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CLEANTECH SHOWCASE 

www.biofinance.ca 

April 30, 2009 

Toronto Marriott 

Eaton Centre

Program 

9:00 – 12:00 pm CLEANTECH COMPANY PRESENTATIONS 

Rooms: York A, York B, Bay, Trinity V 

Grand Ballroom 

12:00 – 2:00 pm Luncheon with the Cleantech Panel 

Government Policy Driving Cleantech Investment 

Moderator: Duncan Stewart – Deloitte Consulting and Financial Post 

Panel Rick Whittaker - Sustainable Development Technology 

Canada 

Hans Blaschek - Center for Advanced BioEnergy 

Research - Illinois 

Brian Piccioni - BMO Capital Markets 

Holly Lepre - CleanTECH San Diego 

George Mallay – Sarnia-Lambton Economic Partnership 

2:00 – 3:00 pm Venture and Private Equity Strategies for Cleantech Companies 

Moderator: Marc Babinski - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 

Panel: Berhardt Zeisig - Cycle Capital Management 

Mike Walkinshaw - Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital 

Richard Rohde - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

Michael Curry - Investeco Capital 

Andy Agrawal, Kirchner Cleantech Advisory Group 

3:00 – 4:00 pm Public Market Strategies for Cleantech Companies 

Moderators: Robert Peterman - TMX Group 

Panel: Bruce Wigle - Equicom Group 

Geordie Walker - Canaccord Adams 

Rick McGraw - Greenrock Asset Management 

Cynthia Orr – Ernst & Young LLP 

Jeremy Grushcow – Ogilvy Renault LLP 

Marc Drouin - RBC Royal Bank 

4:00 – 5:30 NETWORKING RECEPTION 

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Presenting Companies 

PRESENTATION SCHEDULE 

COMPANY ROOM 

9:00 am 

Cleanfield Energy – Tony Verreli 

Alternative Fuels Corporation – Michael Hepworth 

Zero Waste Energy Systems – Bruce Coxhead/Brian Crombie 

BioDiesel Reactor Technologies – Ken Lawless 

9:30 am 

General Biomass Company – Daniel Gibbs 

World Energy Solutions – Richard Domaleski 

Bio-Extraction Inc. - Chris Schnarr 

NaiKun Wind Energy Group – Paul Taylor 

10:00 am 

Ecosynthetix Inc. – John van Leeuwen 

Lignol Energy Corporation – Ross MacLachlan 

Blue-Zone Technologies – Dusanka Filipovic 

Catch the Wind – Phil Rogers 

10:30 am 

QuestAir Technologies Inc. – Andrew Hall 

Fifth Light Technology – Bruce Pope 

Electrovaya – Sankar Das Gupta 

Yield Renewable Energy – John Thomson 

11:00 am 

REGEN Energy – Chris Beaver 

BIOREM Technologies – Ed Corbett 

Converted Carbon of Canada Corp. – Richard Rusiniak 

Eco-Space Engineering Ltd. – Ivan Milin 

11:30 am 

ZENN Motor Company – Ian Clifford 

GreenCore Composites – Geoff Clarke 

CORRE – Alex Gress 

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Presenting Companies 

ALPHABETIC LIST 

Presenting Company Presenter Time Room 

Alternative Fuels Corporation Michael Hepworth 9:00 AM York B 

Bio-Extraction Inc. Chris Schnarr 9:30 AM Bay 

BioDiesel Reactor Technologies Inc. Ken Lawless 9:00 AM Trinity V 

BIOREM Technologies Ed Corbett 11:00 AM York B 

Blue-Zone Technologies Ltd. Dusanka Filipovic 10:00 AM Bay 

Catch the Wind, Inc. Phil Rogers 10:00 AM Trinity V 

Cleanfield Energy Tony Verreli 9:00 AM York A 

Converted Carbon of Canada Corp. Richard Rusiniak 11:00 AM Bay 

CORRE Alex Gress 11:30 AM Trinity V 

EcoSpace Engineering Ltd. Ivan Milin 11:00 AM Trinity V 

Ecosynthetix Inc. John van Leeuwen 10:00 AM York A 

Electrovaya Sankar Das Gupta 10:30 AM Bay 

Fifth Light Technology Ltd. Bruce Pope 10:30 AM York B 

General Biomass Company Daniel Gibbs 9:30 AM York A 

GreenCore Composites Inc. Geoff Clarke 11:30 AM Bay 

Lignol Energy Corporation Ross MacLachlan 10:00 AM York B 

NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. Paul Taylor 9:30 AM Trinity V 

QuestAir Technologies Inc. Andrew G. Hall 10:30 AM York A 

REGEN Energy Chris Beaver 11:00 AM York A 

World Energy Solutions Richard Domaleski 9:30 AM York B 

Yield Renewable Energy Inc. John Thomson 10:30 AM Trinity V 

Zenn Motors Ian Clifford 

Bruce Coxhead/ 

11:30 AM York A 

Zero Waste Energy Systems 

B.Crombie 9:00 AM Bay 

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Specialty Panels 

Biographies 

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Specialty Panels - Biographies 

GOVERNMENT POLICY DRIVING CLEANTECH INVESTMENT 

DAY 2, THURS, APRIL 30, 2009, 12:00 – 2:00 pm 

Moderator 

Duncan Stewart, Director - Deloitte Canada Research and DSAM Consulting 

Duncan Stewart is the Director of Deloitte Canada Research in the areas of Technology, Media & Telecommunications 

(TMT), Life Sciences and GreenTech. He is a member of Deloitte’s national TMT executive team and is a co-author of 

Deloitte Research’s annual Predictions report on trends in TMT. 

Duncan has almost two decades of experience in the TMT industry. As an analyst and portfolio manager, Duncan has 

provided research or made investments in the entire Canadian technology and telecommunications sector. He has written 

research on names such as Nortel and Celestica, and been a venture capital investor in Research in Motion among others. 

Duncan is also founder and CEO of DSAM Consulting, which performs research and analysis on companies in the TMT 

and GreenTech space. Prior to that, Duncan was a co-founder of Tera Capital, Canada’s first high tech and biotech money 

manager, where he was responsible for managing both mutual funds and VC funds. In the mid 1990s, Duncan managed a 

$150 million small cap high tech/biotech fund at a large Canadian pension fund manager. In his years as an investor he has 

deployed a cumulative $2 billion of capital into the global TMT and Life Science markets. 

Duncan has a high profile media presence and is frequently interviewed on technology and biotechnology issues. He has 

also been a bi-monthly columnist on investing for The National Post since 2000, and has a different biweekly column on 

investing for CBC Radio. 

Duncan is a Chartered Financial Analyst and holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of British Columbia. 

Panelists: 

Rick Whittaker, Vice President, Investments - Sustainable Development Technology Canada 

Rick Whittaker is Vice President Investments at SDTC. During his career in technology investment, Mr. Whittaker has led 

initiatives in product development, and managed several advanced technology investment programs. He has initiated 

several patents on these technologies, which are in production today. 

Mr. Whittaker has personally launched, and helped to build and transition, four start-up companies. He has been 

consistently recognized as a motivational leader, holding executive positions in engineering, business development and 

venture investment for companies including BCE Capital, Everest Partners, Nortel Networks, APN, West Carleton Meeting 

Centre, and AirShare. 

Mr. Whittaker has a Bachelor’s degree in Applied Sciences from the University of Waterloo with an option in Management 

Science. 

Dr. Hans Blaschek, Director - Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research – Illinois 

Hans Blaschek received his Ph.D. in Food Science (Microbiology), at Rutgers University in 1980, his M.S. in Food Science 

at Rutgers University in 1977 and his B.A. in Biological Sciences at Rutgers College in 1974. He presently serves as the 

Interim Director for the Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research (CABER), University of Illinois where he is responsible for 

leading planning efforts for the Integrated Bioprocessing Research Laboratory. In addition, Hans holds the position of 

Theme Leader of Molecular Bioengineering of Biomass Conversion Research Theme with the Institute for Genomic 

Biology. 

He serves as an Assistant Dean, Biobased Research Initiatives in the Office of Research, College of Agricultural, 

Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois. He served as the Interim Head of the Department of 

Food Science and Human Nutrition, University of Illinois from 200 0 - 2002. He has served as a Professor of Food 

Microbiology/Biotechnology since 1991 in the same department. His research areas include: Genetic manipulation of 

microorganisms for biotechnological applications, examination of dry milling co-products as substrates for fermentation to 

value-added products, development of an integrated fermentation system for solvent production and recovery, pathogen 

transmission on minimally processed foods. 

