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Speakers SXSW ECO Keith Gillard Peter Gleick Joshua Goldstein General Partner, PANGAEA VENTURES LTD President & Co-Founder, PACIFIC PhD Candidate, PRINCETON UNIVERSITY Keith is General Partner at Pangaea Ventures Ltd., an industry leader in early stage advanced materials investment. Keith has served as President of BASF Venture Capital America and previously ran Mitsubishi Corporation's Canadian VC efforts. Keith sits on the board of Vestaron Corporation, NewLeaf Symbiotics and Foresight Cleantech Accelerator Centre. From the Field: The Financial Conflict for Sustainable Ag MON, 10/7 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, MR 9AB INSTITUTE Joshua Goldstein is a PhD candidate at Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School, where he studies technology, governance and internet policy in developing countries. He is affiliated with Princeton's Center for Information Technology Policy, and is a consultant with the World Bank Group, where he works on civic technology projects. Designing for the Science of Service Delivery MON, 10/7 12:00PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8C Chip Giller US Environment Correspondent, THE Dr. Gleick is an internationally recognized environmental scientist whose research and writing address the critical connections between water and human health, the hydrologic impacts of climate change, sustainable water use, privatization and globalization, international security and conflicts over water resources. Who Wins the Water? TUE, 10/8 10:45AM, LEVEL 3, MR 5ABC Suzanne Goldenberg Steve Gossett GUARDIAN CEO, SCIENERGY Chip founded Grist in 1999 to lighten up a movement known for taking itself too seriously. He's been honored with a Heinz Award for his media innovations and for making environmental issues relevant to new and broad audiences. He's been named a TIME magazine "Hero of the Environment." So This Climate Walks into a Bar: Why Humor and Storytelling Matter in the Fight for the Planet. MON, 10/7 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, Austin Suite Suzanne Goldenberg covers the environment for The Guardian after a long career covering conflicts and disaster in the former Soviet Union, Middle East and South Asia and the election of Barack Obama in the United States. She has won several awards for her work and has written books about the Caucus and Hillary Clinton. Beyond Extreme Weather: Has the Media Failed Us in Reporting Climate Change? Presented by Climate Desk TUE, 10/8 4:30PM, LEVEL 3, MR 6AB Steve joined SCIenergy in 2012 as Executive Vice President of Catalyst Equity and brings with him over 17 years of experience in the energy services industry. Prior to joining SCIenergy, Steve co-founded Transcend Equity Development to address the need for energy efficiency solutions for commercial real estate, private universities and the health care industry. No Money Down: Financing a Clean Energy Retrofit Through Your Utility Bill TUE, 10/8 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8C Peter Glatzer Daniel Goldfarb Robert Graebert President, Founder, GRIST Co-founder, SHFT.COM Peter Glatzer is a film producer with six feature films to his credit. He co-founded SHFT with a mission to introduce sustainable ideas and designs into the mainstream. The brand has attracted a dedicated audience, an arsenal of content, two Webby awards and a growing list of corporate partnerships. Positive Propaganda: Creative Media to Nudge Social Change WED, 10/9 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, MR 6AB 88 Partner, GREENSTART PhD Candidate, STANFORD UNIVERSITY Daniel is a partner and head of design research and due diligence at Greenstart, a venture firm and design studio for cleanweb startups in San Francisco. He evaluates hundreds of companies every year and then provides insight to Greenstart's design team. He is an expert in the markets, competitive landscape and technology trends. Letting Your Customers Lead: Design Research for Startups WED, 10/9 11:05AM, LEVEL 3, Austin Suite Robert Graebert is a PhD Candidate at the Center for Integrated Facility Engineering, Stanford University. His research seeks empirical evidence of the impact of management practice on building energy performance to improve adoption decisions of individual practices resulting in lower operating costs and environmental impact of facilities. The Real Green Research Challenge WED, 10/9 3:15PM, LEVEL 3, MR 8C SXSW Eco | October 7-9, 2013 | sxsweco.com