AeANET : AeA & Orange County Innovation present Innovation & Globalization In Green

AeA & Orange County Innovation Present
INNOVATION AND GLOBALIZATION IN GREEN
Innovation - Globalization - Environmentalism

Day 1 - OC Innovation: 8AM - 9PM
Day 2 - AeA Global Connect Conference: 7:30AM - 5PM

Around the world there are customers for your products and business partners for your company. Small and medium size companies can open new markets and optimize their supply chains with careful planning and strategy execution. The Innovation & Globalization in Green conference is dedicated to helping you identify and capture these global opportunities. We will help you build long-term business relationships across cultures, languages and borders. We will also help you plan for the carbon-constrained global economy.

Singapore Airlines ticket drawing!!!
At the end of the event Singapore Airlines will award a round-trip ticket to Singapore
to a lucky attendee!!!! (Winner must be present to win.)

Day 1 - Wednesday, October 1, 2008/ OC Innovation
Orange County innovators will present to the global community

8:00 a.m.	Registration Begins

8:30 a.m.	Welcome

8:55 a.m.	Orange County Overview

9:15 a.m.	Preserving America�s Global Competitiveness Deborah Wince-Smith, President Council on Competitiveness

10:00 a.m.	Toshiba Green Innovation Award: Innovator Showcase, Fast Pitch and People�s Choice

11:30 a.m.	Lunch & Keynote Sponsored by CSC: Andrew Winston, Co-Author, Green to Gold How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value and Build Competitive Advantage

1:30 p.m.	Green Innovation Award Presented by Toshiba Foundation

2:00 p.m.	Open (pending presentation)

3:00 p.m.	Energy, Innovation & Sustainability Panel Moderator: James Kelly, VP, Engineering & Technical Services, Southern California Edison

4:00 p.m.	Cocktail reception and showcase hosted by OCI & AeA

Day 2 - Thursday, October 2, 2008/ AeA Global Connect Conference
The global community will present to Orange County innovators.

7:30 AM	Registrations Begin

8:00 AM	Continental Breakfast & Morning Keynote Address Welcome by Don Hicks, Executive Director, AeA Orange County Council Introduction of Keynote Speaker: Kim Nobles Keynote Address: Marketing on a Global Scale Dr. John Graham, Professor, Marketing and International Business at the Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine

9:00 � 10:00 AM	Strategies and Tools for Growing and Protecting Your International Business Moderator - Kimberley Nobles, Partner, Crowell & Moring Panelists: Robert Hart, Harman International Marino Miramontes, Edwards Lifesciences (Invited) Mindi Hertzog, UK Consulate Sunil Sabnani, IESingapore

10:00 � 10:15 AM	BREAK

10:15 � 11:15 AM	International Sourcing and Compliance Presenters: Angela Styles, Partner, Crowell & Moring John Bushnell, U.S. Department of Commerce

11:15 � 12:15 PM	Green Trade: Policy Implications of Climate Change Moderator: Chet Thompson, former Deputy General Counsel, EPA Panelists: Chris Harrington, Toshiba Peter Robertson, former Deputy Administrator and Chief of Staff EPA Brian Peck, C&M

12:30 � 2:00 PM	Luncheon Keynote Address: �Building Long-Term Business Relationships Across Cultures, Languages and Borders� Reynolds Bish, CEO, Kofax Plc

2:00 � 3:00 PM	Global Market Opportunities in High Tech Moderator: Michael Martinez, former US Attorney Panelists: Asad Zaidi, Epinex Diagnostic Inc. Zeev Collin, Montage Technologies Group Asha Rhadakrishnan

3:00 � 4:15 PM	Mobilizing Your Global Workforce Moderator: Mitch Wexler, Partner, Fragomen Panelists: Ann Truett, Fragomen Global Traci Canning , HireRight

4:15 � 5:30 PM	Consulate Reception, Lucky Draw, Door Prizes (Foyer) Grand Prize: One roundtrip ticket from LA to Singapore Other door prizes include: gift baskets, etc.

All Day - Regional Economic Development Showcase (Consulates)

The October 2nd Economic Development Showcase is an opportunity for economic development organization from around the world to meet the diverse technology business community of Southern California. If your organization would like a display table at this event, please register online. For more information, please contact Don_Hicks@aeanet.org at 949-450-1500 x102.

Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division is pleased to present the second annual Toshiba Green Innovation Award recognizing outstanding companies and organizations in Orange County for their commitment to green innovation.

RULES

1. Candidates must be a company or organization in Orange County, Calif. (Individual or private citizen candidates are not permitted.)

2. Submissions will be screened by an application review panel. Top candidates will be notified and invited by Sept. 16, 2008 to make a presentation to judges at Toshiba on Sept. 25, 2008.

3. Up to 6 final candidates will be invited to present at the Green Innovation Award Innovator Showcase and Fast Pitch during the OCI Innovation and Globalization in Green conference on Wednesday., Oct. 1, 2008 at 10 a.m. at the Hyatt Irvine.

4. Candidates invited to make a presentation should be prepared to make a Fast Pitch for 2-5 minutes with PowerPoint material support to cover:

6. All presentations and associated material must be non-confidential, non-proprietary and releasable to the public and the media. NO CONFIDENTIAL OR PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, OR SUCH MARKINGS, WILL BE ADMITTED.

