Lowercarbon Capital, Arc Boats, Climate Draft, and Silicon Valley Bank invite the aerospace community—LA's original tech industry—to learn about the exciting innovation happening in climate tech from aerospace alumni now working in climate.
Learn how your skills and experience from aerospace are broadly applicable in climate tech—from building electric boats and trains to vegan rocket engines and nuclear fusion, meet top climate tech founders and investors, and connect with others with similar backgrounds and an interest in climate.
Speakers include:
Brad Hartwig, Co-founder & CEO @ Arbor (ex-SpaceX)
Clay Dumas, General Partner @ Lowercarbon Capital
Dolly Singh, Founder @ Terra Talent (ex-SpaceX)
Garth Sheldon-Coulson, Co-founder & CEO @ [Redacted]
Glen Meyerowitz, Co-founder & CEO @ Clairity Technology (ex-SpaceX)
Jeremy Hollman, Head of R&D for SPARC @ Commonwealth Fusion Systems (ex-Boeing, SpaceX, & BAE)
Justin Briggs, Co-founder & COO @ Antora Energy
Matt Soule, Co-founder & CEO @ Parallel Systems (ex-Northrop Grumman & SpaceX)
Lauren Faber O’Connor, former Chief Sustainability Officer of the City of LA
You'll also get a behind the scenes look at the making of the Arc One: a 100% electric sport boat with aerospace-inspired roots. Tour Arc’s production floor and learn how their team of former rocket scientists applied aerospace engineering principles to hull building and beyond while developing the cutting-edge boat.
Drinks and light bites will be provided.
There is no onsite parking. Rideshare is highly encouraged. There's limited street parking and several garages nearby.
The Climate Technology & Sustainability team at Silicon Valley Bank supports innovative companies bringing traditional businesses into the future, clean economy within the energy, transportation, agriculture, food, and industrial sectors.
This event is a part of #TechWeek - a week of events hosted by VCs and startups to bring together the tech ecosystem.