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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

Bimal Mehta
VP, Startups Partner, Global Innovation, Schneider Electric Ventures

Vecna Robotics, Everactive, Profit Isle, Realtime Robotics

Caleb Harper
Principal Investigator and Director, OpenAg
MIT Media Lab

Kebotix: Advanced materials and chemicals invented with AI speed
Jill Becker, CEO, Kebotix
Sweetwater Energy: Green no longer comes at a premium
Jack Baron, President & Cofounder, Sweetwater Energy
Saathi: Pioneers of upcycling natural fibers into consumer goods
Kristin Kagetsu, Co-founder, Saathi
Kalion: Creating high quality chemicals from biomass
Darcy Prather, President & CEO, Kalion, Inc.
Boston Metal: Efficient, emissions-free steel production
Adam Rauwerdink, VP, Business Development, Boston Metal

Paula Hammond, PhD
David H. Koch Professor in Engineering
Department Head, MIT Chemical Engineering
Koch Institute of Integrative Cancer Research Member