2023 CleanTech Innovation Showcase – Meet the Exhibitors!

Advanced Professionals has extensive industry knowledge and long‑standing relationships across the insurance and employee benefits industry with hundreds of millions of insurance premiums under management. In 2017, Advanced Professionals became part of Newfront, which is transforming the delivery of risk management, employee experience, insurance, and retirement solutions by building the modern insurance platform.

Business Wise Insurance is led by Robert “Bob” Lockyer, whose experience emphasizes business partner buy-sell agreement funding, trust owned insurance and retirement plans sponsored by closely-held business. Of particular interest are employee stock options plans (ESOP) advice, setup and funding and partner buy-sell trust funding.  Helping the owners of privately-held companies reach their retirement and business succession goals is our primary goal.

CenTrio is an industry leading sustainable energy provider, P3 partner, developer, investor, and operator of campus utility and district energy systems across North America. With the largest district energy portfolio in the U.S., CenTrio owns and operates critical utility infrastructures and provides comprehensive energy solutions to university campuses, healthcare systems, cities, and communities.

Hotstart has been the world leader in the design and manufacture of thermal management systems since 1942. As demands to reduce carbon footprint and energy costs grow, data center managers, property managers and utilities are tasked with discovering new and untapped efficiency gains. Using proven air-source heat pump technology, Hotstart’s High Efficiency heating systems maintain standby generator startup temperatures while using up to 70% less energy, drastically reducing operating costs.

Washington Clean Energy Testbeds was created by The University of Washington Clean Energy Institute to accelerate the development, scale-up, and adoption of new technologies in solar harvesting, energy storage, and system integration.

The Consulate General of Canada to the United States in Seattle represents the Government of Canada in the states of Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington. The Consulate General’s efforts and engagements cover a range of Canada’s political, commercial, cultural, security and economic interests in our region, as well as consular services.

Stoel Rives is a leading U.S. corporate and litigation law firm providing high quality services to sophisticated business clients at every stage of their evolution. With 350 attorneys in seven states and Washington, D.C., Stoel Rives is a nationally recognized leader in the energy and natural resources industries.

Trade and Ihttps://www.britishcolumbia.ca/nvest B.C. works with international enterprises to help them build strong connections to the resources, skills and businesses that make British Columbia (B.C.) the natural place to work, live and invest.

Unico Power is a leader in Intelligent EV charging and Energy Management Systems (EMS), we specialize in multi-unit residential properties. We use real-time demand management to ensure that tenants in Condos can charge at home without high costs to themselves or their non-EV driving neighbours.

VertueLab is a nonprofit fighting climate change by providing funding and holistic entrepreneurial support to climate tech startups. Through fifteen years of work, we have proven that our model can accelerate climate solutions that are key to reversing the climate crisis.