Speakers
Cleantech Investment in India Executive Program
About BIJLEE
BIJLEE (Berkeley India Joint Leadership on Energy and the Environment) is a partnership based out of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory bridging research institutions, governments, and business leaders in the US and India to coordinate game-changing innovations in renewable energy technology, policy structures, and business approaches in the cleantech marketplace. The goal is for the world’s two largest democracies -- which both have diverse populations, geographies, and natural resources -- to pioneer a whole systems approach to drastically reducing greenhouse emissions, creating market incentives for long-term energy sustainability, and stimulating economic growth.
BIJLEE is building upon several decades of engineering and science R&D at Berkeley to produce innovations in energy conversion and storage technologies, as well as to expand into areas such as water sustainability to meet the growing supply and demand needs of the energy economy.
Key support from a range of cross-sector counterparts in the US and India includes government institutions (e.g. US State Dept. EPA, Dept. of Energy; Indian ministries of Power, Environment and Forests,and Bureau of Energy Efficiency), research hubs (UC Berkeley & Lab; Delhi School of Economics, Indian institute of Science, International Institute for Energy Conservation) and businesses (Infosys, Chaterjee Group, Tata power).
Dr. Jayant Sathaye, Director International Energy Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dr. Jayant Sathaye is internationally recognized for his work on climate change project-related issues in transportation, land-use change and forestry, and energy demand and supply in the developing world. His current interests include the development of new methods and analytical tools for evaluation of project baselines, the role of carbon sinks in climate change mitigation, and sustainable development and transport policy. In recent years, he has organized several training and information workshops, conducted studies, and written papers and reports on these topics. He has been a guest editor of ten special journal issues on climate change.
Dr. Sathaye has published widely in major energy and environment journals and authored over one hundred and fifty publications on these topics. He has been a Convening Lead Author, Section Leader and Principal Lead Author of seven publications of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change since 1990, and is currently a co-CLA for the Sustainable Development and Mitigation chapter of WG III of the IPCC Fourth Assessment. Dr. Sathaye has also led studies of regional and national energy strategies and their impact on local and global environment. He has lectured and consulted internationally in Asia, Africa, and Latin America for the United Nations, multilateral development banks, and other international organizations.
Dr. Ashok Gadgil, Senior Scientist, Deputy Director for Strategic Planning, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Dr. Ashok Gadgil has a doctorate in physics from UC Berkeley, and is a Senior Scientist, and Deputy Director (for Strategic Planning) in the Environmental Energy Technologies Division of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and a Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley. He has substantial experience in technical, economic, and policy research on energy efficiency and its implementation — particularly in developing countries. For example, the utility-sponsored compact fluorescent lamp leasing programs that he has pioneered are being successfully implemented by utilities in several east-European and developing countries. He has several patents and inventions to his credit, among them the “UV Waterworks,” a technology to inexpensively disinfect drinking water in the developing countries, for which he received the Discover Award in 1996 for the most significant environmental invention of the year, as well as the Popular Science award for “Best of What is New – 1996”. In recent years, he has worked on ways to inexpensively remove arsenic from Bangladesh drinking water.
Dr. Gadgil has received several other awards and honors for his work, including the Pew Fellowship in Conservation and the Environment in 1991 for his work on accelerating energy efficiency in developing countries, the World Technology Award for Energy in 2002, and the Tech Laureate Award in 2004. He serves on several international and national advisory committees dealing with energy efficiency, invention and innovation, and issues of development and the environment. He is also a member of the STAP roster of experts of the Global Environmental Facility. In the 2004-5 academic year, Dr. Gadgil was the MAP/Ming Visiting Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Stanford University.
At Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Dr. Gadgil is part of a group of researchers conducting experimental and modeling research in indoor Airflow & Pollutant Transport. He has authored or co-authored more than 85 papers in refereed archival journals and more than 100 conference papers.
Arvin Patel, JD, LL.M., Global Leader, Intellectual Property Strategy, IBM Corp.
