Jacob Kumpon is the co-founder of KLAW Industries, which turns landfilled glass into a core component of concrete called Pantheon™ to increase strength while drastically lowering carbon emissions and cost. Founded in 2019, KLAW Industries has scaled its technology past the piloting phase. KLAW Industries has raised over $620,000 in grant funding and has opened …
Jennifer Tegan has been Managing Director of Empire State Development’s New York Ventures since April 2020. In that role, Tegan oversees and leads the activities of the NYS Innovation Venture Capital Fund (New York’s $100M venture investment fund) along with several other fund programs. New York Ventures invests in diverse entrepreneurs and high growth companies …
Lauren Baynes currently serves as Vice President of Operations for Bounce Imaging, the world leader in tactical 360° imaging technology, where she manages human resources, finance, sales operations, and government affairs for the company. Prior to working at Bounce, Lauren served as Vice President of Portfolio at 43North, a New York State-funded venture capital fund …
Eric is the Solutions Program Manager for FuzeHub, focused on helping manufacturers throughout NY State. Prior to FuzeHub, Eric ran his own engineering firm, helping transform concepts into commercially viable products. He also has 20 years of experience in various product development roles with leading manufacturers including Bosch Power Tools and Ames True Temper. Eric …
Tinia Pina has a B.S. in Business Information Technology from Virginia Tech. She began her career in sustainability as a former student pursuing a Masters of Science degree at Columbia University prior to becoming the CEO and Founder of Re-Nuble, Inc., an agricultural technology company and social enterprise headquartered in New York City. LinkedIn | …
Matt Watson is a Senior Vice President at Empire State Development and Executive Director of its Division of Science, Technology and Innovation (ESD/NYSTAR). During his time leading this state division responsible for advancing technology-led economic growth, Matt has overseen NYSTAR’s doubling in size, including by securing innovation-related federal funding opportunities, developing new initiatives, and aligning …
Niel Sandfort serves as Chobani’s Chief Innovation Officer. Since joining Chobani in 2010, he has launched over 400 products and lead multiple functions across the organization including Research & Development, New Product Development and Supply Chain Planning. As CIO Niel leads all new product launches as well as manages existing products as they are optimized …
Richard E. Honen is a partner and leader of Phillips Lytle’s Venture Capital & Technology team, focusing on corporate, finance, startup and venture capital law. He strategically counsels a broad spectrum of companies from startup to Fortune 50, and lectures extensively on corporate law, venture capital and startup issues. Mr. Honen has been listed in …
Marcia Mitchell is a Director at NY Ventures where she invests in early stage technology companies across NY state. Marcia believes that there are amazing investment opportunities in NY and enjoys meeting and supporting founders from all backgrounds and walks of life. Marcia holds a B.A. in Economics from Tufts University and an M.Sc. in …
David Gottfried is Deputy Director of the Center for Advanced Ceramic Technology at Alfred University, one of 15 NYSTAR-funded Centers for Advanced Technology located at research universities across the state. CACT supports applied research in technical ceramics and glass materials, linking industry with Alfred University technical resources, faculty, staff, and students. Gottfried joined Alfred in …
