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VIA Visionaries: Digital Inclusion with Bhaskar Chakravorti of Tufts University

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It’s Back to School time! What better way to mark the occasion than bringing in an exceptional guest speaker for our latest VIA Visionaries event, Bhaskar Chakravorti, Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University.

Not only is Bhaskar the Dean of Global Business at Tufts University, America’s oldest exclusively graduate school of global affairs, but he is also the Executive Director of Fletcher’s Institute for Business in the Global Context and founder and chair of Digital Planet, one of Fletcher’s flagship research programs that studies the impact of technology on lives and livelihoods around the world.

Bhaskar will sit down with VIA’s CEO Colin Gounden to talk all things digital inclusion: what the term means, why it is critically important for us to consider on a global scale, and how digital trust and digital currencies relate.

Join us on September 12, 2024 at 2:30pm ET for this must-watch event, streaming live from VIA’s HQ in Somerville. RSVP on LinkedIn and be sure to tune in at the YouTube event link.

AWS invites VIA’s COO, Kate Ravanis and Client Delivery Lead, Becky McClements to participate in AWS Energy Symposium event

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Reinventing energy, together? Now, that’s a theme we can totally get behind! AWS has invited VIA to give a pitch, participate on a panel, join the exclusive AWS Women Reinvent Energy event, and host a “pod” during an action-packed two days at their major event, AWS Energy Symposium in Houston, TX.

VIA’s COO, Kate Ravanis will be both giving a pitch and on a panel during the session, “Clean Energy Accelerator | Pathways for powering rapid piloting of emerging technologies,” on Wednesday, August 14th beginning at 11:00am CT. Becky McClements, VIA’s Client Delivery Lead, will join Kate for the two days where they will participate in the exclusive “Empowering the Future of Energy” event hosted by AWS Women Reinvent Energy event on Tuesday, August 13th.

If you are attending, but might not catch Kate and Becky at the events above, stop by to meet them in Pod 8P on Tuesday from 11:00am – 6:00pm and Wednesday from 7:00am – 6:00pm. For more information on the event, including the agenda, visit AWS’ event page.

VIA Visionaries: Cybersecurity Lessons from the Frontlines with Stan Byers of USAID

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Have you ever wondered what role cybersecurity plays in development and humanitarian aid organizations? Us too! That’s why we’ve invited Stan Byers, Cybersecurity Team Lead at USAID, to VIA’s HQ to chat with our CEO, Colin Gounden, for the latest installment of our VIA Visionaries interview series.

Holding true to the purpose of our VIA Visionaries series, Stan shares a collective mission with VIA of making our communities cleaner, safer, and more equitable. We’re going to chat about Stan’s role at USAID, an independent U.S. government agency that is responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance, and his remarkable career. From advocating for clean energy in post-conflict regions to driving cybersecurity initiatives at the national level, Stan has surely cemented his standing as an exceptional expert in cybersecurity and humanitarian aid.

Be sure to RSVP for the event on our LinkedIn page and tune in to our YouTube channel on Thursday, May 16, 2024 at 2:30pm ET to watch!

VIA leadership invited to host a kiosk at Second Front Systems’ Offset Symposium in Washington, D.C.

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VIA’s Chief Commercial Officer, Joe Babiec and Director, Client Delivery, Haden Snyder will be hosting a kiosk at the Second Front Systems’ Offset Symposium Customer Gallery on May 16, 2024 in Washington, D.C. This event brings together leading national security professionals, including renowned speakers, leaders in emerging tech, government, and venture capital.

VIA will be showcasing our AI-enabled electrical vehicle fleet optimization and energy resilience solution, eJARVIS. There is still time to register, visit Second Front’s website to secure your spot and catch Joe and Haden in person: https://ow.ly/rgGj50R5afG

VIA team travels to France for the finals of ABB Scaleup Challenge 2024

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We made it to the finals of the ABB Scaleup Challenge 2024! What started out as 150+ high-caliber competitors from 35 countries around the world has dwindled down to three (including us!) in our category: Smart Buildings.

VIA team members, CEO Colin Gounden, Client Delivery Lead, Becky McClements, and Expansion Manager, Ray Neubauer, can’t wait to showcase the value of Skylight in Switzerland to support grid resilience, carbon reduction, and data protection. The final 2.5 day event takes place in Sophia Antipolis, France from April 25-27. The winner will be announced at the end of the day on April 26th, followed by a fun-filled day on April 27th at the 7th Monaco E-Prix race.

Follow along on LinkedIn, X, Instagram, and Threads to hear the latest from VIA in this journey!

VIA Visionaries: Exploring Swiss Energy Systems with Arnab Chatterjee

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If there’s one thing devoted VIA followers know about us: we love all things clean energy and Switzerland 🇨🇭! That’s precisely why we are thrilled to host Arnab Chatterjee, Postdoctoral Researcher at EMPA’s Urban Energy Systems Lab, for the latest installment of our VIA Visionaries interview series.

In Arnab’s current role at EMPA, the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research in Switzerland, he is involved in research projects that explore user behavior and energy systems using machine learning. One project we are particularly excited to chat with Arnab about is called LANTERN (Living Labs Interfaces for Energy Transition). LANTERN is an 8-year clean energy project, one that VIA is proud to be a partner in. To hear more about this project and Arnab’s experience in developing smarter, more energy-efficient buildings, tune in to our livestream on Friday, April 5th at 10:30am ET, by RSVPing on our LinkedIn event page.

VIA attending Energy Exchange in Pittsburgh, PA

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VIA’s Chief Commercial Officer, Joe Babiec, and Director, Client Delivery, Haden Snyder will be attending the upcoming Energy Exchange conference, hosted by the Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Management Program.