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Hans served for the U.S. Department of Agriculture as the Value-Added/Biofuels Panel Manager for NRI Competitive 

Grants Program from 1994-1995. He has also consulted on Biomass Conversion systems for Dupont and served as a 

Research Collaborator and Consultant for Mitsubishi Chemical and Research Institute Technology for Earth (RITE), Kyoto, 

Japan since 1994. He has chaired many sessions for symposia, including the Bio2006, “Adding Value to the Biorefinery: 

The Midwest Consortium for Sustainable Biobased Products and Energy”, that was held in Chicago, IL. Another 

symposium he organized was the “UIUC Bioenergy Symposium: Focus on the Future of Biofuels and Chemicals”, which 

was held in Urbana, IL May, 2006. 

Brian Piccioni, Managing Director, Hardware Analyst - BMO Capital Markets 

Brian has been covering hardware stocks for BMO Capital Markets since 1998. Previously, he worked as an analyst at 

another investment dealer, which specialized in researching and financing Canadian technology companies. 

Prior to entering the investment industry, Brian spent two years as Hardware Manager at Eicon Technology, a data 

communications firm in Quebec; five years at Philips Information Systems, part of the Dutch multinational, and several 

years at other high technology companies in various design functions. 

Brian has consistently been ranked as a top analyst by Brendan Wood International. He was ranked number one in the 

2008 survey. 

He was also ranked #1 as a top stock picker (IT equipment) by the 2007 National Post / StarMine Top Analyst Awards. 

Brian holds a BSc. in biology from McGill University (1988) and an MBA from Concordia University (1992). He co-authored 

a chapter on high technology in the Handbook of Canadian Security Analysis (Wiley, 1997). 

Holly Lepre, Vice President - CleanTECH San Diego 

Holly Lepre is vice president of Clean TECH San Diego, a new, nonprofit corporation formed in 2007. Its mission is to 

accelerate San Diego as a world leader in the clean technology economy. Prior to joining Clean TECH San Diego, Mrs. 

Lepre spent 10 years in Washington, DC working in the executive and legislative branches, as well as non government 

organizations. In 2003, Lepre was selected as a Presidential Appointee and worked in the U.S. Environmental Protection 

Agency in its office of congressional relations and then leading its public affairs division. Before serving in the Bush 

Administration, Lepre lobbied on behalf of the Solid Waste Association of North America representing municipalities and 

private industry before Congress. Lepre also worked on the staff of presidential, senatorial and gubernatorial campaigns. 

Mrs. Lepre began her career in broadcast journalism in North Carolina working as a reporter for television and all-talk radio 

news. She holds a B.S. in broadcast communications from East Carolina University. Her hobbies include running 

marathons and her personal record was recently achieved in Florence, Italy. 

George Mallay, General Manager – Sarnia-Lambton Office of Economic Development 

George Mallay is currently General Manager of the Sarnia-Lambton Office of Economic Development. Prior to this, he was 

with the City of Kanata for seven years and before that with the Ottawa Economic Development Corporation. He has been 

a champion for the development of sustainable development in Sarnia-Lambton. George holds degrees in economicsgeography, 

urban planning and an MBA. 

Current Professional Involvement: 

Co-Chair – Bluewater Sustainability Initiative – 

Member - Biotech Canada – Industrial and Environmental Committee 

Member - Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Canada – Ottawa Day Committee 

Board member - Foundation Board, Lambton College 

Executive strategy team – Sustainable Chemistry Alliance 

Member – Sarnia-Lambton Workforce Development Committee 

Board member – Sarnia-Lambton Chamber of Commerce 

Member – Rotary Club of Sarnia 

Past first vice-president – (2005) Economic Developers Council of Ontario 

Member - Economic Developers Council of Canada 

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VENTURE AND PRIVATE EQUITY STRATEGIES FOR CLEANTECH FINANCING 


Moderator 

Marc Babinski, Partner - Borden Ladner Gervais LLP 

Marc Babinski is a Partner in the Montréal office. Marc was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1989 and is a graduate of the 

University of Ottawa Law School. Prior to Law School, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts (Hon.) and Master of Arts from the 

University of Western Ontario. Marc is fluently bilingual. 

Areas of Practice 

The leader of the firm’s innovation sector focus group, Marc works with clients to establish the appropriate legal 

mechanisms and structures required to build and develop a business and, eventually, achieve liquidity. He has extensive 

experience with financing and the structures typically required by institutional venture capitalists which he represents on a 

regular basis. He also provides strategic advice on matters of intellectual property protection, corporate governance and 

dispute resolution. He represents clients on both acquisitions and divestitures of businesses. 

In addition to this transactional and technology practice, Marc acts as counsel to several institutional clients in finding 

solutions to their day to day legal problems. 


Berhardt Zeisig, Managing Director - Cycle Capital Management 

In 2007, to complement the team, the founding sponsors of Cycle Capital and the Caisse de dépôt et de placement du 

Québec appointed the firm Egon Zehnder International to recruit an experienced senior partner with a strong venture 

capital background. The results enabled Cycle Management to engage Mr. Bernhardt Zeisig, formerly a senior partner at 

VIMAC Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Boston MA, United States. Mr. Zeisig has over 20 years of operational 

experience and over 10 years of venture investing experience participating in over 30 rounds of financing. Mr. Zeisig was 

responsible for the firms entry into Canada and by the end of 2001 was one of the most active US venture investors in 

Canada with over 17 completed investments. Mr. Zeisig began his career at 18, when he built his first successful company. 

He later became an active angel investor, built a trans-Atlantic joint venture and worked as a management consultant 

helping one of his client's ramp sales to over $60 million. He has lived and worked in Canada, Germany, Austria, France, 

Scotland and most recently in the US. Mr. Zeisig is a frequent speaker on cross-border investment issues and has often 

advised on policy matters. He has created a valuable network of investors and entrepreneurs in Canada and the US that 

enable him to access high potential deals at preferred terms. 

Mike Walkinshaw, Managing Director - Chrysalix Energy Venture Capital 

Mike has been with Chrysalix since the summer of 2002 and has overseen the investment activities of the Fund since that 

time. Mike is a Board member for H2scan, Fat Spaniel Technologies, Akermin, Inc. and is actively involved in sourcing new 

investments for the Fund. 

Prior to joining Chrysalix, Mike was with Ballard Power Systems, the worlds' leading developer and manufacturer of PEM 

Fuel Cells for over five years. Mike held a number of roles within the organization and was the Manager of Product Strategy 

and a Product Manager for the Nexa Power Module, the world's first commercial fuel cell module, during his final three 

years with Ballard. Prior to Ballard, Mike also spent six years with Price Waterhouse in Vancouver, gaining his Chartered 

Accountant status and helping small entrepreneurial businesses grow. 

He obtained his C.A. designation with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia in 1993. Mike holds a 

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) from the University of British Columbia. 

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Richard Rohde, Tax Partner - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP 

Richard Rohde has been a tax partner in the Toronto office since 1988. Richard has been involved with energy related 

Canadian tax assignments, including acquisitions and corporate mergers, since 1979. He has written articles for the 

Canadian Tax Foundation, International Fiscal Association and CA Magazine and other publications. He was the Canadian 

Tax Reporter at the 1996 Geneva Congress for the International Fiscal Association and a speaker at the 1996 joint meeting 

of Canadian and U.S. branches of the International Fiscal Association. Rick has been involved as a tutor for CICA 

advanced tax course on Corporate Reorganizations and is a former lecturer at York University (1986-1991). Rick has been 

a member of the CICA Tax Courses Committee from 1989 to 2001. 

Michael Curry, Managing Partner - Investeco Capital 

Michael's focus at Investeco is identifying investment targets, conducting research and due diligence, and helping drive 

company growth strategies once an investment is made. He is Vice Chair of the board at Organic Meadow and is on its 

audit committee, and Chairman of the board of Rowe Farms. Previously, Michael was co-owner/operator of a successful 

building materials distribution company and spent seven years in the reforestation industry. Michael became focused on the 

environmental economy in 2001 when he began researching environmental companies for the E2 Venture Fund. 

Andy Agrawal, Managing Partner - Kirchner Cleantech Advisory Group 

Andy Agrawal has 20 years of operational and transaction experience in both large and small companies. 

