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Murat Aktihanoglu, Managing Partner, Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator

Murat Aktihanoglu is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA), Remarkable Ventures and Remarkable Ventures Climate, one of New York City’s most active early-stage investment platforms. Since 2011, he has invested in more than 400 startups across artificial intelligence (AI), fintech, healthtech, climate, and enterprise software, backing multiple unicorns and helping portfolio companies raise over $2B in follow-on capital.

Aaron Fitzgerald, CEO, Mars Materials

Aaron Fitzgerald is a three-time founder and carbon removal entrepreneur focused on reimagining how we make things. As the CEO of Mars Materials, he leads a team working to commercialize technologies that sequester captured carbon into industrial supply chains. His vision for a defossilized future is shaped by a unique path through both policy, including a tenure in the United States Senate, and deep carbontech, with fellowships at The Lewis Latimer program, Breakthrough Energy, Prime Coalition and Carbon 180.

David Parrillo, Vice President of Research & Development, Dow

Dave Parrillo is Vice President of Research & Development for Dow’s Packaging, Specialty Plastics & Hydrocarbons division (PSP&H), a $28B business central to Dow’s decarbonization and growth strategy. Since joining Dow in 2007, he has led R&D across multiple businesses, delivering award winning innovations in packaging, solar energy, advanced materials, and sustainability. He currently drives Dow’s PSP&H R&D portfolio, overseeing the organization’s vast innovation portfolio in sustainable product and process development, talent development programs including university partnerships, and long-term growth investments. Dave is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, serves on several academic, professional, and nonprofit boards, and is the recipient of numerous awards.

Katherine Phillips, Partner, Boston Consulting Group

Katherine Phillips is a core member of Boston Consulting Group’s Climate & Sustainability, Energy, and Industrial Goods practices. She works primarily with oil and gas and chemical companies, climate tech startups, and their investors, helping clients answer strategic questions related to decarbonization, carbon removal, and circularity. Before joining BCG in 2019, Katherine was a scientist in chemistry/chemicals, materials, and engineering, studying nanomaterials fabrication and carbon capture and conversion.

Jay Bhatia, CEO, Agilis Commerce

Jay is the founder and CEO of Agilis Commerce, a software company that delivers digital transformation solutions to the chemical industry. Jay founded Agilis in 2018, after a successful career in commercial leadership roles at BASF and Shell for 18 years.