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Technical Program

Technical Program ...

Technical Program

Events to be held on 2nd floor of University of Houston Student Center.
See the Conference Venue page for more information

DAY 1 - Sept 26

7:45 AM 8:30 AM                        Registration & Morning Coffee
8:30 AM 8:45 AM

Welcoming Remarks

8:45 AM 9:30 AM

Morning Keynote - The Entrepreneurial Mindset of Chemical Engineers
Matthew Liberatore - University of Toledo
Chelsea Monty-Bromer - Cleveland State University

9:30 AM 10:45 AM

Panel Discussion - How to Tap into Government Resources and Funding
Danielle France - NREL
Dan Miller - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Carol Rabke - Department of Energy SBIR/STTR Programs Office
Rakesh Radhakrishnan - Department of Energy ARPA-E

10:45 AM 11:15 AM

Morning Coffee & Networking Break

11:15 AM 12:15 PM

Startup Pitches - Session I

Featured Startups

Air by CCsquared Inc.
CORROLYTICS

Industrial Microbes
Ourobio
Solidec
Swift Coat
TG RECYCLING LLC

12:15 PM 1:30 PM

Lunch & Networking Break

1:30 PM 2:15 PM

Afternoon Keynote - Innovations in Energy Industry
Nazeer Bhore - ExxonMobil

2:15 PM 3:15 PM

Startup Pitches - Session II

Featured Startups

Arctura, Inc.
Lakril Technologies Corporation
Polymer Solutions Inc.
Spectrum Disinfection, Inc.
spotLESS Materials
VUV Analytics Inc.

3:15 PM 3:45 PM

Afternoon Coffee & Networking Break

3:45 PM 4:15 PM

Reverse Pitches

Dow - Kyle McDonald
GC Ventures - Lisa Dufresne
Gigascale Capital - Evaline Tsai
Henkel Tech Ventures - Charles Paul

4:15 PM 5:30 PM

Panel Discussion - Seeking Early Seed Funding from Angel Groups and Early Stage Funds
Moderator: Charles Paul - Henkel Tech Ventures
Dave Blivin - Cottonwood Technology Funds
Eric Schneider - Houston Angel Network
Evaline Tsai - Gigascale Capital
Mark Vreeke - Chemical Angel Network

Becky Wilson - Rhapsody Venture Partners

5:30 PM 6:30 PM

Evening Networking Reception

   

 

DAY 2 - Sept 27
8:30 AM 9:00 AM                        Registration & Morning Coffee
9:00 AM 9:05 AM

Welcoming Remarks

9:05 AM

10:30 AM

Panel Discussion - Working with Corporate Venture Groups
Panel Moderator: Calvin Cupini - Activate
Andrea Course - Shell Ventures
Scott Gale - Halliburton Labs
Kyle McDonald - Dow
Joshua Speros - BASF
Richard Warren - SABIC Ventures
Lisa Dufresne - GC Ventures

10:30 AM 11:00 AM Morning Coffee & Networking Break
11:00 AM 12:00 PM

Startup Pitches - Session III

Featured Startups

Biometry, Inc.
Octet Scientific, Inc.
RiKarbon Inc
aLithNova
NanoSieve
TMCAqua

12:00 PM 12:15 PM

Reverse Pitches

Joshua Speros - BASF

12:15 PM 2:30 PM

Lunch & 1-on-1 Meetings - with Additional Breakout Room available all afternoon

2:30 PM 3:00 PM

Q&A Discussion - Lessons Learned in Venture Capital from Late Stage Founders
Johanna Haggstrom - LanzaTech

3:00 PM 3:05 PM

Closing Remarks

3:05 PM 4:30 PM Afternoon Networking Reception