Business Development
Local, national & international partners have made commitments to urban mobility solutions, electrification, and related research & development efforts in the Greater Memphis Region. This garnered the interest of a multitude of partners who have come together to form a Sustainable Mobility Consortium.
We invite you to our first Sustainable Mobility Summit to hear from mobility projects, new technologies, and capital sources. This is not a public conference event, but a private network INVITE ONLY summit of governments, corporations, startups, academia, venture capital and development groups who work together, learn from each other, develop new business, and source new ideas and opportunities for disrupting the sustainable mobility industry.
June 14th Full Agenda
8:00 AM Breakfast & Check-In
- Sponsored by The Downtown Memphis Commission
9:00 AM Welcome Remarks- Andre Fowlkes, Start Co.
9:10 AM Greater Memphis Chamber Remarks- Ted Townsend
9:20 AM Startup Highlight: WHIP- Matthew Averyhart
- Operates with support from LaunchTN
9:25 AM Panel: Why Connectivity & Energy Are Critical for Smart Mobility Applications: Sponsored by Baker Donelson
- Bruce Doeg- Baker Donelson’s EV & Infrastructure Division
- Bryan Darr- Ookla, VP Government Affairs
- Steve Seifried- Ameresco
- Ken Sills- Chief Technology Officer, Preteckt
10:30 AM Office Hours Begins
12:00 PM Deloitte Remarks- Interconnected EIP Model
12:10 PM Panel: Capital, Innovation, & Commercialization for Sustainable Mobility: Sponsored by The Wond'ry
- Ryan Ramkhelawan- National Advisory Council on Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Economic Development Administration
- Evan Prislovsky- LaunchTN, Capital Analyst, InvestTN
- Dr. Sabya Mishra- University of Memphis Director C-TIER
- Dr. Chaleson Bell- Vanderbilt’s The Wond’ry Director of Entrepreneurship
5:30 PM Welcome Reception at Catherine & Mary’s:
Sponsored by Orion
- Remarks from City of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland
Thank you for Hosting
June 15th Full Agenda
8:00 AM Breakfast & Check-In
- Sponsored by The Downtown Memphis Commission
9:00 AM Startup Highlight: MedHaul- Erica Plybeah
9:05 AM Panel: Workforce Development and Smart Transportation to connect Community to Opportunity in West Tennessee
Sponsored by: TennSMART
- Byan Barringer- TennSMART, Program Director, Entrepreneurship & Commercialization
- Bacarra Mauldin- Memphis Area Transit Authority, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
- Jack Gray- Ford City:One Co-Founder & Team Lead
- Marianne Dunavant- Ford Motor Company Blue Oval City; Government Relations
10:30 AM Office Hours Begins
Thank you for Hosting
About the organizers
Start Co., a venture development organization; Ookla, a network intelligence enabler; and The Greater Memphis Chamber have been rallying momentum in the sustainable mobilty space, and look forward to convening a unique business development opportunity
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
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Sustainable Mobility Summit
real mobility practitioners networking for change
June 14-15, 2023 memphis, tn
Summit Location
Epicenter Memphis,
150 Peabody Place
Memphis, TN 38103
Hotel Recommendation
Hyatt Centric
One Beale Street
Memphis, TN 38103
See you at
the summit!