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Track E · Finance & Markets

What ultimately determines whether a promising technology attracts the capital it needs to scale?

Thursday, November 52:30 – 3:45

About This Session

This discussion takes on how capital flows shape which technologies advance from concept to commercial scale, and which ones stall regardless of their technical merit. With panelists spanning innovation network leadership, sustainable investment policy, state-level energy accelerator management, utility regulatory strategy, and venture-stage energy finance, the conversation gets specific about where the money goes and why.

Key Questions Explored

  • What ultimately determines whether a promising technology attracts the capital it needs to scale?
  • Where does funding consistently fail to reach technically sound projects?
  • How can regulatory strategy and venture-stage financing work together more effectively?
  • What changes would unlock more capital for technologies that are ready but underfunded?

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