Mr. Patel is the Global Leader for Intellectual Property Strategy for IBM Corporation. Mr. Patel has responsibility for directing and calibrating IBM’s IP strategy to capitalize on emerging market, growth and policy opportunities. In particular, Mr. Patel is responsible for optimizing the creation and commercialization of IP assets across the company. In addition, Mr. Patel plays a critical role in helping clients transform into world-class IP management organizations by providing expertise, processes and tools to achieve higher margins, increase market share, and realize superior shareholder returns. Mr. Patel’s international experience includes developing business strategies in the Middle East, Hong Kong, China, Korea and India. Mr. Patel is the recipient of over 100 US and foreign patents.
Mr. Patel has spoken widely around Asia and the U.S. on intellectual property topics. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Legal Studies from the University of California at Berkeley, a Juris Doctorate from California Western Law School, and an LL.M in Technology, Commerce and Intellectual Property from Franklin Pierce Law Center.
Cliff Brown, Partner, Environmental Capital Group
Cliff Brown has a background in strategic management consulting, process technology development and transfer, and sustainable building. He conducts environmental due diligence reviews and works with investors to help them understand, track, and report the environmental impact of clean energy and technology funds.
Prior to joining ECG, Cliff managed major historic conservation projects using sustainable building practices. Previously, Cliff was a management consultant at strategy consulting firm Mars & Company in San Francisco. Clients included Credit Suisse, Nestle, Levi Strauss, Blockbuster, and Clorox. Cliff began his career as an engineer in the Silicon Valley, where he worked for materials science innovator Raychem to transfer technology worldwide. He also developed process technologies for electronics companies Harris and Watkins-Johnson.
Cliff received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University, where he conducted sponsored research in fracture mechanics. He later earned a Masters in Management Science and Engineering, also from Stanford University.
Cliff lives with his wife and daughter in Grass Valley, CA, where he volunteers on the St. Joseph's Historic Preservation Committee and as a coach for youth soccer and girls' softball. Cliff enjoys year-round outdoor recreation with family and friends in the beautiful Sierra Nevada foothills.
Jeffrey Hamaoui, Managing Partner, Origo Inc.
Jeff Hamaoui is an internationally known expert and thought leader in the social enterprise field. His opinions and innovations have been sought after by leaders of multinational corporations, social ventures, foundations, government agencies, civil society organizations and international institutions. As a connector of both concepts and people, he has been instrumental in advancing partnerships in the global social enterprise arena, including his involvement with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a coalition of 175 international companies united by a shared commitment to sustainable development via the three pillars of economic growth, ecological balance and social progress. As an attractor of capital and other resources, he has been responsible for the disbursement of millions of dollars into sustainable livelihoods projects. Jeff’s early experiences as a teacher, setting up a school for children with learning disabilities and working in the private sector, combined with his later experiences helping to build and run a foundation and think tank helped shape his core business ideology which is centered around doing well financially and doing good socially and environmentally. Founding Origo Social Enterprise Partners in 1999 as a global center of excellence in social enterprise design was a natural next step in Jeff’s career. Today, he leads a team of highly accomplished professionals who are dedicating their lives to the creation and promotion of smart business design and cross-sector collaboration. He has advised a variety of civil society organizations such as the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the World Economic Forum, the Global Exchange for Social Development (GEXSI) and Charity Bank, and a number of bilateral and multilateral donor agencies.
In 1994, Jeff worked with industrialist and “green billionaire” Stephen Schmidheiny to help setup the AVINA Foundation in Mallorca, Spain to invest in sustainable development projects in Spain and the Mediterranean basin in partnership with leaders of civil society and the business sector. While at AVINA, he established a think tank devoted to research in the area of leadership for sustainable development. As of 2003, AVINA’s financial commitments have exceeded $280 million. Prior to AVINA, Jeff had a management role in the creative department at Spafax, a leading in flight entertainment and communications company. He began his career in 1990 as a teacher at Collegio Internacional de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela and then at Laurentian International College in Quebec, Canada. While in Quebec, he setup Northside House, a school for children with learning difficulties.
Jeff serves on the Board of Directors of Elements International, a sustainable development services company that was organized and staffed by faculty and students from Cambridge University. He also serves on the board of Television Trust for the Environment (TVE) in London, an independent nonprofit production and distribution company specializing in films and other broadcast programs on the environment, development, and health and human rights issues. He holds a BA in literature and philosophy from Swansea University and a MA in education from London University where he also had an Associate Fellowship. Jeff speaks three languages and has lived and conducted business in more than a dozen countries.
