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Welcome to the 6th

Cleantech Venture Day!

Seminars start with presenta�ons and

con�nue in a panel format. At deal flow

sessions cleantech companies have seven

minute slots followed by comments from

the VC Jury. Each deal flow session has

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FINAL OF NORDIC CLEANTECH OPEN

Top 10 Nordic Cleantech Open finalists

on stage

Welcome and introduc�on

Alexander Lidgren, Managing Director, Nordic Cleantech Open

DAY 1 | April 25��Venue: Aalto Venture Garage, Espoo

15:00 – 15:30

15:30 – 16:20

16:20 – 16:30

16:30 – 16:50

16:50 – 17:40

Nordic Cleantech Open company presenta�ons group one:

Zemission, Sweden | www.zemission.seMul�‐fuel, zero emission burner system for hea�ng systems in Electric and Hybrid vehicles.

Ultranat, Finland | www.ultranat.fiDeveloped and protected a unique method for processing ash.

MetGen, Finland | www.metgen.fiDeveloping and producing oxidase enzymes called Laccases.

ReformTech, Sweden | www.reformtech.seThe flame free cataly�c combus�on in ReformTech's unique cataly�c heaters provides several advantages such as high fuel efficiency without any dangerous emissions.

Numcore, Finland | www.numcore.comDeveloped a solu�on that increases the recovery in froth flota�on processes.

VC Jury: Vesa Sadeharju ‐ VNT Management, Julia Bertret ‐ Veolia Environment, Cesar Berrozpe – Sodena

Nordic Cleantech Open company presenta�ons group one:

Zemission, Sweden | www.zemission.seMul�‐fuel, zero emission burner system for hea�ng systems in Electric and Hybrid vehicles.

Ultranat, Finland | www.ultranat.fiDeveloped and protected a unique method for processing ash.

MetGen, Finland | www.metgen.fiDeveloping and producing oxidase enzymes called Laccases.

ReformTech, Sweden | www.reformtech.seThe flame free cataly�c combus�on in ReformTech's unique cataly�c heaters provides several advantages such as high fuel efficiency without any dangerous emissions.

Numcore, Finland | www.numcore.comDeveloped a solu�on that increases the recovery in froth flota�on processes.

VC Jury: Vesa Sadeharju ‐ VNT Management, Julia Bertret ‐ Veolia Environment, Cesar Berrozpe – Sodena

Digital prototyping inspiring advancements in the cleantech sectorPaul Cousens, Head of Cleantech Business Development, Autodesk

Coffee Break

Nordic Cleantech Open company presentations group two:

Pegasor, Finland | www.pegasor.fiThe innovation is a sensor for continuous fine particle concentration monitoring.

Tomologic, Sweden | www.tomologic.comOffers a scalable optimization service online that benefits customers through cost savings without the need of any user interaction and initial investments.

Vasasensor, Sweden | www.vasasensor.comThin sensor units enable optimization of production processes during full speed.

Black Silicon Solar, Denmark | www.blacksiliconsolar.com Develops a nanotechnology process for improving silicon solar cells in a cost‐efficient way.

Aquiloz, Norway | www.aquiloz.comDevelops the next generation of wind power prediction and trading information system.

VC Jury: Peter Räke ‐ RWE Innogy Ventures, Jonas Landström ‐ Volvo Technology Transfer, Oliver Guthmann ‐ BASF Venture Capital

17:40 – 18:20

Cleantech Around the World

Moderator Dr Peter Adrians, Cleantech Director, Wolverine Venture Fund, Board Member of GCCA

Panelists represen�ng VC's from Europe, Asia and North‐America Pankaj Sehgal, Technology Investments at SUN Group (India) Anders Frisk, Sustainable Technologies Fund (Sweden/USA) Julien Mialaret, Idinvest Partners (France) Bao (Bob) Hongxuan, Juno Capital Group (China) Andrée‐Lise Méthot, Cycle Capital Management (Canada)

18:30 – 20:00

18:20 – 18:30

Refreshments, Dinner and Award Ceremony for Nordic Cleantech Open 2012Winner and runners‐up presented during Dinner

Vo�ng by the audience

20:00 – 21:30

Bus‐transport from Aalto Venture Garage to Hotels in Lah�3

DAY 2 | April 26��Venue: Sibelius Hall, Lah�

08:00

09:30 – 10:00

10:00 – 10:15

10:15 – 11:05

11:15 – 12:05

08:30 – 09:30

Registra�onExhibi�on area opens

Networking break

Venue: Main Hall

Welcome to the Cleantech Venture Day 2012 Cleantech Dealflow Trends in 2012

Co‐hos�ng the day: Nina Harjula, Development Manager, Finnish Cleantech Cluster Alexander Lidgren, Managing Director, Cleantech Scandinavia

SEMINAR 1Energy Efficiency with Smart Cleantech

Smart Cleantech means ICT for managing devices or processes in an efficient and economic manner. This reduces both cost and burden on the environment. The seminar looks at how Smart Cleantech could pave the way for totally new business opportuni�es across industries.

