Ion Houston

We can't believe that Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week is right around the corner. In just 10 days, we will be kicking off the week with a Kickoff Panel and Block Party at Ion Houston on September 9! 🎉 This will be a block party unlike any other — you can expect to hear presentations and fireside chats with notable thought leaders in energy and climate tech programmed by Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI), bop along to great music and indulge in incredible food and drink offerings from the Ion District's very own restaurants. Save your spot to the party to enjoy networking and drinks with energy ecosystem leaders and investors from around the region and country, including the week's founding partners Halliburton Labs, Greentown Labs, Activate, Digital Wildcatters and Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. RSVP at: https://lnkd.in/gV3f7zJB to kick the week off.

Yesterday, the Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business Executive Education hosted panel discussion at Ion Houston on managing organizational challenges in energy transition! If you missed the conversation between Kay McCall, Todd Mogil, Gin Kirkland Kinney, Kasper Fröhlich — moderated by Dr. Yan Anthea Zhang — here are a few takeaways: 📣 Your organization needs to have the messaging, strategy and story that works for your employees and shareholders. Develop a transparent thesis that works and gets everyone aligned on your strategy. 🤝 Buy-in and support from the communities that your company revolves around is important. Spend time digging deeper into those communities to better understand who they are and what resonates with them. 💡 All customers want different things. Needs ranging from safety, reliability, affordability and increasing sustainable energy are common. But sometimes, we can't meet every single one of those needs, so this is your opportunity to find what those needs are and personalize your customers' experiences. ✍️ Position yourselves to pivot and make decisions quickly. Without agility in the organization, a strong strategy cannot meet and deliver. 👏 An "all-hands-in" approach is needed. Progress might be incremental, but those incremental contributions make strides to push toward energy transition. ⏳ Have a realistic timeline of making progress towards when things will happen, how they change and when they will change. 

Activate's inaugural Houston fellows are driving meaningful change toward a sustainable and equitable society. Join Activate during Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week on Tuesday, September 10th for a meet-and-greet with their eleven Houston fellows and discover the innovative technologies their companies are building. Activate is a part of our Ion community, where they've been leveraging their space to bring together this inaugural cohort. RSVP at https://lu.ma/r3fxog0a.

Grab a friend or two, and ride with us at Ion Bike Club! The 45-minute BikeHouston guided cruise around midtown and the Ion District is happening this Wednesday, August 28, right here at the Ion. Cool down, hang out and grab a drink after your ride with 15% drinks at Second Draught. Join the ride at: https://lnkd.in/gMk9rX7H. See you outside!

Join Greentown Labs on Tuesday, August 27th for a panel discussion that will cover impact investing, exploring how both seasoned and aspiring early-stage venture investors in Houston can define impact. Examine various approaches to measuring impact, explore impact investing beyond climate initiatives and chart how you can put everything covered in this year’s investor activation program workshops into action! Reserve your spot at: https://lnkd.in/ghrMepz8.

As part of Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week, MCJ's Cody Simms is hosting a live podcast recording with Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) CEO, Vicki Hollub. They'll dive into Oxy's strategy for navigating the energy transition, including their recent acquisition of Carbon Engineering and how they're advancing carbon removal efforts. Dive deep into the future of energy from a key industry leader, and then stick around for a networking happy hour at Second Draught! Secure your spot: https://lu.ma/wkmt4bak.

Space tech enthusiasts: this one's for you. 🛰 The next NASA Tech Talks is happening tomorrow, August 22, from 6-7 p.m., followed by a networking happy hour at Second Draught. This month, Brice Howard, co-founder and president of Novium Ltd, will be speaking on the role robotics and Novium will play in building the new space economy. You can still register to attend! Launch your next mission at: https://lnkd.in/gRV4_Yy5.

The DeckLaunch and Fresh Tech Solutionz team is back this month with another Perfecting Your Pitch tomorrow, August 21, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Don't miss it! There's still time to register: https://lnkd.in/gTQ8FmdF.

Breakfast and an informative panel discussion? A win-win! Join Rice Business - Jones Graduate School of Business Executive Education at the Ion for breakfast and a panel discussion with business leaders in energy transition. Panelists will share their expertise on stakeholder pressure, challenges in implementation, strategic changes, alignment between employee incentives and firm energy transition strategy. Sign up at: https://lnkd.in/gJYpc5VQ. Kay McCall Todd Mogil Gin Kirkland Kinney Kasper Fröhlich Yan Anthea Zhang

We're getting closer to the inaugural Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week! Kickoff the week with all of us at the Ion for a Kickoff Panel and Block Party! 🎉 Hear from some of Houston’s top energy startups and thought leaders as they share their journeys, and enjoy networking and drinks with energy ecosystem leaders and investors from around the region and country. This special edition Ion Block Party will have music, local brews and food from some of Ion District’s robust food and drink offerings showcase hyper-local concepts. RSVP to the party at: https://lnkd.in/gV3f7zJB. Halliburton Labs Greentown Labs Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI) Activate Digital Wildcatters