Spotlighting the path for decarbonization in a digital world.
Hosted ByHX Venture Fund Logo
September 07, 2023
Located At

Stude Concert Hall,
Rice University

6100 Main St
Houston, TX 77005

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Keynote Speaker
Carmichael Roberts

Investment Committee Co-Lead, Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Keynote Moderator
Reginald DesRoches

President, Rice University

Selected Speakers
Aleece Hobson

Venture Partner, HX Venture Fund

Andrea Course

Venture Principal, Shell Ventures

Ben Lerer

Managing Partner at Lerer Hippeau

Carmichael Roberts

Investment Committee Co-Lead, Breakthrough Energy Ventures

Cody Simms

Partner, MCJ Collective

Craig Wilson

Founding CEO & AdvisorFounding CEO & Advisor, Climate Collective

Elizabeth Lutz

Vice President of Sustainability at Camden Property Trust

Gaurab Chakrabarti

Co-Founder and CEO, Solugen

Guillermo Borda

Managing Partner, HX Venture Fund

Hannah Freidman

Climate Tech Investor, Planeteer Capital

Josh Dienstag

Chief Investment Officer, Carbon Direct Capital

Josh Posamentier

Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Congruent Ventures

Juliana Garaizar

Chief Development and Investment Officer, Head of Houston Incubator, Greentown Labs

Kassia Yanosek

Partner, McKinsey & Company

Kristin Ellis

Partner, Lowercarbon Capital

Mark Cupta

Managing Partner, Prelude Ventures

Moji Karimi

CEO & Co-Founder, Cemvita

Nicolaus Radford

Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nauticus

Peter Barrett

Founding Partner and CTO, Playground Global

Reese Pacheco

Partner, Propeller

Reginald DesRoches

President, Rice University

Sandy Guitar

Managing Director, HX Venture Fund

Sophie Purdom

Managing Partner, Planeteer Capital

Tim Latimer

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Fervo Energy

Trevor Best

CEO and Co-Founder, Syzygy Plasmonics

Wogbe Ofori

Founder, Wrx Companies

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About the Organizer

HX Venture Fund is a venture capital fund of funds that creates a multiplier effect by linking the transformational power of world-class corporations, technology innovation, and high-growth startups with proven venture investment talent, company-building expertise, and capital. We are backed by some of Houston's most innovative corporations dedicated to creating a meaningful impact to the tech ecosystem. In addition, the venture capital funds in our portfolio bring their significant experience and, at their full discretion, risk capital to Houston’s best high-growth companies across all industry sectors.

Aleece Hobson

Venture Partner, HX Venture Fund

Sandy Guitar

Managing Director, HX Venture Fund

Guillermo Borda

Managing Partner, HX Venture Fund

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