Andy was formerly the number two officer at one of the nation's largest providers of contract therapy services to the 

healthcare industry and a division of a $2B public healthcare company. He led a number of very successful initiatives 

(including the doubling of sales in six months) through a tumultuous course of three public company mergers and the 

consolidation and reorganization of three operating divisions into one. 

Andy has also been an active entrepreneur founding two start-ups and providing interim management and advisory 

services to several early and mid-stage high growth companies in Austin, TX, Central Pennsylvania, and Charlotte, NC. 

Andy co-founded an incubator that invested in several high profile healthcare information technology companies and 

provided them with ongoing management and strategic direction. He has also provided leadership and strategic advice to 

high growth companies in numerous industries. For example, Andy closed five strategic partnership deals in a sixty-day 

period for a XML infrastructure company focused on accelerating the adoption of ecommerce by small business. 

Andy holds a BA, cum laude, from Vassar College and a JD, magna cum laude, from The Boston University School of Law. 

He is the author of "Forging a Path to Death and Dignity", published in the Boston University School of Law's Law Review, 

and is active in a number of organizations and advisory boards focused on mentoring and advising high growth companies, 

including the Commercialization Committee for the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (Technology Transfer). 

PUBLIC MARKET STRATEGIES FOR CLEANTECH INVESTING 


Moderator 

Robert Peterman, Senior Manager, Global Clean Technology - TMX Group 

Robert Peterman is Senior Manager, Global Clean Technology for Listings Business Development Toronto Stock Exchange 

(TSX) and TSX Venture Exchange (TSX-V), divisions of TMX Group. He is responsible for leading global efforts to build on 

the 110 companies that make up the Clean Technology sector on TSX and TSX-V. Prior to his current role Mr. Peterman 

worked for several years in the Corporate Finance Department of the TSX-V handling Exchange due diligence in relation to 

each listed company, their financial statements, board of directors and ensuring that they had the proper business 

processes in place to become a public company. 

Prior to joining TSX, Mr. Peterman held a variety of Senior Management roles with one of Canada’s largest real estate firms 

including his final role as Director, Corporate Strategy. During those four years his focus was on developing and ensuring a 

complete suite of client services, and preparing the overall business strategy. Mr. Peterman completed his MBA at the 

Richard Ivey School of Business (London, ON). And is a council member of the Ivey Entrepreneurship Council. 

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Marc Drouin, Senior Account Manager, Knowledge Based Industries, Information Technology Banking Group - 

RBC Royal Bank 

As a Senior Account Manager and member of the Royal Bank of Canada’s Knowledge Based Industries, Information 

Technology Banking Group, Marc’s area of focus covers all related areas within the information technology & clean 

technology sectors. Marc has been a member of the Knowledge Based Industries Banking Group for over five years. 

Through managing and building a banking practice that provides a variety of financial services including senior & 

mezzanine debt, syndications, treasury services, foreign exchange, leasing and deposit strategies, to a wide range of 

technology, venture capital and private equity clients at all stages of growth, Marc has developed a unique skill set that 

provides value to his clients along all stages of their growth cycles and supports the execution of their strategic objectives. 

Marc’s current practice includes various clean technology clients active in the wind, hydrogen and recycling sectors. 

Collectively, Royal Bank of Canada’s Knowledge Based Industries practice includes various clean technology clients active 

in the alternative power, waste, water, clean energy, biofuel, and emission reduction sectors. 

With 15 years experience in the financial services sector, Marc has held a variety of origination positions in the senior debt, 

corporate finance and asset based lending sectors, focusing on a wide range of corporate, institutional, commercial and 

early stage clients, across a variety of industries and geographies including Canada, the United States and the United 

Kingdom. 

Marc holds an International Masters of Business Administration from the Schulich School of Business at York University, 

Toronto, Canada and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Communications from McGill University, Montreal, 

Canada. 

Marc is an active participant in a number of cleantech and technology industry associations and events including the 

Cleantech Group, York Technology Association, Ontario Centers of Excellence, ACEtech, Canadian Venture Capital 

Association and National Angel Organization. 

Geordie Walker, Director, Investment Banking - Canaccord Adams 

Geordie Walker joined Canaccord Capital in February 2004. Prior to joining Canaccord, Mr. Walker worked at Bear Stearns 

in New York and Research Capital in Toronto as an Investment Banking Associate. At Bear Stearns, he worked on a wide 

range of equity, convertible and debt financings, M&A mandates and financial restructurings in the telecom, media and 

industrial sectors. At Research Capital, he worked on a number of equity financings in the mining and biotech sectors. He 

was previously employed as a consultant at a boutique strategy consulting firm. Mr. Walker holds an MBA from the Rotman 

School of Management and a BA (Honours) in Economics from Queens University. 

Bruce Wigel, Vice President - Equicom Group 

Bruce Wigle leads the Special Situations & Clean Tech group. He is a corporate communications specialist with more than 

ten years of Investor Relations and financial communications experience, supported by strong capital markets knowledge. 

Working in a senior capacity both on the agency side and the corporate side, Bruce has advised a wide range of Canadian 

and U.S. public issuers from diverse business sectors on the execution of focused, capital markets oriented communication 

programs. He has extensive experience in the development and implementation of communication strategies for high 

profile assignments including major M&A transactions and Initial Public Offerings. Bruce holds a BA in Political Science 

from the University of Western Ontario and has completed the Canadian Securities Course. 

Rick McGraw, President, CEO and Founder - Greenrock Asset Management 

Rick is a successful entrepreneur and an active investor in the cleantech sector. As a founder and operator of numerous 

ventures, Rick has developed businesses, both private and public, in a variety of industries for more than 35 years. Vitran 

Corporation (TSX/Nasdaq), which he co-founded and now chairs, generates over US$700 million in revenue across N.A. In 

addition, he has helped take public several successful companies including ZENN Motors, an electric car manufacture, and 

Catch The Wind, a wind measurement technology for the wind turbine business. His success is the result of the ability to 

think strategically yet function with high operational proficiency. This extensive business experience will bring oversight to 

the Greenrock team and enable him to contribute to selecting public and private candidates for investment in the fund. 

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Cynthia Orr, Partner – Ernst & Young LLP 

Background and Relevant Experience 

Ernst & Young Cleantech leader for Canada and a member of the EY Americas Cleantech executive team 

Senior client-handling partner with more than 25 years’ experience serving a broad range of clients, public, private and 

venture-backed in the technology sector 

Provides accounting, governance and regulatory advice to growth-oriented public and private companies including advising 

clients on public offerings in Canada and the U.S. and continuing financial reporting obligations and accounting standards. 

Jeremy Grushcow, Foreign Legal Consultant – Ogilvy Renault LLP 

Jeremy Grushcow's practice focuses on life science and technology companies. He has represented private equity firms, 

investment banks, operating companies and founders in connection with public and private offerings, mergers and 

acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic transactions, licensing and outsourcing agreements, operating and service 

agreements and ongoing disclosure advice. 

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Grushcow practised in the area of intellectual property transactions and in capital markets at 

two US-based international law firms. 

Year of Call 

* New York Bar 2006 

* Illinois Bar 2003 

Law School 

* J.D. (Hons.), University of Chicago Law School, 2003 

EDUCATION 

* Ph.D., Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology, University of Chicago, 2000 

* B.Sc., Human Biology, University of Toronto, 1995 

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CLEANTECH 

PRESENTING 

COMPANIES 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

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Alternative 

Fuels 

Corporation 

Contact 

315 Cliffwood Rd 

Totonto 

On, Canada 

M2H 2E6 

ph: 416-204-0352 

www.alternativefuelscorp.com 

mhepworth@alternativefuelscorp.com 

Presenter Bio 

Serial entrepreneur with 5 successful 

start-ups. 

Strong track record of marketing, PR 

and business development 

International business experience 

Author and public speaker 

Presenter: Michael Hepworth, VP Business Development 

Company Type: Cleantech 

Development Stage: Private 

Alternative Fuels corporation produces the world's greenest diesel and jet fuel 

from municipal solid waste and scrap tires. 

Company Strategy 

Long term supply contracts for feedstocks, production of low cost syngas from 

waste materials , conversion to high value clean fuels and chemical feedstocks . 

Intellectual Property 

Licensed from University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 

Programs 

Project Sarnia. Partnership with economic development, chemical companies 

and oil refiners to produce ultra-clean diesel and jet fuel from waste. 

Investors 

G4G Resources ( GXG TSX-V) 

Management Team 

Michael Hepworth- VP Business Development 

Jeff Lowe – CFO 

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Bio-Extraction 

Inc. 

