Valencia, Spain l 19 – 20 October 2017

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Advanced business models for climate- friendly technologies and innovation

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About the workshopThis short course will introduce participants to the three essential elements of a successful project: firstly identifying the climate-change related and other benefits of technological innovations; secondly evaluating the economic and financial feasibility of a proposed project; and finally identifying stakeholders and options for project financing. Entrepreneurs in climate-friendly technologies must understand new agents in the financial markets, such as investment funds and private equity companies and how they differ from traditional sources of finance.

Participants will gain a basic understanding of how to analyze the benefits and economic feasibility of proposed new systems or technologies to address climate change. They will also learn how to approach financial markets, develop a business plan and identify companies and government agencies able to fund innovative climate-friendly projects.

What we offer: Participants will gain skills in how to successfully design climate-friendly innovations, and identify suitable options for financing:

• Understand the need for climate friendly innovations

• Learn methods to assess environmental and climate benefits

• Analyse legal, economic and environmental constraints

• Analyse the financial market players, and understand the role of private equity, investment funds, and collective investment schemes for climate change related entrepreneurs

Who can take part? Individuals and groups working on innovations to address climate change, including:

• Entrepreneurs

• Start-up companies

• Project developer

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Course organisation The course objectives will be taught in two stages, by applying different learning approaches. The first stage will take place prior to the course through e-learning, while the second one will take place during the training days in Valencia. In addition, a follow up session will carried out after the course.

First stage: Prior to the course (from October 7th to October 14th):

1. Participants will start their training with a “Preparation Assignment”. Participants will be provided with e-material (videos and papers) covering the following learning objectives: Introduction to climate change; Needs for technology innovation; Methods to assess environmental and climate benefits. Participants will learn with the material provided but also they will have to complete an assignment. Prof. Ed Rubin will be leading the preparation assignement.

2. Participants will be invited to participate in a webinar on October 13th.The webinar will tackle the learning objective “Evaluating the costs and economic feasibility of innovative climate change technologies”. Prof. Elena de la Poza will lead the webinar. These systems of learning will help balance the initial knowledge about business models among participants as the right tool to convey domain knowledge to participants in the course. Also, this first learning stage prior to the course will make knowledge dissemination slims during the course.

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Second stage: During the course October 19th -20th .Throughout the course, action-based learning will be applied. The experts and coaches will provide real cases for the participants, innovate, and provide potential solutions to climate change. Action-based learning relies on real-life cases. It will be employed by experts and coaches to accelerate the acquisition of practical skills by participants. The implementation and combination of these two approaches; will foster participants’ ability to introduce their own innovative ideas; to promote the implementation of business models for new technologies against climate change.

Third stage: Follow up after the course December 1st The participants will be invited to participate in a webinar after the course, to complete their training. Once the knowledge is embedded, participants will be encouraged to take action to make progress on their business plans. The purpose of this webinar will be to coach participants, to help them in their business development.

Training in Valencia: October 19th-20th

VenueThe course sessions will take place in the Center of Economic Engineering, located in the Faculty of Business Administration and Management (Building 7J), on the campus of the Universitat Politècnica de València. The registration desk will be located on the third floor, INECO auditorium.

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Programme:All sessions will be taught in INECO auditorium, on the 3rd floor of Building 7J with the exception of session #7 (TBD).

Thursday Oct. 19, 2017

08:15 – 08:45 Registration

08:45 – 09:00 OpeningMr. Jose Luís Muñoz, Head of Climate-KIC Spain

09:00 – 10:30 Session #1 – Climate KIC

Speaker: Miss Celsa Monrós, Education Lead Climate-KIC Spain

10:00 – 10:45 Coffee Break

10:45 – 13:00 Session #2 – Methods to assess environmental and climate benefits

Speaker: Professor E.S. Rubin, Alumni Chair Professor of Environmental Engineering and Science at Carnegie Mellon University

13:00 – 15:00 Lunch

15:00 – 16:30 Session #3 – Analysis of alternative sources of financing for climate change technologies: long term and short term

Speaker: Professor E. De la Poza, Associate Professor Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Spain.

