When:
October 20, 2017
6:15pm – 9:15pm
Where:
Autodesk Atrium
111 McInnis Parkway
San Rafael, CA 94903 (Map)
Cost:
$30 ($20 student price)
Questions? Please email: [email protected].
A night to celebrate biomimicry innovation
Join us for the second annual Biomimicry Global Design Challenge Pitch Event and Technology Showcase!
Come out and celebrate budding nature-inspired entrepreneurs at the 2017 Biomimicry Pitch Event and Technology Showcase. At this event, the six 2016-17 Biomimicry Accelerator teams will take the stage to pitch their nature-inspired innovations to a VIP panel. Then, join us for food, drinks, and good conversation as the teams showcase their prototypes. Don’t miss seeing nature-inspired innovation in action!
VIP Panel
Ibrahim AlHusseini
Managing Member The Husseini Group | FullCycle Energy LP
Janine Benyus
Co-founder, Biomimicry Institute, Biomimicry 3.8
Lynelle Cameron
President and CEO, Autodesk Foundation
Joel Makower
Chairman and Executive Editor, GreenBiz Group Inc.
Robert Suarez
Managing Director, Innovation and Design, Singularity University
Photos by Stefanie Atkinson Schwartz
The Biomimicry Accelerator
Each year the most promising teams in the open category of the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge are invited to participate in the Biomimicry Accelerator. After the year-long program, one team will be awarded the $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize®, endowed by the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, to bring their nature-inspired innovation to market.
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Event Partners and Sponsors
Join us at Bioneers for the 2017 Ray of Hope Prize® announcement!
Each fall, Bioneers is a powerful celebration of the visionary ideas, leaders, and change-makers that push us to rethink what’s possible. Join us this year as the Ray C. Anderson Foundation’s John Lanier takes the stage on Saturday, October 21, to award the 2017 $100,000 Ray of Hope Prize® to one of six teams in the Biomimicry Accelerator.
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Imagine a world where everything we make is inspired by the natural world. By supporting the Biomimicry Institute you:
- Help bring biomimicry education to more students and educators
- Accelerate the growth of more nature-inspired startups and entrepreneurs
- Increase the number of biological strategies and resources on AskNature.org and across our entire organization.