John Reed is one of the financial world’s pre-eminent executives, having held the top spots at both Citigroup and the New York Stock Exchange. He received joint SB and BA degrees from MIT and his master's degree in management from the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Meet John Reed, network with hundreds of Northern California alums during a cocktail reception and gourmet dinner, learn about the global financial situation and the roles technology and the MIT community can play.

This event has been made possible by the generous support of our sponsors:

Wells Fargo
Hummer Winblad
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Vernon E. and Mary Lee Altman
John Chisholm
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MIT Alumni Association

Please join us at Silicon Valley Bank for an exploration of the efficacy of distributed energy generation in California based on regional policy and the economics of proposed solutions.

Dian Grueneich – ex-CPUC Commissioner
Bryan Hannegan – Vice President, EPRI
Craig Lewis – Exec Director, Clean Coalition
Dave Ruben – Director, Pacific Gas & Electric

Moderator: Eric Wesoff, Green Tech Media

As part of California’s 33% renewable electricity portfolio standard, Governor Brown established a goal of 12,000 MW of renewable generation at customer sites, e.g. roof-top solar, or connected to the lower voltage electrical grid. These Distributed Generation (DG) facilities avoid some of the permitting and capacity problems of large-scale, transmission-connected projects and offer reduced electrical losses, avoidance of new substations, easier permitting, and local economic benefits.

However, the electrical distribution system of today was not designed from either a technical or regulatory perspective for two-way power flows. As the Smart Grid is implemented many technical issues will be resolved, but other questions regarding access to the grid and establishing fair and sustainable rates for users of the distribution grid will remain.

How Inc Magazine’s 2009 Entrepreneur of the Year built a clean energy company.

Hear CEO Kevin Surace describe how he injected his entrepreneurial clean tech vision to create the most innovative company ever to hit the building materials industry.

How did Serious Energy bring a high-tech “walk through walls” mentality to the building materials industry in order to challenge technological barriers that have gone unquestioned in the building industry for decades?

How does Serious Energy achieve high-performing, energy-efficient building materials?

Kevin will describe the vision and technology that led Serious Energy to successfully retrofit all 6514 windows on the Empire State Building as well as ship over 2 million energy efficient drywall panels and do 70,000 building projects over the last seven years.

Finally, Kevin will give some clues on Serious’ direction, like the recent formation of Serious Capital - the first offering of “Energy Efficiency as a Service” with funding for building retrofit projects.
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Kevin Surace has a proven executive management track record spanning 25 years delivering innovative high technology products and services. He is a sought-after keynote speaker on innovation and clean technologies. Kevin was named Inc Magazine’s Entrepreneur of the Year in 2009, named one of the top innovators of this decade by CNBC, nominated as Innovator of the Year by Planet Forward, and awarded Tech Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.

Before joining Serious Energy, he held executive and technical positions with Perfect Commerce, General Magic, National Semiconductor, Air Communications, IBM and Seiko-Epson.

He received his degree in electrical engineering technology from Rochester Institute of Technology where he serves on the Board of Trustees, and has been awarded 13 patents. Kevin is also Chairman of the Board of Array Power and Zeta Communities.

Please join us at Silicon Valley Bank for an outlook on investing in clean technologies from an industry-leading group of panelists representing venture capital and investment banking viewpoints.

Panelists

Pierre Lamond, Khosla Ventures
Steve Goldby, Venrock Partners
Tim Woodward, Nth Power
David Chen, Morgan Stanley

MIT students learn individually, collaboratively, and interactively, often in fast-paced, technology-enabled environments. They must be able to acquire knowledge and manage information whether they are 300 miles from campus, in a campus library, or sitting in a classroom.

MIT's libraries are acknowledged leaders among research libraries for their innovative and experimental approach to academic library service. They share MIT’s creative drive, commitment to research, and passion for excellence in support of MIT students.

Learn about the ways MIT's libraries use new technology and new ideas to empower students to thrive at MIT and prepare for a lifetime of learning.