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Jonathan Van

VP of Business Development & Innovation at Element8

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.

2:05 - 3:05 PM PANEL

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
10:30 – 11:30 AM

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