NECEC's Cleantech Navigate Northeast program will convene clean technology innovation, entrepreneurship, and commercialization leaders from across the Northeast for the annual Navigate Connector & Partner Summit on April 3rd in New York City.

Attendees will participate in an engaging morning session focused on Navigate's 2017 action plan, including how Navigate and Partners can collaborate more effectively to organize and engage networks of experts, investors, corporates and customers to connect with entrepreneurs. Attendees can expect to network with peers and share best practices and new resources to support their entrepreneurs and accelerate the Northeast clean energy economy.

After the morning Navigate session, attendees will connect with corporates, utilities, customers, and policymakers at NECEC's Strategic Partner & Innovation Summit. Following the afternoon Summit, attendees are invited to a Networking Happy Hour sponsored by Schneider Electric, where we will be joined by entrepreneurs and mentors from Cleantech Open NE at Beer Authority (300 W. 40th St, New York, NY, 10018).

This year’s agenda is as follows:

Navigate Connector & Partner Summit

8:30 am to 9:00 am: Registration & Networking Breakfast

9:00 am to 9:10 am: Welcome - Peter Rothstein, President, NECEC

9:10 am to 9:30 am: Navigate 2.0 Presentation - Catarina Madeira, Director, Cleantech Navigate Northeast

9:30 am to 9:35 am: StartupGPS Demo - Erika Harris, Manager, Cleantech Navigate Northeast

9:35 am to 9:50 am: Q&A

9:50 am to 11:45 am: Breakout Discusions & Report Back - Roundtables will focus on Navigate's new action plan and how Navigate and Partners & Connectors can more effectively collaborate to support entrepreneurs around six main discussion topics:

Startup Check-ins & Assessment (Needs/Connection Readiness)
Experts Network
Investors Network
Corporates & Customers Network
Partners & Connectors Network
Metrics

11:45 am to 12:00 pm: Closing Remarks & Break

NECEC's Strategic Partner & Innovation Summit

12:00 pm to 12:45 pm: Networking Lunch with industry leaders from NECEC's Strategic Partner Network

The Strategic Partner & Innovation Summit will convene leaders from across the clean energy ecosystem including state and local government, utilities, and large energy customers in the Northeast to share insights, solutions, and goals with some of the world’s leading energy firms, regional cleantech startups and clean energy growth companies to address the challenges and opportunities of transitioning to a 21st century energy system and a clean transportation system. Learn more about the goals and focus of the afternoon Strategic Partner & Innovation Summit here.

12:45 pm to 1:15 pm: Welcoming Remarks and Fireside Chat

1:15 pm to 2:00 pm: 21st Century Energy System Panel

2:00 pm to 3:00 pm: Breakout Discussions & Report Back

3:00 pm to 3:15 pm: Coffee & Networking Break

3:15 pm to 4:00 pm: Decarbonizing Transportation Panel

4:00 pm to 4:45 pm: Breakout Discussions

4:45 pm to 5:00 pm: Breakout Discussions & Report Back

5:15 pm to 5:30 pm: Closing Remarks

5:30 pm: Networking Happy Hour sponsored by Schneider Electric - Cleantech Open NE Mentors and Alum entrepreneurs join Summit attendees at Beer Authority (300 W. 40th St. and 8th Ave.)

Questions? Contact Catarina Madeira: cmadeira@necec.org

2017 Navigate Connector & Partner Summit