How can we make the world a better place? One electric car at a time.

That’s the mission of Project Better Place, a $200M start-up founded by Shai Agassi. The company is focused on one of the biggest challenges of this generation… bringing a scalable and sustainable personal transportation system to the world.

Please join Michael Granoff, Head of Oil Independence Policies at Project Better Place and renowned sustainable energy advocate/venture investor, for a discussion about his initiatives with Project Better Place and his vision for the future.

When: Wednesday, April 23rd, 12:30 - 1:30 PM
Where: 1303 VMH
Brought to you by Professor Kirsch and the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship

About Michael Granoff: Michael founded Maniv Energy Capital in 2005. MEC was the first investor in Project Better Place. MEC also has holdings in ISE Corp, which manufactures drive trains for hybrid commuter buses, and GreatPoint Energy, which is pioneering an inexpensive process of converting coal into clean natural gas. In March 2008, Michael was named Head of Oil Independence Policies for Project Better Place. At present two countries, Israel and Denmark, have formally signed on to Better Place model for oil independence.

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(link is also on our website at: http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/dingman)