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Finance Series Event #1:

“The Resurrection of Project Finance”

Date: Thursday, March 18^th

Time: 8-8:30am – Breakfast and networking

          8:30-10am – Panel Discussion

Location: Mintz Levin, One Financial Center, Boston, MA 02111

A lack of capital is a recurrent theme across all clean energy sectors. Please join us as a panel of experts discuss considerations that project developers need to make in today’s market, including various sources of capital, financial incentives and debt and equity structures.

Panelists include:

Paul Gaynor, CEO, First Wind

Mr. Gaynor has more than 20 years of experience in the energy field, encompassing leadership and finance roles in the energy, power, and pipeline sectors. In addition, he has been engaged in several landmark energy and power financings across the globe. Read more…

Daniel Goldman, EVP & CFO, GreatPoint Energy; Member, Clean Energy Venture Group

Mr. Goldman, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of GreatPoint Energy, is responsible for finance and accounting, investor relations and public affairs, strategic planning, development, and risk management. With twenty years of energy industry experience, Mr. Goldman brings deep understanding of the global energy market and extensive development, structuring and finance experience. Over the course of his career, Mr. Goldman’s experience has spanned the upstream, midstream and downstream oil, gas, coal and power generation sectors of the industry, and includes an extensive focus on clean energy technology development and project investment. Read more…

Russell Landon, Managing Director, Canaccord Adams

Mr. Landon has been with Canaccord Adams for 15 years, having joined Adams Harkness in 1993 (which was acquired by Canaccord Capital in 2005). He founded the firm's Sustainability practice which encompasses energy and power technologies, recycling and environmental solutions, green buildings and water technology. Having had several roles at the firm, Russ was head of the Investment Banking Division for five years and also established the firm's consumer practice, Healthy Living. He has more than 20 years of experience in the investment banking business. Read more…

Marlene Motyka, Principal, Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP

Ms. Motyka is a principal in the Business Valuation practice of Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP (Deloitte FAS) and the national leader of the Women’s Initiative (WIN) for Deloitte FAS. Ms. Motyka has supervised and performed a variety of valuation and consulting engagements including the valuation of electric generating projects, renewable energy projects facilities, gas, electric and district heat transmission and distribution networks, and tangible and intangible assets along with the impact of carbon regulation on valuations and financial reporting. She has also advised clients who manufacture components for alternative energy generation, energy efficiency and emerging technologies.  In addition, Marlene serves as the leader of the Deloitte FAS carbon and climate change service offerings which focus on providing valuation, advisory and forensic and dispute services to clients across a broad range of industries. 

Mark Riedy, Member, Mintz Levin

Mr. Reidy is a member in Mintz Levin's Washington, D.C. office, in the firm's Corporate and Energy and Clean Technology practices. He focuses on the representation of renewable and conventional energy, clean technology, communications, infrastructure, environmental, and investment fund clients. In his more than 30 years of practice, Mark has represented clients in domestic and international matters, including energy and infrastructure, project development and debt and equity financing contracts, mergers and acquisitions, technology outsourcing, investment fund structuring, venture capital structuring, and regulatory and legislative issues. Read more…

David Richardson, Managing Director & CEO, Global Energy Investors

Mr. Richardson is a Managing Director & CEO at Global Energy Investors and responsible for leading the firm’s business development and capital raising functions. Along with the Managing Director, Project Finance, David also manages GEI’s relationships with project developers, bank finance and project equity partners. Together with the other Managing Directors and Advisory Board, David is responsible for the overall investment, asset management, strategic planning, and operations of the Firm and funds. David sits on GEI’s Investment Committee and has ongoing oversight responsibility for portfolio investments. Read more…

Co-Moderators:

Peter Rothstein, Senior Vice President, New England Clean Energy Council

Mr. Rothstein is Senior Vice President of the New England Clean Energy Council and leads the Council’s Energy Innovation Consortia project and other innovation-stage initiatives, including the Council’s Clean Energy Fellowship Program. Peter has many years of venture, entrepreneurial, executive and deal experience across the cleantech venture market. Read more…

Stephen “Zam” Zamierowski, Director, Deloitte Services LP

Mr. Zamierowski is a member of Deloitte's New England technology, media & life sciences practice. As director of the Tech-Venture Center, he focuses on helping information technology and life sciences entrepreneurs form the professional service and capital foundations for their companies. Read more…