Key Note Speaker Harri Kerminen, Chairman of the board, Finnish Industry Investment

Panel: Moderator Jacob af Forselles, Investment Director, Ahlström Capital Mika Hal�unen, Chairman of the Board, Halton Johannes Siebers, Senior Analyst Growth Capital, Siemens Venture Capital

Venue: Kuusi

DEALFLOW 1Monitoring

NWaterwww.�s‐ciptec.comSolu�on for online water quality analysis.

Enevowww.enevo.comSolu�on that gives waste management companies 20‐40% savings in waste collec�on costs by op�mizing their collec�on intervals, routes and equipment u�liza�on.

Enviprobewww.enviprobe.fiHas developed a unique Oil Spill Detec�on System, which is able to measure thickness of an oil slick.

Inray www.inray.fiManufactures novel x‐ray scanning solu�ons for saw mills, power plants, pulp mills and biorefineries.

VC Jury: Peteris Treimanis ‐ BaltCap, Per Ericsson ‐ Environmental Technologies Fund, Pierre Egot ‐ Gimv

Venue: Carpenters Workshop

DEALFLOW 2Moving on Land and Sea

Me‐Moverwww.me‐mover.comThe Next Step in urban mo�on and personal transporta�on: a step‐machine on wheels.

Cleanmo�on www.cleanmo�on.seDeveloping the next genera�on of super efficient clean vehicles.

El‐Forestwww.el‐forest.seDevelops and produces a number of models that combine a high environmental standard with improved working environment for the driver of the EL‐FOREST forwarder.

Oceanvoltwww.oceanvolt.comFocusing 100 % on electric propulsion for boats.

I‐Techwww.i‐tech.seDeveloping a marine biocide Selektope® to be used in marine paint prohibi�ng growth on ship and boat hulls.

VC Jury: Cedric Latessa ‐ Aster Capital, Pankaj Sehgal ‐ SUN Group, Andre‐ Lise Méthot ‐ Cycle Capital.

Venue: Carpenters Hall (2nd floor)

Individual dealflow session

– investors and cleantech companies only

One‐on‐one mee�ngs. Matching against entrepreneurs' and investors'/industrials' own criteria. Each investor/industrial & entrepreneur can have maximum 12 four minutes' mee�ngs.

12:05 – 13:20

Lunch

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13:20 – 14:20

Venue: Carpenters Hall (2nd floor)

SEMINAR 2Opportuni�es and challenges for growingcleantech business in China

Moderator Marko Vänskä, Managing Director, Golden Bridge

Key Note Speakers:

Insight to the Chinese VC view of the cleantech business in China Daniel Zhu, Venture Partner, Tsing CapitalFinnish success case in China Jari Hur�a, Director, Business Development, Beneq OySo� landing in China ‐ Green Tower Kunshan Peter Jahn, Vice President, E�eplan

15:20 – 15:40

Networking break

14:30 – 15:20

16:40 – 17:30

Venue: Kuusi

DEALFLOW 3Renewable Energy

Merventowww.mervento.comDevelops and delivers advanced direct drive mul�‐megawa� wind turbine power plant solu�ons for onshore, near shore and offshore applica�ons.

Finnwindwww.finnwind.fiManufactures and markets distributed power produc�on systems.

Absoliconwww.absolicon.comProducer of parabolic solar concentrator to produce electricity and heat simultaneously.

GasEKwww.gasek.fiProduces wood chip‐fuelled combined heat and power plants, which are based on wood gasifica�on technology.

Wellowww.wello.euDeveloper of wave energy converters.

VC Jury: Rene Savelsberg, Chrysalix SET, Stefan Jakelius ‐ Industrifonden, Šarūnas Šiugžda ‐ LitCapital, Tapani Hyvönen ‐ ED‐design

Venue: Kuusi

DEALFLOW 5Energy Efficiency and Smart Grid

Tamturbowww.tamturbo.fiOffers oil free high ‐speed drive turbo compressors units for compressor assemblers.

