CIR Strategy, formerly known as Cambridge Investment Research, is a strategy consultancy celebrated its 10th birthday in 2012. CIR founded the HVM definition in 2002 and the decade-old conference series. It created the original Cambridge tech cluster marker map in 2006: still here. CIR founded a cleantech conference series in 2007, starting with HEAT & SHIFT, adding Smart Grids, Cleanpower and iWATER later.