I was at a tremendous meeting in Charleston, SC last week - Renaissance Weekend - of leaders from all backgrounds and disciplines - who gather each year the last four days of December to brainstorm and share contacts to move things forward.

I have gone the last four years and am always truly inspired by the people who come! Some great panel discussions there on the topic near and dear to my work - where the business of cleantech is going - and the kind of collaborations the U.S. can do with China, India, Europe and other countries in the next few years - if the U.S. is able to move quickly enough.

Phil and Linda Lader continue the tradition they started thirty years ago when they founded Renaissance Weekend - amazing!