Valopaawww.valopaa.comFinnish producer of LED light modules, fixtures and systems.

There Corpora�on www.therecorpora�on.comOffers a pla�orm for Home Energy Management solu�ons that enable sustainable future proof solu�ons and services such as real‐�me energy monitoring and op�miza�on.

U�limonwww.u�limon.comEnergy management solu�on that allows reducing annual u�lity costs with up to 25%.

Ecotemiswww.ecotemis.comCatalyst of the urban revolu�on occurring at the crossroads between the Energy, Building, and Design industry.

VC Jury: Anders Frisk ‐ Sustainable Technologies Fund, Sven Hansen ‐ Zouk Capital, Aleksi Lumijärvi ‐ Aalto Capital, Daniel Zhu ‐ Tsing Capital

Venue: Carpenters Workshop

DEALFLOW 4Biofuels and Biomass

Reac Fuelwww.reacfuel.comA patented thermo‐chemical technology pla�orm, proven with high yields at the prototype scale, for processing ligno‐cellulosic biomass into low cost sugars for use as feedstock for chemicals and liquid fuels.

Chempoliswww.chempolis.comTechnology leader providing innova�ve and sustainable solu�ons for biomass, paper, biofuel, sugar and chemical industries.

CelluForcewww.celluforce.comWorld leader in the commercial development of NanoCrystalline Cellulose (NCC).

Envor Groupwww.envor.fiDeveloping of a biorefinery based on Envor Biotech Oy's experience on exis�ng biogas plant.

Innoventéwww.innovente.caProducer of renewable energy with a concept that provides communi�es a green and sustainable organic waste management solu�on.

VC Jury: Victor Christou ‐ Wellington Partners, Lila Preston ‐ Genera�on Investment Management, Jürgen Finke ‐ Evonik Corporate Venturing

Venue: Carpenters Workshop

DEALFLOW 6New Materials, Ideas and Applica�ons

Canatuwww.canatu.comProduc�on and sales of a new class of versa�le carbon based components based on carbon nanotubes and the novel NanoBud™ nanomaterial.

Varitronwww.varitron.caOffers specialized electronic manufacturing services.

Netcyclerwww.netcycler.comOnline swap service for second‐hand goods.

BT Woodwww.btwood.comDeveloping and marke�ng novel wood treatment products for industrial preserva�on, surface protec�on, and protec�on from fire and an�‐termite agents.

GreenRiderswww.greenriders.fi Fun and efficient way to track and reduce carbon emission created by daily commute.

VC Jury: Joost Waeterloos ‐ Dow Chemical Company, Samuli Simojoki ‐ Borenius

15:40 – 16:30

Venue: Carpenters Hall (2nd floor)

SEMINAR 3Cleantech meets Biotech

Biotech research and inventions often create a basis for cleantech innovations. Investigating potential of joining forces in the two seemingly disconnected industries and creating opportunities for co‐investors, new dealflow and new markets.

Moderator Joško Bobanović, Partner, Sofinnova

Panel discussion Andy Naylor, CEO, MatOx Ltd Fredrika Gullfot, CEO and founder, Simris Alg Victor Christou, Venture Partner, Wellington Partners

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17:30 – 20:00 19:00 – 21:00

Venue: Restaurant Lastu

Cocktails

CleanDesign AwardBest CVD 2012 Pitches as seen by the VC‐Jury

Symphony Concert

Okko Kamu & Olivier Latry(Cleantech lounge during the break)

08:30

11:00 – 12:00

09:00 – 11:00

Registra�on

Venue: Metsähalli

Lunch

Venue: Kuusi

Québec – Finland Roundtable Seminar

Finnish Cleantech Cluster – Cleantech that makes a difference Mika Sulkinoja, Program Director, Finnish Cleantech Cluster

Cleantech Opportuni�es and Development in Québec Denis Leclerc, CEO, Ècotech Québec

Cleantech companies from Quebec – presenta�ons

Roundtable discussion

Venues in the second floor

Individual dealflow session – Chinese investors only

One‐on‐one mee�ngs. Matching against entrepreneurs' and investors'/industrials' own criteria.

Time schedules will be announced to the individual companies involved.

