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The BlueTechValley will be globally recognized for water and energy
innovation and technology commercialization.
VISION
The BlueTechValley – The San Joaquin Valley - represents the ecosystem that supports and sustains the development and commercialization of water, energy and ag technology.
EoEnabling
Organizations
WkWorkforce
InInvestors
CuCustomers
EnEntrepreneurs
ReResearch
Manufactures and enablers – biz dev
Start-ups
End-users and early adopters
Research, enabling
organizations
THE PERFECT STORM
Established Industry Clusters
Close to venture capital and innovation expertise
Living/Working Laboratory
Unique set of resources
Global leader in Ag
Scientific expertise and access to end-users
BTV STEERING COMMITTEE
• Aric Olson- President, Jain Irrigation - Chair, BlueTechValley Committee
• Henrik Skov Laursen- Head of Water Technology Center, Grundfos Pump Company
• Helle Petersen- Director, Water, Energy and Technology Center
• Alice Saviez- Saviez Farms, Central Valley Business Incubator Board Member
• Claude Laval- Chairman of the Board, Claude Laval Company
• David Zoldoske-Director, International Center for Water Technology, Fresno State
• Lance Donny- CEO/Founder, OnFarm
• Bill Smittcamp- President /CEO - Wawona Frozen Food
• Antonio Oliveira- Economist/ Research and Public Policy Consultant
• Scott Jackson- CEO/Owner - Jackson Consulting
• Vaughn Koligian- Director Corporate Sustainability - Sun-Maid Growers
• Stuart Woolf- President, Woolf Farming Co.
• Karl Longley- Professor Emeritus, Lyles College of Engineering
• Susan Elrod, Dean of College of Science & Mathematics, California State University, Fresno
WET CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE
INCUBATION BUSINESS SUPPORT AND NETWORK
TECH EVALUATION AND TESTING
• Front door to BlueTechValley• Connects entrepreneurs to the resources
they need to accelerate and grow• A thriving local water, energy and ag tech
industry• Creating high-paying knowledge-based
careers• Cultivation of talent – businesses and
people