San Francisco Clean and Green Investment Forum

Ethical Markets - RSRI/ESG News, Greentech

Opal Financial Group’s Clean and Green Investment Forum, with which Ethical Markets is a media partner, will be held in San Francisco, June 6-7, 2011.  The forum brings together experts from throughout the country to discuss cleantech and greentech.  Attendees represent pension funds, endowments and trusts as well as utility companies, federal and state government agencies and energy-equipment companies.  Discussions on upcoming and current investment opportunities will cover clean and green funds, infrastructure projects, equipment advances, energy systems and more.

Suedeen G. Kelly, Partner, Patton Boggs LLP, former Commissioner with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), is this years Keynote speaker.  She leads off two days of panels on

  • Government Policy and Regulations affecting Green Investing
  • Socially Responsible Investing/Sustainable Investing
  • Infrastructure
  • Project Financing and Investments
  • Clean and Green Private Equity and Hedge Funds/Fund of Funds
  • Clean and Green Venture Capital
  • Green Energy in Emerging Markets
  • Building Green
  • Green Energy in China
  • Waste To Energy
  • Biomass
  • Algae
  • Green Vehicles and Motors
  • Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
  • Comparing and Contrasting the Different Types of Renewable Energy: Wind, Solar, Water and Nuclear – Which renewable energy fits your investment profile?
  • Natural Resources: Coal, Oil and Gas – Can we create green energy from these nonrenewable resources?
  • Smart Grids/Electricity