The digital version of the SXSW V2V Guide is now available! Packed full of information, this guide is a must-read before leaving home, and a great resource on the ground.
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Advisory Board Special thanks to the Startup Central Advisory Board and Showcase Pitch Coaches. In addition to providing recommendations and feedback on startup-related programming, the Board evaluates applications and helps the SXSW Eco team determine the Finalists that will present at the conference. The Pitch Coaches generously offer their time to mentor the Finalist companies and help them prepare for their presentations. Alexandra Adler Mark Hand Willem Rensink Northeast Regional Director Co-Founder GameChanger CLEANTECH OPEN SAÏD BUSINESS SCHOOL SEED FUND Jason Anderson Bert Haskell SHELL INTERNATIONAL EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION Vice President, CLEANTECH SAN DIEGO Chief Technology Officer Farshid Arman PECAN STREET INC. Angel Investor Kim Herb Andrew Stead Innovation Program Manager Director Business Development NEW ENGLAND CLEAN ENERGY COUNCIL ATP INNOVATIONS Director of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, UT AUSTIN Neil Hughes Kurt Stogdill Director of Technology, NATIONAL GRID Distributed Energy Services Group Scott Bryan Clark Jernigan AUSTIN ENERGY Director, Energy Technologies SIEMENS TECHNOLOGY TO BUSINESS CENTER Jim Brown Chief Operating Officer, IMAGINE H2O Venture Partner, AUSTIN VENTURES Daniel Carter John King Investment Director Executive Director Steve Smaha Jerry Sullivan Retired Venture Capitalist Cathy Swain SAUDI ARAMCO ENERGY VENTURES CLEANTX FOUNDATION CEO Lina Constantinovici Rebecca Klein Co-Founder and CEO, STARTUP NECTAR Principal, KLEIN ENERGY, LLC HUB OF HUMAN INNOVATION DIRECTOR, UT EL PASO CLEAN ENERGY INCUBATOR Mike Dauber Kevin Kopczynski Elizabeth Sweeney Vice President, BATTERY VENTURES Principal, ROCKPORT CAPITAL PARTNERS Rob Day Paul Leggett Partner, BLACK CORAL CAPITAL Executive Director, MORGAN STANLEY Susan Dix Lyons Robert Loughlin Founder and CEO, CLINCA VERDE Associate, BRAEMAR ENERGY VENTURES Gina Dominig Jordi Lopez Luanes Managing Partner Investment Manager EMERALD TECHNOLOGY VENTURES SOLVAY & ASTER CAPITAL Thibaud Durand David Matthews Partner, BRIDGEGROWTH Blake English Senior Vice President + Deal Team Leader, SILICON VALLEY BANK Kurt Faulhaber Senior Vice President, MACQUARIE Professor Bruce W. Ferguson Director, CENTER FOR INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, MASDAR INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ABU DHABI / UAE David Gold Lead Partner, ACCESS VENTURE PARTNERS 26 Managing Partner TRAILBLAZER CAPITAL Jonathan Miller Relationship Manager Program Manager FRUGAL INNOVATION LAB AT SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Alex Tang Licensing and Commercialization Manager, GAS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE Rob Tompkins Director - Cleantech Sector Lead SILICON VALLEY BANK ANALYTICS Andrew Trickett Executive Director SAN ANTONIO CLEAN ENERGY INCUBATOR Dai Troung SILICON VALLEY BANK Associate, AUSTIN VENTURES Mark Murdock Dan Watkins, PhD Attorney/Business Advisor Managing Director, MERCURY FUND Carrie Norton Rick Yang Founder / CEO GREEN BUSINESS BASE CAMP Rodrigo J. Prudencio Chief Executive Officer and Director, HARA SOFTWARE, INC. SXSW Eco | October 7-9, 2013 | sxsweco.com Senior Associate, NEA