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Thursday

October

DNV Ventures - Making Money in the Energy Transition

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12 pm

Our VP of Product Marketing, Ingrid Wantuch, kicks off the event with a welcome message.

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7:00pm

Thursday

October

DNV Ventures - Making Money in the Energy Transition

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Making Money in the Energy Transition

Join us for the launch of DNV’s Energy Transition Outlook, an invite-only networking event tailored to corporate venture capitalists and VCs. This event will showcase portfolio companies presenting innovative solutions, a dynamic panel on the business opportunity that the energy transition represents. Connect with industry leaders and gain insights into the future of sustainable energy!

DNV Venture's event is organized and operated solely by DNV Ventures & Innovation Norway (not Yahoo Inc. nor any of its affiliates or brands, including TechCrunch).

RSVPs Closed

Schedule

4 pm

Drinks and tapas

Join us for a welcome drink, networking with peers and some light bites

5 pm

Keynote and panel discussion

Our speakers promise an engaging discussion where they will share their secrets of making money in the energy transition.

6 pm

Networking and Music

Keep the discussion going, make new connections and enjoy the rest of the evening.

Keynote: DNV's Energy Transition Outlook

Kaare Helle

DNV Ventures

Kaare is Managing Director of DNV Ventures

Panel Speakers & Moderator

Jim Disanto
Motus Ventures

Jim is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Motus Ventures, with 25 years of experience in enterprise software, mobile applications, and automotive systems. He focuses on funding AI, robotics, and IoT startups while serving as an advisor and board member for several companies.

Carolin Funk

Blue Bear Capital

Carolin is a Partner at Blue Bear Capital investing at the intersection of climate tech and the global digital transformation. Carolin has spent her career driving energy transition across government agencies, large corporations, and early-stage ventures in Europe and the US.

Kaare Helle

DNV Ventures

Kaare founded DNV Ventures to help DNV become more innovative and accelerate the company’s mission to safeguard life, property and the environment. He started working life as an engineer and has dedicated his 20 year career to the energy transition.

Jason Kalira
Westly Group

Jason is the Partner & Head of Seed Fund at The Westly Group, leading the firm’s seed-stage investments. Previously, he held executive roles at Parsable, an Industry 4.0 software company, where he scaled the business globally. Jason began his investing career at Battery Ventures and is a graduate of The Ohio State University.

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Mary Collins

Governor's office OPR

Mary is a climate and energy strategist and policy advisor at Governor Gavin Newsom's Office of Planning and Research

DNV Venture Portfolio Companies

Nikhil Vadhavkar Raptor Maps

Nikhil Vadhavkar is the co-founder and CEO of Raptor Maps. He is an MIT engineer and Y Combinator alum.

Thomas Folker

LEAP

Thomas Folker is the Co-Founder and CEO of Leap, an independent distributed system operator, providing transactive solutions at the grid edge.

Rudy Roy

CEO, HST

Rudy Roy, Cofounder and CEO of HST, the leading clean energy network provider with traction in 100 countries. HST’s digital marketplace helps top-tier clean energy developers contract quickly with pre-vetted landowners and energy off-takers.

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