THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3RD

OPENING SESSION UNC PERFORMANCE HALL
9AM VIP REMARKS

MORNING TOPICS: INNOVATION SHOWCASE

OUTSIDE TOUR: ST VRAIN SCHOOLS MOBILE INNOVATION LAB

9AM VIP REMARKS

​UNC PRESIDENT ANDY FEINSTEIN

JAIME HENNING

CONGRESSWOMAN YADIRA CARAVEO

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9:20AM THE FUTURE OF THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT

JASON SUNTYCH, COO of XTI Technologies 

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9:40AM WASTE MATERIAL CAN CLEAN THE ENVIRONMENT

JAMES GASPERD, CEO of Biochar Now

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10:00AM THE FUTURE OF ENERGY TRANSITION & TRANSMISSION

Moderator: TOM PARKO, CEO of Spruance Consulting

CHRSITINE MIKELL, FOUNDER ENYO ENERGY

BILL GRAHAM, Director of Product Development, DVO, INC.

AMY SIMPKINS, CEO of muGRID Analytics

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11:00AM WORKING FOR A GLOBAL ENERGY COMPANY IN COLORADO

           --as seen through the eyes of young technical professionals

Moderator: SCOTT BRIGHT, Education Grant Advisor: The Weld Trust

NICK GONZALEZ Digital Advisor, Operations Production

ERIN DOUGHERTY Field Health & Safety Advisor, Wells
SHAUN HIGGINS, Methane Reduction Advisor,
MIYUKI MANN, Facilities Engineer, Operations​

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1:50AM NETWORKING BREAK

​12PM LUNCH SESSION UNC BALLROOM

UNC ALUMNI PANEL & CAREER SPEED DATING

Geoff Schmidt,Chris Shaw, Costin McQueen, Baylee Evans, Curtis Crawford, David Lahowetz, Madeline Ponce

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1:30PM ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES TOUR

1:45PM NETWORKING BREAK​​

 

SESSION UNC PERFORMANCE HALL
AFTERNOON TOPICS: THE HUMAN ENVIRONMENT

2:00PM REPURPOSED & SUSTAINABLE HOUSING

Moderator: STEVE D'ORISIO, Adams County Commissioner

MARKO MACKOVIC, Founder Mac Investment Group

JEFF HANDLIN, Chairperson Urban Cottages

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3:00PM SMART CITIES OF THE FUTURE & AI PLANNING

Moderator: MARY YOUNG, State Representative

TYLER SVITAK, Executive Director, Colorado Smart Cities Alliance
BECKY DOYLE, Chief Strategic Integration Officer, City of Longmont
ADRIEN PATANE, Technology Solutions Manager of the Americas, Trimble

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4:15PM NETWORKING BREAK

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4:30PM OIL & GAS REGULATION & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE

Moderator: DAN HALEY CEO, COGA

MARCO RODRIGUEZ, PhD Managing Consultant, Ramboll

COURTNEY TAYLOR Principal, Ramboll

STEPHANIE GAUSCH Chief Development Officer, Weld Food Bank

Dr. Annareli Morales PhD Air Quality Policy Analyst, Weld County

5:30PM NETWORKING BREAK

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UNC BALLROOM BOETTCHER QUAD 

6:00 PM  PRESIDENTS AWARDS RECEPTION

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FRIDAY OCTOBER 4TH

9:00AM BREAKFAST SESSION

CAMPUS COMMONS MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
9:05AM  WEATHER AND CLIMATE PANEL

MIKE NELSON Chief Meteorologist, Channel 7 News

KODY WILSON Freelance Meteorologist

PETER GOBLE, Assistant State Climatologist of Colorado

10:15AM NETWORKING BREAK

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10:30AM FUTURE PROBLEM SOLVING: A.I. LEARNING in K-12

AXEL REITZIG, Executive Director of Innovation at Innovation Center of the St. Vrain Valley Schools

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LUNCH SESSION

11:30AM CLEAN ENERGY AND COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

ZACH LASEK Senior Project Manager, Scout Clean Energy

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11:50AM  NETWORKING BREAK

CAMPUS COMMONS MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM
12:00PM INNOVATIVE ENTREPRENEUR PANEL

JAMES GASPARD CEO, BIO CHAR Now

MARKO MACKOVIC Founder, MAC Investment Group

GEOFF SCHMIDT Founder, Common Good Compost

12:30PM CLEAN TECH SHARK TANK

THE SHARKS

TIM JONES COO of Innosphere Ventures
RON BRUSH Tech Entrepreneur and Angel Investor

KEVIN KUDRA Executive Director of Rocky Ventures Club

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THE PITCH:

GREENSTEEL

GRADIENT GEO THERMAL

AUSTERE ENVIRONMENTAL​

1:45PM  FUNDING INNOVATIVE START-UPS:
VENTURE CAPITAL 101

KEVIN KUDRA Executive Director of Rocky Ventures Club

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AFTER HOURS

2:30PM

G-Beta Business Accelerator: Mentor and Investor Outreach

9:00AM BREAKFAST SESSION

CAMPUS COMMONS MULTIPURPOSE ROOM

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