Contact 

219 (North) Dufferin St. Suite 100B 

Toronto 

ON, Canada 

M6K 3J1 

ph: 416-588-4442 

fx: 416-588-1999 

www.bioexx.com 

cschnarr@bioexx.com 

Presenter Bio 

Mr. Schnarr has 19 years of 

experience founding, managing, and 

advising successful high growth 

companies, including strategy, 

corporate finance, capital markets, 

corporate development, and 

operations. 

Mr. Schnarr was a founder of 

Wireless Matrix Corporation in 1993. 

During his tenure with the Wireless 

Matrix, he served as Treasurer, Chief 

Financial Officer, Executive Vice 

President, President, and as a 

Director of the company. Mr. Schnarr 

was responsible over various periods 

for accounting, corporate finance, 

capital markets, corporate strategy, 

mergers and acquisitions, strategic 

alliances, corporate governance, 

operations, and administration. Mr. 

Schnarr resigned from Wireless 

Matrix in order to seek new 

challenges in September 2002. 

Mr. Schnarr is also the founder of 

Endura Capital Inc., a private tax, risk 

advisory, and wealth management 

firm with offices in Toronto, and 

Montreal. Mr. Schnarr is also a 

Director of Medworxx Corporation, a 

TSXV listed company and developer 

of information technology software 

for hospitals. 

Presenter: Chris Schnarr, CFO 


Development Stage: Public 

About Bio-Extraction Inc. 

Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, BioExx is a leading technology company 

focused on the extraction of oil and high-value proteins from oilseeds for the 

global food market. BioExx' patented technology allows for the use of 

significantly lower temperatures than conventional methods in extracting the 

active ingredients and oils from oilseeds, resulting in higher yields and higherquality 

meal, oils and proteins. BioExx' low energy requirements, 

environmentally sound process, and high-yield production have the potential to 

make a valuable contribution in alleviating food scarcity. BioExx operates a 

commercial scale extraction facility in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and has a 

mission to construct additional and larger processing facilities on a global basis. 

To find out more about Bio-Extraction Inc. (TSX-V: BXI), please visit 

www.bioexx.com 

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BIOREM 

Technologies 

Inc. 

Contact 

7496 Wellington Rd 34, RR#3 

Guelph 

ON, Canada 

N1H 6H9 

ph: 519-767-9100 x.275 

fx: 519-767-0155 

www.biorem.biz 

ecorbett@biorem.biz 

Presenter Bio 

Ed Corbett, B. Comm., CMA, Chief 

Financial Officer 

Mr. Corbett brings more than 15 

years of senior financial and 

operational experience in 

Professional Services and 

technology-related companies to 

BIOREM. Ed has over 10 years of 

experience specializing in business 

consulting and closed over $350 

million of transactions through joint 

ventures, technology licensing and 

financings. Ed grounded his career at 

GE Canada as well as a major 

insurance company. Most recently, 

he served as Director of Finance, 

Customer Delivery for RightNow 

Technologies where he was 

responsible for the budgeting, 

forecasting and operations of the 

Professional Services group across 

North America and internationally. 

Previously, he was the financial 

officer and Secretary to the Board of 

Directors for Serco DE. Ed holds a 

Bachelor of Commerce from 

Dalhousie University and a CMA 

accounting designation. 

Presenter: Ed Corbett, CFO 



Company Profile 

BIOREM, an environmental biotechnology company, manufactures a 

comprehensive line of high-efficiency biologically-based air pollution control 

systems that are used to elimiate odours, Hydrogen Sulphide, Ammonia, Total 

Reduced Sulfurs, Volatile Organic Compounds and other hazardous air 

pollutants from a variety of municipal and industrial processes. 

Biorem’s technologies, including biofiltration and biotrickling systems are used to 

safely and effectively remove these hazardous chemical compounds from the 

air. Our systems are environmentally friendly, clean and sustainable all the while 

reducing green house gas emissions. 

With more than 600 installed systems worldwide, continued extensive research 

efforts and over 15 years of experience, BIOREM® not only offers state of the 

art technology based products but also peace of mind for municipalities and 

industrial companies and their surrounding communities. 

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Cleanfield 

Energy 

Contact 

1404 Cormorant Road, Unit #6 

Ancaster 

Ontario, Canada 

L9G 4V5 

ph: 905-304-5223 ext 111 

fx: 905-304-5221 

www.cleanfieldenergy.com 

tonyv@cleanfieldenergy.com 

Presenter Bio 

Mr. Verrelli has been the President 

and Chief Executive Officer of 

Cleanfield Energy since 2002. During 

the past seven years under Mr. 

Verrellli's leadership, he has led 

Cleanfield from conception to product 

commercialization. In 2006, Mr. 

Verrelli utilized his diverse private, 

public, and non-profit senior 

management experience to help 

direct the company through a reverse 

takeover of a publicly traded Capital 

Pool Company. More recently, Mr. 

Verrelli was instrumental in 

negotiating a joint venture 

partnership with ZJT of China (a 

renewable energy corporation). 

Mr. Verrelli is a highly focused 

individual with a successful record of 

accomplishment in developing public 

and private partnerships over the last 

decade, including establishing 

research and product development 

collaborations with McMaster 

University and the Ontario Centres of 

Excellence. Mr. Verrelli is a member 

of the Canadian Wind Energy 

Association, Small Wind Committee 

and the recipient of the 2009 

Scotiabank ICCT Environmental 

Leadership Award. 

Presenter: Tony Verrelli, President & CEO 



Cleanfield Energy is a subsidiary of Cleanfield Alternative Energy which is 

listed on the TSX-Venture Exchange under the symbol AIR (TSXV-AIR). 

Cleanfield develops and commercializes renewable energy technologies 

primarily for urban applications. 

Cleanfield's unique Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT), (known also as V3.5), is 

designed to harness urban wind efficiently and effectively. These wind turbines 

can be mounted on towers (ground-mount) or rooftop (roof-mount). 


The Company's strategy is to focus on developing and commercializing industry 

leading renewable energy technologies primarily for urban applications, which 

will generate revenue and cash flow in both the near- and long-term. Since 

inception, Cleanfield has focused on commercializing a 3.5kW VAWT and 

pioneering rooftop installation. 

Cleanfield will continue to develop and commercialize wind turbines, along with 

other renewable energy technologies that will contribute to the overall growth 

and development of the Company and enhance shareholder value. 


Intellectual property is 100% owned by Cleanfield and includes patents pending, 

commercial secrets, [industrial design], copyright on software and registered 

trademarks. 

Patents applied for in Canada, U.S., EU, and China. 

Programs 

To date, Cleanfield has sold and/or installed 40 of its proprietary VAWT turbines 

throughout Canada, the United States, Europe and China. 

Investors 

Management owns approximately 26.7% of shares outstanding (escrowed for 

3.5 years). 


Tony Verrelli, CEO and Director 

Co-founder, CEO and a Director since 2002. Senior management experience 

includes solid record of leadership and accomplishments in the private, public 

and nonprofit sectors. From 2002 to August 2006, he also served as the 

President of 360 Marketing Group Inc., a private marketing company. 

Henry Kroeze, CFO 

CFO since June 2008. From 2005 to 2008, was a financial consultant providing 

financial consulting. From 1997 to 2004, he was the Director of Financial 

Operations with Laidlaw International Inc. 

Mihail Stern, CTO, VP, and Director 

Co-founder and CTO/VP since 2002. President of Hexatronic Inc. since 1997, 

Engineer with MDS Sciex of Concord from January 1997 to September 2006. As 

a Senior Electronics Engineer with over 25 years experience, his work has 

specialized on power electronics and controls. 

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Converted 

Carbon of 

Canada Corp. 

Contact 

366 Adelaide St. East, Suite 331 

Toronto 

ON, Canada 

M5A 3X9 

ph: 416-642-7737 x703 

fx: 416-477-8103 

www.convertedcarbomcorp.com 

ramsay@convertedcarboncorp.com 

Presenter Bio 

Richard Rusiniak 

Co-founder of CCC, Senior Partner & 

co-founder of Nanovest Corporation, 

a technology development company, 

co-founder, former president, CFO, 

CTO of Cymat Technologies (symbol- 

CYM-TSX), achieved market 

capitalization of $150 million 

Mr. Rusiniak has over 30 years of 

design and process development 

experience. He has extensive hands 

on experience in design, installation 

and the commercialization process. 

Mr. Rusiniak was instrumental in 

securing the Stabilized Aluminum 

Foam (SAF) technology license from 

Alcan International Ltd. and 

participated in negotiations and the 

purchase of a license agreement with 

Norsk Hydro of Norway. 

