David Whipple is a Senior Director of Industry Development at Empire State Development, the economic development arm of the New York State government. David leads Empire State Development’s efforts in creating jobs and attracting investment in the renewable energy and clean tech sectors. He works closely with partners including NY-BEST, NYSERDA, NYPA, NY Green Bank, …
With 18-years at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Kevin brings a great deal of experience to the table and is focused on Economic Development and Strategic Partnerships
Chris is a Partner at ADL Ventures, where he heads the firm’s Energy & Transportation practices, and Executive Director of Uptake Alliance. A serial entrepreneur, Chris previously worked in energy and transportation strategy consulting and led demand response product marketing at EnerNOC (acquired by Enel). With ADL, Chris has orchestrated climate tech spin-outs in hardware, …
Michael Shimazu is Senior Advisor for Business Growth and Innovation at the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), where he has initiated and developed the Authority’s portfolio of programs helping grow innovative climate technology companies as they bring their solutions to market. Prior to joining NYSERDA, Mike worked in senior technology transfer …
Kate Frucher is Co-Founder and Managing Director of The Clean Fight, a not-for-profit climate tech accelerator that searches for the most promising ready-to-install solutions from around the world and helps aggressively scale their adoption in New York and beyond, quickly and equitably. The Clean Fight is supported by New York State (NYSERDA), and federally by …
Kris is the Program Manager of Scale For ClimateTech, a program that scales-up the manufacturing and delivery of innovative climate tech hardware products and solutions in New York State. In this role, Kris provides execution and strategy support through program design, development, implementation, impact reporting, and stakeholder management. Kris is passionate about building community by supporting one …
John Neuffer has been President and CEO of the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) in Washington, DC since 2015. Mr. Neuffer is responsible for leading the association’s public policy agenda and serving as the primary advocate for maintaining U.S. leadership in semiconductor design, manufacturing, and research. Prior to SIA, he served for seven years as SVP …
Michelle is a Professor in the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, with a joint appointment in Engineering & Management. Her research focuses on developing in situ treatment technologies for groundwater contamination, determining the impact of groundwater technologies on aquifer quality, and integrating treatment technologies for optimized risk reduction. Recent work has focused on treatment …
Maria K Mitchell, PhD, is founder and leader of the Life Sciences Division of Empire State Development (ESD), the economic development agency for New York State. The Life Sciences Division was created to conceptualize and implement Governor Andrew Cuomo’s groundbreaking $620 million initiative to fuel growth of a world-class commercial life sciences sector in New …
Donna Howell leads the Industrial Partnerships Program at the Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR), where she works to stimulate and strengthen materials R&D knowledge transfer, and develop connections between university-based research and its application. CCMR offers access to world-class experts and state-of-the-art equipment to help companies create new products, explore new markets, and grow. …
