NewCo Bay Bridge - San Francisco and Oakland

Session Title: A Look to the Future of Connected Buildings

Stop by Lucid’s Oakland headquarters to learn how the company is leading the Connected Buildings movement with the world’s first cloud-based building management platform. Join a discussion with Lucid’s cofounder and VP of Design, Gavin Platt, who will share how design-thinking and people-centric building software have the power to transform the commercial building space, and the potential to solve some of the world's most pressing climate problems.

Special Message to Attendees from Host Company: Ample available metered street parking. Cross street is Harrison. Secure Building, please use the call box to call to Lucid and be buzzed in.

Session Title: How to Sell Behavior Change for a Sustainable World 

Our world is facing unprecedented environmental changes. Many behaviors that are beneficial to the environment, such as recycling, ride sharing or conserving energy and water, require significant personal lifestyle shifts. During this session, Gigantic Idea Studio will demonstrate how the spread of behavior change resembles the adoption of innovative products. Businesses can use behavior change strategies to transform workplace culture and embrace world-changing, sustainable practices.

Session Title: The Other Valley of Death - Getting the Low Carbon Economy to Scale

Why is it so difficult for emerging alternative energy technologies to go to scale? Why have so many "cleantech" venture capital efforts essentially failed? In this session, Allotrope Partners will outline these challenges and explain their model for addressing them. The company will share their experiences developing solar projects in Southeast Asia and biomass projects in Northern California as well as discuss the differences between traditional venture funding and developing and financing projects.

Session Title: Solar Online— Technology and the Renewable Future

Experience how web-based service and software is changing the way electricity is sold during this tour of our global headquarters on the water at Jack London Square. Our model is a leading example of how technology innovation combined with finance and solar installation is spreading clean electricity faster than any other new source to our grid. You'll also meet some of the folk who make the solar industry the fastest growing jobs engine in the US economy.

Session Title: Retrofitting agriculture A multi-billion dollar opportunity

We will illustrate the issues facing farmers across the United States and tell a story that sets the stage for innovation in one of most important sectors of our economy— agriculture. Attend this session and learn the opportunities and challenges of this multi-billion dollar opportunity.

Special Message to Attendees from Host Company: It is best to park at the Downtown Merchants Parking lot on 14th and webster. it is a two block walk to our office.