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Cleantech entrepreneurs from around the globe compete for fu
sustainable ideas
11.11.2009 – REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — While American cleantech startups are
competing for the grand prize from the Cleantech Open business plan competition,
forward-thinking entrepreneurs from around the world will face off for the Global
Ideas Competition, a signature event for the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation,
sponsored by Global Entrepreneurship Week. Both competitions will come to a
close at the Cleantech Open Awards Gala in San Francisco, November 17. The
Global Cleantech Open Ideas Competition aims to accelerate the discovery and
development of groundbreaking cleantech solutions.
Each entrant will have five minutes to engage the audience as they pitch an
innovative concept for technologies, products, marketing campaigns or systems that
will solve large-scale energy and environmental issues. Gala attendees will vote for
their favorite via text message to determine the winners. Prizes, designed to jump-
start the fledgling companies, are valued at $100,000.
The Global Cleantech Open Ideas Competition looks to find ‘big ideas’ by working at
a grassroots level and to support and foster those ideas. More informal than the
current Cleantech Open business plan competition, the Global Cleantech Open
Ideas Competition is open to entrants across the globe, even if they are only in
beginning stages. Already confirmed are teams from Brazil, China, Denmark, Israel,
New Zealand, and the United States.
Details:
2009 Cleantech Open Grand Expo & Awards Gala
Nob Hill Masonic Center
1111 California Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
November 17, 2009
10 am PT – 8pm PT
RSVP/REGISTRATION REQUIRED at www.cleantechopen.com
The Cleantech Open is made possible by the generous support provided by
National Expansion Sponsor: U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency
and Renewable Energy; Platinum Sponsor: PG&E; Gold Sponsors: Autodesk, The
Cleantech Circle, Google, Southern California Edison, Sa