The MIT Energy Conference will be back on campus on February 23-24, 2026, with a new edition themed “Securing the Energy Future: Resources for Resilience”. A core feature of the conference is the Innovators Forum, a curated showcase where cutting-edge startups and research initiatives in energy and climate present their technologies to industry leaders, investors, entrepreneurs, researchers, and students.
Introduced by Marcus Dahllof, Program Director, MIT Startup Exchange
James Gado, Senior Director, MIT Corporate Relations
Arunas Chesonis, CEO Jack Baron, President
Global energy company seeking computer vision startups, focusing in particular on industrial assets (upstream, refineries, chemical).
Traditional energy company in China is transitioning and expanding into new business domains. They are looking to collaborate with the right partners and invest in new technology or products in the materials area so that they could establish a competitive edge in commercializing such relevant technologies/products. The investment could be in the $20 – 100 M range.
"Enabling a carbon-free economy through advanced Materials Science"
Daniel Sobek, Co-Founder & CEO, 1s1 Energy