16:30 – 16:45 Coffee break

16:45 – 18:45 Session #4 – Evaluating the costs and economic feasibility of innovative climate change technologies

Speaker: Professor Maria José Ruá, Universitat Jaume I, Spain.

18:45 – 21:00 Break

21:00 – 24:00 Dinner

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Programme:All sessions will be taught in the Room Aula INECO, located at the 3rd floor of the Building 7J with the exception of Session #7 (TBD).

Social programme:The course participants will be invited to:- Have dinner after the Thursday sessions, enjoying the local cuisine of Valencia in a relaxed atmosphere. Date: Thursday night October19th Time: 21.00 – 24.00Venue: TBCDress code: Smart casual.

-Have lunch on Friday, engaging with the course participants, building Climate-KIC community in Valencia.Date: Friday October 20th Time: 13.30 – 15.30Venue: TBC

Friday Oct. 20, 2017

09:00 – 11:00 Session #5 – Legal and environment constraints and opportunities; Role of governments

Speaker: Joaquín Sánchez Planelles

11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 – 13:30 Session #6 – The role of European private equity companies, investments funds, and societies of collective investment for the climate change entrepreneur: Advantages and disadvantages

Speaker: Mr Pedro de Álava, Clave Mayor, Private Equity and Venture Capital Firm.

13:30 – 15:30 Lunch

15:30 – 17:30 Session #7 – Review and assessment of the course.

Speaker: Professor E. De la Poza, Associate Professor Universitat Politècnica de Valencia, Spain.

17:30 – 18:30 Closing

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Coaches and Experts

Prof. Edward S. Rubin,

Dr. Rubin is the Alumni Chair Professor of Environmental Engineering and Science at Carnegie Mellon University. He holds joint appointments in the Departments of Engineering & Public Policy and Mechanical Engineering, and was the founding director of the university’s Center for Energy and Environmental Studies and the Environmental Institute.

He served as a coordinating lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special study on carbon capture and storage; as an advisor to the State of California and the Province of Alberta (Canada) on climate-related policies; as a board member of the UK CCS Research Centre; and as an author of energy and climate-related studies by the US National Academies including “America’s Climate Choices.”

He has over 300 publications dealing with technical, economic and policy issues related to energy and the environment, with a focus on climate change mitigation options, carbon capture and storage, and technology innovation. He is an associate member of the National Academies and the recipient of awards for distinguished achievements as an educator, and for outstanding achievements in engineering research, education and public service.

He received his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the City College of New York and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University.

Professor Natividad Guadalajara,

has a Phd in Agronomics Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Valencia.Professor Guadalajara is an academic member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) in the field of valuation. She is the Director of the Research Center of Economic Engineering. She is also the Director of the Master in Engineering Appraisal and Valuation, (20th edition), and Director of the Master in Real Estate Studies, accredited by

the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (18th edition).It is important to highlight her contributions to the field of valuation with her published books “Valuation such as Agricultural Valuation. Practical cases. Ed. Mundi Press, 1996”, “Economic valuation of irrigation water, Mundi Prensa Ed., 1998”, “Assessment of agricultural land, Bhandar publishers, Colombia, 2002”, “Sustainability in the value of buildings, Ed Polytechnic University of Valencia, 2012”, “Real Estate Valuation Methods. Ed. Mundi Press, 2014”.

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Professor Elena de la Poza

has a PhD in Assets Valuation from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV). She is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics and Social Sciences at the UPV. She has taught courses at Washington State University, but also research workshops at the Technical University of Ostrava (Czech Republic) and the Faculty of Economic Sciences at Warsaw University of Life Sciences, (Poland). She has participated over 30 international

conferences as a speaker. She has also worked a reviewer for international scientific journals. Her publications focus on the economic valuation of assets of investment. She also works at international cross-cultural projects such as the European project SAUNAC “Sustainability Alliance Of Urban Networks in Asian Cities.

