“The Transatlantic Green Tech Awards”, for excellence in converting innovative Green Tech ideas into products for the market
The first Transatlantic Green Platform gathered some 200 key European and US Green Tech players from Industry, Services, Research, Investment and Policy. The conference included presentations to an international ten-member Jury by of a pre-selection of 20 European and US innovative Green Tech start-ups whcin were evaluated according to criteria such as innovation, technological excellence, capacity of internationalization, maturity of development, growth and market potential.
The first Transatlantic Green Tech trophies were presented to the Winners during the awards ceremony at the Transatlantic Green Platform closing session on June 5.
The first Transatlantic Green Tech trophies were presented to the Winners during the awards ceremony at the Transatlantic Green Platform closing session on June 5.
Winning company from Europe:
Perpetuum Ltd (UK)
to CEO Roy Freeland, for having refined the principle of gathering and converting unused mechanical vibration, into useable electrical energy to power industrial wireless sensors.
www.perpetuum.co.uk
More information about Perpetuum award
Winning US company:
Solazyme (CA)
to Jonathan Wolfson, CE O for unleashing the power of marine microbes to create clean and scalable solutions for the renewable energy, industrial chemical and specialty ingredient markets.
www.solazyme.com
The trophies were awarded by Danüta Hübner, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, William Becker, Executive Director of the US Presidential Climate Action Project, Pierre Guénant, President of the World Investment Conference, Co-Chairman of the Europe Plus Foundation and Chairman of the PSA Group, and Patrick Gounelle, CEO of Ernst and Young for France and Southern Europe, Co-Chairman of the Europe Plus Foundation.
CEO of Perpetuum Roy Freeland
with the Transatlantic Green Tech trophy
Patrice Lefeu, CEO of the Europe Plus Foundation, Executive Director of La Baule World Investment Conference, http://www.labaulewic.org/
Jean Bernard Guerree, Managing Director EuroStart Capital Partners, http://www.californiatechshowcase.com/
Jean-Pascal Tranié, co-founder of Aloe Private Equity, http://www.aloe-group.com/, Moderator of the Green technology presentation session
Program & Speakers
1. Show that closer partnerships between Europe and countries on the southern shores of the Mediterranean can make the whole of the Euro-Mediterranean area more competitive and more attractive relative to the Far East, Southeast Asia and Latin America.
Offerings combining input from the north and south of the Mediterranean can win a price advantage as well as wider access to markets in Europe, the Arab world, Africa, etc., to the benefit of both.
2. Convince financial backers from Gulf countries that combining the strengths of European know-how, the appeal of markets to the south, and businesses on either side of the Mediterranean with the capital resources resulting from a lasting rise in energy prices is a profitable and secure option for diversification of their assets over the long term.
3. Help to open up Mediterranean economies suffering from a lack of size, segmentation and Malthusian business structures, thereby paving the way for the emergence of a huge market with nearly a billion producers and consumers, and benefiting from extensive energy resources.
12.30 – 2.00 p.m.
Welcome and initial contacts lunch
2.00 – 2.15 p.m.
Welcome address by:
Pierre Guénant and Patrick Gounelle, Co-Chairmen of Europe+
2.15 – 2.45 p.m.
Opening address by Euro-Mediterranean Ministers :
Salaheddine Mezouar, Minister of Commerce, Industry and Economy Upgrading of the Kingdom of Morocco
Mohamed Nouri Jouini, Minister for Development and International Cooperation of Tunisia
Austin Gatt, Minister for Investment, Industry, Technology and Information of Malta
Jean-Pierre Jouyet, French Secretary of State for European Affairs (tbc)
2.45 – 3.30 pm
Euromed attractiveness survey review by Ernst & Young:
"Together becoming more competitive and more attractive"
Reactions and recommendations by :
Chekib Nouira, President of the Arab Institute of Business Managers
3.30 – 4.45 p.m.
1ST DEBATE
"Investment opportunities on the south area"
Philippe Carli, CEO of Siemens France, Co-Chairman of the Euromed Investment Conference
Jean-Michel Severino, Managing Director of the Agence Française de Développement, Co-Chairman of the Euromed Investment Conference
With Euro-Mediterranean business leaders from traditional and new sectors
4.45 – 5.15 p.m.
Networking coffee break
5.15 – 6.15 pm
2ND DEBATE
"Reinforce investors trust forincreasing the attractiveness of the south area"
Christian de Boissieu, President of the Conseil d’Analyse Économique to the French Prime Minister
With Mediterranean government representatives and investment promotion agencies
6.15 – 6.30 pm
Remarks on Barcelona process
François Gouyette, Ambassador, in charge of the Euro-Mediterranean process
6.30 – 7.00 pm
Conclusions and recommendations
Philippe de Fontaine-Vive, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank, in charge of FEMIP
Serge Degallaix, French Ambassador in Tunisia
7.00 pm
Official closing
Driss Jettou, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco
Lawrence Gonzi, Prime Minister of Malta
Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former Prime Minister of France
7.30 pm
Special Euro-Mediterranean Partnership Welcome Dinner
MODERATORS :
Philippe Carli,
(tbc), Chairman of Siemens France and co-Chairman of the
"Investing in Mediterranean area" seminar
Christian de Boissieu,
President of the Conseil d'Analyse Economique advising the French government
Philippe de Fontaine-Vive,
Vice President of the European Investment Bank
Serge Degallaix,
French Ambassador in Tunisia
Patrick Gounelle,
CEO, Ernst & Young France and Southern Europe
François Gouyette,
Ambassador, in charge of the Euro-Mediterranean process
Pierre Guénant,
Chairman, PGA Group, Co-Chairman of Europe+ Foundation and Chairman of LA BAULE - WIC Steering Committee
Chekib Nouira,
CEO of BIAT, President of the Arabe Institute of Business Managers
Jean-Michel Severino,
CEO of France’s international development agency and Co-Chairman of
the "Investing in Mediterranean area" seminar
Chekib Nouira,
CEO of BIAT, president of the Arabe Institute of Business Managers
Jean Michel SEVERINO,
CEO of France’s international development agency and
co-Chairman of the “Investing in Mediterranean area” seminar
SPEAKERS:
1st Debate
- Jean-François Limantour,
President of the Cercle Euro Méditerranéen des dirigeants Textile et Habillement (CEDITH)
- Jean-Jacques Sarraf,
President of the Union Méditerranéenne des Confédérations d’Entreprises
- Abderrahmane Hadj Nacer,
Former Governor of the Banque Centrale d’Algérie
- Slah-Eddine Ben Said,
Président Directeur Général de la SCET (Société centrale pour l'équipement du territoire tunisien)
- Galal Zorba,
President of FIE (TBC)
- Dominique Nouvellet,
Founder & CEO of SIPAREX
- Monia SKHIRI,
Secretary General of the UMCE
2nd Debate
- Laila Sbiti,
President of Association Réseau ANIMA
- Djamel Zeriguine,
Managing Director, Agence Nationale de Développement de l'Investissement (ANDI)
- Sylvie Esparre,
Director in charge of prospective, surveys, evaluation and international relations at the DIACT
- Rachel Roei,
Director, Investment Promotion Center, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labor (Israel)
- Mustafa Al Kafry,
Director General, Syrian Investment Board Tunisian Representative
- Chris Falzon,
CEO – Malta Enterprise
Debate Participants:
- Amr Abl El Azim,
Vice Chairman, GAFI (Egypt)
- Jafar Hdaib,
Managing Director, Palestinian Inv
- Abdelkrim Douhaifi,
Director, High Technologies Department, Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA)stment Promotion Agency (Palestinian Authority)
