Panel
Kleinman Center Event
Financing and Commercializing Sustainable Technologies: Innovations, Capital, and Incentives
Monday, February 7, 2022 | 5:00PM - 6:00PM
Speakers
Suzanne Hunt
Policy Director, Generate Capital
Mark Tomasovic
Principal, Invenergy (Energize VC)
James Wagstaff
Senior Vice President of Global Growth, PowerAdvocate
Virtual event
Event Summary
With the urgent need for decarbonization, it is essential to facilitate the speed of innovation and scaling of energy technologies such as renewable energy, energy storage, smart grids, digitalization, and systems integration. Large-scale investment is needed to finance and commercialize these technologies, however, challenging risk-return profiles resulting from emerging technologies’ higher economic and upfront capital costs, and their higher risks, have hampered investment in the sector. Our panel of industry experts will give their insights on technologies that should be prioritized, and the major factors that drive or hamper the financing and the uptake of sustainable energy technologies.
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speaker
Suzanne Hunt
Policy Director, Generate Capital
Suzanne Hunt supports Generate Capital’s work on a range of climate solutions including food waste, renewable energy, regenerative agriculture, green hydrogen and low carbon transportation.
speaker
Mark Tomasovic
Principal, Invenergy (Energize VC)
Mark Tomasovic brings a unique blend of technical skills, operating experience and investment acumen to Energize. He supports the team in evaluating investment opportunities, building the deal pipeline, due diligence and portfolio development.
James Wagstaff
Senior Vice President, Global Growth, PowerAdvocate
James Wagstaff leads strategy and execution of PowerAdvocate’s global revenue-generating activities. He is responsible for managing PowerAdvocate’s marketing, sales, and business development capabilities while ensuring that the company’s solutions address the market’s most important challenges.