Dr. Qichao Hu is the founder and CEO of SolidEnergy Systems, a venture-backed Li-Metal battery technology company based in Boston that designs and manufactures the lightest practical rechargeable cells in the world. Dr. Hu started SolidEnergy in 2012 to commercialize his post-doctoral research at MIT. Since then, he has recruited a multinational team, raised multiple funding rounds, and built several partnerships and customer relationships worldwide. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and Department of Energy Clean Energy prize winner, Dr. Hu is passionate about deep science based entrepreneurship and disruptive transportation technologies both on land and in air.