Full Agenda

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Day 1

9.15am
Chairman’s welcome & Opening address

9.30am
Overview of investment and finance in CSP and CPV

• How to get started; Practical steps to decide what you need, who to contact and where to find investment
• Understanding the advantages and disadvantages of working with angels, VC’s, securing project finance and taking your business public
• What to do if you’re brand new to the investment and finance market – simple steps you can take to get your investment programme off the ground

Lee Bailey, Managing Partner, U.S. Renewables Group

10.00am
Key Note Speech

CSP and its focus, opportunities and problems.

Vinod Khosla, Founder & CEO, Khosla Ventures

10.30am

Content to be announced

The Honourable Bill Lockyer, State Treasurer of California, State of California

11am
Coffee Break

11.30am
CPV Early Stage Investing and Company Development:

• Hear from the investors themselves about what the major factors are for making an investment or passing in a CPV/CSP company
• Discover how an investor can assist or hinder a young CPV/CSP company and avoid common pitfalls
• Learn what the typical mistakes of early stage companies are and make sure you don’t repeat them
• Understand what early stage investors are looking for in CPV/CSP companies to ensure a competitive advantage

Moderator:  Jon Bonanno, President, Principle Power & Keiretsu Forum
Will Coleman, Mohr Davidow Ventures
Abe Yokell - RockPort Capital
Marc Van Den Berg - Vantage Point Venture Partners
Geoff Sharples, Business Development, Google

12.30pm
A Look At The Economics Behind CSP

• Hear a comparison of the economics of Rooftop Solar, CSP, and Wind
• Discover how much tax equity can really be raised under the partnership flip structure to unlock it’s funding potential
• Evaluate and analyze the key issues that impact the amount of funds that a developer can raise and avoid common pitfalls

Michael Bernier, Partner, Ernst & Young

1.00pm
Lunch

2.00pm

"BO KNOWS SOLAR! - The Knowledge Perspective in building your team.

Christopher Hawes, Managing Partner, Hawes Partners

2.20pm
Project Finance Panel

• Understand the predominant growth in the demand for tax equity driven by federal support and renewable portfolios, and how your project can be financed through Tax Equity
• Discover why due diligence, water rights, licensing, reliability testing, certification and reliable suppliers are essential in giving banks confidence in your project
• Learn how to optimize the use of feed-in tariffs and regional subsidies so you can tell banks exactly what you’ll be getting for your energy output
• How to prove unproven technology works! Top tips to prove to banks that your project is feasible and you have a solid supply chain

Moderator: David Spielberg, Partner, Orrick

Edward Levin, Vice President, Morgan Stanley (Tentative)
Lance Markowitz, Senior Vice President, Union Bank of California
Mathew Meares, Assistant Vice President, HSH Nordbank

Chris Stolarski, Senior Vice President, Mizuho Corporate Bank

3.20pm
Coffee break

• Understand the key permanent financing alternatives and their tax benefits:  sale-leaseback vs. partnership.
• Learn how to plan early to optimize the ITC and other tax benefits and attract tax equity -- what are tax equity investors looking for?
• Learn current market practice for allocating tax benefits and tax risks

Philip H. Spector, Partner, Troutman Sanders LLP

• Hear how leading CSP companies went about obtaining investment and financing
• Understand the type of technologies that the financers favor and why capitalist liked what they saw
• Identify the most innovative, cost efficient and investor friendly technologies out there right now available forcommercialization

Moderator: Jerry R. Bloom, Partner & Chair, Energy Practice Group, Winston & Strawn LLP

Rob Lamkin, Chief Executive Officer, Cool earth Solar
Merrick Kerr, Esolar
Charlie Ricker, Executive Vice President, Bright source energy
Glen Davis, Executive Vice President, Ausra

• Early stage & Angel Investment
• Venture Capital
• Risk Management & Due Diligence
• ITCs
• Tax Equity
• Debt Financing
• Project Finance

6.20pm
Networking Cocktail Party

Join your peers for an evening of networking at the CSP Today Cocktail party

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Day 2

9.20am

Chairmans welcoming and opening speech

9.30am
A CPV Investment Case Study From Solfocus

• Hear the steps they took to secure first and second round financing and you can be just as successful
• Understand the process of approaching angels, venture capitalists and institutional investors
• A detailed analysis of the possibilities for the future – from partnerships, corporate financing and IPO and whatsteps to take

