Innovation Meets Infrastructure: What's Next For Climate Tech with Perkins Coie and Plug & Play
Join Perkins Coie and Plug and Play Seattle during Seattle Tech Week for a panel discussion and networking reception focused on energy infrastructure and clean technology. Disruptive technologies and emerging companies are rapidly transforming the energy industry. Speakers including founders, investors, and legal professionals will delve into the latest investment trends, the best funding opportunities, and the regulatory environment driving the energy transition. Following the panel, enjoy the panoramic views of Elliott Bay and meet and build meaningful connections with fellow founders and investors.
Schedule
👋📋6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. PT: Check-in
🎤🙋6:30 p.m. – 7:15 p.m. PT: Panel discussion
🌅🍻7:15 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. PT: Sunset networking happy hour
Moderator
Ben Eisinger, Plug and Play Seattle
Panelists
Michael Herrera, Perkins Coie
Christopher Wieman, Perkins Coie
Perkins Coie’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital lawyers are trusted advisors to the world’s most innovative companies and most visionary investors. We support startup clients from formation to exit with comprehensive legal and business counseling. Our clients have raised more than $15 billion in the private markets over the past three years between the pre-seed and growth stage. Our extensive corporate law experience, combined with sector-specific business and product counseling, ensure our services are tailored to each client's unique needs, investor expectations, and growth trajectories in cutting-edge industries like AI, aerospace and defense tech, fintech, digital health, gaming, energy innovation, digital media, and consumer packaged goods.
Plug and Play Seattle serves as a launchpad for emerging startups and technologies. We connect local startups with our global ecosystem of investors and corporate partners, building expansive networks that drive collaboration and innovation. With locations at the SNBL Global Gateway (SGG) in Everett and the University of Washington’s CoMotion Labs, Plug and Play Seattle is uniquely positioned to support early-stage companies across the region from idea inception to market scaling.