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Breaking Barriers to Deployment
May 2-4, 2011
Washington Nationals Park

PRESENTED BY POWERED BY

Creating Climate Wealth will convene respected entrepreneurs in Washington, DC jointly with a
selected group of Intrapreneurs from the government, non-profit, and corporate communities to
provide their insights and expertise on the policies, market frameworks, and programs that will
clear the barriers to deliver these emission reductions and promote job creation. The gathering
will start from existing proposals, but will encourage participants to use their entrepreneurial
expertise to problem-solve new approaches based on budget deficits and other market conditions.

The goal of the meeting is to focus on outcomes – saving gigatons of carbon while creating jobs
and economic growth. Since the oil crises of the 1970s, the World has invested billions into
technology development in the areas of energy efficiency, low carbon energy, efficient
transportation, biofuels, and other areas. This research has led to hundreds of breakthroughs that
are cost effective, yet they have not scaled up to their full potential. This represents an amazing
wealth creation opportunity – one we can use to create economic growth, entrepreneurial wealth,
good paying jobs, and carbon reductions.

Creating Climate Wealth is by invitation only. Itʼs designed for
entrepreneurs, industry executives, investors, lenders, civil servants,
technical experts, NGO leaders, and professional service providers.

The challenge before us is to identify the market inefficiencies and policy failures that are causing
profitable technology solutions from scaling rapidly and brainstorm ways for us to work together to
attack them head on to create new jobs, while at the same time reaching gigaton level solutions.
Indeed, the sooner we eliminate inefficient policies, the quicker we can restore global economic
prosperity, enhance competitiveness, secure national security, boost the protection and restoration
of natural systems, and alleviate resource constraints in energy, water, and rare earth metals. In
this new decade we can fully align our efforts to create wealth and protect the planet through
intelligent policy and free market structures.

The Carbon War Room and our partners will facilitate a forum where we not only discuss
these matters, but create a concrete roadmap with specific steps that can be taken.

I believe in our resourcefulness and in our
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capacity to invent solutions to the
problems we have ourselves created.
Sir Richard Branson

Summit Agenda

May 2, 2011
WORKING GROUP
6:00 - 8:00 pm Welcome Reception TRACKS
• Distributed Generation
May 3, 2011 • Energy Efﬁciency
• Personal
7:30 - 8:45 am Continental Breakfast Transportation
9:00 - 9:30 am

Welcome and Keynote • Island Nations
Richard Branson, Virgin Group (Invited) • Renewable Fuels
Strive T. Masiyiwa, CEO, Econet Wireless
• Shipping and Freight
9:45 - 11:30 am
Plenary Session - Creating Climate Wealth • Sustainable Agriculture

Former President Jose Maria Figueres
Strive T. Masiyiwa, CEO, Econet Wireless

12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch

1:30 - 4:00 pm Working Groups Meet

4:30 - 5:30 pm Cocktail Hour

5:30 pm Buses Leave for Gala

climate May 4, 2011
leadership
gala 7:30 - 8:45 am

9:00 - 9:30 am
Continental Breakfast

Welcome and Session Recap
May 3, 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm Jigar Shah, CEO, Carbon War Room
Hosted by Carbon War Room
9:30 - 10:30 am Plenary Session — Impact Investing
and Earth Day Network
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Working Groups Meet
The gala, held at the Ronald Reagan
Building, home of the EPA, will feature 1:00 - 2:00 pm Lunch
speakers, music, and entertainment.
2:30 - 4:15 pm Working Groups Meet
This gala is open to non-summit
attendees. 4:30 - 5:30 pm Closing Plenary

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EARTH DAY NETWORK

Summit Speakers
RICHARD BRANSON | Founder and Chairman of the Virgin Group (Invited)
Sir Richard Branson is a successful international entrepreneur and is Founder and Chairman of the
Virgin Group. Virgin is one of the world’s most recognized and respected brands and has expanded
into everything from air and ground travel to telecommunications, health, space travel and
renewable energy through more than 200 companies worldwide, employing approximately 50,000
people in 29 countries.

JOSÉ MARIA FIGUERES | Former President of Costa Rica
As President of Costa Rica, José Maria Figueres created a comprehensive
national sustainable development strategy, combining sound macroeconomic
indicators, strategic human development investments, and a strong alliance with
nature. In the international arena, President Figueres has pioneered the linkage
between sustainable development and technology. He helped create and lead
the United Nations ICT Task Force as its first Chairperson.

ARNOLD SCHWARTZNEGGER | Former Governor of California (Invited)
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's 2005 executive order on climate change and the landmark
California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 established the state as a leader in making real
reductions in carbon emissions – requiring the state to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions to
1990 levels by 2020. Governor Schwarzenegger is founding chairman of R20, , an alliance of
regional leaders who have pledged to work together to fight climate change.

STRIVE T. MASIYIWA | Founder and CEO of Econet Wireless
Strive Masiyiwa is the maverick founder, chairman, and CEO of Econet Wireless
Holdings, a diversified international telecommunications group based in
South Africa with operations on three continents. He is a founding member
of the African Latin American Institute, a trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation
and a board member of the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.

MICHAEL HAAS | Founder and CEO of Orion Renewable Energy Group
Michael Haas is the Founder and CEO of Orion and Co-Founder of Renewable Development
Company Ltd. (RDC), pioneers in delivering low cost renewable energy around the world. In 2009, Mr.
Haas founded Alliance for Climate Education (ACE), which educates high school students on the
science behind global warming and inspires them to take action. In its first 18 months, ACE educators
presented to over 650,000 students in schools across the US.

www.creatingclimatewealth.com

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