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Speaker & Panelist Bios

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Frank Alix Frank Alix
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Powerspan Corp.
Gary Barsley Gary Barsley
Director of Commercial Projects
Shell Solar
Howard Berke Howard Berke
Chairman
Chief Executive Officer
Co-founder

Konarka Technologies
David Berokoff David Berokoff
Manager of Technology Development
Sempra Energy Utilities
Lois Capps Lois Capps
U.S. Congresswoman
Flint Craig Flint R. Craig
President & CEO
Pentadyne Power Corporation
James Dehlsen James Dehlsen
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Clipper Windpower Inc
Steve Denbaars Steve DenBaars
Co-Director of the Solid-State Lighting and Display Center
UC, Santa Barbara
Richard Flavell Richard Flavell
Chief Scientific Officer
Ceres Inc.
Gary Hansen Gary Hansen
Associate Dean for the Technology Management Program
UC Santa Barbara
Maurice Hladik Maurice Hladik
Director of Marketing
Iogen Corporation
Bernd Keller Bernd Keller
General Manager
CREE Inc.
John Kersten John Kersten
Manager of the Golden Field Office
U.S. Department of Energy
Walter Kohn Walter Kohn
Nobel Laureate, an Emeriti Professor of Physics
UC Santa Barbara
Klaus Lackner Klaus Lackner
Professor of Geophysics
Columbia University
Hal La Flash Hal La Flash
Director of Integrated Resource Planning and Policy
PG&E
Can Li Can Li
Professor of Chemical Physics
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Charles McDermott Charles J. McDermott
General Partner
RockPort Capital Partners, a Venture Capital Firm
Chris McGill Chris McGill
Managing Director Policy Analysis
American Gas Association
Steven Parry Steven E. Parry
Member
NGEN Partners, LLC, a Venture Capital Firm
David Rohy David A. Rohy
Principal
Rohy Consulting Associates
Ted Sargent Ted Sargent
Professor and Canada Research Chair in Nanotechnology
University of Toronto
Steve Sperry Steve Sperry
President and CEO
Verdiem
Terry Tamminen Terry Tamminen
Special Advisor
For Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Matthew Tirrell Matthew Tirrell
Dean of the College of Engineering
UC Santa Barbara
Martin J. Waters Martin J. Waters
Partner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Daniel Weiss Daniel Weiss
Co-founder and Managing Partner
Angeleno Group LLC, a Venure Capital Firm
Alec Wodtke Alec Wodtke
Director of the Partnership for International Research and Education for Electron Chemistry and Catalysis
Interfaces
Henry Yang Henry Yang
Chancellor
UC Santa Barbara