Annual ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit
ARPA-E hosts a conference known as the ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit that spotlights some of ARPA-E's winning projects and showcases other runner-up projects. In the past, the Summit has included speeches from distinguished speakers, such as Secretary Chu, ARPA-E Director Dr. Arun Majumdar, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Former President Bill Clinton, and Microsoft Founder and Chairman Bill Gates. The ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit has occurred around the same time each year; the inaugural event was held on March 1–2, 2010; the second was held on February 28 – March 2, 2011; and the third summit was held on February 27–29, 2012. The most recent summit was held on February 25–27, 2013.
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