CLEAN TECH SUMMITFEBRUARY 26, 2014

THE WILLIAM AND IDA FRIDAY CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

CHAPEL HILL, NC, USA

WWW.IE.UNC.EDU/CLEANTECH

North Carolina’s Research Triangle region is emerging as a global leader in clean technology—“clean tech.” The region is now home to 200 firms specializing in clean tech areas such as smart grid technology, efficient water management, and efficient, multi-modal transportation. Recognizing the potential this sector has to promote sustainable economic development across the state of North Carolina, UNC-Chapel Hill’s Institute for the Environment and its Center for Sustainable Enterprise in the Kenan-Flagler Business School, in partnership with the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster, are convening the first UNC-based Clean Tech Summit on February 26, 2014. The Clean Tech Summit will be an annual event, and will seek to advance the development of the clean technology sector in North Carolina. It will be held at UNC’s William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education,

THE GOALS OF THE CLEAN TECH SUMMIT ARE TO: 1. Increase key stakeholders’ understanding of the current status and growth potential of the clean tech sector in North

Carolina;2. Provide insight into how successful companies have obtained the requisite financing to support their development;3. Discuss opportunities and challenges to synergies between public policy and clean-tech supported economic growth in

North Carolina;4. Highlight the multiple dimensions of the clean tech sector; 5. Spur discussion about how to navigate the clean tech disruption; 6. Examine innovative models for workforce development to prepare NC citizens for careers in this fast growing sector; and7. Explore how a robust clean technology sector can stimulate the economy of the urban and rural areas within the state

of North Carolina

The Institute for the Environment (IE) of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill catalyzes and advances

interdisciplinary environmental research to solve local to global challenges, educates the next generation of leaders

committed to the health and stewardship of our planet, and informs and engages the public to enable environmental

problem solving. IE seeks solutions to critical environmental issues - including those related to water resources, public

health, energy, climate change, air quality, land-use change, and biodiversity - to enable sustainable human communities

and their coexistence with natural systems.

For over a decade, the Center for Sustainable Enterprise (CSE) has been the hub of sustainability at UNC Kenan-Flagler

Business School, creating leaders for the world we envision using business to innovate for global change. CSE provides

students, executives and organizations with the education, experiential learning and career development resources

necessary to become innovative leaders in sustainable enterprise. - See more at: http://www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu/

sustainable-enterprise/overview#sthash.7mBlil8g.dpuf.

The conference tracks in the Clean Tech Summit are “Disruptive Power: The Imminent Renewable Energy and Clean Tech Revolution” and “Strengthening the Clean Tech Landscape”.

To register to attend the Clean Tech Summit, visit www.ie.unc.edu/cleantech/. Registrations are $125 for the general public and $20 for students.

Sponsorships of the Clean Tech Summit are available, at the $2,500 level and above. For sponsorship information, contact John Bell, Director of Development, Institute for the Environment, Campus Box 1105, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-1105, 919-843-2323, bellja@email.unc.edu.

For more information about the Clean Tech Summit, contact Greg Gangi, Associate Director for Education, Institute for the Environment, Campus Box 6116, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-6116, 919-962-9805, ggangi@email.unc.edu; or Carol Hee, Director, Center for Sustainable Enterprise, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Campus Box 3301, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3301, 919-962-3785, carol_hee@unc.edu.

The Clean Tech Summit is a partnership of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise (in the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School), the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster, Strata Solar and the UNC Institute for the Environment.

CLEAN TECH SUMMITFEBRUARY 26, 2014

THE WILLIAM AND IDA FRIDAY CENTER FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION

THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

CHAPEL HILL, NC, USA

WWW.IE.UNC.EDU/CLEANTECH