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Energy Ecosystems, Climate & Cocktails: An Austin Climate Hub Soiree

Energy Ecosystems, Climate & Cocktails: An Austin Climate Hub SoireeEnergy Ecosystems, Climate & Cocktails: An Austin Climate Hub SoireeEnergy Ecosystems, Climate & Cocktails: An Austin Climate Hub Soiree


Mobilizing the Energy Ecosystem to Accelerate Climate-Tech Innovation in Austin, Texas and Beyond

Energy Ecosystems, Climate & Cocktails: An Austin Climate Hub Soiree

Energy Ecosystems, Climate & Cocktails: An Austin Climate Hub SoireeEnergy Ecosystems, Climate & Cocktails: An Austin Climate Hub SoireeEnergy Ecosystems, Climate & Cocktails: An Austin Climate Hub Soiree


Mobilizing the Energy Ecosystem to Accelerate Climate-Tech Innovation in Austin, Texas and Beyond

Please join the Austin Climate Hub, LOHAS and Bandera Capital for a special gathering of industry leaders, forward-thinking investors, innovators, philanthropists and community leaders on importance of fostering a vibrant ecosystem for climate-tech innovation. Engage in meaningful conversations, cultivate valuable connections, and gain expert insights, all while enjoying cocktails and a chef-prepared assortment of hors d'oeuvres at a beautiful private residence in Austin. With a focus on connecting key members of the energy and impact community, the evening will include a panel discussion on how we as leaders can collectively accelerate clean energy and climate-tech innovation in Austin, in Texas and beyond.


Following the panel and a brief showcase of key initiatives underway to advance clean energy in Texas, dinner will be provided for those who wish to stay for curated conversations with the event hosts.


Please note this is a private event; guest list has been carefully curated to ensure balanced representation of leaders from across the energy, finance and policy ecosystem, so we kindly request you coordinate with the hosts before extending this invite to others. 

Event Agenda




5:00 - 5:45pm:  Reception, meet and greet, drinks, appetizers

5:45 - 6:00pm:  Introductions and welcomes

6:00 - 6:45pm: Panel discussion: What does it take to mobilize the energy ecosystem and foster climate-tech innovation in Austin, Texas and beyond? 

6:45 - 7:15pm: Show-case: Brief introduction to the Austin Climate Hub and key initiatives to  accelerate climate-tech through streamlined access to early stage capital, a multi-stakeholder approach to industry-lead innovation, and greater ecosystem connectivity

7:30 - 9:00pm:  Dinner: Curated conversations over chef prepared dinner. Break bread with a with guests representing start-ups, investors, established corporates and other key players in Austin’s climate-tech and clean energy communities

Panel Description

Mobilizing Our Energy Ecosystem to Accelerate Climate-Tech Innovation


Austin and Texas more broadly are blessed with all the elements required to be the leading centers for climate-tech and clean energy nationally, if not globally: leading universities and sources of innovation; the scale and dynamism of the ERCOT grid; a unique concentration of renewables developers, energy companies and original equipment manufacturers; a bourgeoning venture and start-up ecosystem; seemingly infinite renewables potential and the highest penetration of clean energy capacity of any US state by any conceivable measure. 


Yet cities like San Francisco, New York or London, blessed with none of these advantages, lead Texas in clean energy innovation by a factor of two to five times, by any metric. How can Austin and Texas reach their full potential as leading centers for climate-tech and clean energy? 


Accelerating climate-tech innovation fundamentally requires an ecosystems-based approach. From family offices to grid operators, from equipment manufacturers to early stage investors, policy makers to founders, or from big tech and non-profit, all these stakeholders play a role – and potential to benefit from – a more vibrant, productive ecosystem for climate-tech innovation. 


In this panel, we will explore the potential for climate-tech and clean energy innovation in Austin and Texas more broadly. We will discuss the role of various stakeholders in realizing this potential and outline win-win opportunities to increase collaboration across our industry, for instance, longer-term coordination across the capital stack and funding rounds; earlier engagement with industry and commercial partners for more efficient innovation; and models for closer collaboration between industry, investors and innovators. 


Following the panel, we’ll open up the discussion over dinner and cocktails to hear more from the broader set of industry leaders in attendance for their individual perspectives on needs, opportunities and potential unlocks in this space.

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