Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship

ETVF Schedule - 2022

2022 ETVF Program

Thursday, September 15, 2022
8:00 am - 5:00 pm 
Rice University, McNair Hall 

 

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2022 Schedule

The 2022 conference will facilitate connections between energy tech ventures and industry leaders and investors, while providing energy corporations the opportunity to identify fresh solutions for their technology challenges.

You can except:

  • Keynotes and Panels: Exciting keynotes, panels and a special fire side chat. These sessions will be curated with the presenting companies in mind, to support the growth of their businesses and facilitate thoughtful discussion on the future of energy.

  • Company Pitches: A select 40+ companies will be showcased throughout the conference. They will provide a live quick pitch.

  • Company Showcase: Meet the presenting companies and network with attendees at the company showcase reception to conclude the event.

  • Announcement of Most Promising Company: Companies will be chosen by Rice Alliance energy technology industry experts and participating investors as the Most Promising Company. 

  • Invite-Only Investor Office Hours: A critical element of the event is the opportunity for more in-depth discussions with key investors, corporations and partners. Selected energy tech ventures will have the opportunity to be connected with participating investors for individual invite-only office hours.

  • Sponsored by Perkins Coie

  • Brad Burke, Managing Director, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship

    Peter Rodriguez, Dean, Jones Graduate School of Business

  • Ann DeWitt, General Partner, The Engine

    Brad Burke, Moderator

    • Teknobuilt
    • Vellex Computing
    • Craytive Technologies
    • AttackIQ
    • Brightmerge
    • NetSpring
    • Orbital Sidekick
    • Quantum New Energy
    • Arolytics
    • R&B Technology Group
    • HData


     

  • Sponsored by: Next Renewable Fuels 

    • Criterion Energy Partners
    • Renaissance Fusion
    • CoFlow Jet Wind Turbines
    • Icarus RT
    • Kanin Energy
    • Lignium Energy

  • Ed Graham, Vice President, New Assets, ExxonMobil Low Carbon Solutions

    • STARS Technology
    • Elemental Recycling
    • Universal Matter
    • H Quest Vanguard
    • NASADYA
    • Swift Coat
    • Syzygy Plasmonics
    • Power to Hydrogen

  • Moderator:  Fatimah Bello, Venture Partner, Climate Impact Capital

    • Arindam Bhattacharya, Managing Director, Schlumberger Ventures
    • Juliann Edwards, Vice President of Energy Origination and Development - Power & Energy Solutions, TC Energy
    • Nathaniel Hartwig, Director North America, Schlumberger New Energy
    • Rob Sadler, Group Vice President, Energy Transition & Transformation,  DCP Midstream
    • Laura Schilling, SVP Surface Western Hemisphere, TechnipFMC

     

     Sponsored by: TC Energy 

  • Moderator:  Jane Stricker, Executive Director, Houston Energy Transition Initiative and SVP, Energy Transition, Greater Houston Partnership

    • Richard Williams, Venture Executive, Chevron Technology Ventures
    • Jim Sledzik, Managing Director, North America, Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures
    • Phoebe Wang, Investment Director, Shell Ventures
    • Nazeer Bhore, Global Manager of Technology Scouting and Ventures Group, ExxonMobil Research and Engineering
    • Chad Bown, Managing Partner, BP Ventures

  • Sponsored by: Leyendecker Executive Search 

  • Moderator - Kerri Smith, Executive Director, Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator 

    Welcome Speaker: Tyler Smith, Sr. VP, Social Impact and Sustainability, Wells Fargo

    • LiNa Energy
    • Volta Technique
    • Luminescent
    • Pressure Corp
    • Atargis Energy
    • Viridly
    • Quino Energy
    • Nobel Works
    • Eden GeoPower
    • GOLeafe
    • Wootz
    • NanoTech
    • FuelX innovation
    • Emission Critical
    • GeoGen Technologies
    • CLS Wind
    • Dsider

  • Moderator: Matthew Moynihan, Ph.D., NLF Consulting

    • Kieran Furlong, CEO, Realta Fusion
    • Caroline Anderson, Fusion Industry Association
    • Zachary McDaniel, Director, Innovation, Westinghouse 

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    Moderator:  Ritu Sachdeva, Managing Director, Energy Transition, Riverbend Energy Group

    • Scott Gale, Executive Director, Halliburton Labs
    • Jeane-Mey Sun, Vice President, Sustainability, NRG
    • Aaron Doughty, Managing Director, Business Development Emerging Energy, Phillips 66
    • Nikhil Joshi, Director - Innovation and Technology, Talos Energy
    • Preshit Gawade, Executive Director – New Energies, Baker Hughes
    • EnviroApps
    • Terrapin Geothermics
    • anessa
    • Direct-C Limited
    • Kinitics Automation
    • CruxOCM

    • OneStep Power Solutions

    • Del Rey Sensors

    • Micronic Technologies

    • Earthview

    • Seebeckcell Technologies

    • Innervsion Wellbore Technologies

    • Rotoliptic Technologies
       

  • Moderator: Deanna Zhang, Founder, ETM

    • Claudio Sanchez, Associate, Lime Rock New Energy
    • Michael Hebert, Associate, NGIF Cleantech Ventures
    • Robert Allen, Director, Evok Innovations
    • Don Kendall, General Partner, New Climate Ventures
    • Matt Hill, Senior Investment Manager, Equinor Ventures

    • Mote

    • Dimensional Energy

    • SensorEra

    • Vidya Technology

    • Rushnu

  • Sponsored by: Next Renewable Fuels 

     

    • Ateios Systems
    • Photon Vault
    • Enerpoly AB
    • TexPower EV Technologies
    • PJP Eye
    • FLASC


     

  • Moderator:  Amy Henry, CEO, Eunike Ventures

    • Katy Boettcher, Principal, ARA Partners
    • George Coyle, Managing Partner, Energy Innovation Capital
    • Hossam Elbadawy, Managing Director, SCF Ventures
    • John Bishop, Managing Partner, Tupper Lake Partners
    • Sean Ebert, Partner, Altira

    Sponsored by:

    BakerBotts

  • Serge Tismen, Managing Director and Global Co-Head - Clean Energy Transition, Citi

  • Brad Burke, Managing Director, Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship

    David Brast, Senior Vice President - Commercial, US Natural Gas, TC Energy

    Presented by TC Energy:

  • Presented by Jones Day