Energy
Showcase

August 27th, 2026

 

Full Agenda Coming Soon…

Carol Rabke

US Department of Energy
Technology to Market Advisor

Lisa Dufresne

GC Ventures America
Corporate Venture Capital

Jerrold Wang

GC Ventures America
Corporate Venture Capital Associate

Neal Dikeman

Energy Transition Ventures
Partner

Kimberly Zou

Sightline Climate
CEO

Kristin Marshall

Lux Research
Associate Research Director

Tony Sun

GC Ventures
Director of Corporate Venture Capital

Elena Demidova

GC
Manager, Strategic Planning and Portfolio

Session 1

Panelists

Jasmine Zhang

SK Hynix America
Investment Director

Maarten Hooft

Quest Venture Partners
Managing Partner

Daiki Yamashita

SEKISUI America Corporation
General Manager of CVC

Oliver Mitchell

ff Venture Capital
Partner

Tim Jones

Innosphere Ventures
Chief Operating Officer

Han Ko

USAKO Group
President & CEO

Hyundo Kwon

Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Principal

Ronnie Hobbs

Air Force Sustainment Center
Organic Product Support & Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Division Chief

Joe Epstein

Lockheed Martin Space
Strategic Partnership Lead

Cassandra Carothers

Departure Capital
Managing Partner

Marisa McGinnis

R42 Group
Limited Partner

Kathleen Jurman

Dow Ventures
Corporate Technology Scout

Lisa Dufresne

GC Ventures America
Investor

Lynn Murray

3M
Venture Scouting and Research Lead

Utkarsh Charapale

Vertiv
Technology Innovation Manager

Companies

Edlore
AGC Power
Fortius Metals
Re:Build Optimation
SkyMapper
ZenaDrone
Nexigen
AiFly Labs

Session 2

Panelists

Yvonne Lutsch

Lam Capital
Investment Director

Winnie Leung

Ajinomoto Group
Investment Director

Todd Coulard

Marque Ventures
Principal

Rinat Yogev

GM Ventures
Partner

Kendel Smith

Vertiv
Sr Strategy Advanced Technology

Han Ko

USAKO Group
President & CEO

Marisa McGinnis

R42 Group
Limited Partner

Hyundo Kwon

Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Principal

Ronnie Hobbs

Air Force Sustainment Center
Organic Product Support & Civil Engineering and Infrastructure Division Chief

Lukas Sznewajs

Booz Allen Hamilton
Investor

Cassandra Carothers

Departure Capital
Managing Partner

Kathleen Jurman

Dow Ventures
Corporate Technology Scout

Lisa Dufresne

GC Ventures America
Investor

Kaija Gisolfi-McCready

Lockheed Martin Ventures
Investor

Lindsay Aspegren

NTTVC
Special Partner

Nilesh Trivedi

J-Ventures Fund
Principal INvestor

Yuan Liu

Hypertherm Ventures
Investor

Rudy Baisa

United States Air Force
Management Program Analyst

Anna Jarman

Walmart Global Tech
Innovation & Emerging Technology

Dan Hingley

United States Air Force
Government Flight Representative, F-35 Instructor Pilot

Ian Pierce

United States Air Force
Tactical Aircraft Maintenance

Sophia Moshasha

Meta
Public Policy, Metaverse

Steve Elefant

Soaring VC
Managing Director

Rudy Baisa

United States Air Force
Management Program Analyst

Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

Companies

VBASE Oil Company
Terragrit
Kiinns
Target Arm
BoolSi
Falcon Green Energy
AiFly Labs

Session 3

Panelists

Dustin Wallace

United States Air Force
Wing Chief of Innovation/Phoenix Spark Director

Ben Patterson

10vc
Managing Partner

Max Yergan

Space Leasing International
VP, Investments

Lisa Dufresne

GC Ventures America
Corporate Venture Capital

Bill Waynick

United States Air Force
Senior Advisor Warfighter Communications

Todd Coulard

Marque Ventures
Principal

Marisa McGinnis

R42 Group
Limited Partner

Lukas Sznewajs

Booz Allen Ventures
Investor

Bahareh Haji-saeed

BAE Systems
Director, External Engagements- Technology Scouting

Mike Telcide

United States Space Force
Dep Branch Chief, Space Sensing Mission Protection

Dustin Baker

United States Air Force
Director of Innovation, Iceman Spark

Hyundo Kwon

Honda Xcelerator Ventures
Principal

Kip Stringfellow

VU Venture Partners
Venture Partner

Anna Jarman

Walmart Global Tech
Innovation & Emerging Technology

Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

Chloe Holzinger

The Engine
Investment Associate

Matt Morris

Vectors Capital
Investment Associate

Companies

VBASE Oil Company
Terragrit
Kiinns
SaraniaSat
eJet Aerospace
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