Event Schedule

9:30am – 11:00am Investor & Partner Connect

If you’re an active investor in cleantech startups, we invite you to join us for our Investor & Partner Connect event. As an Investor or Partner, we’ll match you with a curated list of startups active in your target space. You’ll meet the startups in a high-energy and highly efficient speed networking event.

11:00am – 1:45pm Innovation Showcase

Join us in the morning for our innovation showcase, where you’ll have the opportunity to explore our expo floor and connect with Cleantech Open startups in the West. We’re expecting over 60 startups in our showcase, including members of our 2019 cohort and recent alumni.

2:00pm - 5:00pm Cleantech Open West Awards Ceremony

Join us for our big event – a celebration of cleantech innovation in the West!

Akin to the Academy Awards, we’ll announce the finalists and winners from our Cleantech Open West judging in a glamorous awards ceremony. You’ll hear from entrepreneurs in our 2019 accelerator program, and from Mark Chung, Co-founder and CEO of Verdigris, a CTO West alumni startup that is scaling successfully.

2:00pm - 2:30pm Welcome and Program Introduction

Dan Kalb, City of Oakland

Ken Hayes, Executive Director, Cleantech Open

Vic Shao, Founder & CEO of Amply and Board Chair, New Energy Nexus

2:30pm - 3:00pm Regional Finalists Pitches

3:00pm - 3:30pm Cleantech Open West Community Awards

3:30pm - 3:50pm Networking Break

3:50pm - 4:30pm Keynote: Mark Chung, Co-Founder and CEO of Verdigris

4:30pm - 5:00pm Cleantech Open West Cohort 2019 Winners Announced

5:00pm Adjourn

5:30pm - 8:00pm Awards After Party at The Trappist

Co-located with the Cleantech and Sustainability Meetup