The California Clean Tech Open, a business plan competition offering more than $600,000 in prizes for early-stage clean technology startups who plan to locate their operations in California, will hold a technology and entrepreneur matching event on May 1. The goals of the event are to:
- build awareness of relevant research and emerging technologies
- connect entrepreneurs with laboratory researchers and technologists
- provide a forum for entrepreneurs to meet and assemble Clean Tech Open teams
- examine and expedite the path to commercial viability and market entry
The event will include opportunities for networking and brief presentations from the following Innovation Partners, who will provide an overview of successful commercialization efforts and current technologies they are developing:
- Ammi Amarnath – Electric Power Research Institute
- Tom Anyos – Technology Ventures Corporation
- Meg Arnold – UC Davis InnovationAccess
- Alex Beavers – SRI International
- Mike Cohen – UC Berkeley Office of Technology Licensing
- Robin Johnston – Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
- Denise Koker – Sandia National Labs/California
- Luis Mejia – Stanford University OTL
- Nitin Parekh – Palo Alto Research Center
- Leah Rogers – Lawrence Livermore National Lab
This event will take place from 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm at SRI’s International Building, 333 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (directions and public transit, parking map). The registration fee for this event is $20 for pre-registration and $30 at the door (cash only). This fee will be waved for competition entrants who have paid their entry fee. California Clean Tech Open sponsors and partners can attend for free, but should contact [email protected] for special arrangements.
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