Mass Insight Corporation Science & Technology Initiative

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R&D Strategic Alliances Quarterly Breakfast Briefing
Choosing to Lead: The Race for National R&D Leadership
and New Economy Jobs

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

The Alternative Energy Agenda:
How Viable an Alternative This Time Around?

A National Assessment and the State's Opportunity for Strategic Alliances and Technology Leadership

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Massachusetts has a clear self interest in developing an alternative energy strategy to remain competitive in the face of high energy costs. Yet, marketplace hurdles and regulatory obstacles loom large. This program will address what it will take to jumpstart regional and national momentum toward a new energy future; how Massachusetts and New England are poised to compete; the local corporate and university research base in alternative energy technologies; and opportunities for strategic alliances to translate technological breakthroughs into commercially viable products, capitalized companies and job creation.

Special Guest Speaker

Phil Sharp, Member of Congress 1975 to 1995; Chair, Energy and Power Subcommittee; key leader of the 1990 Clean Air Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992; and Director, Institute of Politics, Harvard University

Panel Presentation

Michael Bevan, Partner, Energy Technology Group, Advent International, a global private equity firm

Ravindra Datta, Professor, Chemical Engineering, and Director, Fuel Cell Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Robert L. Pratt, Director, The Renewable Energy Trust, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Steven Taub, Research Director, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA) Emerging Generation Technologies Advisory Service

Tuesday, June 28, 2005
Hosted by:
TIAX LLC
15 Acorn Park, Cambridge, Mass. [directions]
"TIAX is a collaborative R&D company. Formed from Arthur D. Little's Technology & Innovation business, we've been helping our clients accelerate their innovation since 1886. We link technology and industry to create market impact and improve people's lives."

7:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. Briefing

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Agenda

8:00 - 8:05	Welcome — John Collins, President TIAX LLC
8:05 - 8:15	Massachusetts Strategic Alliances Update — William H. Guenther, President, Mass Insight Corporation
8:15 - 8:35	Keynote presentation: "What Can We Expect from Federal Policy on Alternative and Renewable Energy?" — Special Guest Speaker: Phil Sharp, Member of Congress 1975 to 1995; Chair, Energy and Power Subcommittee; key leader of the 1990 Clean Air Act and the Energy Policy Act of 1992; and Director, Institute of Politics, Harvard University
8:35 - 8:45	The Investment Landscape - EnviroTech to CleanTech — Michael Bevan, Partner, Energy Technology Group, Advent International, a global private equity firm
8:45 - 8:55	Fuel Cells to Market: Technological Hurdles and Institutional Challenges — Ravindra Datta, Professor Chemical Engineering and Director, Fuel Cell Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
8:55 - 9:05	Key Trends and Developments in Renewables — Robert L. Pratt, Director, The Renewable Energy Trust, Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (Panel Moderator)
9:05 - 9:15	The Narrowing Band of Competitiveness in Electricity Generation Costs — Steven Taub, Research Director, Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), Emerging Generation Technologies Advisory Service
9:20 - 9:50	Moderated Panel Discussion & Q&A — Challenges and Opportunities in the Regional and National Alternative Energy Agenda
9:50 - 10:00	Concluding Remarks and Next Steps William H. Guenther, President, Mass Insight Corporation
10:00	Optional tour of TIAX Facilities

RSVP by Wednesday, June 22 to scitech@massinsight.com


	. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lead Sponsors of the R&D Breakfast Briefing Series and the R&D Strategic Alliances Information Clearinghouse: Sponsors of the Science & Technology Initiative: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Goodwin Procter LLP Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Partners Healthcare PricewaterhouseCoopers Raytheon The Boston Foundation University of Masachusetts Business Organization Partners: Massachusetts High Technology Council Associated Industries of Massachusetts Massachusetts Biotech Council Massachusetts Software Council Massachusetts Network Communications Council MassMEDIC
	Through its Science & Technology Initiative, Mass Insight Corporation brings together a broad-based consortium of leading businesses, pubic and private universities, and economic development organizations to develop a technology road map for Massachusetts and to identify potential strategic alliances among public and private universities, teaching hospitals, government and industry to maintain and expand the state’s research, development, commercial and economic leadership in emerging technologies. The R & D Strategic Alliances Quarterly Breakfast Briefing Series is part of the Science & Technology Initiative clearinghouse and information exchange about statewide R & D capabilities and strategic alliances. For a copy of the Massachusetts Technology Road Map Study, please contact Mary-Beth Sorgi at 617-722-4160, Ext. 14 or msorgi@massinsight.com. Visit Mass Insight Corporation at www.massinsight.com

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