Our second invite-only conference of founders, entrepreneurs, investors, academics, and business leaders will explore the challenges of bringing Tough Tech to market, and how the Tough Tech ecosystem can work together to accelerate commercial success of world-changing technologies.
Tough Tech Summit 2019 is a two-day event. Day one, Build, will feature keynotes, networking time, interactive panels, and case study workshops. We’ll work together to help solve some of the core challenges faced by Tough Tech companies.
During day two, Invest, founders will showcase their company stories. It will be a day to connect and build relationships with other Tough Tech founders and investment professionals. The day will also feature case study workshops and open networking time.
What is Tough Tech?
Tough Tech is transformative technology that takes the long view, solving the world’s important challenges through the convergence of breakthrough science, engineering, and leadership.
The Tough Tech Summit is by invitation only.
9:00am – 10:15am
CEO & Managing Partner, The Engine
Founder & Partner, Khosla Ventures
10:30am – 12:00pm
General Partner, The Engine
CTO, Solidia Technologies
Co-Founder & CEO, Formlabs
Chief Product Officer, Formlabs
General Partner, The Engine
CEO, D-Wave
Chief Scientist, Lockheed Martin
1:00pm – 2:30pm
CEO & Managing Partner, The Engine
General Partner, GV
Chairman, Orchard Therapeutics
President & CEO at Vergent Bioscience
Experienced Global Tech CEO, Non Executive Director & Chair
CEO, Activate
Former VP of Engineering, Desktop Metal
Co-Founder & VP of Engineering, Veo Robotics
CTO & Co-Founder, Form Energy
Design Partner, New Enterprise Associates
President & CEO, BlueNalu
President & CEO, Cedilla Therapeutics
Chief People Officer, HubSpot
3:00pm – 4:30pm
Founder & CTO, Robust.AI
Managing Director, Lapidx Research
Commonwealth Fusion Systems & SpaceX
Founder, Head of Product & Engineering, Zipline
9:00am – 10:00am
CEO & Managing Partner, The Engine
COO, Auris Health
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Lux Capital
Managing Director, NaviMed Capital
10:30am – 12:00pm
Partner, Gunderson Dettmer
Partner, MRL Ventures
President & CEO, Entrada Therapeutics
CEO & Co-Founder, Form Energy
Clean-Tech Director, Eni Next
Partner, Ajax Strategies
Head of Global Equity Capital Markets, Fidelity Investments
Venture Partner, The Engine
1:00pm – 2:30pm
CEO & Co-Founder, Cambridge Crops
CEO & Co-Founder, Syzygy Plasmonics
CEO & Chairman, Boston Metal
CEO & Co-Founder, Via Separations
CEO & Co-Founder, Kytopen
CEO & Co-Founder, Form Energy
CEO & Co-Founder, Commonwealth Fusion Systems
CEO & Co-Founder, Analytical Space
CEO & Co-Founder, Cellino
CEO & Co-Founder, Zapata Computing
CEO & Co-Founder, Vaxess Technologies
Founder, Radix Labs
CEO, E25Bio
CEO & Co-Founder, HyperLight
CEO & Co-Founder, ISEE
2:45pm – 4:45pm
The Tough Tech Summit is by invitation only.
If you’re interested in attending, send us a note and we’ll get back to you.
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