Green Technology
Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy

Ever wondered how to start a company to market your research idea? Then this is one workshop you don't want to miss!
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Pardha S. Pyla, Virginia Tech University

July 6 - 10, 2009
Tahoe Center for Environmental Research
Incline Village, Nevada

The Green Technology Entrepreneurship Academy provides science and engineering graduate students, post-doctoral researchers and faculty with the knowledge and skills they need to move environmentally sustainable research out of the laboratory and into the world.

Lake Tahoe
Participants at GTEA 2008--Innovation Exercise

The five-day intensive academy provides participants with focused lectures, practical exercises, and hands-on experiences designed to give them the knowledge, skills, and networks to explore how their research can make broader impact in industry, the marketplace, and the world.

It is taught by venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, university faculty, intellectual property officers, industry sponsors and angel investors from across the country that serve as mentors as well as guest faculty, providing participants with the knowledge and networks needed to take the next steps toward commercialization.

2009 KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Peter SantangeliPeter Santangeli, co-founder of Greenbox Technology and head of the company’s engineering division, will be the keynote speaker on July 8. Santangeli is the former vice president of engineering at Macromedia, where he led development of the company’s Flash Media Server and Breeze Web conferencing solutions. Greenbox is creating an interactive energy management platform that enables households to save money and reduce their carbon footprint.

PARTICIPATING UNIVERSITIES 2009

Babson College
Colorado State University
Corcoran College of Art & Design
Illinois Institute of Technology
Louisiana State University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Northwestern University
Stanford University
Technical University of Denmark
Texas A&M University
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Merced
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, San Diego
University of South Carolina
University of Masschusetts
University of Washington
Virginia Tech University

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In the News

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GTEA 2009 Draws International Researchers - 06.09, MarketWire

UC Davis Paves the Way for Entrepreneurs - Sacramento Business Journal, 01.16.09

GTEA 2008 featured in NIEHS Environmental Factor - 08.08

Renewable Energy World on GTEA 2008 - 07.11.08

Researchers Get Theirs Hands Dirty at Entrepreneurship Academy - Technology Transfer Tactics - 06.08

A Look at UC Davis CleanTech - 04.23.08

UC Davis Center for Entrepreneurship Picks Keynote - California Aggie, 04.22.08

Profits and Professors - Sustainable Industries, 04.08

From Research to Market - Green Technology Magazine - 01.08

Chris Grandlic, University of Arizona - GTEA 2007 Participant. Read more about Chris' experience.

Green Tech Entrepreneurs Learn Lab to Market Path - 06.07

It exceeded my expectations. GTEA teaches you the next crucial steps you have to do to take your technology from lab project to start-up venture. - Vickie Chiang, Stanford, GTEA 08

Ever wondered how to start a company to market your research idea? Then this is one workshop you don't want to miss! - Pardha S. Pyla, Virginia Tech University, GTEA 08

FOUNDING SPONSOR

Kaufman Foundation

 

MAJOR SPONSORS

CHevron


PGE

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT

Mariah Power

NIREC

Sierra Angels


 
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