Ms. Tompkins is a Vice President in Ares Infrastructure Opportunities. Prior to joining Ares in 2019, Ms. Tompkins was a Senior Analyst at Cypress Creek Renewables, where she focused on asset management, project finance, debt and tax equity, and sales … Read more

Laurel Tincher is Co-Founder of Pull To Refresh, an ocean engineering company developing solar unmanned vessels for growing and sinking seaweed and enabling the expansion of the ocean economy. She is also CEO of SeaBrick, a company making buoyant, seaweed-based, … Read more

Allison Thomson joined the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) as the AgMission scientific program director in January 2022. She initially uncovered an interest in agriculture and climate change as an undergraduate soil science student and has garnered more … Read more

Elina Teplinsky is a partner in Pillsbury’s Energy practice and key member of Pillsbury’s premier International Nuclear Projects practice. She advises companies worldwide on development, financing and operation of nuclear power facilities.  Her clients include nuclear power plant developers, owners, operators, equipment … Read more

John Szoka is a former NC State Representative and former Energy and Public Utilities Chairman and energy policy expert. Szoka is a graduate of West Point, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering and was commissioned as a Second … Read more

Lucia Strader is an associate professor of Biology at Duke University and is a member of the multi-disciplinary Duke Center for Quantitative BioDesign, and founded the Plant-Climate Innovation Network, which brings together North Carolina academic, industry, and non-profit interests in … Read more

As vice president of manufacturing at Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC), Stewart will provide oversight for all areas of battery manufacturing including engineering, maintenance and production. In addition to his role as vice president, Stewart will serve as the … Read more

Arlie Sterling is President and co-founder of Marsoft Incorporated and serves on the board of the Blue Sky Maritime Coalition. The Blue Sky Maritime Coalition is dedicated to accelerating the pace of decarbonization of the North American maritime industry. Arlie … Read more