Ty Jaggerson, VP Corporate Development, Solfocus

10.00am
Deal Structures for concentrated Solar power Projects

• Discover when it makes sense to use debt, a sale-leaseback, partnership flip or prepaid service contract as a source of financing and understand how each of the strategies work
• The US government pays 56% of the capital cost of a typical solar project through tax subsidies.  Hear how you can determine how much tax equity can be raised against these tax subsidies
• Evaluate and analyze the pros and cons of power purchase agreements versus leases as a business model for the solar photovoltaic business

Keith Martin, Partner, Chadbourne & Parke

10.30am
Case study presentation on SkyFuel’s successful Series B financing:

• Understand why It is important to differentiate a company’s capital needs for different stages of its development; and why financing structure andpartnership choices must match phased needs
• Hear why all investors and all capital are not equal—some offer expertise and networks that will be much more valuable than the financing itself (and some will be worth much less)
• Learn why companies and investors need to determine what their long-term objectives are and why short-term exit strategies via IPOs and mergers are different than building a viable industry

Tim Duane - Director – SkyFuel

11.00am
Coffee Break

11.30am

Overview of Financing and Investment Models For Large Scale Solar Panel

• Understand the predominant growth in the demand for tax equity driven by federal support and renewable portfolios, and how your project can be financed through Tax Equity
• Step by step guide to the financial process you need to be aware of to be successful
• An insight into the first round of investment – acquiringangel support and venture capital
• Second round investment through VC, institutional investment – what is right for you?
• Understand the difference between partnership, project finance, IPO , sale and merger and determine your long-term target and decide what is the right strategy for you

Moderator : Ed Feo, Partner, Milbank
Asier Aya, Financial Director, Abengoa Solar
Tom Georgis,  Vice President of Development, Solar Reserve
Josef Eichhammer, Managing Director, USA, Solar Millennium

Mohammed J. Alam, President, Alyra Renewable Energy Finance LLP

Nathan Campbell, Vice President, Macquarie Capital (USA) Inc

12.15am 
Venture Capitalists Panel Debate

• Evaluate what you need to do to secure funding for your next major step in project development
• Learn how to decide what type of VC investment you require, the project stage they need to be involved in and what you can expect from them
• Discover the essential information VCs want to hear when assessing your project – and how you can best prepare your pitch for investment opportunities
• Understand why VCs have different agendas and why this impacts the level of investment and involvement they will give to your project
• Explore why VC’s will look at human capital, experience and knowledge as key drivers for the success of your project

Moderator: David R. Hochschild, Vice President, Solaria

Issam Dairanieh, Venturing Team, BP Alternative Energy
Kevin Blackman, Partner, Energy Capital Ventures

1.00pm
Lunch

2.00pm
Due Diligence & Risk Mitigation 

• Discover why a technical and financial due diligence is necessary for CSP and CPV so you’re business is fully prepared
• Understand the best practices for technical due diligence for CSP and CPV
• Learn How to calculate risks and possible mitigations and avoid common pitfalls

Graham Stevens, Associate Director, Navigant Consulting

2.30pm
Financing Concentrating Solar Companies

• Understand what the overall investment market is for concentrated solar power
• Discover what the main sources of equity and debt are for financing CSP companies so you can maintain a competitive advantage
• Learn what Government credits & incentives exist for concentrated solar power in the US, and maximize your potential for commercial success

Brian Goncher, Director, Deloitte

3.00pm
Case Study: How Zytech Solar successfully raised funding for their project in Hong Kong

• Discover how Zytech Solar have successfully secured funding for their project in Hong Kong
• Hear why R&D and IP creation are a  key component in how Zytech Solar were valued in the Hong Kong markets
• Evaluate the key factors for building & branding a global concentrated solar company

David Scott Lewis, Senior Vice President, Zytech Solar

3.30pm
Opportunities In The Public Capital Markets

• Understand what solar companies need to know before approaching the public capital markets
• Simple guide to Initial Public Offerings – what you need to understand, how it may fit into your future plans and how you can make it happen
• Discover how you can raise capital through public markets effectively and understand the common challenges that you will find in your way

Kelly Dougherty, Vice President, Macquarie Securities

4.00pm
Summit closes

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