Fraunhofer, think Max Planck Institute of cleantech in Germany, and University of Albany`s College of Nano Science and Engineering (CNSE) will join Holland and Knight`s Boston based head of Venture Capital practice in New York November 2 for an evening to share the latest in technology platforms for development, utility industries shopping list for new technologies, and venture deal trends.

CNSE, the recent recipient of $4B in funding will share the facilities available for prototyping and their model for partnering with government and industry to develop cleantech; Fraunhofer will share the results of a customer wide survey of utilities including the utilities `shopping list` for new technologies; Jeff Seul will share his observations of the funding patterns in cleantech based on his overview of the Boston cleantech market as head of the Venture practice at Holland and Knight.

Join us for an unusual opportunity to hear from leaders in the field of cleantech as they share their own work and comment on trends for start up cleantech ventures working with Big Cleantech Resources.

Panel Moderator:

- Jeffrey R. Seul, Partner, Holland & Knight

Panel Speakers:

- Nolan Browne, Managing Director, Fraunhofer CSE

- Pradeep Haldar, Vice President, College of Nanoscale Science & Engineering (CNSE) University at Albany, (SUNY)

Date: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

Agenda: 5:30pm - 6:00pm: Reception

6:00pm - 7:30pm: Panel Discussion

7:30pm - 8:30pm: Networking

Place: Holland & Knight

31 West 52nd Street

New York, NY 10019

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