Trailblazing startups are pioneering solutions to society’s greatest challenges–from clean energy to educational opportunity. But as innovators create new technologies, they face a web of regulations and requirements enacted decades before their ideas were ever contemplated. Hear from entrepreneurs, investors, and lawyers who are joining forces to educate policymakers and lead the charge in removing barriers to innovation.
 

Featuring:

- Alan Hoffman, Chief of Staff of Oklo Inc, an advanced nuclear startup pioneering zero-emission energy that runs on fuel waste recycled from existing reactors.

- Dennis Murashko, Co-founder of Degree Insurance, an insurance startup on a mission to ensure the American Dream is achievable for all by de-risking the ROI for college tuition.

- Brooke Fallon, Vice President of Trust Ventures, a VC fund helping startups navigate regulatory barriers to bring life-changing technology to market.

- Richard Deulofeut-Manzur, Vice President of Trust Ventures.

Presented by Trust Ventures, the IJ Clinic on Entrepreneurship, and the Innovation Clinic. Lunch will be provided.

This convening is open to all invitees who are compliant with UChicago vaccination requirements and, because of ongoing health risks, particularly to the unvaccinated, participants are expected to adopt the risk mitigation measures (masking and social distancing, etc.) appropriate to their vaccination status as advised by public health officials or to their individual vulnerabilities as advised by a medical professional. Public convening may not be safe for all and carries a risk for contracting COVID-19, particularly for those unvaccinated. Participants will not know the vaccination status of others and should follow appropriate risk mitigation measures.

This is a mask-optional convening. We strongly encourage unvaccinated individuals and those preferring to wear masks to do so.