
Jonathan Van

Executive Vice President, Innovation and Business Development at element8.
He has a wealth of work experience. Starting in 2008, they worked as Business Development for Eastmond Corporation. In 2012, they became a Research Assistant for the McCombs School of Business, where they helped put on the Entrepreneur-in-Residence Speaker Series. In 2013, they worked as a Clean Tech Intern for Genesis Consulting, a Business Development Analyst for Astrotech Corporation, a Founder and Advisor for UT Discovery Fund, and an Associate and Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Alta Ventures Mexico. In 2015, they Co-founded MOTIVE Accelerator Program and Technium, and in 2018 they became a Mentor for Blackstone LaunchPad at UT Austin. Most recently, in 2020, they joined Element 8 as Enterprise Business Development and Innovation.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 26
Smart Networks Panel
Moderator:
- Andres Carvallo | CEO at CMG Consulting LLC
Panelists:
- Dr. Marcelo Menezes de Carvalho | Ingram School of Engineering
- Tim Kipley | Chief Customer Officer at Everynet
- Andrew Mitchell | Director of Utility Solutions at Tantalus Systems
- Jonathan Van | VP of Business Development & Innovation at Element 8
- Victor Carr | Advance Technology Program Manager at Austin Energy
- Erik Andersen | VP of Business Development at LCRA
Day 1 - Sep 6th D360S 2022
Smart Networks & IoT Panel
Moderator:
- Jonathan Van | VP of Business Development at Element 8
Panelists:
- Ryan Gerbrandt | COO of Anterix
- Koustuv Ghoshal | VP & Head of Utilities / Industrials at Ericsson
- Brian Snider | CEO and Founder of Lit Communities
- John Shubin | Sales Executive at ADRF
- Tim Kipley | Chief Customer Officer at Everynet