ChileMass Innovation Day
The Future of Clean Technologies and Advanced Manufacturing
This event will take place at MIT’s Wong Auditorium, on April 9th, 2019, and it is organized by the Chile Massachusetts Alliance (“ChileMass”), in collaboration with the Embassy of Chile to the United States, CORFO and the MIT Chile Club.
ChileMass is a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization that fosters collaboration between Chile and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. CORFO, is the Chilean agency for economic development, and its current priorities are social, economic and environmental sustainability, together with the circular economy.
The conference aims to promote collaborative opportunities that will address the challenges of climate change, renewable energies, and advanced manufacturing, particularly considering the Chilean advantages in natural resources. Likewise, the event will promote the public call for a new Chilean Clean Technologies Institute, located in the North of Chile, which has a budget of $200 MM USD. They are inviting companies and institutions from the US to consider a future in Chile.
Among the confirmed speakers are:
Kent Larson (Director de City Science from the MIT Media Lab) and Petar Ostojic (CEO of Neptuno Pumps & Center of Innovation and Circular Economy CIEC) will be our Advanced Manufacturing and Clean Tech Key Note speakers, respectively.
Panels:
Warren Adams (Founder of Two Degrees Innovation Lab) will moderate the Clean Tech Panel, composed of Claudio Seebach (Executive President of Association of Chilean Electricity Generators), Daniel Goldman (Co-Founder and managing director of Clean Energy Ventures).
Brittany McDonough (Director of Global Partnerships at MassChallenge) will moderate the Advanced Manufacturing panel, composed of Fady Saad (Co-Founder and Director of MassRobotics), Luke Winston (Chief Business Officer of Formlabs), and Bernardo Larraín (President of SOFOFA, Federation of the Chilean Industry and Director Colbún).
How to Attend
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