The Event
Zpryme’s Start@ETS is a pitch competition where innovative technologies are proposed to key decision makers and experts in the fields of energy, smart cities, transportation, mobility, electric vehicles, and/or energy storage solutions in order to create touchpoints for the partnerships that will define the modern grid.
Applicants
Phases acceptable to apply – Ideation, Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
The competition is open and free for all to apply!
This year’s event applicants will fall into one of five categories: S.C.O.R.E.
Sustainability, Customer Experience, Optimization, Resilience & Electrification
Fall into more than one category?! That’s great! You’ll select all that apply or choose the one you mostly fall into
Timeline
Monday, August 12 – Applications Open
Friday, August 30 – Applications Close
1st Week September – Semi Finalist Selections
2nd Week September – Virtual Pitches
Thursday, October 3 – Finalists pitch in person at Geekdom in San Antonio, TX
Winners
The winning pitch will be featured across Zpryme’s social media, promoted via press release, and gain the opportunity to have private meetings with judges within the utility and innovator spaces.
1st Place – 3 utility meetings post event, panelist on a session at ETS25
2nd & 3rd Place – Booth space at ETS25, Post Event Podcast
Judges
Bashir Bseirani
CEO and CTO
Avertra
Cameron Freberg
Utility Strategist
Austin Energy
Erin Grossi
Senior Principal
The Accelerate Group
Jose Gonzales
Chief Enterprise Architect
CPS Energy
Matthew Tobias
Principal
Deloitte
Catherine Pellegrin
Manager Communication Infrastructure Advancement
CenterPoint Energy
Cengizhan Yenerim
Head of Risk & Strategy
ENGIE Global Energy Management & Sales
Eric Davis
Section Manager, Research and Development – Innovation Hub
ConEdison
Silvia Khurrum
Project Manager, Buildings Decarbonization – Research and Development
ConEdison
Ramon Gonzalez
VP, Solution Design
Bridgewater Consulting Group
Jeremy Adelman
Manager, Emerging Technology and Innovation
Tuscon Electric Power
King Look
Director of Research Development
ConEdison
Anna Popp
Senior Technology Strategist
LCRA
Michael Lauchaire
Sr. Program Manager -R&D and Innovation
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp
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