GreenBeat 2009 | The Conference on the Smart Grid | November 18-19, 2009

The seminal conference on the Smart Grid, GreenBeat 2009 brought together on November 18 and 19 in San Mateo, CA leading entrepreneurs, investors, utilities, technology executives, and policymakers to accelerate the development of a leaner, more efficient electrical grid. GreenBeat 2009 was the place to connect with the people leading Smart Grid initiatives, including former Vice President and Noble Prize winner Al Gore, Kleiner Perkin’s John Doerr, Khosla Venture’s Vinod Khosla, and Cisco’s Laura Ipsen.

Download conference presentations here -or- Watch GreenBeat 2009 videos here.

We host industry events like GreenBeat to bring the right stakeholders into the same room. We’re pleased to hear that valuable relationships were forged and potential deals kickstarted at the conference. To give you an idea of who was there, and what you can expect from future green VentureBeat productions, here are some photos from the event:

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GreenBeat 2009 opening fireside chat with John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins.

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John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins takes note of a smart grid question from the GreenBeat 2009 audience.

GreenBeat 2009 Consumers and efficiency panel as moderated by Katie Fehrenbacher of Earth2Tech
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Katie Fehrenbacher of Earth2Tech moderates the Consumers and Efficiency Panel at GreenBeat 2009.

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Executive Climate Change Survey presented by Accenture executive Sharon Allan.

James Robert of Duke Energy isinterviewed by John Gartner of Matter Network at GreenBeat 2009
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Duke Energy’s James Roberts is interviewed by Matter Network’s John Gartner.

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Kicking off day two of GreenBeat 2009, Jesse Berst of Global Smart Energy moderates the Utility Experiences with Smart Energy panel.

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Andreas Carvallo of Austin Energy on the Utility Experiences with Smart Energy panel at GreenBeat 2009.

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OPower CEO Daniel Yates with Southern California Edison’s Paul De Martini on GreenBeat 2009’s Utility Experiences with Smart Energy panel.

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Edward Lu of Google in a fireside chat with Matt Marshall at GreenBeat 2009.

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Navin Chaddha of the Mayfield Fund hosts the GreenBeat 2009 Innovation Competition.

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GreenBeat 2009 Innovation Competition co-winners Seth Georgion of Locust Storage and Gary Fromer of CPower.

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Greentech Media editor in chief Michael Kanellos (center) speaks with GreenBeat 2009 conference attendees between sessions.

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Technologist and environmentalist Mary Vincent (far right) meets with other GreenBeat 2009 attendees over drinks.

GreenBeat 2009 Follow the Money breakout session moderated by Camille Ricketts, GreenBeat writer
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Follow the Money breakout session moderated by Camille Ricketts, GreenBeat writer.

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Bryce Lee of Credit Suisse and Don Wood from Draper Fisher Jurvetson discuss where private capital will flow in the Smart Grid business at GreenBeat.

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Michael Kanellos of Greentech Media moderates the Standards and Security panel at GreenBeat 2009.

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Bradley Williams of Oracle on the Standards and Security panel at GreenBeat 2009.

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Eric Wesoff of Greentech Media presents data collected on venture capital investment in the Smart Grid at GreenBeat 2009.

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Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures explains to Matt Marshall at GreenBeat 2009 why he hasn’t found a good investment in the Smart Grid business yet.

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Sheeraj Haji (right) of the Cleantech Group and Steve Westly (left) at GreenBeat 2009.

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Laura Ipsen of Cisco speaks with VentureBeat’s Matt Marshall at GreenBeat 2009.

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Rich Counihan of EnerNOC, Katherine Hamilton of GridWise Alliance, Robert Gee of Gee Strategies, and Pamela Lesh of Graceful Systems speak with moderator Michael Kanellos of Greentech Media on the Politics and Policy panel at GreenBeat 2009.

GreenBeat 2009 closing panel Visions of a Smart Grid featured Andrew Tang of PG&E, Philip Mezey of Itron North America, David Pacyna of Siemens Energy, Sharon Allan of Accenture's North American Smart Grid Practice, and Matt Marshall of VentureBeat
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GreenBeat 2009’s closing panel “Visions of a Smart Grid” featured Andrew Tang of PG&E, Philip Mezey of Itron North America, David Pacyna of Siemens Energy, Sharon Allan of Accenture’s North American Smart Grid Practice, and Matt Marshall of VentureBeat as moderator.

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Former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize Winner Al Gore delivers the closing keynote on November 19, 2009 at GreenBeat.

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The audience listens with rapt attention to Al Gore’s closing keynote at GreenBeat 2009.

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Cisco Systems Smart Grid guru Laura Ipsen met with conference attendees during the Southern California Edison-sponsored GreenBeat cocktail reception on Thursday night.

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GreenBeat 2009 conference attendees enjoying themselves at the cocktail reception.

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Conference attendees networking at the GreenBeat 2009 post-event reception.

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VentureBeat writer Kim-Mai Cutler at the GreenBeat reception with Stefano Zanello of National Semiconductor.

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Panel moderator and VentureBeat writer Camille Ricketts (center) at the Southern California Edison-sponsored networking reception.

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Green Star Solution’s Mary Vincent (far left) with GreenBeat 2009 conference attendees, including Sonalee Henriette (far right) of GreenSPHERE Energy.