Agenda overview
Monday, April 8, 2024
Morning
- Welcome and conference kickoff
- Fireside chat: Geoffrey Brown, Ph.D., program director with the NSF TIP Directorate and Bob Potts, deputy director of the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development. Moderated by Mridul Gautam, Ph.D., 性爱五色天, Reno vice president for research & innovation
- Presentation: Through the Eyes of Tribal Stakeholders: Lithium Mining - The New "Green” Transition, and Threats to Native American Culture presented by Michon Eben, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, and Travis Numan, Ph.D. student in civil and environmental engineering at the University.
Afternoon
- Panel discussion: Future Trends in Battery Technology
- Breakout sessions: Workforce Development; Culture of Innovation; Sustainable Development, Economic Development
- Panel discussion: Venture Capital, with representatives from America’s Frontier Fund, Roadrunner Ventures, SVB Capital and gener8tor
- Presentation: Betony Jones, director of the Office of Energy Jobs, Federal Department of Energy
- Evening hosted reception
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
Morning
- Panel discussion: Success Stories & Lessons Learned from Successful Innovation Ecosystems, with representatives from the Georgia Research Alliance, BioSTL, the Arkansas Research Alliance and the State Science & Technology Institute
- Q&A with Recharge Nevada collaborators
- Breakout sessions: Workforce Development; Economic Development; Use-Inspired Research
Afternoon
- Panel discussion: The Battery Circular Economy, with representatives from the University, Lithium Americas, Redwood Materials and American Battery Technology Company
- Panel discussion: Workforce & Economic Development in Nevada’s New Innovation Ecosystem, with representatives from Truckee Meadows Community College, the Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Development, Tesla and the University Center for Economic Development