Apply this week for the Cambridge cohort as the deadline is this Sunday, Oct 5! Pitches will follow on Oct 16. Tokyo will host the pitch day on Nov 20, with the deadline to apply set for Halloween (Oct 31). Each Venture Café is hosting their session on a different date with individual application deadlines--including for other cities in Japan, the US, Europe and Latin America--, so check out your local Venture Café website for more info. And good luck!
The Schlumberger-Doll Research Center hosts the Innovators’ Event which offers a unique opportunity to network with experts and scientists, pitch ideas and discover solutions in a diverse and collaborative environment.
Sanjay Manandhar, Aerva Founder & CEO
The Dubai Police is offering a partnership opportunity for the Smart City Naif project in Dubai. This concept revolves around the deployment of stable sensor networks for pedestrian movement detection, a comprehensive multimodal traffic overview system (car, pedestrian, bike), real-time incident detection, and Al based automated patrol alerts. Additionally, a physical and digital augmented 3D model will provide an interactive platform for decision-making at Naif police station.
Matthew Decker
Global Technical Leader - Comfort and Biophysics Group,W.L. Gore & Associates
Marcus Dahllof, Program Director, MIT Startup Exchange, "Connecting industry to startups"
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