September 28, 2023

Venture Houston 2023

Watch Venture Houston 2023 Panels:

The Path to Decarbonization in A Digital World

Featuring:
Reginald DesRoches, President, Rice University
Carmichael Roberts, Investment Committee Co-Lead, Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Seeding Sustainability Unlocking the Power of Early-Stage Investments

Featuring:
Kassia Yanosek, Partner, McKinsey & Company
Andrea Course, Venture Principal, Shell Ventures
Mark Cupta, Managing Partner, Prelude Ventures
Tim Latimer, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Fervo Energy
Josh Posamentier, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Congruent Ventures

Charting a Path to a Clean Energy Future

Featuring:
Bobby Tudor, Founder and CEO, Artemis Energy Partners
Trevor Best, CEO and Co-Founder, Syzygy Plasmonics
Aaron Ledet, Senior VP, Olefins and Polyolefins, LyondellBasell

Shaping the Future of the Energy Transition

Featuring:
Cody Simms, General Partner, MCJ Collective
Ric Campo, Chairman of the Board & CEO, Camden Property Trust | Chairman of the Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority
Sophie Purdom, Managing Partner, Planeteer Capital

Driving the Future Houston's Journey to Energy Transition Leadership

Featuring:
Emily Hak, Managing Director, Private Capital Markets, Insperity
Gaurab Chakrabarti, Co-Founder and CEO, Solugen
Craig Wilson, Managing Director, NYU Tandon Future Labs

Path to Net-Zero: Industry Perspectives on Decarbonization

Featuring:
Juliana Garaizar, Chief Development and Investment Officer, Head of Houston Incubator, Greentown Labs
Peter Barrett, Co-Founder & General Partner at Playground Global
Elizabeth Lutz, Vice President of Sustainability, Camden Property Trust
Reece Pacheco, Partner, Propeller

From Vision to Venture: The Founder's Journey to Building Sustainable Companies

Featuring:
Wogbe Ofori, Founder, Wrx Companies
Moji Karimi, CEO & Co-Founder, Cemvita
Ben Lerer, Managing Partner, Lerer Hippeau
Janice Tran, CEO & Co-Founder, Kanin Energy