Past Events
Invited Speakers
Abe Murray
General Partner · AlleyCorp
Abe is a General Partner leading Robotics investments and incubation at AlleyCorp. He has more than 20 years of engineering experience, including product and engineering leadership roles at Alphabet where he launched Play Books and Magazines at Android, built Verily Life Science product teams and Boston office, and shipped AI/ML and computer vision products while building the Google Research product management team. Abe holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a master’s in electrical engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and a bachelor’s in computer engineering from the University of Rhode Island.
Ashley Finan
Global Fellow · Center on Global Energy Policy (CGEP) and Atlantic Council
Ashley Finan is a leading expert in advanced nuclear energy policy, commercialization, and international nuclear innovation. She previously served as Director of the National Reactor Innovation Center at Idaho National Laboratory and has held leadership roles at the Nuclear Innovation Alliance and Clean Air Task Force. Her work focuses on accelerating advanced reactor deployment, modernizing nuclear regulation, and expanding nuclear energy’s role in clean energy systems globally.
Elina Teplinsky
Partner · Pillsbury
Elina Teplinsky, Pillsbury's Global Energy Industry Leader and a leading member of the firm's International Nuclear Projects and Hydrogen teams, focuses on international nuclear energy matters, including advice to U.S. and global clients on transactional and regulatory issues. She serves as lead outside counsel on new build projects, equipment and fuel procurements, M&A transactions and joint ventures in the nuclear sector across more than 30 countries. Elina advises on nuclear export controls, ESG responsibilities, commercialization of small modular and advanced reactors, and is a co-chair of the World Nuclear Association’s Law Working Group.
JP Cordon
Counsel · Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
JP Cordon is a corporate attorney at Pillsbury in New York who advises venture-backed companies, private equity firms, and investors on mergers and acquisitions, venture financings, and strategic transactions. He works with companies from early-stage fundraising through major transactions and liquidity events across technology, energy, aerospace, and other industries.
Malcolm Biggins
Founder · Campus Deep Tech
Malcolm Biggins is the founder of Campus Deep Tech and a member of the Columbia Climate Fund and Columbia Angel Network, where he works with early-stage climate and deep tech startups. He also works at Biggins Lacy Shapiro advising companies on site selection, incentives, and large industrial and infrastructure projects. His work focuses on helping deep tech and energy technologies move from research to commercialization.
Mason Hale
Principal · Alumni Ventures
Principal at Alumni Ventures, where he focuses on venture investments across deep technology sectors including AI, robotics, energy, and strategic infrastructure. He works with funds such as Chestnut Street Ventures and the AI & Robotics Fund, sourcing and evaluating early-stage startups alongside leading venture firms. Hale holds an MSc in Finance from Waseda Business School in Tokyo and a BA in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin, and has conducted research on how founder attributes and strategic partnerships influence startup performance.
Mollie Wilkinson
Investor · Orion Industrial Ventures
Mollie Wilkinson is an investor at Orion Industrial Ventures, where she invests in emerging technologies across critical minerals, industrial processes, and energy systems. She previously studied materials science and environmental engineering at MIT, where her research focused on methane removal and climate technology. Her work sits at the intersection of industrial technology, climate, and resource innovation.
Oscar Leandro
Vice President of Corporate Development · NANO Nuclear Energy Inc. (NASDAQ: NNE)
Oscar Leandro is Vice President of Corporate Development at Nano Nuclear Energy Inc., where he leads corporate strategy, financing, and international partnerships for advanced nuclear and fuel cycle initiatives. He previously worked in alternative energy investments and financial advisory at firms including Green Swan Capital and Deloitte. He holds an MBA from Wharton and an MA from the Lauder Institute at the University of Pennsylvania.
Pete Mathias
General Partner · Reveille VC
Pete Mathias is the Founder and General Partner of Reveille Venture Capital, an early-stage firm investing in breakthrough technologies across energy, defense, manufacturing, and strategic technologies. He previously was a Partner at Alumni Ventures and worked at Bertelsmann Investments investing globally across early-stage technology companies. His work focuses on backing founders building technologies critical to industrial capability, national security, and energy systems.
Theresa Clark
Chief Nuclear Officer · Everstar
Chief Nuclear Officer at Everstar, building AI for nuclear work where accuracy, traceability, and consequences matter. Career spanning decades in complex regulatory and technical environments. I specialize in separating real constraints from self-inflicted ones—and turning that insight into software that regulated teams can actually trust. At Everstar, we’re shortening timelines and reducing cognitive load in nuclear without trading away accountability.