DAY 3 | April 27��Venue: Sibelius Hall, Lah�

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DAY 1 Speakers

Alexander LidgrenCleantech ScandinaviaAlexander Lidgren is one of the founders of Cleantech Scandinavia, a membership network of Nordic cleantech investors. The company has grown quickly and now supplies a majority of Nordic cleantech investors with cleantech

knowledge, contacts and dealflow. Since 2010 Alexander is Managing Director of Nordic Cleantech Open. He holds a M. Sc in Environmental Management and Policy as well as a B Sc in Business Administra�on and Marke�ng. He has an entrepreneurial background having co‐founded and developed two venture backed technology companies, one later sold to a stock‐listed company.

Paul CousensAutodeskAs the North American Sales Manager for the Clean Tech Industry at Autodesk, Paul Cousens is responsible for the con�nued sa�sfac�on and growth of the company's Clean Tech customers. By partnering with Clean Tech companies and

providing them with Autodesk's leading design, visualiza�on and simula�on tools, Paul plans to accelerate the rate at which Clean Tech companies bring their products to market and transform the world around us

Peter AdriansWolverine Venture Fund, Board Member of GCCADr. Adriaens is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Entrepreneurship and Strategy in the Ross School of Business, where he serves as CleanTech Director to the Wolverine Venture

Fund of the University of Michigan. He is past‐President of the Associa�on of Environmental Science and Engineering Professors, and a member‐by‐eminence of the American Academy of Environmental Engineering. Following a 20‐year career focused on valida�ng laboratory‐based bioremedia�on, environmental sensing and green building technologies in the field, his current work focuses on CleanTech innova�on and entrepreneurship. Among other things he is Director at CleanTech Accelera�on Partners, a business services firm built on the KeyStone Compact™ pla�orm, and Head Judge of the Global Cleantech Cluster Associa�on (GCCA).

Pankaj SehgalSUN GroupMr. Sehgal currently heads technology and cleantech ini�a�ves at the SUN Group, a leading principal investor and private equity fund manager in Russia, India and other emerging markets. Earlier, he was with

McKinsey & Co, where he counselled CEOs and boards of leading global companies in communica�on, wireless, so�ware, retail, and

energy sectors on business issues including corporate strategy, M&As, corporate restructuring, and business turnaround. He was Managing Director of Quark; Vice President at i2 Technologies, and has held management posi�ons with Kra� Foods.

Anders FriskSustainable Technologies FundSee page 12.

Julien MialaretIdinvest PartnersJulien is a member of the Cleantech team and conducts investments in early stage companies in Europe and China. Prior to joining Idinvest Partners, Julien provided strategic advisory to energy and environmental technology start‐ups

in the Chinese market. Julien started his career at Electricité de France (EDF) in China where he was responsible for the performance management of the EDF's thermal power fleet and later joined the China development team to invest and acquire thermal and renewable power projects in the Mainland. Julien holds a Masters in Management from ESCP Europe School of Management and a B.A in Chinese Studies from the French School of Oriental Studies.

Bao (Bob) HongxuanJuno Capital GroupBao has a long track record of cleantech coopera�on and technology transfer through his previous work China Clean Technology Fund, Chinese Clean Technology Network and GreenStream Network Plc. Bao has a degree in

Finance from University of Beijing and University of New South Wales, Australia. Juno Capital Group is a privately held corporate advisory and investment firm offering different products and services to both corporate and investor clients. The Group has just launched China Clean Tech Transfer Fund in order to locate and assess “interna�onal clean technology leaders”, meaning well established companies, with proven success and a desire to enter the Chinese market. It's venture capital business has offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Hong Kong.

Andrée‐Lise MéthotCycle Capital ManagementSee page 11.

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DAY 2 Speakers

Welcome

Nina HarjulaFinnish Cleantech Cluster Programme led by LSBPNina is co‐founder of Global Cleantech Cluster Associa�on (GCCA). Nina coordinates the Finnish Cleantech Cluster Programme. She collaborates with the interna�onal business

development team. Nina also runs the EcoCluP project which is a coopera�on of 13 Cleantech Clusters from 10 European countries. Nina has 15 years of experience from various business development and marke�ng management posi�ons. She also owns a consultancy company AD Priori which concentrates on finding business opportuni�es for Finnish environmental companies in India.

Alexander LidgrenCleantech ScandinaviaSee page 7.

Seminar 1

Harri KerminenFinnish Industry InvestmentHarri has been a President and CEO at Kemira since January 1, 2008, chairing the Business and Strategic Management Boards. Harri has worked within Kemira since 1985 in various posi�ons star�ng from Project Management

through to the leading company management roles. By the �me of the conference Harri will have been appointed as a Chairman of Finnish Industry Investment a government owned investment company, that plays a crucial role in suppor�ng and promo�ng cleantech industry in Finland.

