Michael Granoff to Speak at 2nd New York Clean Energy Forum

New York Members mark your calendar for Tuesday, April 11.  Our second New York Clean Energy Forum will feature Michael Granoff and will be held Tuesday, April 12, 8:30am at the Harvard Club, 35 W 44th St, in the Mahogany Room.  The title of the speech  will be:  Securing Oil Independence through Electric Cars at Scale: Lessons from Israel”.

Michael Granoff is the head of oil independence policies for Better Place, an organization dedicated to accelerating the transition to sustainable transportation through a revolutionary switchable battery model for electric cars.  Mike Granoff works with stakeholders of all types to calibrate policies consistent with ending the corrosive effect of oil dependence on the economy, the environment, and U S national security.   Stakeholders with which Granoff works include governments on every level, industry, non-governmental organizations, and current and future Better Place partners. Granoff is founder of Maniv Energy Capital, a New York-based investment group and the first investor in Better Place.   In 2004, he became a founding board member of Securing America’s Future Energy, a Washington, D.C.-based group that works with corporate and retired military leaders to advocate for policies that contribute to the energy security of the U.S.

 These forums focus on issues surrounding the modernization of the electricity architecture and the promotion of clean energy in the United States. The host of our forum is Michael Moynihan, Director of our Clean Energy Initiative and a New York native.