industries. Mr. Costello was previously a partner with Advent International, an international private equity firm where he rose to chief investment officer for North America. He was personally responsible for 23 investments, 10 of which were in the energy area. Before embarking on a career in venture capital, Mr. Costello was the first Executive Director of the Colorado Advanced Technology Institute (CATI) in Denver. Mr. Costello began his career in alternative energy with positions as a project manager at Midwest Research Institute and as a member of the original staff of the National Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI), which is now the National Renewable energy Laboratory (NREL).

Marc Poirier is a General Partner in @ Ventures here in Boston and has more than a decade of experience engaging with entrepreneurs and other investors on the boards of early-stage tech companies. He currently serves on the boards of H2Gen Innovations and Powerit Solutions. Mr. Poirier is also a former member of the North American Advisory Board of the Cleantech Group, an industry association supporting the development and deployment of clean technologies worldwide. He has also been active in the cleantech community, serving as a panelist for industry conferences and as a member of the selection committees for the Cleantech Forum and for the Industry Growth Forum hosted by the National Renewable Energy Lab.

Ellen Bossert is head of North American Green Initiatives for Philips Lighting which is headquartered in Burlington, MA. In this role she leads the strategy, marketing, program development and management, policy outreach, global synergy, and product/service plan offering for Philips NA Green and Sustainability initiatives. Previously, Ms. Bossert led the now Philips Lighting Color Kinetics' worldwide marketing and brand strategy. She is a seasoned business and marketing executive with sixteen years of experience in the high-tech and consumer products industries and a ‘92 HBS alum.
Pasi Miettinen, is President and CEO of Sagewell, Inc. which analyzes buildings and ranks them into the order which provides the best returns on investment for energy efficiency improvements. Mr. Miettinen’s career includes software start-ups, energy companies and a turn-around. Mr. Miettinen earlier in his career was the head forecast analyst for a large electric utility that pioneered real-time pricing and metering of electricity, innovative demand-side energy efficiency programs and electric vehicle programs. Mr. Miettinen is a ’00 HBS graduate.

And, after our panel, we will have the "Unofficial Kick-off of the Ignite Clean Energy Contest" from 8:00pm-9:00pm. Clark Waterfall, head of the Ignite Clean Energy (ICE) competition and managing director at Boston Search Group, will lead an introduction on ICE and how you can participate - from mentors, to judges, to contest participants - all are needed! If you have an idea, please bring it!