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This one-day event will bring together industry leaders, thought leaders, innovators and disruptors around the topic of Sustainability. We will explore sustainability and its business implications across industries from the perspective of senior corporate leaders, startup founders, investors and world class MIT faculty via keynotes, panel discussion, lightning talks and startup exhibits. Topic should appeal to a broad cross section of senior executives regardless of industry.

How should corporates set and reach their sustainability goals?  What work are industry leaders doing today to decarbonize their operations, and what themes are emerging?  How should we think about sustainability partnerships with competitors, government, investors and startups?  Where are investors putting their capital?  What problems can startups solve for corporates, and what do effective startup-corporate partnerships look like?  These are just some of the questions we will address.

Join us to be part of the conversation, and to be part of the solution.

The event is jointly organized by the MIT Startup Exchange and the Industrial Liaison Program (ILP).
 
MIT Startup Exchange actively promotes collaboration and partnerships between MIT-connected startups and industry, exclusively members of MIT's Industrial Liaison Program. “MIT-connected” startups are based on licensed MIT technology, or are founded by MIT faculty, staff, or alumni. Currently, over 1,000 startups are registered with MIT Startup Exchange.

MIT Startup Exchange presents its September Startup Workshop, centered around sustainable materials innovation. Today, there is a large and growing societal interest for greater sustainability in the material systems that provide for a modern life style. The call is across all industry sectors, and includes the entire value chain including raw materials, material processing, material uses, and end-of-cycle treatment/reuse. This represents a challenge and an opportunity for companies, and many MIT startups are developing and providing innovative technology and business model solutions.

Questions are the fundamental tools of sales. The ability to ask good questions is a muscle that all sales and service professionals must develop and continually train. This session will demonstrate and allow participants to practice their questioning skills. This session is the single most important skill covered in the entire sales series and should not be missed.