Jacob af ForsellesAhlström CapitalJacob is Investment Director at Ahlström Capital, responsible for private equity investments and venture capital investments. Ahlström Capital is a family owned investment company that invests interna�onally in industrial companies and real

estate. Jacob has more than ten years of experience working with interna�onal M&A, both as an investment banker and as a private equity investor. Currently he serves as a board member in a number of private companies, which are ac�ve in various fields of clean technology.

Mika Hal�unenHaltonHalton Group is a company in indoor climate and indoor environment products, services and solu�ons. Halton's aim is to create comfortable and safe indoor environments that have energy‐efficient and sustainable life cycle. The company

operates in 23 countries with headquarters in Finland, the USA and Malaysia.

Johannes SiebersSiemens Venture CapitalJohannes is a Senior Investment Analyst at Siemens Venture Capital based in Munich, Germany. He focuses on growth capital investments across all Siemens relevant industries. Before joining SVC in October 2010,

Johannes was an analyst at Sirius Venture Partners, a German early stage Venture Capital fund, with a focus on Renewable Energies. He also gained further professional experiences in M&A advisory and a large German u�lity. Siemens Venture Capital is an established corporate venturing that invests in emerging technology start‐up companies and contributes to innova�on strategy at Siemens.

Seminar 2

Marko VänskäGolden BridgeMarko has over 15 years experience of China. He has worked in China in various posi�ons including heading Nokia's Asian Venturing ac�vi�es and being Managing Director for China and Hong Kong based companies. Marko started with

Golden Bridge 2010. Golden Bridge helps Chinese VCs and PEs by matching the investor with most poten�al investment targets, co‐investors and fund partner candidates. Golden Bridge also helps Chinese hi‐tech growth companies in innova�on exchange and business expansion

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Daniel ZhuTsing capital

Mr. Zhu is a venture partner of China Environment Fund of Tsing Capital. Mr. Zhu has been provided strategic and investment advisory services for 15 years to Chinese and

foreign cleantech companies in solar, wind, bio energy, smart grid, waste, water and wastewater treatment, waste to power, industrial energy efficiency, clean transporta�on, green buildings, etc. In 1995, as the China Representa�ve for the consul�ng and EPC arm of Waste Management Inc, Mr. Zhu lead the China team to develop solid waste and wastewater business.

Jari Hur�aBeneqJari Hur�a, Director, Business Development at Beneq, leading corporate and strategic development projects. He has built and structured Beneq distribu�on network at the key markets and created business models to

work with partner companies. He has a long experience in interna�onal business within technology industry. Beneq is a supplier of equipment and coa�ng technology for global markets. Beneq turns innova�ons into success by developing applica�ons and equipment for cleantech and renewable energy fields, especially in glass, solar and emerging thin film markets.

Peter JahnE�eplanRecycling and green technology has been an area of interest of Peter Jahn since beginning of 1980´s . Combining inven�on and ideas to real life working applica�ons is his driving force; Hazardous waste recycling centre to city of

Kauniainen and Emergency Packages for gas sta�ons on leakage accidents are few of the examples that have been realized. Last 7 Years prior to E�eplan employment Peter was responsible for tes�ng and cer�fica�on business at Intertek Plc. in Finland, Europe and Asia. At E�eplan Peter has collected and coordinated the Green Tower concept in Kunshan together with FECC, CTI and Vataple Group.

Seminar 3

Andy NaylorMatOxHeadquartered in Oxford and Helsinki, MatOx develops and commercializes new materials technologies, u�lizing partnerships with some of the world´s leading academic groups in the fields of applied materials sciences. Andy has been

instrumental in building a number of successful technology businesses from incep�on through to exit. He has been a director of over 15 companies including early stage ventures and plcs, and has led various technology commercialisa�on ac�vi�es. Prior to MatOx, Andy was CEO of Pembroke House Technologies, and his previous posi�ons also include Vice President of Physical Sciences at IP Group plc, and management consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton. Andy holds a PhD in Physics.

Fredrika GullfotSimris AlgSimris Alg is a pioneering agribusiness based in Sweden, ac�ve in microalgae cul�va�on for produc�on of commercially valuable substances within fuel, food and life sciences. Fredrika holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Biotechnology from the

Royal Ins�tute of Technology in Stockholm.