Renowned as the largest agency-driven training event and tradeshow for the federal utility community, the event focuses on innovative strategies, emerging technologies and solutions paramount to advancing towards a clean energy economy. Further details on the event can be found on the Energy Exchange website.

VIA’s Chief Commercial Officer, Joe Babiec and Senior Government Solutions Specialist, Sam Cruickshank attend AFCEA New Horizons 2024 Event

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VIA’s Chief Commercial Officer, Joe Babiec and Senior Government Solutions Specialist, Sam Cruickshank attended AFCEA’s annual New Horizons event in Newton, MA – just around the corner from VIA’s HQ. The event brings together industry, academia, government, and military experts, to cover the latest in science and technology for defense and homeland security. Further details about the AFCEA Lexington-Concord chapter, visit their website: https://www.afcealexcon.org/.

AWS invites VIA’s Chief Commercial Officer Joe Babiec to represent VIA at CERAWeek Innovation Agora

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AWS has invited VIA’s Chief Commercial Officer, Joe Babiec, to host a booth at AWS’ Agora House during CERAWeek 2024. According to the Financial Times, CERAWeek is “arguably the most important event on the energy industry’s calendar.” Innovation Agora is CERAWeek’s open marketplace hosting 200+ pods, 420+ sessions, and 650+ speakers with the goal of sharing ideas and insights on energy innovation, emerging technologies, and solutions.

If you are attending Innovation Agora, reach out to Joe Babiec and meet him at AWS’ Agora House: #370 AB from March 18-21. For more information on the event, check out the Innovation Agora website.

VIA’s Chief Commercial Officer, Joe Babiec, attends Elemental Excelerator’s Clean Energy Business and Innovation Week in Washington, D.C.

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Elemental Excelerator invited VIA’s Chief Commercial Officer, Joe Babiec, to join its first-ever Clean Energy Business and Innovation Week event. The highly anticipated event, which took place in Washington, D.C. from March 4-6, 2024, brought together 150+ climate tech companies, policymakers, business leaders, and investors to discuss the importance of the clean energy transition.

During the action-packed event, Joe met with Kaylah Fermaint of the U.S. House of Representatives to talk about VIA’s mission and ventured to Axios’ HQ for a series of interviews that covered the accomplishments of the Inflation Reduction Act. Overall, we were impressed by the commitment of fellow attendees (seen together above) in following a similar mission to VIA’s of making our communities cleaner, safer, and more equitable 🌱.

VIA energy experts attending Geotab Connect 2024 in Las Vegas

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VIA’s VP, Strategic Alliances, Michael DeNitto, and Energy Solutions Lead, Will Chapman will be attending Geotab Connect 2024 in Las Vegas, taking place February 14-16, 2024. The event focuses on best practices and innovative technologies for fleet management. For more information on the event, visit the Geotab website. If you plan to attend, reach out to Michael or Will to set up a time to meet!

VIA Visionaries: Smart Policies for a Smarter Grid with Graham Turk

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It’s the VIA Visionaries you know and love, but on location! Join us LIVE from MIT as VIA’s CEO Colin Gounden sits down for a chat with MIT Energy Initiative’s Graham Turk to talk about smart policies for a smarter grid!
In Graham’s current role at MIT, he is in charge of researching grid impacts of rapid electrification and tariff design to promote adoption of heat pumps and electric vehicles. Prior to joining MIT, Graham spent several years with Green Mountain Power, well known for providing 100% carbon-free electricity to 266,000 customers across Vermont.
For those of you interested in clean energy, EVs, and overall love a good conversation, this is a must! Tune in on Thursday, February 8th at 12:00pm ET by RSVPing on our LinkedIn event page.

Power Up!: Accelerating Growth in 2024

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We’re gearing up to Power Up! VIAneers worldwide will unite to shape our vision for 2024. This two-day event, with the theme, “VIA Vision”, aims to fuel accelerated growth for a groundbreaking 2024! Follow along on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram for pics and snippets of our hybrid event.

VIA’s CEO Colin Gounden invited to speak at GBBC’s 7th Annual Blockchain Central Davos event in Switzerland

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We’re thrilled to announce that VIA’s CEO, Colin Gounden, has been invited to participate in the esteemed 7th Annual Blockchain Central Davos event, hosted by the Global Blockchain Business Council (GBBC) from January 14-18, 2024. This prestigious conference coincides with the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, a testament to the magnitude and influential reach of this event.

Colin will be on a panel that covers the topic of AI and blockchain and will take place on January 17, 2024 from 3:00-3:40pm CET.

For more details, visit GBBC’s official event page and follow us on LinkedIn, X, Instagram for the latest updates!

VIA Visionaries: Data, AI, and Enterprise Innovation with Kim Crider

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We’re thrilled to host our next VIA Visionaries live stream event, featuring special guest, Major General Kim Crider (ret.). Maj. Gen. Crider, the former Chief Technology Innovation Officer for the United States Space Force, will sit down with VIA’s CEO, Colin Gounden live at our VIA HQ.

Having spent over 35 years with the United States Air Force, Maj. Gen. Crider possesses a deep and unique insight into the intersection of aerospace and technology. As the Air Force Chief Data Officer, and later the Chief Technology Innovation Officer, she was at the forefront of operationalizing technology-driven solutions within the space sector.

Join us as we delve into Maj. Gen. Crider’s remarkable experiences. Tune in at 1:00 PM ET on Monday, December 4th to hear first-hand perspectives from a true visionary in the field.