In this GreenTech Exchange (GTE) event, the focus is to address some of the strategic and business issues for emerging BC Cleantech companies by providing practical advice and observations on how they can accelerate their development and achieve sustainable growth. With a proven track record of success with such companies as Ford, Pirelli, Ballard and Powertech, our Keynote Speaker is a seasoned technology executive and a veteran of the Clean Energy/Cleantech sector.

Competition is heating up; global economic uncertainty is spreading; energy prices are fluctuating, and new regions are vying to be leaders in the Cleantech hubs. With numerous Cleantech companies emerging from British Columbia, it has never been more critical for local Cleantech companies to accelerate growth in order to create a sustainable local Cleantech sector.

Learn how to grow your Cleantech company by:

• Penetrating new global markets
• Building a strategic plan and achieving organizational alignment
• Developing top talent
• Creating a culture of relentless action

Eamonn Percy is an accomplished business leader with a track record of success in delivering performance and profitability, in C-level leadership roles, with global companies in the energy, technology and engineering sectors.

From 2008 to 2010 he was President and COO of Powertech Labs. Working in close co-operation with the Executive Chair, he set the company on a high growth plan by developing and implementing a new strategic plan and creating a strong financial position, resulting in a 30% revenue growth, doubling of operating income and the return to cash flow positive. From 2002 to 2008, he built a thriving business advisory firm focused on implementing strategic growth initiatives. From 1997 to 2002, he was Vice-President, Operations, for Ballard Power Systems where he played a key role in building organizational capability and effective working partnerships with key global partners such as Daimler and Ford Motor Company. From 1992 to 1997, he was responsible for the restructuring and dramatic turnaround of Pirelli Cables and Optical Systems, where it was returned to strong profitability and transformed into Canada’s largest supplier of fibre optic cable with sales of over $75 million per annum.

Eamonn has completed Executive Education in Leading and Managing Change at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and earned an MBA (Finance) from University of Toronto, a B. Eng. (Electrical with an Economics Minor) from Lakehead University and a Dip. Tech. (Electrical Power) from British Columbia Institute of Technology.

Currently, he chairs the UBC Clean Energy Research Centre (CERC) Advisory Board, and is a member of Mayor Diane Watts’ Clean Energy Advisory Network, and a member of the UBC School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Industry Advisory Committee. He is a past board member of Lakehead University Board of Governors and the Architectural Institute of BC Board.

In 2007, Eamonn received the BCIT Distinguished Alumni Award for Professional Leadership and Service to the Community and is also a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 award.

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