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Gerd Goette, speaking at China Investment Summit USA

Gerd Goette,
Investment Partner
Siemens Venture Capital

Gerd is a Partner at Siemens Venture Capital, based in Silicon Valley, CA. He specializes in investments in energy, communications and industrial solutions.
He manages SVC’s investments in BPL Global, Coulomb Technologies, Genband, Prenova, SmartSynch, Tendril, Wirescan AS and Zolo Technologies. Earlier investments include Broadlight, Dune Networks (acquired by Broadcom), G2 Microsystems (acquired by Broadcom), IP-Unity Glenayre, ISE Limited (TSX:ISE), Kagoor Networks (acquired by Juniper Networks), Myrio (acquired by Siemens), Reactive NanoTechnologies (acquired by Indium) and Verimatrix.

Gerd serves on the VC advisory board of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and is a Charter Member of the Asia America MultiTechnology Association (AAMA).
With more than 20 years of worldwide industry experience, he combines a strong technical background with wide-ranging operational skills. Prior to joining Siemens Venture Capital in September 2000, Gerd held the position of Vice President and Head of CableTV Solutions in Siemens Information and Communication Networks.
Additionally, Gerd's managerial and operating expertise stems from earlier focus on R&D, system integration, product line management, technical sales support, project management and general management in the fields of telecommunication equipment and solutions.

Gerd received a master’s degree in electrical engineering (Dipl. Ing.) from Technical University Darmstadt, Germany.

Appearing:

Day two: Friday, December 2, 2011 Renminbi Investment Day

3.10pm

Round table 3: Clean Energy and its large scale feasibility

Identifying potential risks of solar and wind energy
Is renewable energy capable of meeting China’s growing energy demand?
Energy safety: ramifications of Japan’s nuclear crisis upon Clean Energy
How to partner up with the right Chinese companies to commercialize and deploy Clean Energy

Gerd Goette,

Investment Partner,
Siemens Venture Capital

David Andresen,

Managing Director,
Oracle Capital LLC

Paul Chau,

Partner,
WI Harper Group

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