LONDON, Jan. 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CleanEquity Monaco, 7th – 8th March, the preeminent global forum which provides the opportunity for emerging cleantech companies of all nationalities to present to specialist financial and strategic investors, policy makers, end users and international & trade media, hosted by Innovator Capital, is pleased to announce the continued collaboration of Covington & Burling and Qualcomm Europe, Inc.

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W. Andrew Jack, Partner and Chair of Clean Energy Group, Covington & Burling LLP had this to say:

"Covington's global cleantech law practice is pleased to be invited to participate in CleanEquity Monaco for the fourth consecutive year. The three-day event is brilliantly conceived, planned and executed -- drawing from across the globe an engaging and highly interactive mix of entrepreneurs, investors, industrialists and experts who gather for the collaborative purpose of advancing the march of clean technology. Covington's delegation will again bring senior technology and transaction lawyers with broad experience advising and assisting leading technology companies. As such, Covington looks forward to assisting CleanEquity Monaco participants in bringing to widespread commercial reality some of today's most innovative and impactful clean technologies."

CleanEquity Monaco is delighted to once again have the support of Qualcomm. Qualcomm Incorporated is a world leader in 3G and next-generation wireless technologies. For more than 25 years, Qualcomm's ideas and inventions have driven the evolution of digital communications, linking people with information, entertainment, and each other. Sustainability is a driving strategy for the company both internally and externally with their products and services.

CleanEquity Monaco is pleased to announce the running of two workshops focused on intellectual property and commercial development strategy. More information about these workshops will be available in the next press release and on the official CleanEquity Monaco Twitter account in the coming days. https://twitter.com/CleanEquity

We are also pleased to announce the following speaker:

Professor Graham Richards (C.B.E), Vice President of the Royal Society of Chemistry, Co-founder of both ISIS Innovation and the IP Group and former head of Oxford University Chemistry Department. Professor Richards has helped found and fund a number of early stage technology companies over the past 25 years as well as building an award-winning laboratory opened by HM The Queen. He has been recognised by multiple international awards from organisations including the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Chemical Society.

Contact:
Owen Loudon
Innovator Capital Limited
+44-20-7297-6840
owen.loudon@innovator-capital.com
www.cleanequitymonaco.com