Presenter: Richard Rusiniak,Co-Founder and Paul Ramsay, Director 



Converted Carbon of Canada "CCC" has developed a patent pending Integrated System 

designed to facilitate synergy between CCC algae bioreactor and wet gasification reactor. 

This technology platform continuously mitigates CO2 during the algae cultivation process. 

The algae biomass is converted to alternative energy such as electrical power and algae 

oil directly or for biodiesel. The process can clean high volumes of municipal water or, 

alternatively, recycle small quantities of water. This technology answers the demand for a 

dependable supply of algae biomass for many different applications such as food 

supplements, health products, bio-plastics, bio-fabrics and pharmaceuticals. The low 

energy cost and minimal maintenance requirements of our system enhance any 

commercial scale production model. 

Unlike many current approaches to clean energy solutions, we are integrating several 

next-generation proven technologies into one process. This approach enables CCC to 

take advantage of selected business activities and to generate immediate revenues from 

several revenue streams: 

• Electrical energy production with zero CO2 emission 

• CO2 mitigation 

• Cleaning municipal or sea water 

• Algae oil extraction as a fuel for direct use or biodiesel 

• Dry biomass extraction for food supplements 

The capital cost of CCC's system is $300,000 per MW compared to $2 million to $3 million 

for wind energy. 


CCC is looking for an industrial partner (CO2 emitter). It could be a coal fired or biomass 

fired operation. Cement plants, Power plants, Pulp and Paper plants and Breweries are 

excellent candidates. 

CCC plans to demonstrate this technology in two phases: 

Phase 1 - The Pilot Plant will demonstrate high volume algae cultivation and commercial 

viability. The plant consists of one bioreactor, 3.5 meters in diameter x 3 meters high 

without a wet gasification reactor. We intend to complete this phase within the first 12-18 

months. 

Phase 2 - Integrated Plant, built as a Power Generation Plant, will utilize nine bioreactors, 

3.5 meters in diameter with one wet gasification reactor. The total installation will occupy 

no more than 500m². 

Once the biological part (phase 1) and the integrated system (phase 2) are completed, 

CCC will compile turnkey licensing packages. The company will formalize alliances and 

contact companies in their respective industries that could take advantage of carbon 

mitigation, rich nutrients and lower cost energy alternatives. These activities will be 

occurring while the full size integrated system is being built. The construction is estimated 

to take 12 months. This 29.7 MW Power Plant is capable of generating 256,000,000 kWh 

per year of electricity and will generate$28 million of annual revenue. Additionally, when 

municipal water is used (no recirculation) the plant will generate 3 billion liters of clean 

water. 

Programs 

We have been invited to submit an application for Ontario Government funding with the 

Innovation Demonstration Fund "IDF". As well, Ontario Power Authority "OPA" has 

selected our company to submit a proposal to for funding after successfully completing an 

Expression of Interest "EOI" application. 


Jan Sulkiewicz (Master of Science Engineering) 

Co-founder of CCC and inventor of this technology, owner/president of JS Consultants 

Richard Rusiniak 

Co-founder of CCC, Senior Partner & co-founder of Nanovest Corporation, a technology 

development company, co-founder, former president, CFO, CTO of Cymat Technologies 

(symbol-CYM-TSX), achieved market capitalization of $150 million 

Paul Ramsay 

Co-founder of CCC, Senior Partner & co-founder of Nanovest Corporation, a technology 

development company, co-founder, former CEO, VP Business Development of Cymat 

Technologies (symbol-CYM-TSX), achieved market capitalization of $150 million 

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CORRE 

(Canadian Oil 

Recovery and 

Remediation 

Enterprises Ltd.) 

Contact 

3300 Cavendish Blvd., Suite 300 

Montreal 

Quebec, Canada 

H4B 2M8 

ph: 514-485-8484 

www.corre.com 

agress@corre.com 

Presenter Bio 

Mr. Alex Gress brings to the 

Canadian Oil Recovery & 

Remediation Enterprises Ltd. 

(“CORRE”) an extensive and highly 

sophisticated background in 

international finance and corporate 

fund raising with over thirteen years 

of top tier investment banking and 

public accounting experience. Mr. 

Gress joins CORRE directly from the 

London, England office of Lehman 

Brothers. At Lehman, he was an 

Executive Director within the 

Principal Finance team where he 

focused on European and Emerging 

Market corporate and infrastructure 

finance transactions arising through 

acquisition finance or strategic 

refinancing opportunities. His clients 

have included numerous well-known 

corporations, private equity and 

infrastructure funds. Prior to that, Mr. 

Gress held a similar role as a 

Director within the Principal Finance 

and Structured Products Debt Capital 

Markets Divisions for Wachovia 

Securities, operating out of London, 

England and Charlotte, North 

Carolina. 

CORRE (Canadian Oil Recovery and Remediation Enterprises Ltd.) 

Presenter: Alex Gress, Director 

Company Information 



Company Profile 

CORRE (Canadian Oil Recovery and Remediation Enterprises Ltd.) is a publicly 

listed Canadian company focusing on innovative technologies for recovery and 

remediation of oil from contaminated sites in an environmentally friendly and 

cost-effective manner. Its proprietary Advanced Recovery Equipment Systems 

("ARES") program uses State-of-the Art processes for oil recovery, sludge 

treatment and remediation of oil using mechanical, chemical and biological 

(bioremediation) approaches. Through its Operations entity, Mentra Inc., 

CORRE has established several strategic alliances with major international oil 

services companies in the Middle East, North America, Europe and South 

America. 


Using the APEX and O/S technologies for the treatment of sludge and stripping 

or separating oil from sand, CORRE continues to design, build and operate 

Advanced Recovery Equipment Systems ("ARES") to treat sludge, remediate 

oil-contaminated sites and recover the oil. The ARES program provides five 

comprehensive oil recovery and remediation solutions including an advanced 

bioremediation alternative under development for use in situations where 

logistics pose great challenges for equipment to operate. ARES I, designed for 

sludge treatment and oil recovery, has been successfully built, tested and 

shipped to Kuwait. It has demonstrated the capability of treating 20 metric tons 

of sludge and oil contaminated material per hour. ARES I is ready for 

deployment in any sludge treatment project in Kuwait. 


Mr. John Lorenzo, CFO 

Mr. Wayne McKinnon, President 

Mr. David Carbonaro, Corporate Secretary 

Mr. Hassan Dahlawi, Director 

Dr. Edward Gress, Director 

Mr. Raymond J. Stapell, LLB, Director 

Mr. William F. Madison, Director 

Mr. Alex Gress, Director 

Dr. Chandra Panchal, Director 

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EcoSpace 

Engineering Ltd. 

Contact 

210 Elmhurst Dr. 

Toronto 


M9W 2L6 

ph: 416 742 6501 

fx: 416 742 6501 

www.ecospace-eng.com 

imeng@sympatico.ca 

Presenter Bio 

Ivan Milin, P. Eng., President & 

C.E.O. is the Founder of Ecospace 

and Inventor of MILINATOR 

Technology. He graduated Chemical 

Engineer, University of Belgrade, 

Yugoslavia, Department of Physical 

Chemistry. He is a Member of the 

Association of Professional 

Engineers of Ontario. 

Professional Experience: 

• University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia, 

Department of Physical Chemistry 

• Electronic Industries, Yugoslavia 

• York University, Space Science 

Department 

• Canada Wire and Cable, Toronto, 

Canada 

• Magna International – Progressive 

Anodizers, Toronto, Canada 

• C.M. Engineering Ltd. Toronto, 

Canada 

Presenter: Ivan Milin, President 



EcoSpace is a Canadian company that is at the forefront of environmental 

friendly industrial processes for the agricultural community. Our mission is to 

convert the growing problem of animal waste management into a profitable, 

environmentally positive business. 

Using basic concepts initially developed for small scale use on interplanetary 

space ships, EcoSpace has developed, perfected and industrialized a method of 

converting animal waste into organic fertilizer and protein rich animal feed in just 

a few days without the use of chemical additives and absolutely no residue or 

pollutants. The EcoSpace patented process is named "MILINATOR" and it 

utilizes insect larvae to process organic waste. MILINATOR process will 

revolutionize the handling of animal waste in the agricultural industry and make 

cleaning the environment a profitable enterprise. 

