NW, PD - Leaders Luncheon: Cleantech – Building and Funding Successful Companies

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Cleantech is a term used to describe knowledge-based products or services that improve operational performance, productivity, or efficiency while reducing costs, inputs, energy consumption, waste, or pollution. Join us to learn more about Ohio entrepreneurs who are building successful companies, sources of funding for energy and cleantech ventures and local resources available to companies in this sector.

Cost:

TechColumbus Members - $25 Non-member - $40

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Panelists:

Scott Prince, Principal, EnerTech Capital – Speaker Details:

Scott joined EnerTech in 2008 and heads EnerTech's "Heartland of America" efforts. He spent the previous 19 years in Silicon Valley start-ups managing sales, marketing, and (companies include Oracle Corp., Phone.com, Remedy Corp. and Siebel Systems). Scott and his teams focused primarily on enabling Fortune 1000 energy, transportation, manufacturing, financial, healthcare, high technology and materials companies to increase their customer acquisition, market share and revenue while also helping them optimize their financial and manufacturing operations as they launched into new or established commercial, industrial, consumer or international markets. Scott is an advisory board member of the Energy Systems Network, Indiana Sustainability Alliance, and Celltech Metals. Scott received a BA in Business from Indiana University's Kelley School of Business.

Ross Youngs, President/CEO, Algaeventure Systems –

For 21 years, Ross Youngs, CEO of Univenture Inc. has been on the forefront of environmentally friendly packaging design. His success has garnered him recognition such as Small Business Association National Business Person of the Year in 1998, as well as earning a place in the Inc. Magazine’s Hall of Fame for being on the INC. 500 List of Fastest Growing Companies five times in the 90s. Univenture, Inc. uses a variety of bio-plastics materials for designing sustainable and biodegradable packaging and products that will give industry and consumers functional and responsible choices. Received the R&D 100 Award for their joint entry with Battelle and the Ohio Soybean Council - for Bio-based Materials Derived from Agricultural Co-Products. Youngs has been a successful inventor of products and technologies since 1988, and has innovations in photographic & print systems, industrial processes for disc manufacturing, plastic converting technologies, and consumer products and packaging. Youngs holds over 50 worldwide patents. He describes his background in Environmental Science and Industrial Engineering as preparing him to conserve both natural and industrial resources. When Youngs revolutionized disc packaging with a thinner, lighter, and safer patented design called Safety-sleeve®, Univenture’s core values have been to create more environmentally-friendly alternatives. Every Univenture polypropylene or bio-plastic product replaces traditional packaging or storage with bio-plastic, recycled content, or recyclable materials that use 30-93% fewer resources to manufacture. Youngs has steered Univenture’s highly capable team into algae systems engineering and technologies by starting Algaeventure Systems. His research and development has been a substantial, coordinated effort involving universities, industries, and the public sector in simultaneous research, development, and implementation at scale. Through his exploration of algae as a source for bioplastics, Youngs has developed some key products that are revolutionizing the algae industry. Algaeventure Systems’ newly invented harvester is a breakthrough technology that efficiently extracts algae out of water and removes the moisture content to less than 5% with minimal energy costs. This harvesting, dewatering and drying technology will decrease the energy cost by 99% when compared to legacy methods. In addition to their Rapid Algae Farming systems, Youngs is currently working on innovative technology that will be used to clean algae-saturated open ponds and streams.

Philip Brennan, CEO, rexorce Thermionics Inc.–

Philip Brennan is Chief Executive Officer for rexorce and has over 20 years of general management, business development, marketing and sales management experience with Fortune 100 companies, like Procter & Gamble, Rubbermaid, Warner Lambert and Pfizer; as well as a range of entrepreneurial start-ups in the internet, confectionery, real estate and energy industries. He was the youngest recipient of Georgetown University’s Graduate Fellowship for the Masters in Business Administration, entering the program at 22 years old. He has led and managed a variety of businesses, ranging from $200 million + portfolios to emerging start-ups. Over his career Mr. Brennan has conceived, developed and launched over 100 new products in the plastics, nutraceuticals, food and packaged goods industries, and has previously raised Angel financing while preparing companies for the next stage of venture funding. His superior project management, financial and marketing skills resulted in promotions to a Senior Management position on Pfizer Inc.’s consumer business at the age of 31. Philip brings those skills and experiences in leading the rexorce business ensuring that the company stays on schedule and on budget.

Jeffrey Smith, Managing Director, MillCell

Jeffrey Smith is the CEO/Managing Director of Millcell North America. His 30 plus year career has been focused on leading the change to improve the performance of poorly performing companies through development and implementation of initiatives to increase revenue, improve gross margins, reduce overhead spending, and optimize cash flow through a combination of some or all of the above. The last 15 years have been in senior level roles. Jeff has received numerous internal awards for outstanding contribution to driving performance and developing an environment of growth and change. His career has spanned many industries; home décor, giftware, and building materials and several types of businesses including manufacturing, sourcing, union, non-union, large, small, public, and private - many focused on glass. Jeff has a BSME from Ohio Northern University.

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