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.
Nan-Wei Gong, Cofounder & CEO, figur8
BHP’s vision is for a water-secure world by 2030. Water is an essential resource for BHP’s production and operations.
Sertac Karaman, Cofounder, Optimus Ride
Panel discussion
What are the latest advances in energy innovation?
· The here and now: Where are we today? What new tech tools and approaches are available? What are the most successful energy startups from MIT doing at the moment and why?
· What’s on the near horizon? What new applications are opening up? What are the investment opportunities? What is the smart money focused on? What are corporate priorities in seeking novel energy tech? What does the new energy innovation ecosystem look like (infrastructure, interoperability, technology, use cases, stakeholders, success stories)?
· The future: What advances will we see over the next few years? What's in it for consumers? What are you personally the most excited about?
Panelists:
· Kalyan Veeramachaneni, Principal Research Scientist, MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems
· Dave Truch, Technology Director, Digital Innovation Organization, BP
· Ben Sampson, Director, Energy, GE Ventures
· Tor Jakob Ramsoy, CEO & Founder, Arundo
Natalie Kuldell, President, Founder, & Executive Director, BioBuilder Educational Foundation
"Trends in Wellness Investments", David T. Thibodeau, Managing Director, Wellvest Capital
Interpretable AI co-founders, Jack Dunn and Daisy Zhuo
"Trends in automotive robotics," Alexander Zak, Director Corporate R&D, Magna International