Victor ChristouWellington PartnersSee VC Jury

Joško BobanovićSofinnovaJoško Bobanović joined Sofinnova in 2010 as Partner dedicated to seed ac�vi�es in green chemistry and bio‐energy. Prior to joining Sofinnova he spent eight years in venture capital with iNovia Capital and its predecessor fund

MSBi Capital in Montreal, Canada. While at iNovia Joško was responsible for cleantech investments at the fund, and focused on seed and early stage investments in cleantech and informa�on technology.Prior to his venture capital career he created an internet startup and a so�ware company. A�er comple�ng his PhD studies Joško developed real‐�me ocean forecas�ng systems s�ll used at Environment Canada for coastal ocean management. Joško holds a BSc. in physics from University of Zagreb, PhD in physical oceanography from Dalhousie University and an MBA in finance and marke�ng from McGill University.

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VC Jury

Vesa SadeharjuVNT ManagementVesa joined VNT as Partner in 2008. He is a seasoned tech investor with 14 years of VC experience and 15 years career in electrical engineering industry. Prior to joining VNT Vesa worked as Director and Partner in the Global VC

Team of 3i Group, co‐founder and partner at SFK Finance, and held various R&D and management posi�ons at ABB.

Julia BertretVeolia EnvironmentJulia Bertret is in charge of developing the Veolia Innova�on Accelerator – a program to detect and deploy clean technologies through partnerships with the most innova�ve startups in the cleantech sector. She par�cularly

assumes lead responsibility for the scou�ng ac�vi�es in northern Europe. Before joining Veolia in 2010, Julia helped start‐ups and small and medium‐sized companies op�mize their growth strategy and business plan.

Cesar BerrozpeSodenaCésar joined SODENA's Projects management team in the middle of 2006. Before this he set up, along with other partners, a consul�ng bureau focused on designing and launching projects of public – private coopera�on. He has

also been heading a consor�um that se�ng up a cultural and tourist complex in Catalonia and been manager of the Industry – Automa�on division at Accenture. SODENA is both a VC actor and the official business development organisa�on to the Navarra region in Spain.

Peter RäkeRWE Innogy Ventures Peter is Execu�ve Director at Innogy Venture Capital since 2008. Before that Peter has been a Director of Pöyry Energy Consul�ng and Convergence U�lity Consultants. During his nearly 6 year tenure at Pöyry he led and executed

numerous client projects in (renewables) strategy, reorganiza�on, business process design and re‐engineering, por�olio & risk management, se�ng up of new companies e.g. for energy sales and por�olio management as well as in technology and IT. Peter currently serves on the board of Mantex AB, AIREC AB (Sweden) and Revolt Technologies AS (Norway).

Jonas LandströmVolvo Technology TransferJonas joined the VTT team in 2010 and sits on the boards of Terracastus Technologies, MagComp and CrossBorder Technologies. He is also responsible for the Connec�vity and ITS area within VTT. Prior to joining VTT, Jonas was Vice

President and co‐founder of a biotech company. He has a MSc in Engineering Physics complemented with corporate economics and entrepreneurship. Volvo Group is a leading actor in the commercial vehicle industry with the vision to be the world leader in sustainable transport solu�ons. The current por�olio consists of 25 companies with strong presence in Cleantech.

Denis LeclercÈcotech QuébecDenis Leclerc is President and Chief Execu�ve Officer of Écotech Québec, the Québec Cleantech Cluster. Mr. Leclerc has more than 20 years of experience in business management, mainly in the natural resources industry. He has held a

number of senior posi�ons, including Vice President, Sustainability and Environment for a global forest products company. He holds MBA from Université de Sherbrooke and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Université Laval (major in public communica�ons).

DAY 3 Speakers

Mika SulkinojaFinnish Cleantech Cluster Programme led by LSBPMika leads the Finnish Cleantech Cluster Programme. He has served interna�onal (UNFCCC,UNDP, GEF), governmental and regional organiza�ons and businesses all related

to promo�on of environmental policy frameworks and cleantech. He has led a team outsourced by the EBRD and EIB with a task to prepare buying of emission reduc�on units from Ukraine and Russia. Mika started the Cleantech Venture Days in Lah� with Sitra.

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Oliver GuthmannBASF Venture Capital Dr. Oliver Guthmann is an Investment Manager at BASF Venture Capital. The company invests in young start‐up companies who stand out due to their groundbreaking technology. BASF offers its por�olio companies excellent

poten�al for growth by giving them access to the BASF group worldwide. Among the preferred investment areas are innova�ons in Chemicals, Plas�cs, Agricultural Solu�ons, Oil and Gas.

