Targeting an Exit Strategy
Wednesday, June 11, 2025 3:30 PM Washington Clean Energy Testbeds 4625 Union Bay Place NE, Seattle
The Clean Energy Entrepreneur Workshop is designed to bring together entrepreneurs, University of Washington faculty, researchers, and students working on clean energy technologies, with industry, think tanks, and investment groups from across the Western US.
Join us to connect with and learn from clean energy leaders! The cost of attending the workshop is $75.
Tickets for attendees include lunch and a networking happy hour. *Free for UW students, postdocs, faculty, and staff. Email wcet@uw.edu for registration code.
Keynote Speaker:
Dr. Noël Bakhtian is a technology, climate, and energy senior advisor across philanthropy, academia, non-profits, and government. She has previously served in leadership roles across the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) national lab system and as an advisor for environment and energy in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) and in Congress. She currently serves on boards for the National Academies (BEES), NASA (Advisory Council Science Committee), and FESI (DOE’s nonprofit foundation). Dr. Bakhtian earned her engineering doctorate at Stanford University’s Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics; holds master’s degrees from Stanford University and the University of Cambridge where she was a Churchill Scholar; and completed her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and physics at Duke University
Confirmed speakers include:
Lowell Bander, General Manager, 9Zero Climate Innovation Hub
Jeff Canin, Board of Directors, VertueLab & Investor-in-Residence, Washington Clean Energy Testbeds
Jim Huston, Managing Director, Portland Seed Fund
Babu Jain, Founder and CEO, Navia Energy Inc. & Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Washington Clean Energy Testbeds
Professor J. Devin MacKenzie, Technical Director, Washington Clean Energy Testbeds
Michael Pomfret, Managing Director @ Washington Clean Energy Testbeds
Gabriel Scheer, Senior Director, Investments & Innovation, Elemental Impact
Professor Daniel Schwartz, Director, Clean Energy Institute
Vin Valentino, Key Industries & Workforce Development Mananger, City of Seattle
Pae Wu, General Partner, SOSV
Full agenda with additional speakers will be announced soon!