2023 Summit
About
The 2023 Summit featured keynote speakers, panels, workshops, and TED Talk-style engagement opportunities for the following topics.
- Carbon Capture and Removal Strategies
- The Global Energy Transition
- Green Hydrogen and Energy Storage
- Building Foundations for Cleantech in the Mid-Atlantic Region
- Energy Policy
- Smart Mobility and Electric Vehicles
- Nuclear Power and the Energy Transition
- Manufacturing and Supply Chains
- Bluetech and Ocean-related Solutions
- Green Finance: Investing in Our Future
- Agriculture’s Solutions to Climate Change
In addition, the Mentor Match program returned this year and the in-person career fair.
Agenda
Day 1
Day One: Monday, March 27
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Keynote: Robert Blue, Chair, President, and CEO of Dominion Energy [moderated by Miki Deric of Accenture], “Roadblocks to the Clean-energy Transition: A Tale of Good vs. Good”
[Grumman Auditorium]10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Break
Track: Carbon Capture and Removal Strategies
Retrofitting Existing Assets with CCUS
[Redbud room]
Track: The Global Energy Transition
Transmission Infrastructure
[Windflower room]
Track: Hydrogen and Other Long-term Storage Technologies
Policy Support for Hydrogen and Long-duration Storage
[Sunflower room]
Track: Building Foundations for Cleantech in the Mid-Atlantic (VA, NC, SC, GA)
Building the New economy in the Mid-Atlantic Region
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Green Finance
Moving from ESG Integration to Sustainability Investing
[Dogwood room]
Track: Smart Mobility and Low-Carbon Transportation
Fireside Chat: CEO of Thomas Built Buses and other EV Manufacturers
[Azalea room]
Track: Agriculture’s Solutions to Climate Change
Sustainable Intensification
[Bellflower room]
Track: Supply Chains and Manufacturing
Fireside Chat: CEO of Thomas Built Buses and other EV Manufacturers
[Azalea room]*All lunch programming is open to all Summit registrants. All ticket types include daily lunch with the exception of the student $30 ‘without lunch’ ticket. Your lunch tickets will be located in your name badge based on the type of Summit ticket purchased. For those students who purchased the ‘without lunch’ student ticket, designated seating may apply in both lunch rooms.
(A) Cleantech Pioneer, Cleantech Entrepreneur, and Cleantech Trailblazer Award presentations with keynote speaker, Chris Castro, Chief of Staff, Office of State and Community Energy Programs, U.S. Department of Energy
[Trillium room](B) Emily Solomonson, Field Marketing Specialist at Guayaki Yerba Mate
[Dogwood Room]12:35 p.m. – 12:45 p.m. Break
1:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Break
Track: Carbon Capture and Removal Strategies
Blue Carbon: Established Solutions
[Redbud room]
Track: The Global Energy Transition
Nuclear Power and the Energy Transition
[Windflower room]
Track: Hydrogen and Other Long-term Storage Technologies
Deployment of Long-term Storage
[Sunflower room]
Track: Building Foundations for Cleantech in the Mid-Atlantic (VA, NC, SC, GA)
Evolving High-tech transportation corridor Between Charlotte and Raleigh along H-64
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Green Finance
Blended Finance and Green Banks
[Dogwood room]
Track: Smart Mobility and Low-Carbon Transportation
Building the Ecosystem for Large Electric Vehicles
[Mountain Laurel room]
Track: Agriculture’s Solutions to Climate Change
Regenerative Aquaculture
[Bellflower room]
Track: Supply Chains and Manufacturing
Battery Production and Lifecycle
[Azalea room]2:35 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Break
Jeff Guldner, Chairman of the Board, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Pinnacle West Capital Corp. (3:30 – 4:15 p.m.), “Partnering with Customers on the Road to Clean Energy”
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Carbon Capture and Removal Strategies
Alternate Approaches with CCUS
[Redbud room]
Track: The Global Energy Transition
North Carolina’s Offshore Wind Future – Where We Stand and The Steps Ahead
[Windflower room]
Track: Hydrogen and Other Long-term Storage Technologies
The Many Colors of Hydrogen
[Sunflower room]
Track: Building Foundations for Cleantech in the Mid-Atlantic (VA, NC, SC, GA)
Growing the Region’s Foreign Direct Investment in Cleantech
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Green Finance
Financing Cleantech in a High Interest Rate Market
[Dogwood room]
Track: Smart Mobility and Low-Carbon Transportation
Infrastructure, IRA Bill, and Charging
[Mountain Laurel room]
Track: Agriculture’s Solutions to Climate Change
Sequestration and Regenerative Agriculture
[Bellflower room]
Track: Supply Chains and Manufacturing
Federal Policy Supporting Manufacturing
[Azalea room]5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Women in Clean Energy (WICE) Reception co-sponsored by Dominion Energy and the UNC Cleantech Summit at the Courtyard by Marriott, Chapel Hill. This event is open to industry professionals who must separately register for this event. [NOTE: This event is at capacity.]
