ECO '24: LA's Festival for Sustainable Innovation - Venture Fellows Demo Day
Get ready for ECO24: LA’s Festival for Sustainable Innovation! 🌿
Join us for ECO 2024, hosted by Larta Institute, on December 9th & 10th! In its second year, ECO is a multidisciplinary festival and ecosystem gathering designed to foster innovation for a sustainable planet. Our event in Los Angeles serves as a crucial platform for learning, collaboration, and practical solutions.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT ON DECEMBER 9TH - VENTURE FELLOWS DEMO DAY
✔️ Hear from industry experts, including showcases presented by innovators from our 2024 Venture Fellows program
✔️ Explore groundbreaking ideas and technologies driving climate resilience and adaptation
✔️ Network with key stakeholders dedicated to sustainability
By engaging with communities on the frontlines of today’s most urgent climate change and environmental challenges, we're working to identify and accelerate groundbreaking innovations that can make a real impact. Bringing together 150+ forward-thinking startups, investors, businesses, philanthropists, community organizations, and government agencies, ECO moves beyond traditional conversations to collective action.
Space is limited for this donation-based event! Please fill out the form below to secure your spot. For any questions, please email us at eco@larta.org.
**Please also register for ECO' 24: Heal Demo Day (December 10th) at this link if you plan to attend both days.
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Agenda Snapshot // View full agenda details here.
9:30 AM–10:00 AM Registration & Networking Breakfast
10:00 AM–10:30 AM Panel: Introduction to ECO, Community Labs & Venture Fellows Look-Ahead
10:30 AM–11:00 AM Larta Community Impact Awards
11:00 AM–12:00 PM Venture Fellows Showcases
12:00 PM–1:00 PM Networking Lunch & Expo Hall
1:00 PM–1:45 PM Panel: Bridging Innovation and Impact: Driving Adoption of Solutions through Public and Private Sector Partnerships
1:45 PM–2:30 PM Venture Fellows Showcases
2:30 PM–2:40 PM Break & Expo Hall
2:40 PM–3:25 PM Panel: Fueling Innovation: Flavors of Capital in Advancing Climate Tech and Sustainable Solutions
3:35 PM–3:40 PM Talk: Farming, Climate Change, and the Business Case for Climate Smart Agriculture
3:40 PM–3:50 PM Partner Presentations
Ana-Alicia Carr (Director of Policy & Coalitions, LAFPC)
Nick Caton (Investor Relations Associate, SoLA Impact)
3:50 PM–4:05 PM Closing Remarks
4:05 PM–6:05 PM Rooftop Reception & Expo Hall
Stay tuned for more updates: larta.org/eco
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About Larta Institute
Larta Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization accelerating innovation and entrepreneurship. Our mission is to foster science and technology innovation for a sustainable planet.
Our planet is experiencing significant global problems created by human behavior and policies affecting the environment, food, education, energy and healthcare systems. New science and technology play a critical role in transforming how we sustainably feed, fuel and heal the world.
LARTA was founded in 1993 and funded by the State of California as a Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance to stimulate the economic development of technology-based enterprises. Now known as Larta Institute, the organization has become a national partner for numerous federal government agencies — including DARPA, NIH, DOE, NSF, NIST, NOAA and USDA — to commercialize novel research and innovation.
Today, Larta Institute’s innovation platform and ecosystem accelerate new science and technology from idea to sustainable enterprise by providing a unique combination of connections, resources and funding. We have helped over 4,500 startups, and our alumni have raised more than $7 billion in external funding.
Together, let’s feed, fuel and heal the world. To learn more, visit: Larta.org + larta.org/eco