Name
Opening Session: Community & Startup Pitches and Fireside Chats
Date & Time
Tuesday, December 7, 2021, 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM
Cara Adams Adam Quinton Lori Feldman Christina Sistrunk Maddie Ashby Bobby Tudor Max Song Amram Bengio David Horsup Jenny Midyat Isabella Garcia Eric Zhang
Description

3:00 PM  - Champions and Allies for the Energy Transition 

  • Laura Davison, Director of Enterprise Brand of ChampionX
  • Juliana Garaizar, Vice President of Innovation, Greentown Labs
  • Katie Mehnert CEO and Founder of ALLY Energy

3:20 PM -  Greentown Startup Pitches Round 1  What's the next frontier for the transition?  Come hear from Greentown founders who are focused on climate action.

  • Moderated by Adam Quinton, Board of Directors Holy Cross Energy, Advisory Board Member to ALLY Energy.
  • Pitch companies to be announced December 1

3:45 PM  -  Climate & Community Resilience in the Energy Capital of the World

  • Angela Blanchard, President Emerita, Baker Ripley, Senior Fellow, Brown University
  • Cara Adams, Executive Director of the Texas Relief Warriors
  • Moderated by Katie Mehnert CEO and Founder of ALLY Energy

4:15 PM - Community Pitches - Houston is home to many community organizations who are forces for good.  Hear from a few you may or may not be aware of that are doing great things to help build resilience and community in the energy capital.   

  • Moderated by Lori Feldman, CEO of The Database Diva and Advisory Board Member to ALLY Energy
  • Communities to be announced December 1

4:30 PM - The Energy Pipeline: Superheroes for the Transition

  • Erin Twamley, Author, Education and STEMinist, ErinEDU
  • Dr. Michael Webber, Josey Centennial Professor at University of Texas at Austin and Chief Technology Officer, Energy Impact Partners
  • Moderated by Kay McCall, Executive Director of the Renewable Energy Alliance Houston

5:15 PM - Greentown Startup Pitches Round 2

  • Moderated by Christina Sistrunk, former CEO Aera Energy and Advisory Board Member to ALLY Energy
Location Name
Greentown Labs Houston
Full Address
4200 San Jacinto
Houston, TX 77004
United States