Day 2
Day Two: Tuesday, March 28
8:15 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Keynote: Arshad Mansoor, President, and CEO at Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), “A Climate-Ready Power System: Resilient and Affordable Decarbonization”
[Grumman Auditorium]9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Keynote: Elizabeth Curmi, Director, Global Thematic Analyst at Citi, “Food and Climate Change- Creating Sustainable Food systems for a Net Zero Future”
[Grumman Auditorium]10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
Track: Carbon Capture and Removal Strategies
Forestry and Carbon Offset
[Redbud room]
Track: The Global Energy Transition
Nuclear Power and energy transition II: Alternative Applications
[Windflower room]
Track: Energy Policy
Europe’s Rapidly Evolving Energy Strategies
[Sunflower room]
Track: Building Foundations for Cleantech in the Mid-Atlantic (VA, NC, SC, GA)
Building a Complete Battery Supply Chain in North Carolina
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Green Finance
Voluntary Carbon Market Structures
[Dogwood room]
Track: Smart Mobility and Low-Carbon Transportation
Vehicle to Grid Solutions
[Mountain Laurel room]
Track: Agriculture’s Solutions to Climate Change
Fertilizer Solutions
[Bellflower room]
Track: Supply Chains and Manufacturing
Deep Sea Mining
[Azalea room]
*All lunch programming is open to all Summit registrants. All ticket types include daily lunch with the exception of the student $30 ‘without lunch’ ticket. Your lunch tickets will be located in your name badge based on the type of Summit ticket purchased. For those students who purchased the ‘without lunch’ student ticket, designated seating may apply in both lunch rooms.
(A) Innovative Carbon Removal Products (panel): Dan Soeder (Carbon Blade), David Wood (SkyNano Technologies), Mark Henderson (Skytree), Max Scholten (Heirloom)
[Trillium room](B) Clay Grubb, CEO of Grubb Properties, and Tiffany King, Regional Director of Sustainability at Samet Corporation
[Dogwood Room]BOOK SIGNING: 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. with Clay Grubb, “Creating the Urban Dream: Tackling the Affordable Housing Crisis with Compassion.” All attendees get 20 percent off!
[Outside Dogwood Room]
Track: Carbon Capture and Removal Strategies
Carbon Removal (1)
[Redbud room]
Track: The Global Energy Transition
Data Science and Energy
[Windflower room]
Track: Energy Policy
State Energy Policy
[Sunflower room]
Track: Building Foundations for Cleantech in the Mid-Atlantic (VA, NC, SC, GA)
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Green Finance
The Inflation Reduction Act and New Opportunities for Tax Equity Investing
[Dogwood room]
Track: Smart Mobility and Low-Carbon Transportation
Smart Mobility and Emerging Technologies
[Mountain Laurel room]
Track: Agriculture’s Solutions to Climate Change
Drought Resilience
[Bellflower room]
Track: Supply Chains and Manufacturing
Battery Materials and Supply Chains
[Azalea room]3:05 p.m. – 3:20 p.m. Break
Dan Shugar, CEO and founder, Nextracker (3:20 p.m.- 4:05 p.m), “Build to Last, Deliver Value: How Clean Energy Will Win.” *Special announcement at the conclusion of this keynote
Lachlan Carey, senior associate, US Program, Rocky Mountain Institute, RMI (4:05 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.), “The Economic Opportunities of Biden’s Green Industrial Strategy for the Midatlantic Region”
[Grumman Auditorium]4:50 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Break
Track: Carbon Capture and Removal Strategies
Blue Carbon: Emerging Solutions
[Redbud room]
Track: The Global Energy Transition
Technology and Opportunities In the Offshore Wind Space
[Windflower room]
Track: Energy Policy
Federal Energy Policy
[Sunflower room]
Track: Building Foundations for Cleantech in the Mid-Atlantic (VA, NC, SC, GA)
Workforce Development
[Grumman Auditorium]
Track: Green Finance
Energy Storage Investments
[Dogwood room]
Track: Smart Mobility and Low-Carbon Transportation
The Future of our Ocean Logistics
[Mountain Laurel room]
Track: Agriculture’s Solutions to Climate Change
Venture and Startups
[Bellflower room]
Track: Supply Chains and Manufacturing
Barriers to Battery Manufacturing
[Azalea room]
Speakers
Keynote
![Robert Blue](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Robert-Blue_Dominion-400-×-400-px.png)
Robert Blue
Chair, President and CEODominion Energy
![Terry Boston](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Terry-Boston-400-×-400-px.png)