At this moment, Ecospace is preparing a research program in collaboration with 

The University of Guelph's Department of Environmental Biology. The goal of 

the research program is to generate scientific data and adjust process 

parameters prior to commercialization of MILINATOR technology. 

For more information please see www.ecospace-eng.com 

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Ecosynthetix 

Inc. 

Contact 

2275 #8 Side Road RR #2 

Milton 

ON, Canada 

L9T 2X6 

ph: 905-335-5669 

fx: 905-335-1889 

www.ecosynthetix.com 

vanleeuwen@ecosynthetix.com 

Presenter Bio 

John van Leeuwen, Chairman and 

CEO: Mr. van Leeuwen joined 

ECOSYNTHETIX INC. as Chief 

Executive Officer in October 2004 

and has served as Chairman since 

the Company's inception in 1996. He 

has previously held positions at Tech 

Inspirations Inc., a venture capital 

firm, Baan Company, a provider of 

ERP software and Strohn CIM 

Systems, a CIM software provider. 

Additionally, Mr. van Leeuwen served 

in the research, development and 

marketing departments for Monsanto 

Chemical Company and Shell 

Chemicals from 1981 through 1987. 

Mr. van Leeuwen earned a B.S. in 

Chemistry with honors from the 

University of Waterloo in 1981. 

Presenter: John van Leeuwen, CEO 



ECOSYNTHETIX INC. was founded in 1996 to develop high-tech biobased 

materials with performance capabilities equal to or greater than those of the 

standard petroleum-based products. Over the past 12 years ECOSYNTHETIX 

has secured a significant Intellectual Property portfolio of patents and patent 

applications for protection of its disruptive technologies. The Company's 

biobased products have shown excellent commercial potential as substitutes for 

the standard petroleum-based products. 


To date, ECOSYNTHETIX has focused on a large commercial application within 

the global paper industry. As a result of its reliance on petrochemical-based 

inputs, the paper manufacturing industry has significant exposure to fluctuations 

and uncertainty in oil and gas prices. The Company believes it offers a longterm 

replacement solution that creates value for manufacturers and provides an 

eco-friendly replacement to current products. In addition to its existing target 

markets, the Company has identified initial proof-of-concept for several other 

applications where it can utilize its technologies. Given adequate resources, the 

Company believes that there are numerous additional opportunities to exploit 

new processes, industries and applications that currently use petroleum-based 

synthetic latexes. 


ECOSYNTHETIX has developed a significant Intellectual Property portfolio of 

18 patents and patent applications for protection of its disruptive technologies. 

Programs 

ECOSPHERE® is a biopolymer derived from the fundamental re-engineering of 

renewable resources ("new" carbon) into biopolymer nanoparticles. 

ECOSPHERE® biolatex products have been designed to have a positive impact 

on the environment. They provide novel binders with a neutral carbon footprint 

for the paper manufacturer. Petroleum-based SB and SA Latex binders, in 

contrast, contain only "old" carbon. For every 1 Million lbs of SB and SA Latex 

substituted by ECOSPHERE® biolatex, this intrinsically offers a reduction of 3.3 

million pounds (1515 metric tons) of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This 

provides the equivalent of eliminating CO2 emissions of approximately 400 cars. 

A 37.5% industry wide substitution level would reduce CO2 emissions by 2.27 

Million metric tons equating to 600,000 cars off the road. 

Investors 

Cargill Ventures, Credit Suisse/Beringea, BMO-Harris, Venturelink 


John van Leeuwen, Chairman and CEO - Mr. van Leeuwen joined 

ECOSYNTHETIX INC. as Chief Executive Officer in October 2004 and has 

served as Chairman since the Company's inception in 1996. 

Richard Shatkosky, President - Mr. Shatkosky joined ECOSYNTHETIX INC. as 

President in May 2000. 

Dr. Steven Bloembergen, Executive Vice President Technology - Dr. 

Bloembergen founded ECOSYNTHETIX INC. in 1996. 

Rob Haire, CFO - Rob joined the company in April 2008 from Zenon 

Environmental. 

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Electrovaya 

Contact 

2645 Royal Windsor Drive 

Mississauga 

ON, Canada 

L5J 1K9 

ph: 905-855-4611 

fx: 905-822-7953 

www.electrovaya.com 

sdasgupta@electrovaya.com 

Presenter Bio 

Dr. Sankar Das Gupta is Chairman 

and CEO of Electrovaya and an 

internationally recognized scientist in 

electrochemistry. 

A co-founder of the Electrovaya, Dr. 

Das Gupta has more than 25 years 

experience in materials engineering 

and battery science. Electrovaya is a 

leader in portable power solutions 

with its proprietary Lithium Ion 

SuperPolymer® battery technology. It 

has over 150 patents issued or 

pending globally. 

Dr. Das Gupta received his doctorate 

from Imperial College, London and is 

a graduate of Presidency College, 

India. He serves as an Adjunct 

Professor in the Faculty of 

Engineering at the University of 

Toronto. He also serves as a 

corporate Ambassador for 

the Province of Ontario, is a Charter 

Founder member of TIE-Toronto and 

is a member on various other 

committees. 

Presenter: Sankar DasGupta, CEO 



Mission Statement 

Electrovaya (TSX:EFL) is a world leader in the design, development and 

manufacture of its proprietary Lithium Ion SuperPolymer® battery systems. 

Electrovaya's mission is to accelerate clean transportation as a commercial 

reality with its advanced power systems for all classes of zero-emission electric 

vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Electrovaya also offers consumer 

products primarily focused on the healthcare market. To learn more 

about how Electrovaya is "Powering Mobility", visit www.electrovaya.com. 

Divisions 

Electrovaya has the following four divisions, each built upon its proprietary 

SuperPolymer® battery technology foundation: 

i. Clean Transportation 

ii. Specialty Power Systems 

iii. Consumer 

iv. Battery 


Electrovaya has >150 patents, issued and pending 

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Fifth Light 

Technology Ltd. 

Contact 

1155 North Service Road West Unit #7 

Oakville 

ON, Canada 

L6M 3E3 

ph: 905-469-2142 

fx: 905-469-2144 

www.fifthlight.com 

bruce.pope@fifthlight.ca 

Presenter Bio 

Bruce Pope is the Chief Business 

Development Officer at Fifth Light 

Technology Ltd. Since joining Fifth 

Light in 2004, Pope has forged the 

commercialization strategy, built and 

maintained relationships with Fifth 

Light's largest accounts and alliance 

partners and has directed a rapidly 

expanding sales and marketing force 

in a dynamic marketplace. 

Prior to joining Fifth Light, Pope held 

several executive positions in diverse 

fields. He served as CEO of Molson 

Breweries for 8 years during which a 

joint venture partnership with Philip 

Morris (U.S.) and Fosters Brewing 

(Aus.) made it Canada's largest 

brewery with sales of $2.3B and a 

major international presence. Pope 

was also the Regional President - 

Mexico of Warner Lambert 

International Pharmaceutical (now 

part of Pfizer) for 18 years and 

President. He is a graduate of the 

University of Toronto (Toronto, 

Ontario) and holds an MBA from 

Queens University (Kingston, 

Ontario) 

Presenter: Bruce Pope, Chief Business Development Officer 



Fifth Light Technology has positioned itself and has managed to become a 

leading participant in the commercial lighting management business in North 

America. The technology developed to date has been classified by the experts 

in the field and by SDTC as a "Disruptive Lighting Technology". 

Fifth Light provides an IT based Lighting Management System, which integrates 

hardware and software to deliver efficiency and cost savings in (1) lighting 

energy consumption savings, (2) operating and maintenance cost reduction, 

(3)air-conditioning energy consumption savings and enables(4) seamless 

exploitation of ''demand response" (DR) revenue opportunities. Lighting 

esthetics in a workspace are improved for occupant comfort. The System 

operates automatically through preset time parameters to match occupant 

patterns and through interactive reading of sensors to activate/deactivate 

fixtures. 

Fifth Light is fully commercialized with a broad customer base being 

established, and additional product portfolio items being developed to meet 

customer-identified needs. Fifth Light has clients in both Canada and the U.S. 

The competitive advantage currently held by Fifth Light is 1.) technical-the 

company offers a DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) system in all 4 

voltage levels prevalent in North America, 2.) structural- the company has its 

own-design ballast, own-design software program for interface with hardware, 

3.) software compatibility (interconnectivity) with third party control system 

specialists and 4.) strategic-the company provides both turnkey installation, 

customized solution architecture and full service post installation. 

