20th annual conference unites energy ventures with industry investors
The 20th Annual Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum will see industry leaders showcase energy tech innovations for the shift toward a more sustainable, reliable and lower carbon future on Sept. 21 at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
For two decades, the Energy Tech Venture Forum — hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship — has served as the premier conference bringing together energy industry leaders, venture capital investors and promising energy and cleantech ventures to propel the future of energy.
Across interactive panels, keynotes speeches and venture pitches, attendees can explore emerging energy sources, enhancements and efficiencies within existing energy resources and advances in clean or renewable technologies — and learn where investors are contributing to the acceleration of these advancements.
Keynote speakers include Christina Karapataki, partner at Breakthrough Energy Ventures, the venture capital fund cofounded by Bill Gates; Scott Nyquist, vice chairman at Houston Energy Transition Initiative, founded by the Greater Houston Partnership; and Jeff Tillery, chief operating officer at Veriten, founded by Rice alumnus Maynard Holt, formerly with Tudor Pickering Holt.
More than 90 startup technology ventures commercializing energy transition innovations will present their businesses and meet investors looking for disruptive energy technologies that can accelerate clean and renewable energy.
The event also includes Rice Alliance’s Clean Energy Accelerator Class 3 Demo Day pitches and the announcement of “Most Promising Company” chosen by the energy tech industry experts and participating investors.
The presenting companies:
The Clean Energy Accelerator Class 3 Demo Day pitches:
Register here. The agenda can be found here.
Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business has taken the No. 1 spot in the Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship magazines’ rankings of top schools for graduate entrepreneurship programs for the sixth year running.
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Following a “generous philanthropic gift” by Farid and Asha Virani, the undergraduate business program at Rice University will be named after the family.
