Tsinghua Entrepreneur Seminar:
Green Technology, the New Frontier
By Aileen Lee, Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

Date:               April 19, 2007 (Thursday)
Time:              6:30 pm – 8:45 pm
Location:        ORRICK, HERRINGTON & SUTCLIFFE
                        1100 Marsh Road
                        Menlo Park, CA 94025-1015

Cost:               $10 per person ($20 at door)
RSVP:            Space is very limited.  Please RSVP early via paypal


                   

AGENDA:
6:30 pm – 7:15 pm       Registration and Networking
                                      Hor-d’oeuvres will be served
7:15 pm – 8:00 pm       Presentation by Aileen Lee
                                      Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB)
                                      KPCB is an Industry Thought Leader on Green Technology
8:00 pm – 8:45 pm       Open Q&A and Networking


The Next Big Thing after Google: Green Technology
John Doerr and his firm, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Buyers, is placing big bets on an emerging sector he calls “green technology.”  Green technology is one of the most important and exciting areas for entrepreneurs and investors.  “This field of greentech could be the largest economic opportunity of the 21st century,” Doerr said. “There’s never been a better time than now to start or accelerate a greentech venture.”  “Green technologies are critical in solving the major global problems of oil addiction, urbanization, and climate change.”

Presentation by Aileen Lee on the Latest and Greatest from KPCB
What are the opportunities and challenges in green technology?  What are the latest innovations?  What are the interesting areas for entrepreneurs? 

We are very excited to have Aileen Lee from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to share their perspective on green technology.   Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has been one of the leading venture capital firms investing in green technology globally.  They have been actively looking at many green technology including solar, wind, new fuels, such as ethanol, fuel cells, clean coals, advanced battery technology, and new ways of using biotech to make fuels.  KPCB has been funding many innovative green tech companies including EEStor (Ultracapacitor/battery), Miasole (Thin Film Solar Cells), Ion America (SOFC), and Lilliputian Systems (MEMs SOFC). 

Networking Opportunity with Other Top Entrepreneurs
This would be another important seminar for entrepreneurs interested in green technology and networking with other passionate entrepreneurs.  We anticipate this to be another high demand event.  We recommend you to register early. 


This event is brought to you by Silicon Valley Tsinghua Network (SVTN) with generous support from Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
Contact Information
Name:     Jinpian Diao
Email:      SVTN.EClub@gmail.com
Phone:     607-280-3866

 

Aileen Lee joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 1999. Her primary areas of investment are in consumer and internet technologies, wireless services and energy and environmental technologies. Aileen has worked closely with the teams and boards at Good Technology, Tellme, Segway, Zazzle, Friendster, Blue Nile, Miasolé, Genomic Health and other stealth ventures yet to be announced.

Prior to joining KPCB, Aileen worked at Gap Inc. in various operating roles. These included product management and marketing for Gap Online, as special assistant to Gap Inc.'s CEO, and in business development. She has also worked for Odwalla and for The North Face in brand and product marketing. Aileen began her career at Morgan Stanley in technology mergers & acquisitions.

She has a Bachelor of Science from MIT and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Aileen is a Henry Crown Fellow of the Aspen Institute and serves on the board of HYSTA (Hua Yuan Science and Technology Association).


Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.
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Tsinghua Entrepreneur Club
The Tsinghua Entrepreneur Club is established in recognition of the need to bring together top talents who are passionate about entrepreneurship.  Our mission is to create a support community and provide key resources to help entrepreneurs in building successful next generation global companies.  In addition, we see tremendous value in creating a lifelong network for members who share the same passion in building great companies. The Entrepreneur Club will serve as a platform to foster interactions and networking among the members.  We encourage members to learn from each other and leverage one of the best networks in Silicon Valley and around the world. The Entrepreneur Club will invite distinguished speakers, including entrepreneurs, executives, and investors, to share invaluable insights and experience in creating successful companies and products.   The goal is to accelerate learning of entrepreneurial concepts through ongoing education.  Entrepreneurship is important whether the intention is to start a company or not.  Entrepreneurship is a mindset – the mindset to create great value by leveraging available resources.  This “intrapreneurial” mindset is also very critical for managers within a company in bringing new product ideas to the market.  We welcome any interested members of the Tsinghua alumni network to join the club.  We are very excited about the establishment of the Tsinghua Entrepreneur Club in Silicon Valley.  We hope this platform will help many entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs in creating successful and lasting companies and products. 
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