Daily Schedule

PLEASE NOTE: This Schedule is subject to change at any time. Refresh regularly!

Thursday, May 30th, 2024

6:00 PM - LOCATION RECENTLY UPDATED!!! No-Host Get-together for anyone who has already arrived! Located less than 0.5 Miles from the USC Hotel at "Rock & Reilly's USC - Restaurant and Bar" Address: 3201 S Hoover St, Los Angeles, CA 90089

Friday, may 31st, 2024

OPTIONAL MORNING SUSTAINABILITY WALKING TOUR - LA Memorial Coliseum (First 40 to Sign-Up HERE ONLY!) Some Slots Still Open!

8:30 AM - Depart USC Hotel to walk over to LA Memorial Coliseum

9:00 AM - LA Memorial Coliseum Sustainability Walking Tour

10:30 AM - Walking Tour Concludes

REQUIRED PROGRAMMING BEGINS

12:30 PM - Arrive at USC Hotel - 2nd Floor

1:00 PM - Welcome to Cleantech Open Academy - Ken Hayes, Executive Director, Cleantech Open National

1:20 PM - Business Model Canvas - Mel Bulu Taciroglu, Senior Lecturer, Executive Director, UCLA I-Corps

2:10 PM - Networking & Break

2:30 PM - Customer Discovery - Mel Bulu Taciroglu, Senior Lecturer, Executive Director, UCLA I-Corps

4:00 PM - Quick Break

4:10 PM - Opening Keynote Speaker - Brad Haydel, Associate Director, Office of Sustainability, University of Southern California, USC Sustainability Hub: "USC’s Assignment: Earth Goals and Initiatives"

4:50 PM - Day 1 Recap - Ken Hayes, Executive Director, Cleantech Open National

5:30 PM - Happy Hour Networking Reception in Galleria (One FREE Drink per registered attendee!) External VIP Guests and Mentors will receive separate invitations.

Saturday, June 1st, 2024

8:30 AM - Morning Refreshments & Networking

9:30 AM - Opening Welcome - Ken Hayes, Executive Director, Cleantech Open National

9:35 AM - How to Dominate Your Markets - Michael Eckhardt, Director, Chasm Institute

11:50 AM - Networking Lunch

12:50 PM - Elevator Pitch in 4 Floors - Tom White, Chief Revenue Officer, NGIN and Founder Storytellers Institute

2:30 PM - Sustainability and Impact - Marsha Willard, CEO Axis Performance Advisors and Faculty Chair, Presidio Graduate School

3:30 PM - Networking & Snacks Break

4:00 PM - Securing Funds for Your Development and Growth - How Much, When, and from Whom - Funding Panel with Julie Pantiskas, Pasadena Angels/Viterbi Venture Fund, Josh Amster, StartEngine (crowdfunding) + André Chabaneix, Blue Bear Capital VC

5:05 PM - Recap & Dismissal. Dinners on your own!

Sunday, June 2nd, 2024

8:00 AM - Morning Refreshments & Networking

8:45 AM - Day 3 Intro - Ken Hayes, Executive Director, Cleantech Open National

8:55 AM - Legal: How and Why to Engage an Attorney - Kenji Funahashi, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

9:40 AM - The CTO Experience / What Comes Next:  Jessica Greenwald, CTO National COO and Ryan Hoover, CTO West Operations Director

9:55 AM - Break

10:10 AM - How to Work with Your Mentor - Yuet Lee, CTO National Mentor Chair

10:30 AM - CTO Alumni Advice Panel: How to get the Most out of Your Cleantech Open Experience with Jane Richards, moderator and CTO Metro Ambassador, Patricia McNeil, 2023 Alum with Westwood Aerogel, Rob Morton, 2019 Alum with Stasis Energy Group, Michael Arens, 2021 Alum with Clean Earth Rovers

11:10 AM -  Break & Stretch

11:20 AM - Closing Keynote - Michael Swords, Vice President Government and International Relations at Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)

12:00 PM - Farewell

12:30 PM - Send-off Networking & Box Lunch