Northwestern Events Calendar

Oct
14
2025

Trienens-Q Cleantech Accelerator & Freshwater Advisors Event

When: Tuesday, October 14, 2025
3:30 PM - 5:30 PM CT

Where: Technological Institute, Atrium, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Sonia Kim   (847) 467-0446

Group: Innovation and New Ventures Office

Category: Academic

Description:

Please join us on Tuesday October 14th starting at 3:30 pm at the Technological Institute Atrium for the Trienens-Q Accelerator event featuring:

3:30 pm  -  Spotlight Speaker Mark Hersam (Accelerator Project Presentation)
4:00 pm  -  Panel Discussion on Fundraising for Climate Tech
5:00 pm  -  Networking and Refreshments

About the Event
Freshwater Advisors, led by Founder & CEO David Weinstein and Managing Partner Sara Block, is a national innovation consultancy and venture catalyst that connects corporations with startups and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Their wok helps advance early-stage companies by supporting fundraising, pilot partnerships, external advisory boards, and corporate engagement.

During this visit, David and Sara will meet Northwestern faculty and entrepreneurs to learn more about innovative projects in energy and cleantech. The program will feature presentations, networking opportunities, and a closing panel discussion on fundraising for climate tech, moderated by Trienens Director Ted Sargent and featuring leaders from Freshwater Advisors, mHUB Ventures, and Evergreen Climate Innovations.

Register Add to Calendar

Add Event To My Group:

Please sign-in