Paula Hammond, PhD, David H. Koch Professor in Engineering and Department Head, Chemical Engineering, MIT, Member of the Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research, and Cofounder of Svaya Nanotechnologies and LayerBio
Sandro Catanzaro Co-Founder DataXu
Rana el Kaliouby, CEO & Cofounder, Affectiva
Natalie Kuldell, President, Founder, & Executive Director, BioBuilder Educational Foundation
JC Gutiérrez-Ramos, President and CEO, Synlogic
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.
Trond Undheim, PhD, Program Director, MIT Startup Exchange; Paula Hammond, PhD, David H. Koch Professor in Engineering and Department Head, Chemical Engineering, MIT; Laura Indolfi, PhD, CEO of PanTher Therapeutics; Peter Sandor, VP, Head of Oncology Marketing Strategy, Astellas.
Dr. Cory Kidd, Founder & CEO, Catalia Health
Karl Koster welcomes attendees to Robotics workshop.