Terry Boston
Consultant, Retired CEO of PJMGrid Protection Alliance
![Lachlan Carey](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Lachlan-Carey-400-×-400-px.png)
Lachlan Carey
Senior Associate, US ProgramRMI
![Elizabeth Curmi](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Elizabeth-Curmi-400-×-400-px.png)
Elizabeth Curmi
Director, Global Thematic AnalystCiti
![Jeff Guldner](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Jeff-Guldner_PinnacleWestCapital-400-×-400-px.png)
Jeff Guldner
Chairman of the Board, President and CEOPinnacle West Capital Corporation, Arizona Public Service
![Arshad Mansoor](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Arshand_Mansoor_400x400-EPRI-400-×-400-px.png)
Arshad Mansoor
President and CEOElectric Power Research Institute (EPRI)
![Henry McKoy headshot for the UNC Cleantech Summit](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Henry-McKoy-400x400-1.png)
Henry McKoy
Director, Office of State and Community Energy Programs (SCEP)United States Department of Energy
![Joshua Rogol](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Joshua-Rogol-400-×-400-px.png)
Joshua Rogol
PresidentStrata Clean Energy
![Dan Shugar](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Dan-Shugar-400-×-400-px.png)
Dan Shugar
Founder and CEONextracker
![Anna Siefken](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Anna-Siefken-400-×-400-px.png)
Anna Siefken
Senior Advisor, Office of Technology TransitionsU.S. Department of Energy
Panelists
![Saleem Ali](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Saleem-Ali-400-×-400-px.png)
Saleem Ali
Chair of the Department of Geography and Spatial SciencesUniversity of Delaware
![Elisa Alanso](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Elisa-Alonso-400-×-400-px.png)
Elisa Alonso
Assistant Chief for the Minerals Intelligence Research SectionU.S. Geological Survey
![Glenn Anderson](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Glenn-Anderson2-400-×-400-px.png)
Glenn Anderson
Strategic Development AdvisorCape Fear Ocean Labs
![Stan Ahalt](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Stan-Ahalt-400-×-400-px.png)
Stan Ahalt
DeanUNC School of Data Science and Society
![Eran Amichai](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Eran-Amichai-400-×-400-px.png)
Eran Amichai
Principal ScientistNormandeau Associates
![Roy Aneed](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/06/Roy-Aneed-400-×-400-px.png)
Roy Aneed
Co-Founder & CEOEdge Natural Resources
![Omar Aoun](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Omar-Aoun-400-×-400-px.png)
Omar Aoun
VP Sales North AmericaEnergy Vault
![Stephen Arbogast](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Stephen-Arbogast-400-×-400-px.png)
Stephen Arbogast
Professor of the Practice, Director Energy CenterKenan-Flagler Business School
![Meredith Bandy](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Meredith-Bandy-400-×-400-px-1.png)
Meredith Bandy
Vice President, Investor Relations & SustainabilityAlbemarle Corporation
![Brian Bartholomew](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Brian-Bartholomew-400-×-400-px.png)
Brian Bartholomew
Battery Trading and Market AnalysisREV Renewables
![Damian Beauchamp](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Damian-Beauchamp_CleanTechSummit-1.jpeg)
Damian Beauchamp
President, Chief Development Officer8 Rivers
![Ethan Beaulieu](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Ethan-Beaulieu-400-×-400-px.png)
Ethan Beaulieu
North Carolina Program AssociateSoutheastern Wind Coalition
![Brian Bednar](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Brian-Bednar-400-×-400-px.png)
Brian Bednar
President and FounderBirdseye Renewable Energy
![Doug Beebe](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/1516266192735.jpeg)
Doug Beebe
Vice President, Clean EnergyKey Equipment Finance
![John Bell IV](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/John-Bell-IV-400-×-400-px.png)
John Bell, IV
House Majority Leader Republican - District 10NC House of Representatives
![Jeff Benavides](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Jeff-Benavides2.png)
Jeff Benavides
Director of City and Building PerformanceU.S. Green Building Council
![Carlo Bertani](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Carlo-Bertani-400-×-400-px.png)
Carlo Bertani
Sustainability and DecarbonizationMaersk
![Ryan Bethencourt](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Ryan-Bethencourt-400-x-400-px.png)
