August 19, 2010

11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione
NBC Tower, Suite 3600, 455 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive
Chicago, IL 60611

Monica Kharmatsky
(312) 840-3187

We are pleased to invite you to our 2010 "Where Are They Now" Brinks Innovation Competition Luncheon, which will be held on Thursday, August 19, 2010, at the Chicago office of Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione. Join us for a presentation from last year's Innovation Competition winners and to learn about current and future trends in clean tech investments. Network with executives, academics, entrepreneurs, investors, attorneys and other professionals from the cleantech community.

There is no charge to attend this program. To register, please RSVP to Tracy Rudd at trudd@brinkshofer.com by August 13, 2010.

Remember, it is not too late to register for the upcoming 2010 Midwest Cleantech Conference which is being held in conjunction with the 2010 International Manufacturing Technology Show on September 14-15, 2010 at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. The conference will exhibit Midwest excellence in Clean Technology innovation, products and services - connecting innovators with financiers, business management expertise and the international community.

The agenda will be as follows:

11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. ~ Luncheon

11:30 a.m. - 11:35 a.m. ~ Welcome

G. Peter Nichols, Shareholder, Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione and Co-Chair, Brinks Innovation Competition

11:35 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. ~ Current and Future Trends in Clean Tech Investments

Moderator: Allen Dines, President, Midwest Research University Network (MRUN) and Co-Chair Brinks Innovation Competition

Speakers Panel:
Dan Broderick, President, Global Agtech Investors Network (GAIN)
John Regan, Senior Director, IllinoisVENTURES LLC

12:30 p.m. - 12:55 p.m. ~ International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS)

Connecting Global Technology
Speaker: Peter Eelman, Vice President of Exhibitions, Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT)

12:55 p.m. - 1:25 p.m. ~ Where Are They Now? – Update on 2009 Innovation

Competition Winners
Moderator: G. Peter Nichols

Presentations by:
1st Place Winner: Jay Marhoefer, CEO, Intelligent Generation LLC
2nd Place Winner: Vincent Cushing, CEO, Clean Urban Energy Inc
3rd Place Winner: Patrick James, President, Blue Planet Strategies

1:25 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. ~ Announcement of the Brinks Innovation Competition 2010 Finalists