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General Biomass 

Company 

Contact 

2859 Central Street Suite 134 

Evanston 

Illinois, USA 

60201 

ph: 847-433-4323, cell 847-624-3590 

fx: 847-475-5226 

www.generalbiomass.com 

dgibbs@generalbiomass.com 

Presenter Bio 

Presenter: Daniel Gibbs, President 

Dr. Daniel Gibbs has over 25 years of 

experience in biological sciences, 

including 5 years at Abbott Labs. He 

testified on biofuels before the U.S. 

House Energy Subcommittee in June 

2006, was an invited speaker on 

biomass ethanol for the American 

Coalition for Ethanol, and has 

published a paper on the potential of 

switchgrass ethanol in the U.S. He 

was an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow at 

the University of Washington and an 

NIH Predoctoral Fellow at Stanford. 

He has a B.A. in Biology from 

Wesleyan University and a Ph.D. and 

M.A. in Biological Sciences from 

Stanford University. 



General Biomass Company is a United States-based corporation currently 

developing glycosyl hydrolases, engineered industrial enzymes which break 

down sugar polymers. These enzymes have applications in two broad areas: 

biofilms and biofuels. Bacterial biofilms are the leading cause of hospitalacquired 

resistant infections. 


For biofilms, General Biomass Company is partnering with Pharmax Limited, a 

Canada-based global health care manufacturer specializing in chemistry to 

reprocess re-usable medical devices and disinfect hard surfaces and hands. 

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria survive by making biofilms of sugar polymers which 

can be removed with enzymes. Enzymes for biofilm destabilization have 

potential markets in a number of areas, including human infection control, 

veterinary applications, hemodialysis, and water filtration. 

In the biofuels space, General Biomass cellulase and hemicellulase enzymes 

convert non-food raw materials to glucose and xylose for production of cellulosic 

ethanol, butanol, cellulosic diesel and bioplastics. Cellulase enzymes are the 

key to producing very large amounts of renewable biofuels from biomass. The 

total world market for biofuels was $35 billion in 2008 and will rise to $105 billion 

in 2018. 

Ethanol is a substitute for gasoline. U.S. companies currently produce 10 billion 

gallons of fuel ethanol per year from corn grain, about 7% of the 140 billion 

gallon gasoline supply. Corn-based ethanol can supply at most about 13 billion 

gal of ethanol in the U.S. Expanding ethanol use to 30% of the gasoline supply, 

or about 60 billion gallons, will require production of cellulosic ethanol from nongrain 

feedstocks like pulp and paper, forestry and agricultural wastes, and new 

energy crops like switchgrass. 

Our cellulase enzymes convert the cellulose in biomass to glucose. Xylanase 

enzymes convert hemicellulose to xylose. Producers of ethanol from cellulose 

will need large quantities of cellulase and associated enzymes. At 100g enzyme 

protein/gal ethanol, adding just 1 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol to U.S. 

gasoline would generate a total annual cellulase protein requirement of 110,000 

tons/year. At $5/kg, this would produce revenues of $500 million/year. 


General Biomass technology enables production of a wide variety of industrial 

enzymes for biofuels, medical and industrial applications. Our technology allows 

us to develop and produce industrial enzymes to address two major market 

opportunities: bacterial biofilms, and renewable cellulosic biofuels and 

bioplastics. Each of these opportunities requires the development of new 

enzymes in quantity and at reasonable cost. Our flexible, specific technology 

allows us to select, develop and produce the right enzyme for each market 

application. 

Programs 

Our biofilms partnership will result in funding for proof of concept for enzymes 

which deconstruct biofilms on medical devices. Similar technology can be used 

to deconstruct cellulosic biomass to produce sugars for making biofuels. 

General Biomass is seeking $1 million to develop our method for producing 

cellulase and hemicellulase enzymes in quantity and to gain patents. Early 

research and pilot enzyme sales will be followed by scaleup and development of 

licensing to cellulosic ethanol plants and biorefineries. Our method can make 

many different enzymes, and glucose produced with these enzymes is the raw 

material for a wide variety of biofuels and bioplastics. 


Daniel Gibbs, Ph.D., President; 

Sadira Tash, M.S.Ed., M.S.W., Director of Development and Marketing 

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GreenCore 

Composites Inc. 

Contact 

642 King St. W., Suite 200 

Toronto 

ON, Canada 

M5V 1M7 

ph: 416-364-6877 

fx: 416-252-4784 

gclarke@greencorenfc.com 

Presenter Bio 

Geoff Clarke is President and CEO of 

Greencore Composites and most 

recently was Managing Director of 

the Centre for Materials and 

Manufacturing (CMM), a division of 

the Ontario Centres of Excellent 

(OCE). 

Geoff is a industry executive who 

prior to his position as President of 

the former OCE organization 

Materials and Manufacturing Ontario 

(MMO), was a founder, and 

Chairman & CEO of AT Plastics. A 

Company formed through a 

leveraged buy-out in 1989 and went 

public in 1994. Prior to this he held a 

number of senior positions at C-I-L, 

including responsibility for its plastics 

business. 

In his role with OCE, he served as 

chair of the Advanced Design and 

Manufacturing Institute, chair of the 

Emerging Materials Knowledge 

Network; and director of the Centre 

for Automotive Materials and 

Manufacturing, the Centre for 

Microelectronics Assembly and 

Packaging, the McMaster University 

Manufacturing Research Institute, 

and the Management Committee of 

AUTO21. 

Presenter: Geoff Clarke, President & CEO 



GreenCore is a Cleantech Company commercialization natural fibre composite 

pellets in the advanced materials sector. 

Our natural fibre composites are environmentally friendly “green” products able 

to meet the growing demand for the use of such materials in industrial and 

consumer products such as automotive parts, furniture, rigid containers and 

toys. The materials can be moulded on conventional production equipment and 

are uniquely strong. For many applications they compete with glass fibre 

reinforced polymers. Moulded products have a wood like surface appearance 

but can also be pigmented. 


Strategy is to accelerate sales of niche products and licensed technology 

internationally and to position the Company for growth to $100 million in sales. 

The successful installation and start up of a production facility (a 25:1 scale up 

of core technology) was completed in March 2008. We have advanced the 

technology to global competitiveness and customer trials in a number of industry 

sectors confirm the sales and market potential. We have had significant financial 

support through various government programs such as the Ontario Centres of 

Excellence, the Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation and the Ontario 

BioAuto Council. 

Investors 

A private sector financing was completed in June 2008 to accelerate sales and 

market development and to expand and enhance our product range. We plan to 

start up a large commercial facility in Q3 next year and are seeking additional 

equity financing for this purpose. 


The Company was founded on extensive research and technology from the 

University of Toronto and has exclusive licenses for proprietary and patent 

pending technologies. GreenCore has developed considerable additional 

intellectual property and has also filed patent applications. The Company’s 

products provide high-performance physical properties, faster processing, 

recyclability and an improved environmental footprint. 

Management 

• Sam Hasan, Board Director, VP Marketing and Business Development 

• Dr. Mohini Sain, Board Director, Research & Technology Advisor 

• Vince Yan, Manager Technical Development 

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NaiKun Wind 

Energy Group 

Inc. 

Contact 

Suite 1705 - 1066 West Hastings St. 

Vancouver 

BC, Canada 

V6E 3X1 

ph: 604-639-8460 

fx: 604-685-4215 

www.naikun.ca 

ptaylor@naikun.ca 

Presenter Bio 

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Presenter: Paul Taylor, President & CEO 



NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. (TSX-V:NKW) is developing a five-phase 

offshore wind energy project with capacity sufficient to supply 9% of British 

Columbia's electricity when fully operational. NaiKun submitted Phase 1 (396 

MW) into BC Hydro's Clean Power Call in November 2008 and anticipates an 

announcement regarding contract awards from the provincial utility in midsummer 

2009. The Phase 1 contract proposal covers a 40-year term and 

represents firm generation equivalent to approximately 1.8% of the province's 

electricity. 

NaiKun Wind has assembled a strong team to work on Phase 1 including equity 

partner ENMAX Corporation, which supplies electricity in the province of 

Alberta. Siemens has provided strategic advice on transmission routing and 

other design features. Siemens will also supply its 3.6 MW offshore turbine and 

the transmission system for Phase 1. 

NaiKun Wind's project site is located offshore between Haida Gwaii (Queen 

Charlotte Islands) and the British Columbia mainland. Recognizing early on that 

local First Nations groups were vital to the project's success, the company 

initiated discussions with the Haida Nation in 2002. Commercial agreements are 

now in place with the Haida, Metlakatla and Lax Kw'alaams. These First Nations 

groups are actively involved in the project, supporting environmental 

assessment work and other key development activities. 

