# 2023 NYU Stern Innovation Conference ![Innovation](/sites/default/files/styles/866w/public/2023-09/2024Innovation.jpg?h=790be497&itok=t9D7OJrW) ## Innovation and Environmental Sustainability **October 27, 2023 from 9:00 AM to 1:45 PM** --- ## Conference Speakers [ ![Asparro Headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-09/asparro.jpg?h=9c86ceb9&itok=dJMxO7l_) ](https://carbonquest.com/team) [## Brian Asparro ](https://carbonquest.com/team)COO of CarbonQuest [Bio](https://carbonquest.com/team) [ ![Carty](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-09/R%20Carty.png?h=cd2a7045&itok=ROCJ048F) ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/raphael-carty) [## Raphael Carty ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/raphael-carty)Associate Professor of Management and Organizations, NYU Stern School of Business [Bio](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/raphael-carty) [ ![Photo of Laura Fox](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-07/Laura%20Fox%20%28MBA%20%2715%29.png?h=1e44246d&itok=hfLJl7su) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraafox/) [## Laura Fox ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraafox/)Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Streetlife Ventures [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraafox/) [ ![Shon Hiatt](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-09/178.jpg?h=c2dbcf0d&itok=6heVi63t) ](https://www.marshall.usc.edu/personnel/shon-hiatt) [## Shon R. Hiatt ](https://www.marshall.usc.edu/personnel/shon-hiatt)Professor at USC School of Business [Bio](https://www.marshall.usc.edu/personnel/shon-hiatt) [ ![headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-10/Jennifer_Holmgren_2.jpg?h=dc809c03&itok=2jNeMJAu) ](https://ir.lanzatech.com/executive-leadership/jennifer-holmgren) [## Dr. Jennifer Holmgren ](https://ir.lanzatech.com/executive-leadership/jennifer-holmgren)Chief Executive Officer, LanzaTech [Bio](https://ir.lanzatech.com/executive-leadership/jennifer-holmgren) [ ![headshot](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-10/jeff-headshot-final.jpg?h=a3367a44&itok=1jSdYC5u) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffprosserman/) [## Jeff Prosserman ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffprosserman/)Founder and CEO at Voltpost [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffprosserman/) [ ![Melissa A. Schilling](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-04/melissa_Schilling.jpg?h=559b5251&itok=XmQKMf9M) ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/melissa-schilling) [## Melissa Schilling ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/melissa-schilling)Fubon Center Tech Innovation Director and Professor at NYU Stern [Bio](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/melissa-schilling) [ ![Daria Siegel](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/siegel_1.jpeg?h=f7495f53&itok=1MFy-fpe) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariasiegel/) [## Daria Siegel ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariasiegel/)VP at New York City Economic Development Corporation [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariasiegel/) [ ![Shabazz Stuart](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2025-03/stuart.png?h=f7fe1f15&itok=Txnrw9RA) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shabazzvstuart/) [## Shabazz Stuart ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shabazzvstuart/)Founder and CEO of Oonee [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/shabazzvstuart/) [ ![David Wakerley](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-10/Dave%20headshot%20%282%29.png?h=0efdbcf5&itok=O3cb2Bpb) ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-wakerley-phd-18b92825/?locale=fr_FR) [## David Wakerley ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-wakerley-phd-18b92825/?locale=fr_FR)Co-Founder and CTO of Dioxycle [Bio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-wakerley-phd-18b92825/?locale=fr_FR) [ ![Tensie Whelan](/sites/default/files/styles/500w_x_625h/public/2023-09/Tensie%20Whelan%20%282%29.png?h=a533673d&itok=IwS6BOWl) ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/tensie-whelan) [## Tensie Whelan ](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/tensie-whelan)Founding Director, Center for Sustainable Business at NYU Stern [Bio](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/tensie-whelan) prev next - - - slide 1 - slide 2 - slide 3 - - ![2023 Innovation Conference Panel 1](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2025-03/1_0.png.webp?itok=GVrxmX_s) [ Play Video ](#) Decarbonizing Our Cities (Laura Fox, Shabazz Stuart, Jeff Prosserman, Daria Siegel) - ![2023 Innovation Conference - Video Tile 2](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2025-03/2_8.png.webp?itok=BYRmuonv) [ Play Video ](#) Keynote: Innovating for a Circular Carbon Economy (Jennifer Holmgren) - ![2023 Innovation Conference - Video Tile 3](/sites/default/files/styles/965w_x_564h/public/2025-03/3_0.png.webp?itok=jgTf8bjP) [ Play Video ](#) Practitioner Panel: Innovations in Carbon Capture and Utilization (Raphael Carty, David Wakerley, Brian Asparro) ## STERN INNOVATION CONFERENCE: INNOVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Please join us for the NYU Stern's Fubon Center for Technology, Business and Innovation annual Stern Innovation Conference! This year's theme is "Innovation for Environmental Sustainability". We will hear from an amazing ensemble of scholars and practitioners about the opportunities and challenges for innovating for environmental sustainability and the latest in research on how to successfully innovate in this space. The conference, which will be held on Friday, October 27th, from 9:00 AM - 1:45 PM EST is held virtually (online only) and attracts approximately 400 registrants that include faculty, students and alumni. The conference is structured as a combination of keynotes and panels, with a mix of academic presentations and practitioner insights. The conference is also recorded and made available on our website. ## Program Show All | Hide All Opening Keynote: Sustainability as a Driver of Innovation Tensie Whelan, Center for Sustainable Business at NYU Stern Decarbonizing Our Cities Laura Fox, Streetlife Ventures Shabazz Stuart, Oonee Jeff Prosserman, Voltpost Daria Siegel, NYC Economic Development Corporation Keynote: Innovating for a Circular Carbon Economy Dr. Jennifer Holmgren, LanzaTech Practitioner Panel: Innovations in Carbon Capture and Utilization Raphael Carty, NYU Stern [slides](https://www.stern.nyu.edu/sites/default/files/2023-10/Raphael%20Carty_%20Capture%20and%20Utilization%20Final%20LAST%2010.26%20Version.pdf) David Wakerley, Dioxycle Brian Asparro, CarbonQuest Keynote: How Entrepreneurs Can Tackle the Energy Transition Shon R. Hiatt, USC School of Business