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| Session: | PANEL 7 Lab-to-Market. Commercializing your Innovation: Overcoming Challenges to Reach Mission |
| Day: | Wednesday, September 27 |
| Time: | 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM |
| Room: | D7-D8 |
PANEL DESCRIPTION |
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The panel will explore strategies to survive the Valley of Death. Hear from parties that provide non-dilutive funding (grants, philanthropy), impact capital, and traditional capital. These sources go beyond government funding and are typically required to move ocean tech to large scale as a private enterprise, even when the government stands to be a substantial customer in addition to the ocean technology industry. We will also explore research that suggest the biggest failure points of start-ups and how to avoid the pitfalls, including lack of enough domain expertise and failure to do appropriate customer discovery.
Moderator: Millicent Pitts Executive Director | OceanExchange.org Speakers: Holly Gardner Director, Strategic Engagement | Naval Surface Warfare Center Director | NavalX Gulf Coast Tech Bridge Ted Janulis President Emeritus | The Explorers Club Hailey Bathurst Program Manager | Gulf Blue Navigator Tessa Greco Program Manager, Water Power | National Renewable Energy Laboratory Doug Traeger Engineering Manager | Blue Ocean Gear Inc. |
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