Plug and Play Sugar Land Batch 4- Expo
Thu, 29 Oct 2026, 15:30
Brazos Hall
Houston, United States
Registration on luma.com
Originally organized by Plug and Play Sugar Land. Join us at the Plug and Play Sugar Land Fall Expo 2026 for an exciting afternoon of innovation, technology, and collaboration! Plug and Play sits at the center of the global early-stage innovation ecosystem. As the world’s largest innovation platform and a leading early-stage investor—with over 30 unicorns in our portfolio, including PayPal, Honey, N26, and Rappi—we connect high-growth startups with global corporations and academic institutions like CenterPoint Energy, ABM, University of Houston, Sugar Land Office of Economic Development and Tourism, and over 600 other partners worldwide. This Fall Expo marks the culmination of our fourth accelerator batch, showcasing 11 groundbreaking startups selected from over 100 top applicants. These ambitious founders are solving critical, real-world challenges across energy, physical AI, robotics, infrastructure, and sustainability. Why Attend? Investment Fireside Chat: Listen as Arindam Bhattacharya (Founding Partner, Tailwind Futures) and Suyash Mohan (Plug and Play) discuss investing and how emerging technologies are shaping the next generation of industrial and energy innovation. Featured Startup Showcase Panels: Explore cutting-edge technology and meet the founders of our featured Batch 4 startups driving the future of industry. Listen in as our cohort startups take the stage alongside world-class moderators:Physical AI: Moderated by Joseph Boccuzzi (Principal 5G/6G End-to-End Systems at NVIDIA) Intelligent Infrastructure & Energy: Moderated by Sid Mebarkia (Senior Principal Subsea Pipeline Engineer & Chevron Fellow at Chevron) Resilience & Sustainability: Moderated by Maruthi Devarakonda (Director, Research and Technology at Baker Hughes) UH Student Startup Pitch Competition: Watch emerging student entrepreneurs from the University of Houston pitch their boldest ideas live on stage.Meet the UH Student Finalists:Detection of Flange Looseness using Robotic ArmFounders: Himansu Shaw, Hamdi Ben Amar, Jorge Rangel, Eva Kaissi | Sponsoring Faculty: Prof. G Song Developing a robotic, sensor-based system utilizing acoustic transducers and machine learning to detect bolt looseness in subsea flange connections—reducing cost and risk for offshore energy infrastructure. FlexHive Energy (Virtual Power Plants)Founders: Kristi (Thanh) Duong, Jolene Chen, Yijun Sun | Sponsoring Faculty: Prof. J Shi … Venue: Brazos Hall, Sugar Land, Texas, US. Registration is handled by the original organizer. Original event and organizer: https://luma.com/ptz32kah