The BESSt Climate Week Event

​Demand for energy has never been higher. As electricity prices spike across the country, it’s clear that the future of energy must be affordable and abundant - and that our current energy system has to change. Innovators and investors across the ecosystem are looking for solutions that can scale quickly to the benefit of customers and the grid. Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) is one of the best (or BESSt as we like to say) answers.

​Please join us for discussions with leading innovators and investors in storage and deployment. Innovators will discuss how distributed battery solutions can quickly scale to gigawatts of grid resources while providing energy affordability to millions of American households and businesses that have so far been left behind by the clean energy transitions. We’ll also convene investors that are at the forefront of scaling finance solutions for many types of storage.

​Lastly, we’ll conclude with a round robin bringing together Seed to Series B companies building unique battery solutions and investors across the storage, battery and grid ecosystem. Networking and happy hour to follow.

​Co-Hosted by David Energy, Every Electric, Fractal Power, Bouyant Ventures, SJF Ventures, Envest, Energize, Volta, Pila, Aligned Climate Capital, Leyline Renewable Capital, Cathay Innovation and Keyframe Capital. Hosted at Union Square Ventures' office.

​Agenda

• ​3:00pm: Arrival & Welcome

• ​3:20pm - The Emerging Revolution of Distributed Batteries
  Moderator: Maria Gallucci, Senior Reporter, Canary Media

  • ​James McGinniss, CEO, David Energy

  • ​Sam Calisch, Co-Founder & CEO, Copper;

  • ​David Hammer, Co-Founder & President, Popwheels

  • ​Andrew Wang, Co-Founder & CEO, Every Electric

• ​4:00 pm: Funding Innovation in the Battery Ecosystem
  Moderator: Cody Simms, Managing Partner, MCJ

  • ​Alex Brown, Partner, Keyframe Capital

  • ​Eileen Waris, Principal, Energize Capital

  • ​Daniel Copple, Managing Director, Leyline Renewable Capital

  • ​Lauren Faber Day O’Connor, Partner, Lower Carbon Capital

• ​4:40pm: Water and Networking Break

• ​5:00pm: Round Robin Summit & Open Networking on the Roof

• ​6:15pm: Fireside Chat: Jonathan Silver and Amy Francetic

• ​6:45pm - 7:30pm: Happy Hour on the Roof