Tough Tech Summit 2026
Date
October 27
Time
8:00 AM ET
Organization
Format
In-Person
Location
Boston, MA
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About
By-invitation summit co-hosted by The Engine and Engine Ventures with Breakthrough Energy, DCVC, RA Capital, and SOSV. The program brings together Tough Tech founders, funders, government, academic, and ecosystem leaders through founder pitches, investor-hosted roundtables, and panels. Pitch tracks cover AI Infrastructure & Next-Gen Computing; Sustainable Manufacturing & Frontier Infrastructure; Future of Health & Biotech; and Climate Tech, Decarbonization & Clean Energy. Agenda topics include physical AI and hardware, IPO pathways for capital-intensive companies, dual-use commercialization and defense procurement, and neurotechnology and neuro-inspired AI. Featured speakers include Austin Badger, Global Head of Climate & Deep Technology, HSBC Innovation Banking; Tye Brady, Chief Technologist, Amazon Robotics; Lucy Brash, Managing Director & Head of Natural Resources ECM, J.P. Morgan; Dileep George, Head of AI Research, Astera Institute; Rylan Hamilton, Co-Founder and CEO, Blue Water Autonomy; Alex Harstrick, Managing Partner, J2 Ventures; Christina Karapataki, Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures; Amy Kruse, General Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Satori Neuro; Stephen Rodriguez, Investor, Defense, DCVC; John Rudy, Co-Chair, Securities & Capital Markets Practice, Mintz; Philip Sabes, CEO, Arbor Neuroscience; and David Ulrey, Chief Financial Officer, Fervo Energy. The summit is by-invitation only.
Speakers(12)
Global Head of Climate & Deep Technology, HSBC Innovation Banking
Chief Technologist, Amazon Robotics
Managing Director & Head of Natural Resources ECM, J.P. Morgan
Head of AI Research, Astera Institute
Co-Founder and CEO, Blue Water Autonomy
Managing Partner, J2 Ventures
Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
General Partner & Chief Investment Officer, Satori Neuro
Investor, Defense, DCVC
Co-Chair, Securities & Capital Markets Practice, Mintz
CEO, Arbor Neuroscience
Chief Financial Officer, Fervo Energy
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