‘C3 Summit’ to connect cleantech companies, investors

SOUTHFIELD—U.S. Energy Secretary and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will help kick off an all-star lineup of speakers and panelists at the C3 Summit on October 1, at the Suburban Collection Showplace located in Novi, MI.

The event will gather cleantech, climatech, and circular economy industries including many of the nation’s top climatech investors. Centrepolis will be individually matching companies with investors who are actively participating in cleantech business development. The real emphasis of the event, said Centrepolis Accelerator CEO Dan Radomski, will be the introductions it creates between climatech companies and investors who can help bring their cleantech innovations to market. Representatives from GM Ventures, the Stellantis Venture Fund, Breakthrough Energy Fellows, Magna, and many others will be onsite.

Secretary Granholm will welcome conference attendees with virtual remarks at 9:15 a.m., followed by remarks from invited guest Giulia Siccardo, Director of the Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office. Both will speak about the importance of Michigan manufacturers in existing and future clean energy supply chains and the ongoing decarbonization of manufacturing.

Hear from our keynote speakers Mujeeb Ijaz, Founder & CTO, Our Next Energy (Novi) and Sandy Munro, Founder & CEO of Munro & Associates (Auburn Hills). Also hear from Alex Jacquez, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Development & Industrial Strategy on clean energy investment trends. Dan Radomski will facilitate a panel discussion on the changing landscape of climatech investment featuring Brenda Haendler (Breakthrough Energy Fellows); Phill Roos (EGLE); and Jason VanMaldeghem (Stellantis Venture Fund).

Throughout the day and beginning at 10:00a.m. a series of pitch competitions focusing on the C3 economic sectors: mobility; building and infrastructure technologies; battery, energy storage, and e-drive systems; industrial decarbonization; critical clean energy materials; and circular economy.

Centrepolis, a manufacturing-focused business accelerator founded by Lawrence Tech and the City of Southfield in 2018, is presenting the event in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, Breakthrough Energy Fellows, and the American Made Challenge.

For more information and to register, click here. To view the full agenda, visit our website.

The Centrepolis Accelerator, housed in Lawrence Technological University’s Enterprise Center in Southfield, is 6,300 square feet of business assistance for physical product developers and manufacturing companies, a unique niche among accelerators in Michigan. Clients include climatech, manufacturing startups, and existing companies looking to move up to the next level in product innovation. Services include product design, engineering, and prototyping, as well as business planning services, office space, co-working space, workshops, mentors and events. For more information about the Centrepolis Accelerator and its programs, visit www.centrepolisaccelerator.org.

Lawrence Technological University is one of only 13 independent,  technological, comprehensive doctoral universities in the United States. Located in Southfield, Mich., LTU was founded in 1932, and offers more than 100 programs through its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Business and Information Technology, Engineering, and Health Sciences, as well as Specs@LTU as part of its growing Center for Professional Development. PayScale lists Lawrence Tech among the nation’s top 11 percent of universities for alumni salaries. Forbes and The Wall Street Journal rank LTU among the nation’s top 10 percent. U.S. News and World Report lists it in the top tier of best in the Midwest colleges. Students benefit from small class sizes and a real-world, hands-on, “theory and practice” education with an emphasis on leadership. Activities on Lawrence Tech’s 107-acre campus include more than 60 student organizations and NAIA varsity sports.