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Industry Growth Forum 2026
Affiliated Programs
Tuesday, March 31, 2026 - Thursday, April 2, 2026

Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
Denver, CO

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Wilson Sonsini is proud to be the Platinum Sponsor of the Industry Growth Forum 2026 (IGF), hosted by The National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR). Since 2023, we have supported NLR’s goal to empower emerging startup companies in the cleantech industry and accelerate partnerships between innovators and investors. This three-day conference features startup pitch competitions, networking opportunities, and insight into emerging technologies.

Of Counsel Melissa Wright will serve as a judge for pitch competitions on April 1. Partner Brent Fassett will make a remark during the Awards Luncheon on April 2.

Bob O'Connor, Randy Lewis, Melissa Wright, Kelsey MacConaghy, Jessica Remlinger, and Virginia Milner, will also attend the Forum.

Please stop by the Wilson Sonsini’s IGF lounge to relax and connect with fellow attendees!

View the full agenda here and register for the Forum today. 

Contacts

Kristen Elvert

kelvert@wsgr.com

Presenters

Brent Fassett
Partner
Boulder

Brent Fassett is a corporate partner in the Boulder office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he represents emerging growth companies and the investors that support them, focusing on the life sciences and medical technology industries. He specializes in venture capital financings, public and private merger and acquisition transactions, IPOs, licensing and commercial agreements, employee compensation plans, public company reporting and disclosure issues, and securities law compliance.

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Melissa Wright
Of Counsel
San Francisco

Melissa Wright is Of Counsel in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where her corporate practice focuses on the representation of emerging companies in the technology sector and the venture capital and private equity firms that finance them, with a focus on climate and clean technology solutions. She has experience with emerging companies and investors on a range of matters, including formation and growth, venture capital and growth equity financing transactions, M&A and strategic transactions, and general corporate governance matters.

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