Peteris TreimanisBaltCapPeteris joined BaltCap team in 2010. His professional career started in 1997 when he worked as Produc�on Manager for Stora Enso. In 2004, Peteris joined venture capital fund Eko Investors. Peteris is member of supervisory

board of SIA Papirfabrika Ligatne and board member in SIA BaltCap Management Latvia.

Per EricssonEnvironmental Technologies FundPer has been a Venture Partner at ETF since incep�on. Based in Stockholm, he sources new investments in the Nordic region as well as helping our exis�ng por�olio companies grow. Before ETF, Per ran GE's business across the Nordic region and the Bal�c States. Per has also

worked at Motorola Semiconductor Europe, where he held various senior posi�ons in Sweden, UK, Germany, and Switzerland.

Pierre EgotGimvBefore joining Gimv in 2010, Pierre worked as an associate with BayTech Venture Capital in Munich. He covered the domains of technology and cleantech. He played an ac�ve role in many investments and reinvestments in Europe and Israel and was deeply involved in the por�olio

management of eight BayTech par�cipa�ons, amongst which both early‐stage companies and later stage companies. Prior to this, Pierre was a consultant for Es�n & Co. in Paris and in Cambridge for a start‐up specialized in smart‐metering. Pierre obtained his Msc in Engineering from the Paris École Politechnique and MPhil in Technology Policy from the University of Cambridge.

Aleksi LumijarviAalto CapitalAleksi has more than 10 years experience in energy and environmental sector business and finance, especially in the field of renewable energy. Aleksi is currently Director at Aalto Capital, an investment bank and advisory firm

working with a broad spectrum of financial transac�ons including fundraising, focusing on technology companies, par�cularly cleantech.

Pankaj SehgalSUN GroupMr. Sehgal currently heads technology and cleantech ini�a�ves at the SUN Group, a leading principal investor and private equity fund manager in Russia, India and other emerging markets. Earlier, he was with McKinsey & Co, where he counselled

CEOs and boards of leading global companies in communica�on, wireless, so�ware, retail, and energy sectors on business issues including corporate strategy, M&As, corporate restructuring, and business turnaround. He was Managing Director of Quark; Vice President at i2 Technologies, and has held management posi�ons with Kra� Foods

Andre – Lise MéthotCycle Capital ManagementAndre – Lise has generated a deal flow of quality investment opportuni�es, completed ten investments, ensured and developed an extensive network of interna�onal rela�onships for deal flow, due diligence, company building and growth, thus

showing economic feasibility and poten�al growth of a private fund specialized in Cleantech and Sustainable Development. She developed a business plan to implement Cycle Capital and completed a fundraising of $80M. She as co‐chaired the Task Force “Integra�on of Social Aspects into Life Cycle Assessment” of the United Na�ons Environment Program and Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Life Cycle Ini�a�ve. She is the President of the Board of directors of Écotech Québec, the Québec Cleantech Cluster.

Tapani HyvönenED‐designTapani Hyvönen graduated in 1974 as an industrial designer from the University of Art and Design Helsinki. He began his professional career in 1973 and founded his own design agency Destem Ltd. in 1976 and was co‐founder of ED‐Design Ltd. in 1990.

A�er serving up to 2012 as CEO of ED‐Design Ltd. Hyvönen is currently Chairman of the board concentra�ng on strategic planning and new businesses. Since its launch, ED‐Design has been one of the largest product design agencies in the Nordic countries. Hyvönen has carried out his main professional work through his companies, the clientele of which include well‐known Finnish and interna�onal companies such as Nokia, Polar Electro, Viewsonic, Elcoteq, Elektrobit, LG, Mirion Technologies.

Rene SavelsbergChrysalix SET Rene is CEO and Managing Director of Chrysalix SET. His focus is on companies in the area of smart grid, energy efficiency, electric vehicles and infrastructure. He serves on the Board of Alertme.com Ltd., Epyon B.V., General Fusion Inc.,

O‐Flexx Technologies GmbH and PhotoSolar A/S. Rene has a background from Philips where he has been leading the Philips Corporate Venturing ac�vi�es since 1997, ini�ally in Silicon Valley, USA and later expanding into Europe and Israel. In 2006 Rene joined Philips Consumer Electronics in the capacity of Vice President, New Business Development, before founding SET Venture Partners in 2007.

