RE+ Tech Funders Breakfast

Wednesday, September 13, 2023

8:00 AM – 9:15 AM PDT

Location: Bellini Ballroom, Level 2, The Venetian

Located in the Bellini Room at The Venetian on Level Two.

$75 for members
$85 for non-members

Accelerating the transition to a net-zero future requires the development and commercialization of innovative clean energy technologies. These groundbreaking technologies are being supported by clean energy-focused funders, accelerators, and investors who are doubling down on clean tech investments.

This networking breakfast event will bring together public and private funders to engage with researchers, entrepreneurs, and others to discuss commercialization and financial resources.

Attendees will have the opportunity to join a table hosted by a representative from the government, private, or venture capital investment arena. Participating funders, accelerators and investors will discuss their different approaches to start-up and tech investments and answer attendee questions in this roundtable-style event.

Seating is first come first served, so arrive onsite early to select your table of choice!

Table Host(s)

Joe Ritter

Executive Vice President & Principal
Seminole Financial Services
Belleair Bluffs, Florida, United States
Debbie Brodt-Giles (she/her/hers)

American-Made Program Manager for Innovation, Prizes, and Networks
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Golden, Colorado, United States
Eric Byington

American Made Network Lead
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Denver, Colorado, United States
Michele Boyd (she/her/hers)

Program Manager, Strategic Analysis and Institutional Support
Solar Energy Technologies Office, Department of Energy
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Craig Lawrence

Partner
Energy Transition Ventures
Austin, Texas, United States
Aaron R. Morris

Director of Guaranteed Lending
USDA Rural Development
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Katie Taylor

Technology Advisor, Manufacturing and Competitiveness Team
Solar Energy Technologies Office, DOE
na, United States
Craig O'Connor

Director, Office of Renewable Energy & Environmental Exports
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Nicole Steele

Senior Advisor, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Sarah Wharmby (she/her/hers)

Program Officer
VentureWell
Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
Jade Garrett (she/her/hers)

Director of Partnerships and Funding
Positive Deviancy
Sterling, Virginia, United States
Callye Keen

Director of Programs
Positive Deviancy/Embryia
Sterling, Virginia, United States
Troy Daley (he/him/his)

Program Director
LabStart
Oakland, California, United States
Deepa Lounsbury (she/her/hers)

CEO
LabStart
Oakland, California, United States
Gabriel Scheer (he/him/his)

Director, Innovation
Elemental Excelerator
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Elizabeth Wolfe

Senior Advisor
Loan Programs Office, DOE
Jatin Khana (he/him/his)

Outreach and Business Development
Loan Programs Office, DOE
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Paul Dearhouse (he/him/his)

LPO Senior Consultant, Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program
Department of Energy
Northville, Michigan, United States
David Nemtzow

Senior Advisor (Virtual Power Plants)
Loan Programs Office, Department of Energy (DOE)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States