Coffee & Concepts: BeamFeed feat. Erina Vela, Executive Founder

Thursday, September 17, 2026 (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM) (EDT)

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Coffee & Concepts is Griffiss Institute's primary networking event hosted at the Innovare Advancement Center in Rome, NY, held from 10:00–11:00 a.m. on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month, with a few exceptions around winter holidays and during the summer. The event brings together professionals from industry, government, and academia to connect, share ideas, and explore collaboration opportunities. At the 9/17 session, connect with featured speaker Erina Vela, Co-Founder & CEO of BeamFeed, as she shares her startup journey and explores the future of wireless energy, including how BeamFeed is using laser power beaming to wirelessly deliver energy over long distances to unmanned and autonomous systems. Topic Title: Power Without Plugs: The Future of Wireless Energy — and How a University Spinout Became a Startup. Learn more by visiting: https://griffissinstitute.org/coffee-and-concepts

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Thursday, September 17, 2026 (10:00 AM - 11:00 AM) (EDT)
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