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Stefan JakeliusIndustrifondenMaster of Engineering and MBA, Stefan is a seasoned investor focusing on Tech companies in general and Cleantech companies in par�cular. Formerly head of seed financing and business development at the Swedish Energy

Agency, Stefan has worked with business and organiza�onal development, change management and strategic technical development. His drive is to generate successful exits of which he has managed three since early 2010; TranSiC, Scandinavian Biogas and Ecomb.

Šarūnas ŠiugždaLitCapitalŠarūnas is Founder and Managing Partner of LitCapital and President of Lithuanian Venture Capital Associa�on. LitCapital is an SME expansion capital fund launched on 31 May 2010 with a 20 million Euro start, which targets

cleantech among other sectors. Šarūnas began his professional career at an interna�onal accoun�ng company Arthur Andersen. A�erwards he was a Business Controller, responsible for the CEE region at a Scandinavian industrial group Consolis. Prior to founding LitCapital, Šarūnas was a partner at a Swedish private equity fund Askembla Asset Management, in charge of Askembla investments in Lithuania.

Victor ChristouWellington Partners Victor is a seasoned entrepreneur who joined Wellington as a Venture Partner in 2011. In 1997, Victor founded Opsys, an organic electronics business focusing on organic light emi�ng diodes and took the company from an idea on a piece of paper to a world leading

technology provider with ac�vi�es in the UK, USA and Japan. Victor has considerable experience on both sides of the investment table. In recent years has focused his a�en�on on cleantech inves�ng; before Wellington he worked for Oxford Capital Partners and CT Investment Partners LLP, the venture capital advisors to the Carbon Trust. He has led investments in several venture backed businesses, including Helveta, Green Biologics and Concurrent Thinking.

Lila PrestonGenera�on Investment ManagementLila is a Partner at Genera�on Investment Management where she works on their Climate Solu�ons Fund which targets growth equity investments in low‐carbon business models. She covers Genera�on's public and private equity

investments in forestry, water, waste, and other natural resources. Lila joined Genera�on in 2004 to lead their thema�c research into sustainability issues such as climate change, pandemics, poverty and demographic shi�s. Before joining Genera�on she worked with American Express and Bridges Community Ventures while studying for her MBA. Prior to 2003, she worked as a consultant to social enterprise in business development for clients such as Save the Children (YouthNoise). Lila also worked as a Director of Finance and Development at Volunteer Match in San Francisco.

Anders FriskSustainable Technologies Fund Anders is co‐founder and investment director of Sustainable Technologies Fund. He has mainly been ac�ve in two business areas: sustainable development and early stage venture building and inves�ng. A�er studying Business

Administra�on at the University of Stockholm, he joined the Swedish environmental NGO, The Natural Step where he became a CEO in 1995. In 1998 Anders co‐founded Speed Ventures, a pan‐European venture capital company, and has been ac�vely involved in the interna�onal VC scene ever since.

Sven HansenZouk CapitalSven is a venture partner at Zouk Capital LLP. He's career spans over 20 years in private equity and investment banking in the cleantech, environment and energy sectors. Over the last decade he has been engaged in growing some of the world's largest solar companies across

Europe, Asia and North America such as Concentrix, Norsun, Q‐Cells, REC, SolarCentury, Solarfun/Hanwha Solar One and Trina. Sven has been involved in investments in over 40 clean tech companies and in lis�ng four companies

Cedric LatessaAster CapitalPrior to joining Aster Capital in 2010, Cédric has been ac�ve in Venture Capital for the past 10 years. He first held long term internships in early stage VC funds like Mangrove (Luxembourg), Mileno Capital (Spain) and FCJE (France). He also

worked for a year at the EIF, Europe's leading fund of funds. Aster Capital is a leading venture capital fund sponsored by Alstom, Schneider Electric and Rhodia, three global energy and industrial leaders.

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Joost WaeterloosDow Chemical CompanyJoost is member of the Scou�ng & Explora�on Network in Dow's Ventures and Business Development group. In this role, he is leading the European scou�ng efforts involving the researching and evalua�on of technologies and

opportuni�es that complement Dow's robust R&D pipeline. Joost began his career with Dow in 1998 where he led new product development efforts in R&D while simultaneously providing Technical Service & Development (TS&D) support for the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific regions. He joined V&BD in 2006 with a primary focus on explora�on projects and technology scou�ng.

Samuli SimojokiBoreniusSamuli advises on intellectual property rights, technology law and media related ques�ons and transac�ons as well as on IPR strategies. Samuli is especially interested in technology and intellectual property rights transac�ons and

licensing arrangements. He has wide experience in technology commercializa�on and IPR u�liza�on models in different fields of business and technology.

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