Bsc. Miss Celsa Monrós,

is the Education Lead Climate-KIC Spain. She is responsible for coordinating the education programs, to be developed in Spain by the Climate-KIC office, in collaboration with Climate-KIC partners. She also collaborates with the central education team and with the coordinators from all the other countries. Specifically, she coordinates the following programmes:

• Pioneers into Practice program in Spain• Université de València Journey 1, a summer school for masters students to be held in

Paris-Valencia-Wroclaw • Education at activities within Climate-KIC: PhD students, professional certification, case

studies, ...Her primary goal is to communicate and transmit initiatives and opportunities that Climate-KIC offers to companies, citizens and entities both public and private, focused on combating the main threat to the planet: climate change, through the promotion of innovation.

Mr Pedro Álava,

has a Bachelor in Business from the University of Valencia (1997). An executive MBA from the EDEM Foundation and a Management Development course from ESADE. He began his professional career in 1993, at the training group FLORIDA Centre de Formació, as an adjunct to the Financial Management course. At the present time he is the Director of Clave Mayor office at Valencia. Clave Mayor is a Fund Manager founded

in the year 2002, and whose social capital belongs to private investors. The members of the management team have over 25 years of experience in the areas of Venture Capital and mergers and acquisitions.

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Msc. Joaquín Sánchez Planelles

has worked as an environmental consultant and has experience in environmental entrepreneurship.He has an Environmental Sciences Degree from the Universitat de Barcelona and he carried out this undergraduate final project at the University of Manchester. He is currently studying an MSc in Business, Product and Service Management by the Universitat Politècnica de València. He worked as an Environmental Consultant

for five years, and during this period he dealt with environmental legislation to be accomplished by the industry. In addition, he took part in the Climate KiC Launchpad program (incubation program to help entrepreneurs with eco-innovative business models) and has written a report about eco-innovation practices developed by the industries.

Professor Maria José Ruá,

Universitat Jaume I has a Phd in Method of housing valuation from the environmental perspective and cost analysis, from the Universidad Politècnica de Valencia. Her research focuses on urban regeneration and sustainable development. She has participated in several national projects such as “Evaluation model for assistance in the eco-efficient selection of construction systems in Spain” and “Study of the envelope of existing buildings and analysis of

rehabilitation solutions, conventional and innovative, through multi-criteria assessment”. Also, among her most recent publications are the book chapter Environmental Advantage of Back-Ventilated Cladding Façades in Comparison with Brick Cavity. “Walls in Residential Buildings”. Advances in Energy Research, Vol.8, Chapter 10, and the scientific papers entitled “Sustainability on the urban scale: Proposal of a structure of indicators for the Spanish context”. Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 2015, Vol. 53, pp. 16-30 and “A methodology for predicting the energy performance and indoor thermal comfort of residential stocks on the neighbourhood and city scales. A case study in Spain”. Journal of Cleaner Production, 2016, Vol. 139, pp. 646-665.

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Training Organisations

Climate-KIC is Europe’s largest public-private innovation partnership, working together to address the challenge of climate change. It drives innovation in climate change through creative partnerships large and

small, local and global, between the private, public and academic sectors. All Climate-KIC partners bring their industry experience to the community and are connected through the centres across Europe.

The Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) is a prestigious public institution of international renown. Therefore, it maintains its leading position in the main national and international rankings of higher education institutions around the world (ARWU, 2017). The UPV has campuses in the

cities of Valencia, Alcoi and Gandia, with modern facilities and excellent services. All three share the same philosophy that made the UPV a benchmark university, and they offer identical opportunities to students rankings below.

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Course Location and LogisticsOct. 19-20, 2017 | Valencia, Spain

City DescriptionThe course will be held in Valencia, on the eastern part of the Spanish Mediterranean coast. With a multicultural past, Valencia is the third largest city in Spain. Valencia embraces past culture and tradition combined with singular architecture, exciting gastronomy, nightlife, and beautiful white sand beaches.

