Dr. Cynthia Ginestra, a clean energy champion at Shell since 2012, has driven innovation across various roles, from sustainable aviation fuels to electric mobility. Leading technology teams, she bridges lab-to-market for cleantech and empowers future innovators. Cynthia holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and engineering, an MS in Management Science from Stanford, and a BS in Physics from UT Austin. She excels at nurturing innovation inside and outside of Shell's tech teams. Cynthia is a Houston native and first-generation French American. Recently returned from two years working in The Netherlands, Cynthia now lives in Katy, Texas, with her husband and their three Energizer-bunny kids.

Juliana is the Chief Development and Investment Officer at Greentown Labs. A Board Member of the Angel Capital Association, Juliana is a Lead Investor of the Portfolia Rising America Fund that invests in BIPOC and LGTBQ founders, as well as the Portfolia Consumer and Rising Tide Funds. She is also an Advisory Board Member of the University of Houston Cougar Venture Fund, the Houston Diversity Fund, the Investors of Color network and Impulse4women. A Kauffman Fellow experienced in Bridging the Gender Gap in investing, she is part of the City of Houston’s Women Commission. Juliana was the Texas Medical Center Venture Fund Director and the Managing Director of the Houston Angel Network. She was the Manager of the French Riviera's Sophia Business Angels network and Antipolis Innovation Campus and Project Manager of several International Projects funded by the European Commission. Previously, Juliana worked for five years in Singapore: first as an International Trade Consultant for the Trade Commission of Spain in a broad range of industry sectors and then as a Project Manager for the Asia Technology Office of Citigroup, leading projects at the international level. Juliana obtained an MBA at the London Business School and Haas School of Business in Berkeley, specializing in Entrepreneurship.

Sindhu Balan is an Investment Principal in Chevron Technology Ventures (CTV). CTV addresses Chevron’s business needs through the identification and integration of innovative externally developed technologies that strengthen Chevron’s business now and in the future. Sindhu joined Chevron in 2009 as a business analyst and has held several positions in Strategy and Planning, Upstream, Downstream, Technology Ventures and the Technical Center. Sindhu’s work experience external to Chevron spans IP, investments, and R&D for the pharma industry.

Sindhu holds a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy and a master’s degree in technology (Bioprocessing / Downstream) from the University of Mumbai (India), a doctoral degree in Biochemistry & Biophysics and an MBA from the University of Houston.

Sujatha is an entrepreneur who has successfully led multiple technology companies throughout her career. She has also held senior executive positions at Delphi Automotive, Orano, and Honeywell. With considerable experience in both operations and digital domains, she possesses a passion for introducing innovative products and concepts to organizations. In 2014, she founded Ayatis, her digital consulting company, aimed at assisting Energy and Petrochemical companies in their operational and digital transformation journeys, with a focus on decision intelligence technologies.

Currently, Sujatha holds the role of founder and CEO at Dsider, an integrated Net Zero planning software platform designed to help companies navigate sustainably to Net Zero through informed decisions.

In addition to her responsibilities at Dsider, Sujatha serves as an advisor at Knightsgate Ventures and collaborates with various startups. She also contributes her expertise as an advisor and board member to both public companies and startups.