WorkshopS

While Global Forum workshops are focused on the needs of the just-graduating 2022 Cohort entrepreneurs and recent CTO Alumni, all professionals in our ecosystem can benefit from - and are welcome to join - these free events!

Thursday, October 20

Partners Panel Reverse Pitch: "You Survived CTO; What's Next?"

SEE THE RECORDING HERE - TBD

Targeted to recent CTO alumni companies, yet helpful for all professionals in our industry, we present a panel of leaders you need to know!

Join 15 of our ecosystem partners who have programs and opportunities ideal for the Next Steps that a Cleantech Open entrepreneur needs to take.

Moderated by Maria Saltz, CTO National Partnerships Chair
Order of presentation - SEE VIDEO:

• IMPEL+ at LBNL - Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Reshma Singh, Program Director

• ATI - Austin Technology Incubator, Rebecca Taylor, Executive-In-Residence, Sustainability Portfolio

• Solar Impulse Foundation, Alexandra Barraquand, Strategic Products Lead

• ChangeNOW Summit - Paris, Marie Uibel, Innovation & Exhibition Manager
  (SEE Aftermovie from 2020, SEE Aftermovie from 2021)

• One World, Angie Mertens, Program Director

• Greentown Labs, Sam Crum, Membership Growth Manager

• Department of Energy, ARPA-E, Kirk Liu, Technology to Market Advisor

• Activate Fellowship, Andrea Wagner, Fellowship Recruitment & Inclusion Specialist

• NREL / IN2 - Innovation Incubator, Kimberlee Ott, Innovation Network Manager

• Evergreen Climate Innovations, f/k/a CET - Clean Energy Trust, Allie Gross, Program Manager

• LACI - Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator, Youri Bourgeois, Pipeline Coordinator

• Elemental Excelerator, Bennedict Kim, Dealflow Manager

• NYU - Urban Future Labs, Pat Sapinsly, Managing Director Cleantech Initiatives

• US Green Building Council - Los Angeles, (Net Zero Accelerator) Ben Stapleton, Executive Director

Presented on Oct 4:

• NECEC Navigate, Tricia Dinkel, Director

Tuesday, NOVEMBER 15

"How to Attract Customers and Investors - Marketing Your Cleantech Startup"

You’ve got a great technology, and after Cleantech Open 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 & Chief Marketing Strategist, Alder Agency

Watch the Video Recording (ca. 60 mins)
See the Deck