Event Information

Low cost sensors, energy efficiency innovations and building technologies are creating massive opportunity in the energy grid. How will these advances lead to new services, hardware and systems? Can software reach its potential in an aging grid? Is commercial real estate ready for a generational investment in new technology? Join the CTC for this inside look at the intersection between the IoT and energy efficiency, hear from leading investors and see demos from the smart grid and smart buildings industries.

Presenting companies will include:

AECOM
Arup
Echelon Corporation
GE Ventures
DBL Investors
Claremont Creek Ventures
Prospect Silicon Valley
Rainforest Automation
Reylabs
Solve 4X
Watt Time

To review the speaker lineup and agenda, please click here.

Each First Pitch event is accompanied by an independent panel of expert judges in related fields. For this event, our judges include:

David Bendet, Vice President, Science & Technology, HDR
Doug Davenport, Executive Director, Prospect Silicon Valley
Erica Eaton, Director of Business Development, Building Robotics
John Eddy, Principal, Arup
Kelly Krpata, Buildings Program Manager, Prospect Silicon Valley
Stacey Lawson, President & CEO, YGrene Energy Fund
Alastair MacGregor, Vice President, High Performance Buildings & Communities, AECOM
Mary Ann Piette, Head, Building Technology & Urban Systems, LBNL
John van den Heuvel, Advisor, Netherlands Office of Science & Technology
Gordon Zagar, Principal, Zagar Consulting

Learn more about our First Pitch commercialization and business development initiative.

First Pitch: Smart Grid + Smart Buildings