Isle of Man Cleantech Breakfast

Kicking off the Rushlight Clean Technologies Show, the Isle of Man will host a presentation of cleantech business and investment potential on the island, focusing in particular on opportunities opening up in the electric vehicle industry around the TT Zero races.

Colin Kniveton, the Chief Executive of the Isle of Man Department of Economic Development, will speak about the island’s strategic focus on cleantech industries and the role of the TT Zero electric motor bike races. Colin will be joined by representatives from Isle of Man companies and funds to discuss the potential opportunities emerging on the island for cleantech companies, cleantech funds and investors.

AGENDA

8.00am - Registration & Breakfast

8.45am – Welcome Address from Ken Milne, Isle of Man Department of Economic Development

8.50am – Panel Session moderated by Anne McIvor begin_of_the_skype_highlighting     end_of_the_skype_highlighting, Cleantech Investor

Colin Kniveton - CEO, Isle of Man Department of Economic Development

Alex Herman - Managing Director, Ecolve

Courtenay Heading - Business Development Director, Bladon Jets

Tony Parry - Premier New Earth Fund

Rodney Margot - CityTrust

9.45am – Networking/Coffee

10.00am – Visit Isle of Man Exhibition Stand at Rushlight Clean Technologies Show

PANELIST PROFILES

- Colin Kniveton, CEO, Isle of Man Department of Economic Development

Colin Kniveton was appointed Chief Executive of the newly formed Department of Economic Development in April 2010. The Department is at the centre of the Isle of Man Government’s strategy to stimulate economic development and is responsible for the promotion of the Isle of Man’s financial services sector, tourism, aircraft and shipping registers, company registry, e-business, the TT, other major motorsport events and information technology.

- Alex Herman, Managing Director, Ecolve

Ecolve, an electric vehicle company, is currently seeking funding and is in discussions with the Isle of Man Government regarding the relocation of the business to the island. Alex has spent three months in China researching and testing various batteries, controllers and motors for electric scooters. With all the testing and data collected, Ecolve has the capability to construct the best possible scooters for range, speed and quality. Ecolve has built three prototype drivetrains which have been showcased at the Milan motor show along with a drivetrain for an electric sports bike. The interest in the sports bike was so intense that a full working model was built which competed in the Isle of Man TT Zero race 2010.

- Courtenay Heading, Business Development Director, Bladon Jets

Courtenay Heading is a serial entrepreneur. Bladon Jets, an Isle of Man company, is his fourth start-up since 1985.  Bladon Jets has developed the smallest axial flow gas turbine in the world, the key component of which is a patented blisk technology (one piece blade disc). An application of the jet engine is a ‘range extender’ for the hybrid electric car market, resulting in dramatic weight and size savings.

- Tony Parry, Premier New Earth Fund

Tony Parry is a chartered accountant and has been a director of Premier Group for the last two years. Tony started his career with Ernst & Young in Jersey and moved to the Isle of Man in the late 1980s to a senior position within Pannell Kerr Forster. Prior to joining Premier, Tony had been at Canada Life International in the Isle of Man, starting in 1994 as CFO and the last five years as Managing Director.

Premier Group was established in order to offer a range of investment funds specifically targeted at qualifying and specialist investor clients of professional intermediaries throughout the world. Based in the respected offshore financial services centre of the Isle of Man, since the launch of the first fund in 2001 funds under management have grown to approximately £500 million. The Premier Group (Isle of Man) Limited is licensed by the Financial Supervision Commission of the Isle of Man. The Premier International Opportunities Fund was created in 2007 and presents an opportunity for Qualifying Investors to participate in the continued growth of the New Earth Group. Since the launch of the Fund assets under management have grown to in excess of £50 million with performance on the fund shares of over 30%.

- Rodney Margot, CityTrust

Rodney Margot is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Securities & Investment. He is a former member of the Stock Exchange, a former bank director and currently Chairman of a Fiduciary Service Provider, whose work involves advising and helping to establish and administer companies and, where applicable, assisting them to relocate.

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