7. The Panel of Judges will select the Winner based on the presentations made at the Green Innovation Award Innovator Showcase and Fast Pitch. The Winner will be announced and will receive the TOSHIBA AMERICA GREEN INNOVATION AWARD at the conference luncheon at 11:45 a.m. on Wednesday., Oct. 1.

2. Description of Candidate
In 100 words or less, describe the product, service, technology, investment or business operation (�Candidate�) that is the submission for the Green Innovation Award.

3. Impact on Environment
In 100 words or less, describe the value or positive impact that the Candidate has or will have on the environment.

4. Nature of Innovation
In 100 words or less, describe the innovation embodied in the Candidate. Do not include proprietary or confidential information.

1. The grand prize winner will receive $5,000 and a Toshiba laptop PC.
2. Second- and third-prize winners will receive $3,000 and $1,000, respectively, and a Toshiba laptop PC.
3. A live audience participation vote at the event will select a �People�s Choice� winner. That winner will win a Toshiba laptop PC.

GENERAL CONDITIONS. Entrants agree to abide by the terms of these Official Rules, and by decisions of Sponsor, which are final. No transfer, substitution or cash redemption for prize except by Sponsor due to prize unavailability, in which case a prize of equal or greater value will be awarded. Sponsor is not responsible for entries that are lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, altered, or illegible, or for any computer, on-line, telephone or technical malfunctions that may occur. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission (except where prohibited) to use winner's name and address for advertising and promotional purposes, without additional compensation. By entering, entrants release and hold harmless Sponsor, its parent companies, directors, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability arising from or in connection with the contest. All taxes on prize are winner's responsibility.

SPONSOR: Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc., Digital Products Division, 9740 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, California 92618.

Call for Submissions:
August 6 to September 15, 2008

Judging at Toshiba:
September 25, 2008

Innovation & Globalization in Green
October 1, 2008
Fast Pitch Presentation: 10 a.m.
Winner Announced at Luncheon: 11:45 a.m.

Ardelle St George, ST.GEORGE & CARNEGIE
Chris Harrington, Toshiba America Information Systems
Goran Matijasevic, UC Irvine
Don Hicks, AeA
Sally Newell Cohen, WunderMarx|PR
Michael Siersema, CSC
Celeste Signorino, Orange County Business Council
Eric Nelson, Secure Privacy Solutions
Valerie Blackholly, British American Business Council
John Brown, ShowPros and Endangered Planet
Roland Loelkes, Angel Strategies
Charles Michael Murphy, Endangered Planet
Doug Russo, MarketPro Solutions
Eleanore Stewart, UCI Beall Center
Don Carnegie, ST.GEORGE & CARNEGIE
Janet English, KOCE-TV
John Garcia, Angel Strategies
John Wallin, JC Wallin Executive Search
Joseph Hernandez, Synergy Investments
Karen Leveque, World Affairs Council
Steve Curtis, InSight PTRS
Thomas Phelps, Manatt Phelps

Sponsors

The Innovation & Globalization In Green conference is underwritten and produced by financial and in-kind sponsors, including event sponsors Crowell & Moring (also an official AeA Global Connect sponsor), Toshiba America Information Systems, CSC, and public relations sponsor WunderMarxPR. Please stay tuned for a list of additional partners to be published soon! To join the list of partners, please contact Don_Hicks@aeanet.org at 949-450-1500 x102.

Event Dates & Times:
October 1, 2008/ 8AM - 9PM
October 2, 2008/ 7:30AM - 5PM

Event Location:
Hyatt Regency Irvine
17900 Jamboree Road
Irvine, CA 92614

EVENT PRICING
Attend Both Days (Both days include: Conference, Continental Breakfast, Lunch with keynote speaker and late afternoon cocktail reception & prize giveaways)

(OC Innovation: Oct. 1, 2008/ 8AM - 9PM) &
(AeA Global Connect Conference: Oct. 2, 2008/ 7:30AM - 5PM):
Member: $250
Non-Member: $500

Day 1 - OC Innovation (Includes the Conference for ONE Day, Continental Breakfast, Lunch with keynote speaker and late afternoon cocktail reception)
(Oct. 1, 2008/ 8am - 9pm)
Flat Fee: $150

Day 2 - AeA Global Connect Conference (Includes the Conference for ONE Day, Continental Breakfast, Lunch with keynote speaker and late afternoon cocktail reception & prize giveaways)
(Oct. 2, 2008/ 7:30am - 5pm)
Member: $150
Non-Member: $275

To register online, please click here. For additional registration information, please contact Don_Hicks@aeanet.org at 949-450-1500 x102.

AeA, the nation�s largest technology trade association representing all segments of the high-tech industry, is dedicated solely to helping our members� top line and bottom line. We do this in partnership with our small, medium, and large member companies by lobbying governments at the state, federal, and international levels, providing access to capital and business opportunities, and offering select business services and networking programs. For more information, please visit www.aeanet.org.

Orange County Innovation (OCI) is an active network of business, service and academic leaders dedicated to promoting global awareness of Orange County as a powerhouse of innovation. It celebrates the significant growth of technology, science, entertainment, arts and industry in Orange County recognizing October as �Innovation month�. OCI activities are spearheaded by the collaborative efforts of numerous business, civic and academic groups. For more information, please visit www.ocinnovation.org.