TechConnect Events

TechConnect Upcoming Events
	TechConnect World 2013 May 12-16, 2013, Washington, D.C. The world's largest innovation marketplace and partnering program, the TechConnect World convenes over 4,000 of the top academic, government and corporate technology developers matched with industry and investment partners from around the globe. The TechConnect World delivers top innovations from four domain focused co-located events: Nanotech, Microtech, Biotech, Cleantech - 2013 Conferences and Innovation Showcase

	National Innovation Summit and Showcase May 13-16, 2013, Washington, D.C. In support of the White House and Congressional call for innovation commercialization initiatives, the National Innovation Summit and Showcase, held jointly with the 2013 TechConnect World Conference, May 13-16 in Washington DC, delivers the world's largest showcase of the Nation's top innovations supported through our federal funding programs.

	Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit & Expo September 9-11, 2013, Honolulu, HI The event is the preeminent meeting place for international leaders and energy experts at the forefront of the clean energy movement. The Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo, co-located with the Islands & Isolated Communities Congress, provides a forum for the high-level global networking necessary to advance this emerging clean energy culture.

	Islands & Isolated Communities Congress September 9-11, 2013, Honolulu, HI The sustainability and resiliency of island communities depends on best practices developed in energy, water, agriculture, security, resource and disaster risk management and societal actions. As island communities are facing these complex and interdependent challenges across the planet, the Islands and Isolated Communities Congress is focused on building a global movement to champion these solutions. The solutions developed on islands will lay the foundation for best practices world-wide.
	Defense Energy Summit November 11-13, 2013, Austin, TX The Defense Energy Summit convenes and converges the entire defense-energy ecosystem, focusing on the needs and solutions of energy providers, project finance sources, early and growth stage companies, defense contractors, military installations and purchasing agents. This unique event brings together business of the energy industry with the urgent and massive needs of defense community.


TechConnect Past Events

	The i2i Awards at SXSW ECO Austin, TX, October 3-5, 2012 “Imagine beyond the technology; inspire beyond the business. Change the world, and win the i2i Awards.” The i2i Awards seek top ideas, globally, for solutions with the greatest potential to benefit our planet and society in the areas of energy and environment. Never in history have we faced such significant challenges as a result of success of innovation, and never in history have we looked more towards innovation for solutions to our global challenges. The question we face now and always: how can innovation change our world for the better?

	Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit & Expo 2012 Honolulu, Hawai‘i, August 13-15, 2012 The event is the preeminent meeting place for international leaders and energy experts at the forefront of the clean energy movement. Securing energy independence and developing a clean energy industry that promotes the vitality of our planet are two reasons why it is critical to reaffirm already established partnerships and build new ones throughout the Asia-Pacific region and the world. The Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo provides a forum for the high-level global networking necessary to advance this emerging clean energy culture.

	TechConnect World 2012 June 18-21, Santa Clara, CA The world's largest innovation marketplace and partnering program, the TechConnect World convenes over 4,000 of the top academic, government and corporate technology developers matched with industry and investment partners from around the globe. The TechConnect World delivers top innovations from four domain focused co-located events: Nanotech, Microtech, Biotech, Cleantech - 2012 Conferences and Innovation Showcase

	ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit February 27-29, 2012, Washington, D.C. The 3^rd annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit, presented the Nation's top energy innovations to the Nation's leading corporate developers and investors. The Energy Innovation Showcase delivered over three hundred of the most highly-vetted game-changing early stage energy technologies for commercialization opportunities.

	Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo 2011 September 13 - 15, 2011, Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii - Transforming to a Clean Energy Economy - The world’s future of clean energy generation and smart grid infrastructure.

	TechConnect World 2011 June 21-24, 2011, Boston, MA Collocated with: TechConnect Summit 2011 Clean Technology 2011 NSTI Nanotech 2011
	TechConnect Summit 2011 June 21-24, 2011, Boston, MA Collocated with: TechConnect World 2011 Clean Technology 2011 NSTI Nanotech 2011

	National Nanotechnology Initiative at Ten: Nanotechnology Innovation Summit December 8 - 10, 2010, Washington, D.C. In celebration of the 10^th anniversary of the National Nanotechnology Initiative, the National Nanotechnology Initiative at Ten: Nanotechnology Innovation Summit brings together the nation’s leadership in nanotechnology research, development, implementation, policy & finance.

	TechConnect World 2010 June 21-25, Anaheim, California Collocated with: TechConnect Summit 2010 Clean Technology 2010 NSTI Nanotech 2010

	ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit February 28 - March 2, 2011, Washington, D.C. The 2011 ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit convened the key players in the nation’s energy innovation community to spur the networks that will bring about the next Industrial Revolution in clean energy technologies.

	Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo 2010 August 30 - September 2, Honolulu, Hawaii Hawaii is one of the world's leading incubators for clean technology development through strategic partnerships with Fortune 500 corporations, U.S. military energy programs and the Hawaiian Electric Industries multiple renewable and microgrid pilot programs.

	TechConnect Summit 2010 June 21-25, Anaheim, California Collocated with: TechConnect World 2010 Clean Technology 2010 NSTI Nanotech 2010

	ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit March 1 -3, 2010, Washington, D.C. The Inaugural ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit brought together the nation’s key players in energy innovation: scientific researchers, VC investors, technology entrepreneurs, large corporations, and government officials.

	TechConnect World 2009 May 3-7, Houston, Texas Collocated with: TechConnect Summit 2009 Clean Technology 2009 NSTI Nanotech 2009

	TechConnect Summit 2009 May 3-7, Houston, Texas Collocated with: TechConnect World 2009 Clean Technology 2009 NSTI Nanotech 2009

	TechConnect Summit 2008 June 3-5, Boston, Massachusetts Collocated with: Clean Technology 2008 NSTI Nanotech 2008

	TechConnect Summit 2007 May 23-24, Santa Clara, California Collocated with: Clean Technology 2007 NSTI Nanotech 2007 Nanotech for Investors

	TechConnect Summit 2006 May 8-9, Boston, Massachusetts Collocated with: NSTI Nanotech 2006