The Evening's Agenda

5:00 PM - Doors Open, Check-in and On-site Registration

• Click for Parking and ENTRANCE Info 

• Heavy Appetizers Buffett & Cocktails​

6:30 PM - Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Welcome by Dan Powers, Executive Director, CO-LABS

• Chris McKay, Battelle/NEON Program & CO-LABS Board Chair

• George Sparks, President/CEO, Denver Museum of Nature and Science

6:50 PM - Awards Presentation

• Peter Green, Deputy Laboratory Director for Science and Technology and Chief Research Officer (CRO) for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

• ​Welcome by Governor Jared Polis (or Representative)

7:20 PM - Keynote Presentation

• Dr. Massimo Ruzzene, Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and Dean of the Institutes at the University of Colorado Boulder

7:40 PM - Spotlight Presentation

• Greg Rieker, LongPath Technologies 

7:55 PM - Closing Comments

• Dan Powers, Executive Director, CO-LABS

8:10 PM - Dessert Buffet and Cocktails with Awardees and Dignitaries
9:00 PM - Adjourn