With the economic challenges of the past year, the field of entrepreneurship has expanded exponentially presenting opportunities across many market segments. The California Coast Venture Forum (www.ccvf.org) is proud to announce the 13th annual presentation from the California Coast Venture Forum, The Clean Business Investment Summit, on August 13th, 2010 at the Corwin Pavilion at the University of California, Santa Barbara touting an impressive line-up of speakers, engaging panel topics, and exciting, attractive start-ups. Participants range from BMW DesignWorks to Southern California Edison, Pacific Coast Business Times to Harrington Investments, CBIZ to Nutrition Capital Network, and more.

With increased interest from investors, entrepreneurs, and businesses in emerging markets such as renewable energy, clean tech, ethical, green, socially responsible, and sustainable enterprises, the Clean Business Investment Summit aligns the power of capital and clean business principles to build viable, attractive, clean tech, green, socially responsible, sustainable enterprises. The Summit allows clean tech, green, socially responsible, and sustainable enterprises to present their companies to investors looking for viable, ethical
Clean Business opportunities.

In addition to a vibrant array of entrepreneurs presenting, this year’s speakers and dynamic panels include:

• Morning Keynote: Udaiyan Jatar, Founder of the Blue Earth Network and expert on Clean Business and emerging trends;

• “Making Cents of Sustainability: Trends and Opportunities in Clean Business” Featuring Peter Falt, BMW DesignWorks, Doug Mazeffa, Greenopia; Wigs Mendoza, Metropolitan Water District; Ed Quevedo, Paladin Law Group; Jeff Lebow, Southern California Edison; Henry Dubroff, Pacific Coast Business Times; and Gillian Christie, Christie Communications;

• Lunch Keynote: Jeff Klineman, Editor of Beverage Spectrum Magazine and BevNET;

With the economic challenges of the past year, the field of entrepreneurship has expanded exponentially presenting opportunities across many market segments. The California Coast Venture Forum (www.ccvf.org) is proud to announce the 13th annual presentation from the California Coast Venture Forum, The Clean Business Investment Summit, on August 13th, 2010 at the Corwin Pavilion at the University of California, Santa Barbara touting an impressive line-up of speakers, engaging panel topics, and exciting, attractive start-ups. Participants range from BMW DesignWorks to Southern California Edison, Pacific Coast Business Times to Harrington Investments, CBIZ to Nutrition Capital Network, and more.

With increased interest from investors, entrepreneurs, and businesses in emerging markets such as renewable energy, clean tech, ethical, green, socially responsible, and sustainable enterprises, the Clean Business Investment Summit aligns the power of capital and clean business principles to build viable, attractive, clean tech, green, socially responsible, sustainable enterprises. The Summit allows clean tech, green, socially responsible, and sustainable enterprises to present their companies to investors looking for viable, ethical
Clean Business opportunities.

In addition to a vibrant array of entrepreneurs presenting, this year’s speakers and dynamic panels include:

• Morning Keynote: Udaiyan Jatar, Founder of the Blue Earth Network and expert on Clean Business and emerging trends;

• “Making Cents of Sustainability: Trends and Opportunities in Clean Business” Featuring Peter Falt, BMW DesignWorks, Doug Mazeffa, Greenopia; Wigs Mendoza, Metropolitan Water District; Ed Quevedo, Paladin Law Group; Jeff Lebow, Southern California Edison; Henry Dubroff, Pacific Coast Business Times; and Gillian Christie, Christie Communications;

• Lunch Keynote: Jeff Klineman, Editor of Beverage Spectrum Magazine and BevNET;

• Start-up Stresses and Successes with Brent Sonnek-Schmelz, MBA, JD;

• “Straight from the Source: VCs and Angels Tell it How it Is” Featuring Alexander Haislip, author of Essentials of Venture Capital, John Wiley & Sons and financial journalist; Frank Foster, DFJ Frontier; Steve Allen, Nutrition Capital Network; John Harrington, Harrington Investments; John Barrymore, 6Pacific Partners; David Jeromin, Golden Mean Capital; Bill Barber, Maverick Angels; and Patrick  Rodriguez, Small Business Administration (SBA);

• Profile of Successful Start-Up: Continental Wind Power introduced by Janice Dunn, California Space Authority.

For more information, please contact Alissa Sears with Christie Communications at Alissa@christiecomm.com or 805-969-3744.