New Energy Technology Pioneers to Gather for Dynamic, Visionary Summit

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2006--

Governor's Special Assistant for Energy & Environmental Technologies Recently Added to List of Speakers for February 10-11 Summit Hosted by UC Santa Barbara's Technology Management Program

“one of the world's top young innovators”

UC Santa Barbara's Technology Management Program today announced details for its upcoming Concept to Commerce: Emerging Energy Technologies Summit, to be held on campus February 10 and 11. The two-day event will bring together renowned scholars, business leaders, financiers, engineers, and policy makers to discuss the development and creation of profitable and practical energy technology solutions that meet the market's evolving energy demands.

Summit attendees will have the opportunity to interact with Terry Tamminen, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's Special Assistant for Energy & Environmental Technologies, and other business leaders and investors who are experts in the field of energy technologies. Tamminen, who previously served as the Governor's Cabinet Secretary and Secretary of CalEPA, works to shape policy that balances conservation and environmental protection with economic benefit. Tamminen has extensive background in environmental policy and is an active proponent of clean and renewable energies.

Other featured speakers and participants include:

-- Daniel Weiss, General Partner, The Angeleno Group - a leading private equity firm focused on high growth investments in the energy technology sector.

-- Howard Berke, CEO, Konarka Technologies - one of today's hottest solar start-ups according to Fortune.

-- Walter Kohn, Professor Emeritus and Nobel Laureate, UC Santa Barbara - recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

-- Ted Sargent, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Toronto - one of the 2005 Scientific American 50 and "one of the world's top young innovators" according to MIT's Technology Review Magazine.

Attendees will also participate in lectures and discussion panels that focus on the interdependency of political, market, and technical influences in bringing these concepts to market as well as the latest research and development for new energy technologies.

"We have tremendous visionary and intellectual resources at UC Santa Barbara," said Chancellor Henry Yang. "This is an exciting opportunity to bring together our outstanding talent and world leaders in emerging energy technologies to discuss cutting-edge and innovative solutions to global energy issues."

"At UC Santa Barbara we seek to invent technology solutions to unmet needs in the marketplace -- profitably," said Gary Hansen, Associate Dean of the Technology Management Program. "We expect this summit to generate significant innovation and creativity in bringing new technologies to market. Anyone who is interested in addressing emerging energy technologies in new, unique ways should plan on attending."

Summit sponsors include Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, The County of Santa Barbara, Pacific Coast Business Times, DAVIES, The Angeleno Group, Silicon Valley Bank, and PG&E.

The Technology Management Program within the College of Engineering at UC Santa Barbara is a pioneering, interdisciplinary academic program that seeks to close the gap between the sciences and management. The Program offers graduate and undergraduate classes in areas such as general management skills, new venture creation and finance, product development, marketing, and analysis of new business opportunities.

For a complete participant list and to register, please visit www.c2c.ucsb.edu or call Conference Director Leslie Edwards at 805-893-3944. Registration deadline is February 6, 2006.