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Investing in the Drivers of the Future of Energy, Ben Sampson, Director, Energy, GE Ventures

Yet-Ming Chiang, Cofounder & Chief Scientist, 24M
Rick Feldt, President, 24M

Dr. Cory Kidd, Founder & CEO, Catalia Health

Matthew Osman, Legit

Sandro Catanzaro
Co-Founder
DataXu

Christina Qi, Partner, Domeyard LP

Panel discussion

What are the latest advances in energy innovation?

·  The here and now: Where are we today? What new tech tools and approaches are available? What are the most successful energy startups from MIT doing at the moment and why?

·  What’s on the near horizon? What new applications are opening up? What are the investment opportunities? What is the smart money focused on? What are corporate priorities in seeking novel energy tech? What does the new energy innovation ecosystem look like (infrastructure, interoperability, technology, use cases, stakeholders, success stories)?

·  The future: What advances will we see over the next few years? What's in it for consumers? What are you personally the most excited about?

Panelists:

·  Kalyan Veeramachaneni, Principal Research Scientist, MIT Laboratory for Information and Decision Systems

·  Dave Truch, Technology Director, Digital Innovation Organization, BP

·  Ben Sampson, Director, Energy, GE Ventures

·  Tor Jakob Ramsoy, CEO & Founder, Arundo

Natalya Baily, CEO & Cofounder, Accion

James J. Collins, Termeer Professor of Medical Engineering & Science, MIT & co-founder of Enbiotix, Synlogic, and multiple other startups fostered in the Collins lab, including Sample6.

Panel Discussion 

• How can technology improve the lifestyle choices we make and how productive we are at work over time?  
• As wearables move from measuring physical data to measuring brain health, how can we “listen” to our bodies to minimize stress, and avoid lost productivity?
• What nutritional technologies will enable individuals and companies to make the right dietary decisions for healthier and happier lives?
• What role do companies play in furthering these changes?

Panelists: 

• Prof. Leonard P. Guarente, Novartis Professor of Biology, MIT & co-founder, Elysium Health
• Matthew Decker, Global Technical Leader - Comfort and Biophysics Group, W.L. Gore & Associates
• David T. Thibodeau, Managing Director, Wellvest Capital
• Josh Sarmir, Co-Founder & CEO, SplitSage

Moderator: Trond Undheim, Ph.D., Lead, MIT Startup Exchange, MIT ILP