Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Venture Partner and Senior Advisor, VantagePoint Venture Partners, addresses the audience at San Francisco City Hall November 20, 2008.

(L-R) Shai Agassi, Founder & CEO, Better Place, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Venture Partner and Senior Advisor, VantagePoint Venture Partners

San Francisco Mayor, Gavin Newsom, addresses the audience at San Francisco City Hall.

(L-R) Professor Dan Kammen, Director, Transportation Sustainability Research Center, University of California, Berkeley; David Crane, Special Advisor for Jobs and Economic Growth, Office of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger; Jim Wunderman, President and CEO, Bay Area Council; Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums; San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom; San Jose Mayor Chuck Reed; Shai Agassi, Founder & CEO, Better Place; Mark Leno, Member of the California State Assembly (and State Senator-Elect); Barry Cinnamon, Board Member, Silicon Valley Leadership Group; Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Senior Adviser, VantagePoint Venture Partners