Pre-Summit Workshop April 22, 2009 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PROJECT FINANCING Traditionally, early stage company executive and investor financial expertise has been focused on company financing. Yet, in many cases, cleantech demands more. Many cleantech executives will be shepherding technologies to commercialization that will require large amounts of capital and will need to access the project finance markets. Therefore, it is essential that these executives at the outset develop a comprehensive understanding of the fundamentals of project financing, which will be so important to their success. This is even more important in the current environment, where lenders are taking a harder look at project structures and pro formas in the face of tightening credit. Now, more than ever, deals must demonstrate solid fundamentals and risk management. The workshop is an excellent opportunity to get rapidly up-to-speed on how to successfully use project financing and to obtain cutting-edge insight into how to best structure your project to gain optimal financing. 9:00 – 9:15 WELCOME & INTRODUCTION BY THE CHAIRMAN Christopher Groobey, Partner, BAKER & McKENZIE, LLP 9:15 – 10:15 THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PROJECT FINANCE The opening presentation will provide an intellectual framework for the workshop by detailing the critical advantages of project finance and why this technique has been so widely – and successfully employed by sponsors of capital-intensive ...