Veterans to Venture - Energy

Connect with fellow Louisiana Veterans and dive into the energy world to spark new business ideas and opportunities. Veterans to Venture – Energy is a four-hour engagement, innovation, and entrepreneurship event designed to connect Louisiana’s military and veteran community with opportunities across energy, technology, commercialization, entrepreneurship, and business development. Veterans, National Guard members, Reserve members, veteran entrepreneurs, transitioning service members, and veteran students are strongly encouraged to attend. This event is for those who: Own or are building a veteran-led startup or small business Serve in the Louisiana National Guard or Reserve Are currently enrolled as a veteran student Are transitioning from military service and exploring their next career or business opportunity Work in the energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, technology, or industrial sectors Want to learn how to license intellectual property and turn technology into a business Are interested in starting or growing a company Want to commercialize university, federal, or emerging technologies Are looking for careers and opportunities within Louisiana’s energy economy Want to connect with founders, researchers, industry leaders, investors, universities, and other veterans Led by FUEL, Maven Scouts, LSU, and the Louisiana Veterans Energy Network (LVEN), the program will bring together veterans, service members, students, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, researchers, and ecosystem partners for networking, veteran success stories, startup exposure, technology commercialization, and practical pathways into entrepreneurship and business ownership. Participants will learn more about opportunities in areas including energy, hydrogen, carbon capture, water technology, advanced energy materials, microgrids, petrochemicals, manufacturing, critical infrastructure, and emerging technologies. Veterans will also be introduced to how university and government-developed intellectual property can move from the laboratory into the marketplace, how technologies can be licensed, and how those technologies can potentially become the foundation for new veteran-owned companies. The goal is to identify and support members of Louisiana’s military and veteran community who want to start companies, grow businesses, license technology, commercialize innovation, enter the energy industry, or build stronger connections across Louisiana’s energy and innovation ecosystem. Whether you are a National Guard member, Reservist, veteran entrepreneur, veteran student, transitioning service member, established business owner, or simply exploring what comes next, Veterans to Venture – Energy is designed to help you get connected and see where the opportunities are.