Just under 2 weeks to go before the clean and green technology conference.

CleanEquity Monaco 2010 takes place on 4th and 5th March in the Sporting d'Hiver. It's now in its 3rd year and has quickly become one of the leading events for showcasing next generation clean technology. A select audience of investors and policy makers are invited to view presentations of new and innovative technologies from around the world.

For companies who'd like to present their products and ideas, there's a selection process that involves submitting a business plan and a marketing plan. So far, the list of expected presenters includes:

• Avantium
, Netherlands,
 biofuels 
and
 bioplastics

• Deinove,
 France
, biofuels

• Epyon, 
Netherlands
, battery charging

• Geomorph
, Greece
, water treatment

• Heliatek,
 Germany
, solar power

• Lenz
, Japan
, fuel emissions filter

• Leviathan 
Energy
, Israel,
 wind

• Loopwing
, Japan
, wind

• Minesto
, Sweden,
 ocean energy

• Nanoxer,
 Italy,
 thermal insulation

• Sustainable
 Technologies

, Spain,
 waste
 treatment


Along with technology presentations, there are plenary sessions on various subjects such as alternative
 vehicles, cleantech
 investing, and 
carbon
 markets. The
 keynote
 speaker
 is
 Jigar
 Shah,
 CEO
 of
 the
 Carbon
 War
 Room, and
 founder of
 SunEdison
. Also participating in the sessions are Neil
 Eckert, CEO
 of
 Climate
 Exchange
 PLC, and Paul
 Clements‐Hunt, Head
 of
 the
 United
 Nations
 Environment
 Programme
 Finance
 Initiative (UNEP FI
).

This year, one of the event's supporters is the Monaco based Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, which focuses on education, entrepreneurship and environment. The foundation is offering a 10,000 euros Stelios Award for Young Cleantech Entrepreneur, which Prince Albert II will present along with the CleanEquity Awards, at the closing session on Friday 5th March.

Monaco IQ has been following the CleanEquity conference since it began, and you can read about the 2009 award winners on our website. For a full program and more detailed information, visit the CleanEquity website.