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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 23, 2022
Riley Lenhard, Centrepolis Accelerator?program administrator, [email protected]
C3 Summit celebrates clean tech, climate tech, circular economy tech
Free registration is open for Aug. 25 event in Lathrup Village
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Director Liesl Clark is among the speakers highlighted Thursday, Aug. 25, at C3 Summit: Michigan?s Showcase of Cleantech, Climatech and Circular Economy Technology Companies and Leaders, presented by Lawrence Technological University?s Centrepolis Accelerator.
The summit will?showcase?leaders in the industry and companies being supported through the growth-stage C3 Accelerator program managed by Centrepolis, along with details on the changing landscape of cleantech innovation and funding opportunities. Featured speakers also include Ashley Grosh, vice president?of?Breakthrough Energy Fellows, and David Howell, acting director and principal deputy director of the U.S. Department of Energy?s Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains.
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Where: The Mint at Michigan First Conference Center,?27000 Evergreen Road,?Lathrup Village.
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When: Noon-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25.
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Registration: Free on the event website.
The summit will feature 30-plus exhibits, including this year?s?pitching?companies, ventures that pitched in the inaugural?C3 Showcase last year, and other?prominent?Michigan-based companies making a positive impact on climate.?EGLE and Centrepolis are co-sponsoring awards in the form of investments for Best?C3?Growth-Stage Company ($25,000), Runner Up C3 Growth-Stage Company ($10,000), Best C3 Early-Stage Company ($25,000), Runner Up C3 Early-Stage Company ($10,000). Ward Law is sponsoring a $5,000 grant for a People?s Choice Award.
EGLE commitments to a cleaner and more sustainable environment include funding the C3 Accelerator, whose $2.6 million seed fund supports product development and scaling of clean tech, climate tech, and circular economy technologies. EGLE also recently published the?MI Healthy Climate Plan to achieve a prosperous carbon-neutral Michigan economy by 2050. Michigan Clean Energy Asset Roadmap?drafts also are underway, identifying opportunities for wind, solar, geothermal, and other clean energy technologies and accelerating their implementation and growth within industrial and commercial sectors.
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