SAN FRANCISCO, July 9, 2009 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ ----Is GreenTech the new black when it comes to jumpstarting the global economy and doing more than blowing hot air about various environmental issues threatening mankind? swissnex San Francisco and OSEC Business Network Switzerland host a breakfast roundtable on Friday, July 10th addressing the need to design, develop and implement new green technologies to solve the most pressing environmental challenges facing industrial companies and governments throughout the world.

Panelists representing a variety of public and private interests share their experience and knowledge related to innovation in the GreenTech domain: from the challenge of speeding up and encouraging the transfer of knowledge from applied research to local economies, to the potential of revolutionizing concepts such as the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology's "Solar Islands" project that enable very low-cost "green" energy production and define a new benchmark for the industry. In attendance is special guest Doris Leuthard, Head of the Swiss Federal Department of Economic Affairs and Vice-President of the Federal Council, who is in San Francisco as part of her visit to the United States to meet with Obama administration officials and other key players in the global economy.

Roundtable discussion

Date: July 10, 2009

Time: 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Location: swissnex San Francisco, 730 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94111

Program details: http://www.swissnexsanfrancisco.org/activities/events/green_tech_global_marketplace_leuthard_2009

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