Forward Fest: Hear from founders, experts and startup execs in clean tech, energy & renewables.

• What are the opportunities and challenges for entrepreneurs addressing big problems in climate and sustainability (such as energy and renewable resources) while bringing their inventions to market?
• What are larger market forces and trends, regulatory climate, and successful business models?
• What is spurring market adoption?
• How can emerging companies get traction and break into established systems?
• Where are we seeing investment and growth?

Industry experts, founders and startup executives with UW-spinouts in clean tech, energy and renewables will address these questions and share their insights. Panelists include Matt Maroon, CEO, C-Motive; Kevin Barnett, co-founder and CTO, Pyran; Mark Zager, CEO, Silatronix; Allie Gross, Program Manager, Evergreen Climate Innovations (previously Clean Energy Trust); Greg Keenan, Senior Director, Ventures & Accelerator, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF); and moderator Mary Blanchard, Associate Director, Wisconsin Energy Institute. Sponsored by the UW-Madison Innovate Network and Wisconsin Energy Institute.