Strategy and Innovation

Energy Innovation: MIT's Approach to Discovering and Realizing Energy Opportunities

Certificate Track: Strategy and Innovation

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NEWLY UPDATED FOR 2013

Energy is the challenge as well as the opportunity of our generation. This innovative new four-day program is designed to enable business executives, entrepreneurs and government officials to more effectively encourage, lead and manage the entire venture creation process for energy-be they stand alone new ventures or pioneering undertakings inside of larger organizations. The process includes identifying opportunities, generating new ideas, designing a holistic solution, and building a viable, significant, and sustainable new energy-oriented business.

Join the MySloanExecEd Community Group for this program to network with past, present, and future participants.

The concepts, tools, and frameworks covered in the program will enable participants to:

  • Identify, evaluate, and support new innovation opportunities and successful energy venture strategies
  • Understand current best practices for new energy venture creation and also which practices are not working
  • Design a energy innovation ecosystem to best support ongoing energy venture creation
  • Understand the advantages and disadvantages and create strategies to maximize synergies and minimize conflicts when such an ecosystem is within a larger organization
  • Leverage new technology and other innovative breakthroughs to have the most timely and significant impact
  • Enhance and expand networks with like-minded innovators in the energy field

The program is designed for senior-level executives in energy and energy-related companies as well as government leaders who are responsible for driving innovation. Program participants must have key decision-making responsibility and should be or report to a C-level executive.

Titles of potential participants include:

  • CEO
  • Entrepreneur
  • Senior VP of Business Development
  • Senior VP of Corporate Venturing
  • Chief Innovation Officer
  • CTO
  • Government Agency or Major Program Leader
  • Regional Economic Development Officer

Participants in Energy Innovation attend the MIT Clean Energy Prize Showcase.

DAY One SAMPLE
05:30 PM - 06:00 PMRegistration
06:00 PM - 07:30 PMWelcome Talk, Outline for the week, What to expect reception
DAY Two SAMPLE
07:30 AM - 08:00 AMBreakfast
08:00 AM - 08:15 AMWelcome to MIT and MIT Sloan
08:15 AM - 09:00 AMEnergy Innovation & Entrepreneurship: A Challenge & An Imperative
09:00 AM - 10:00 AMEnergy Arithmetic: Making Sense of the Numbers
10:15 AM - 11:45 AMStrategic Opportunities in Energy
11:45 AM - 01:00 PMLunch and Travel
01:00 PM - 02:15 PMVisit MIT Clean Energy Prize Showcase
02:15 PM - 03:00 PMEvaluating Clean Energy Business Opportunities 101
03:00 PM - 04:00 PMDiscussion and Evaluation of New Companies
04:00 PM - 04:30 PMRevisit Showcase & Break
04:45 PM - 06:30 PMKeynote Address
06:30 PM - 09:00 PMVIP Reception with Teams & Judges
DAY Three SAMPLE
07:30 AM - 08:00 AMBreakfast
08:00 AM - 08:15 AMWhat Did We Learn Yesterday?
08:15 AM - 09:45 AMEnerNOC Case Study
10:00 AM - 12:00 PMUnderstanding the Electricity Value Chain
12:00 PM - 01:00 PMLuncheon
01:00 PM - 02:30 PMOil and Gas Technology - Delivering Energy at Scale
02:45 PM - 04:15 PMUnderstanding Transportation from the perspective of Energy Usage
04:30 PM - 06:00 PMEnergy Storage: The Coming Savior or Waiting for Godot
06:00 PM - 08:00 PMDinner
DAY Four SAMPLE
07:00 AM - 08:00 AMBreakfast
08:00 AM - 08:15 AMWhat Did We Learn Yesterday?
08:15 AM - 09:45 AMFinancing Energy Ventures
10:00 AM - 11:30 AMMIT Solar Revolutions Project
11:30 AM - 12:00 PMLuncheon
12:30 PM - 01:45 PMCase Study
02:00 PM - 03:00 PMStrategic Opportunities in Energy Efficiency
03:15 PM - 04:45 PMNatural Gas: Game Changer or a Bridge to Nowhere?
05:00 PM - 06:30 PMThe Role Big Companies Can Play
DAY Five SAMPLE
07:00 AM - 08:00 AMBreakfast
08:00 AM - 08:15 AMWhat Did We Learn Yesterday?
08:15 AM - 09:45 AMQ&A w/ Focus on National Security Aspects of Energy
10:00 AM - 11:30 AMSustainability and Energy Innovation
11:30 AM - 12:30 PMEnergy Business Plan Presentations and Q&A
12:30 PM - 02:00 PMWorking Lunch: Teams Discuss & Evaluate Plans
02:00 PM - 03:00 PMTeams Present Results
03:00 PM - 04:00 PMCritiquing of Evaluation of Business Plans & Potential for Success
04:00 PM - 04:45 PMWhat Did We Learn This Week, Wrap Up & Presentation of Certificates

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