WorkshopS
While the workshops are focused on the needs of the just-graduating 2021 Cohort entrepreneurs and CTO Alumni, all professionals in your ecosystem can benefit!
Wednesday
Reverse Pitch: "You Survived CTO; What's Next?"
Targeted to recent CTO alumni companies, yet helpful for all professionals in our industry, we present a panel of people you need to know!
Join 13 of our ecosystem partners who have programs and opportunities ideal for the Next Steps that a Cleantech Open entrepreneur can take.
Moderated by Maria Saltz, CTO National Partnerships Chair
Activate Fellowship, Juliette Devillard, Partnership Manager (SEE DECK)
ATI - Austin Technology Incubator, Richard Amato, Director of Strategic & Global Initiatives (SEE DECK)
ChangeNOW Summit, Garance Aulagne, Global Partnerships Manager (SEE Aftermovie from 2020, SEE Aftermovie from 2021)
CET - Clean Energy Trust, Marc Altman, Director of Development (SEE DECK)
Department of Energy, ARPA-E, Max Tuttman, Technology-to-Market Advisor
Greentown Labs, Sam Crum, Membership Growth Coordinator (SEE DECK)
IMPEL+ at LBNL, Reshma Singh, Program Director (SEE DECK)
LACI - Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, Youri Bourgeois, Pipeline Coordinator (SEE DECK #1, SEE DECK #2)
NECEC Navigate, Tricia Dinkel, Director (SEE DECK)
New Energy Nexus (CalSEED, CalTestBed), Tenley Dalstrom, Director, California Programs (SEE DECK)
One World, Angie Mertens, Program Director
Third Derivative, Sam Lefkofsky, Industrial Sector Investments & Research Associate
Thursday
"Become the Market Leader Customers Can’t Resist"
This Masterclass presentation will reveal the secrets used by innovators to transform a unique new product into an irresistible magnet for customer attraction that builds revenues and market leadership.
Tom White, Chief Revenue Officer for the Network for Global Innovation, founder of The Storytellers Institute, and a professor of Business, Economics, Marketing, and Impact at the ArtCenter College of Design in Pasadena, California.
Thursday
"How to Win Customers and Investors - Marketing Your Cleantech Startup"
You’ve got a great technology, and after CTO you now have your business strategy. How do you get your message out into a broader market? How can you improve (or even create) your brand? How can CTO and other cleantech ecosystem partners help tell your story? We’ll look at examples - keeping it real and practical.
Bettina Grab, CTO National Marketing Chair, and Partner & President, Alder Agency
Melanie Adamson, Founder and Chief Marketing Strategist, Alder Agency
Tanya Barham, CEO & Founder, Community Energy Labs, and CTO Alum 2020