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SUMMARY:ACCEL Year 2 Showcase
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Greentown Houston to celebrate our second ACCEL Cohort!\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  Register for Event\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nJoin us at Greentown Houston on Sept. 5 for an opportunity to celebrate the second year of ACCEL\, an accelerator program for BIPOC-led startups from Greentown Labs and Browning the Green Space (BGS).  \n\n\n\nGreentown and BGS recognize that the climatetech industry must change the status quo to put founders of color in the position to lead technology-driven companies that address climate change\, support the development of diverse workforces\, and fiercely advocate for the deployment of clean technologies in underserved communities. The year-long ACCEL program combines acceleration with a curated curriculum led by VentureWell\, incubation through a Greentown membership\, and extensive mentorship from Greentown and BGS’s networks of industry experts.Join the second ACCEL cohort for a showcase featuring their technologies\, what they’ve accomplished in the first six months of the program\, and where they’re headed next. At this event\, you’ll also have the opportunity to network with industry leaders who are passionate about and building an inclusive and sustainable future. \n\n\n\nAgenda:  \n\n\n\n\n​4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.: Check-in & Networking\n\n\n\n​5:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.: Opening Remarks\n\nTimmeko Moore Love\, General Manager and Senior Vice President\, Greentown Labs\n\n\n\nTaylor Brugh\, Climate Innovation Fund and Business and Operations Lead\, Microsoft\n\n\n\nTim Bartlett\, US Ecosystems Lead\, Equinor\n\n\n\nTiffany Heitkamp\, Vice President DE&I Workforce\, bp\n\n\n\n\n\n5:15 p.m. – 5:40 p.m.: Fireside Chat featuring Alumni from the Inaugural ACCEL cohort\n\nJhana Porter\, Founder and CEO\, frakktal\n\n\n\nKristeen Reynolds\, Co-founder\, DrinKicks\n\n\n\nModerated by Kerry Bowie\, Co-founder\, President\, and Executive Director\, Browning the Green Space\n\n\n\n\n\n​5:40 p.m. – 6:25 p.m.: ACCEL Year 2 cohort pitches\n\n​Axis Sky Renewables\n\n\n\nCarbon Negative Solutions\n\n\n\n​Aquasaic\n\n\n\n​Cellsense\n\n\n\n​Sankofa Dynamics\n\n\n\nEcoForge\n\n\n\n​AtmoSpark Technologies\n\n\n\n\n\n​6:25 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.: Closing Remarks\n\n\n\n​6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.: Startup Showcase & Networking\n\n\n\n\nTake this opportunity to network and build community around this incredible program! Are you an investor or corporate leader planning to attend? We’re looking to connect our cohort of founders with resources essential to success. We welcome conversation around how you can support! Please reach out to ACCEL Program Manager\, Rachel Cerato (rcerato@greentownlabs.com)\, for more info. \n\n\n\nMeet the Year 2 ACCEL Cohort\n\n\n\n\n			 \n			\n				\n					ACCEL Year 2 Cohort				\n							\n		\n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout ACCEL\n\n\n\nACCEL is a year-long program that combines acceleration with a curated curriculum\, incubation through a Greentown membership\, and extensive mentorship from Greentown and BGS’s networks of industry experts. The program is designed to bolster BIPOC-led startups as they develop critical climatetech solutions by offering access to funding\, networking connections\, resources\, and opportunities that structural inequities put out of reach. Learn more about ACCEL here.  \n\n\n\nAbout Browning the Green Space\n\n\n\nBrowning the Green Space is a coalition of leaders and organizations\, primarily in the New England region\, that share the passion to advance Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion (“DEI”) in clean energy. Their goal is to increase the participation and leadership of Black and Brown people and of women (collectively\, “underrepresented groups”) in the clean energy space and beyond (e.g.\, wasted food\, water\, agtech) in the Northeast. Learn more about Browning the Green Space here.  \n\n\n\nThank you to our Funders and Curriculum + Resources Partners\n\n\n\n\n			 \n			\n				\n					Funders				\n							\n		\n	\n\n\n\n			 \n			\n				\n					Curriculum + Resources Partner				\n							\n		\n	\n\n\n \n\n\n\nRegister Now\n\n\n\nQuestions? Reach out to Greentown Labs’ Events Manager\, Benita Mahanta (bmahanta@greentownlabs.com). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nVenue Information
URL:https://greentownlabs.com/event/accel-year-2-showcase/
LOCATION:Greentown Houston\, 4200 San Jacinto St.\, Houston\, Texas\, 77004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Houston
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