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Events Sponsored by Hasbara Fellowships and/or Organized by Hasbara Fellows

Greener, Cleaner, Better: Israeli Innovation in Greentech

Date: Feb 7, 2012 00:00:00 to 23:59

Join Israeli entrepreneurs and industry experts to learn why the tiny country of Israel has become an innovative market leader in Green technology (energy, water and agricultural technology, smart-grid/communications, green IT, power electronics and more). (Hint: it's NOT because their scientists are smarter) 

The Conference will highlight three themes: new thinking on green technologies and ecosystems, the unique Israeli success in this sector, and the special regional/political issues. The lunchtime Keynote address will be delivered by Michael Granoff of Better Place, the electric vehicle company. 

Schedule (please RSVP by session at link provided) 

9:30 - Registration/Networking/coffee
10:00 - The Business of Greentech Innovation: Case Studies with individual Israeli Greentech companies
12:00 - Keynote Address: "Free From Oil: Breaking the Monopoly in 2012" Michael Granoff (box lunch provided)
1:30 - Beyond the Firm: The Policies and Politics of the Green Economy in Israel - BIRD Foundation, Zuckerberg Water Institute at BGU, Israeli Minister for Economic Affairs
3:00 - The Green Future: The Utopian and the Practical 

Co-sponsors: American University’s Kogod School of Business, Center for Israel Studies, SIS Global Environmental Politics Program, SPA Center for Environmental Policy and Environmental Science Dept.; Embassy of Israel; and American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. 

Corporate sponsors: Nixon Peabody LLC and Honest Tea

Community Partners: Adat Shalom Reconstructionist Congregation, Alliance to Save Energy, American Jewish Committee, American Jewish International Relations Institute, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL), Congregation Adas Israel, Congregation Beth El of Montgomery County, Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, Maryland/Israel Development Center, Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, The Associated Sustainability Initiative, The Network of the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Virginia Israel Advisory Board 


RSVP required (Free parking pass will be provided with registration):http://www.american.edu/cas/israelstudies/rsvp/greentech-innovation.cfm

For more information, please contact Laura Cutler at 202-885-3780.

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