Course VenueThe course sessions will take place in the Center of Economic Engineering, located in the Faculty of Business Administration and Management (Building 7J), on the campus of the Universitat Politècnica de València. The registration desk will be located in the third floor, INECO auditorium.Here you can find an interactive map of the university to help you locate the building 7J

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Practical informationHow to get to the city

How to reach Valencia from the Airport to the city centre:

By metro:Line 5 Aeropuerto/Torrent Avinguda- Neptú. Approx. every 10-20 minutes. Line 3 Aeropuerto / Palmaret- Rafelbunyol (Metrovalencia). Approx. every 10-20 minutes Fare to/from city centre: approx. €3,90. Approximate journey time: 20 minutes.

By bus:Fernanbus, Line 150 Valencia - Manises - Aeropuerto: Timetable: Airport-Valencia: 6:30, 7:00, then every 30 minutes until 21:30 / 22:00. Price: approx. €1.40. Approximate journey time: 40 minutes.

By taxi:Approx. cost airport-city centre: approx. €20. - By car: Take the V-11 road which connects the A-3 (Madrid to Valencia motorway) with the V-30. How to reach the course venue from the city centre:

By taxi :From any city area: € 8 (approx.). Specify the destination: Street “Avenida dels Tarongers”, “Universitat Politècnica de València. Access to the campus through gate L, next to “Colegio Mayor Galileo Galilei”.

By bike:There is a public service to use bikes throughout the whole city. This service is called Valenbisi. On campus you can find several stations to park the bikes.

By underground, combined with tram:Take line 3 or 9 in Xàtiva or Colón station, towards “Rafelbunyol” or “Alboraya-PA”. Get off the underground at the station “Benimaclet”. Leave the underground and go up the street to get the tram. Then, get the tram line 4 to “Dr. Lluch” or line 6 to “Marítim-Serrería”. Both lines use the same railway. Get off the tram at station “Tarongers”. The underground ticket you should buy is Zone A, valid for all underground and tram lines in Valencia city. How to reach the course venue from the harbour / beach area

The university is just 15 minutes walk from the Malvarrosa beach, although the port area is further away. You can reach the university from the port, by taking the tram at “Marítim-Serreria”, “Francesc Cubells” or “Grau Canyamelar” (line 6) towards “Tossal del Rei”. Then, get off the tram at station “Tarongers”.

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Dormitory Colegio Galileo Galilei Av. de los Naranjos, s/n. 46022 ValenciEstimated time from the conference venue: Walking: 5 minutes (on campus) www.galileogalilei.com

Dormitory Ausiàs March Avda. Cataluña, 30 46021 ValenciaEstimated time from the conference venue:By bus: 10 min, By car: 5 minwww.cm-ausiasmarch.com

AC Hotel ValenciaAvda. de Francia 67, Valencia Estimated time from the conference venue: By bus: 25 minutes, By car: 10 minutes, Walking: 35 minutes www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/vlcva-ac-hotel-valencia/

Barceló Hotel ValenciaAv. de Francia, 11, Valencia Estimated time from the conference venue: By bus: 25 minutes, By car: 10 minutes, Walking: 35 minutes www.hotel-barcelo-valencia/general-description.aspx

Accommodation:We recommend the following hotels/dormitories based on the distance to the UPV Campus (Course venue Building 7J at the Faculty of Business Administration and Management), where the conference will be held.

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Fees and registrationCourse fee 800 EUR.

• The course fees cover participation in the training workshop, any workshop material, and site visits.

• Please note: A 50% discount on the regular fee is available for Climate-KIC partners, public institutions, Climate-KIC alumni and NGOs.

• Participation can be cancelled free of charge until four weeks before the course. Fees already paid will be reimbursed. 50 % of course fees are payable in case of cancellation between four and one week before the course. Already paid fees will be reimbursed accordingly. Full fees apply in the case of cancellation less than one week before the course.

Grant applications are possible for citizens of the following countries: Cyprus, Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia.

Please note that spots are limited, and applications will be assessed as they come in. The deadline for application is 6 October 2017.

For further information and online application: Click here

For further enquiries, please contact: celsa.monros@climate-kic.org