‘C3 Summit’ to connect cleantech companies, investors

SOUTHFIELD-U.S. Energy Secretary and former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will lead an all-star lineup of speakers and panelists at the C3 Summit, an event gathering the cleantech, climatech, and circular economy industries, sponsored by the Centrepolis Accelerator at Lawrence Technological University, to be held Tuesday, Oct. 1 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.

But the real emphasis of the event, said Centrepolis Accelerator CEO Dan Radomski, will be the links it creates between climatech companies and investors who can help bring their cleantech innovations to market.

"Many of the nation's top climatech investors will have representatives at the C3 Summit, and we'll be individually matching companies at the event with investors who are actively participating in cleantech business development," Radomski said.

Included will be representatives from GM Ventures, the Stellantis Venture Fund, Breakthrough Energy Fellows, Magna, and many others.

Secretary Granholm will welcome conference attendees with virtual remarks at 9:15 a.m., followed by remarks from Giulia Siccardo (Invited), Director of the Department of Energy Advanced Manufacturing Office. Both will speak about the importance of Michigan manufacturers in existing and future clean energy supply chains and the ongoing decarbonization of manufacturing.

Other keynotes will come from Mujeeb Ijaz, founder and CTO of Novi-based Our Next Energy; Sandy Munro, founder and CEO of Munro & Associates in Auburn Hills; and Alex Jacquez, special assistant to the president for economic development and industrial strategy.

There will also be pitch contests divided into C3 economic sectors: mobility; building and infrastructure technologies; battery, energy storage, and e-drive systems; industrial decarbonization; critical clean energy materials; and circular economy. A panel discussion on the changing landscape of climatech investment is also on the agenda.

Centrepolis, a manufacturing-focused business accelerator founded by Lawrence Tech and the city of Southfield in 2018, is presenting the event in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corp., the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy, Breakthrough Energy Fellows, and the American Made Challenge.

For more information or to register, visit https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/wx2kcfb.

The Centrepolis Accelerator, housed in Lawrence Technological University's Enterprise Center in Southfield, is 6,300 square feet of business assistance for physical product developers and manufacturing companies, a unique niche among accelerators in Michigan. Clients include climatech, manufacturing startups, and existing companies looking to move up to the next level in product innovation. Services include product design, engineering, and prototyping, as well as business planning services, office space, co-working space, workshops, mentors and events. For more information about the Centrepolis Accelerator and its programs, visit www.centrepolisaccelerator.org.

Lawrence Technological University is one of only 13 independent, technological, comprehensive doctoral universities in the United States. Located in Southfield, Mich., LTU was founded in 1932, and offers more than 100 programs through its Colleges of Architecture and Design, Arts and Sciences, Business and Information Technology, Engineering, and Health Sciences, as well as Specs@LTU as part of its growing Center for Professional Development. PayScale lists Lawrence Tech among the nation's top 11 percent of universities for alumni salaries. Forbes and The Wall Street Journal rank LTU among the nation's top 10 percent. U.S. News and World Report lists it in the top tier of best in the Midwest colleges. Students benefit from small class sizes and a real-world, hands-on, "theory and practice" education with an emphasis on leadership. Activities on Lawrence Tech's 107-acre campus include more than 60 student organizations and NAIA varsity sports.

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