NaiKun Wind's management team is highly experienced in the energy and 

project construction sectors, with former roles for its members including BC 

Deputy Finance Minister, President & CEO of ICBC, Senior VP at TransAlta, key 

advisor on two previous BC Hydro power calls, VP at Atomic Energy of Canada, 

Operations Director for Vancouver International Airport, and Project Director for 

the Canada Line, the LRT system that will connect Vancouver's airport with the 

city's downtown core later this year. 

The team has a superior energy resource to work with, as confirmed by the $2.5 

million laser-based ZephIR LiDAR meteorological station in operation at the 

project site. The latest assessment shows a 9.6-9.8 meter per second average 

wind speed, giving the site a Class 7 wind resource rating, the highest on the 

U.S. Standard Wind Classification Scale. 

As of December 31, 2008, NaiKun Wind had $22.7 million in its treasury, an 

amount sufficient to carry the company through development of Phase 1. In 

addition, upon financial close in mid-2010, NaiKun Wind receives a $69 million 

rights transfer payment. The London branch of Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi is 

advising on strategic partnering in Europe and will also lead the debt financing 

for Phase 1. 

Activities in the current quarter include community consultations for the ongoing 

environmental assessment, discussions in Europe with potential strategic 

partners/project finance providers, and anticipation in mid-summer of the BC 

Hydro Clean Power Call announcement. 

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World Energy 

Solutions 

Contact 

446 Main Street 

Worcester 

MA, USA 

01608 

ph: 508-459-8100 

fx: 508-459-8101 

www.worldenergy.com 

rdomaleski@worldenergy.com 

Presenter Bio 

Rich is the founder of World Energy 

and has been the driving force 

behind the company’s vision and 

sales execution. Recognizing the 

deregulation of retail energy as a 

watershed moment in the economy, 

he was one of the first to develop a 

solution to exploit this new 

opportunity. In 1996, Rich co-founded 

World Energy's predecessor, 

Oceanside Energy, which became 

one of the first aggregators to be 

granted a FERC tariff. Since that 

time, he has brought together the 

speed and accessibility of the 

Internet with a powerful transaction 

model to create the World Energy 

Exchange and World Green 

Exchange, successfully guiding 

World Energy to a leadership position 

in the industry. 

Presenter: Richard M. Domaleski, Chief Executive Officer 

Company Type: Brokerage 


World Energy (TSX: XWE) operates online exchanges for energy and green 

commodities. For buyers and sellers of electricity, natural gas, capacity, and 

green- energy assets who are impacted by today's volatile markets, World 

Energy's proven approach has transformed the normally complex procurement 

process into a powerful, streamlined vehicle for cost savings. In addition to 

enabling customers to seek competitive pricing on traditional energy 

commodities, World Energy is taking a leadership position in the emerging 

environmental-commodities markets. Its award-winning World Green 

Exchange® supports the ground-breaking Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative's 

(RGGI) cap and trade program for CO2 emissions. For more information, please 

visit www.worldenergy.com. 


Richard M. Domaleski, Chief Executive Officer 

Philip V. Adams, President and Chief Operating Officer 

James F. Parslow, Chief Financial Officer 

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Yield 

Renewable 

Energy 

Contact 

42 Industrial Street Suite 209 

Toronto 

ON, Canada 

M4G 1Y9 

ph: 416-365-9990 

fx: 416-365-7712 

www.yieldenergy.com 

john.thomson@yieldenergy.com 

Presenter Bio 

John is a co-founder of NRGen Inc. 

and a founding partner of YIELD LP 

NRGen Inc. is focused on emerging 

technology opportunities in 

deregulated energy markets. NRGen 

has grown to be a leader in the 

aggregation of large industrial, 

commercial and institutional 

customers in power market 

programs. Using proprietary 

technologies, developed in 

partnership with the University of 

Waterloo’s Power Systems Group, 

NRGen is a first mover in the 

demand response business. 

This partnership led to the 

development of patented methods for 

forecasting hourly electricity prices in 

deregulated markets. John is coauthor 

on the 2004 IEEE paper 

“Forecasting the Hourly Ontario 

Energy Price by Time Series 

Models”. Previously John was EVP, 

Consulting Services, for Cognicase 

Inc., successfully leading the merger 

of 10 acquisitions over 12 months. 

John is also the former President for 

United System Solutions Consulting 

Services. 

Presenter: John Thomson, President & CEO 



Yield Energy is a bio-renewable energy producer. 

YIELD’s provides sustainable energy production that will help North America 

reduce its dependence on fossil fuel / nuclear energy generation for current and 

future energy needs. 

By using innovative organic waste pre-treatment and anaerobic digestion 

technologies we are providing a competitive, low environmental impact 

alternative for the disposal of organic wastes provided to us by municipalities, 

commercial enterprises and industrial food processing firms. YIELD produces 

bio-methane gas from organic waste materials, using it to generate green 

electricity, fuel fleet vehicles and inject into the natural gas grid. As North 

America switches to renewable energy, biogas production from organic waste 

will be a significant component of the mix. YIELD has exclusive North American 

rights to a major patented breakthrough technology to process complex organic 

material that removes packaging and contaminants from organic waste streams 

and maximizes biogas yields. YIELD’s biogas facilities will help substantially to 

reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

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ZENN Motor 

Company 

Contact 

85 Scarsdale Road, Suite 100 

Toronto 

ON , Canada 

M3B 2R2 

ph: 416-535-8395 

fx: 416-535-4043 

www.ZENNcars.com 

zenn_motor_company@zenncars.com 

Presenter Bio 

Ian Clifford is the founder and CEO 

of ZENN Motor Company, a Torontobased 

manufacturer of fully electric 

vehicles. 

Ian began his career as a 

photographer. Mentored by Ansel 

Adams, he quickly became one of 

Canada's leading corporate 

photographers. 

In 1995, Ian co-founded digIT 

Interactive, a full-service Internet 

marketing company. After selling 

digIT Interactive in 2000, Ian sought 

a more meaningful endeavour and in 

2001 founded Feel Good Cars, an 

electric car company (now ZENN 

Motor Company). ZENN Motor 

Company is currently developing 

highway capable vehicle, the 

cityZENN, and their ZENNergy(TM) 

drive powertrains. ZMC's exclusive 

relationship with EEStor, a Texasbased 

energy storage company 

ensures that they are well-positioned 

to be the global leader in developing 

zero emission transportation 

solutions for markets around the 

world. 

Presenter: Ian Clifford, Founder & Chief Executive Officer 



ZENN Motor Company, Toronto, Canada, is dedicated to being the global leader 

in zero emission transportation solutions for markets around the world. Driven 

by quality, ingenuity, and a philosophy of social responsibility, the ZMC team is 

redefining what is possible in both urban and business fleet transportation. 

The ZENN (Zero Emission No Noise) provides an excellent alternative 

transportation solution for environmentally conscious drivers who want to 

dramatically reduce their operating costs and free themselves from dependence 

on oil. The current ZENN low speed vehicle is perfect for urban commuters and 

commercial fleets such as resorts, gated communities, airports, college and 

business campuses, municipalities, and parks and is sold through a network of 

retailers across the United States and directly by the Company in Quebec. 

The planned commercialization and implementation of the ultra capacitor being 

developed by ZENN Motor Company’s strategic partner EEStor, Inc., is 

expected to enable future ZMC vehicles and ZENNergy drivetrain powered 

vehicles to travel at speeds and distances similar to internal combustion 

powered vehicles but at a fraction of the cost and with zero emissions. 

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Zero Waste 

Energy Systems 

Contact 

143 Humber Cres 

Klienburg 


L0J 1C0 

ph: 416 409 5102 

fx: 905 266 0314 

www.zwes.ca 

bcoxhead@rogers.com 

Presenter Bio 

Bruce F. Coxhead, P.Eng. 

Founder, President and COO 

Mr. Coxhead is an expert in waste-toenergy 

solutions. A co-founder of 

ZWES, he has 24 years of 

experience as a senior 

manufacturing and sales executive 

with Husky Injection Molding 

Systems of Bolton, Canada. 

Presenter: Bruce Coxhead, President & COO 



Zero Waste Energy Systems is a vertically integrated manufacturer of biomass 

handling and conversion technology for wet, dry and hazordous organic waste 

steams. ZWES is a developer of renewable energy projects. 

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