Ryan Bethencourt
CEOWild Earth
![Michelle Bolas](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Michelle-Bolas-400-×-400-px.png)
Michelle Bolas
Chief Innovation Officer & SVP for University PartnershipsNC Innovation
![Mark Braby](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Mark-Braby-400-×-400-px.png)
Mark Braby
CCOSynop
![Zachary Brenton](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Zachary-Brenton-400-×-400-px.png)
Zachary Brenton
Founder and Chief Technology OfficerCarolina Seed Systems, Inc
![Aaron Brickman](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Aaron-Brickman-400-×-400-px.png)
Aaron Brickman
Senior Principal, U.S. ProgramRocky Mountain Institute (RMI)
![Toby Bryce](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Toby-Bryce-400-×-400-px.png)
Toby Bryce
Policy and Market Development LeadThe Open Air Collective
![Olivia Campbell Andersen](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Olivia-Campbell-Andersen-400-×-400-px.png)
Olivia Campbell Andersen
Policy & Market Development ManagerABB E-mobililty
![Bill Capp](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Bill-Capp-400-×-400-px.png)
Bill Capp
FounderGrid Storage Consulting
![Sarah Carmichael](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Sarah-Carmichael-400-×-400-px.png)
Sarah Carmichael
ProfessorAppalachian State University
![Chris Castro](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Chris-Castro-400-×-400-px.png)
Chris Castro
Chief of Staff, Office of State and Community Energy ProgramsU.S. Department of Energy
![Rina Cerrato](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Rina-Cerrato-400-×-400-px.png)
Rina Cerrato
Chief Commercial OfficerGreen Star Royalties
![Bryan Cheong](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Bryan-Cheong-400-×-400-px-1.png)
Bryan Cheong
Director of Programs and StrategyThe Global America Business Institute (GABI)
![Sung-Jin (“Jin”) Cho](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Sung-Jin-Jin-Cho-400-×-400-px.png)
Sung-Jin (“Jin”) Cho
Founder and CEOSoelect., Inc
![Christopher Chung](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Christopher-Chung-400-×-400-px.png)
Christopher Chung
CEOEDPNC
![William M. Clayton](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/William-Clayton-400-×-400-px.png)
William M. Clayton
CEO and Co-founderSky Harvest
![Christopher Clemens](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Christopher-Clemens-400-×-400-px.png)
Christopher Clemens
Provost & Chief Academic OfficerUNC-Chapel Hill
![Chance Cobb](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Chance-Cobb-400-×-400-px.png)
Chance Cobb
Co-founder and COOBlip Energy
![Scott Cockerham](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Scott-Cockerham-400-×-400-px.png)
Scott Cockerham
PartnerOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
![Marie Coffin](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Marie-Coffin-400-×-400-px.png)
Marie Coffin
VP, Science and ModelingCIBO
![Marshall Conrad](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Marshall-Conrad-400-×-400-px.png)
Marshall Conrad
Vice President of Government RelationsStrata Clean Energy
![Krista Covey](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Krista-Covey-400-×-400-px.png)
Krista Covey
PresidentFirst Flight Venture Center
![Trish Cozart](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Trish-Cozart-400-×-400-px.png)
Trish Cozart
DirectorNREL’s Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center
![Jonathan Cristiani](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Jonathan-Cristiani-400-×-400-px.png)
Jonathan Cristiani
Bioenergy and Hydrogen Technology ManagerBlack & Veatch
![David Cummins](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/David-Cummins-400-×-400-px.png)
David Cummins
Executive Director, President and CEOBlue Sky Maritime Coalition
![Jay Dauenhauer](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/JayDauenhauer_002-e1578948586309-1024x1024.jpeg)
Jay Dauenhauer
HostEnergy Cast Podcast
![Alsey Davidson](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Alsey-Davidson-400-×-400-px.png)
Alsey Davidson
Associate, Climate Infrastructure Investment TeamBlackrock
![Gabe de Paz](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Gabe-de-Paz-400-×-400-px.png)
Gabe de Paz
Account Manager, SE Gov’t FleetsFord Pro Charging
![Keegan Dean](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Keegan-Dean-400-×-400-px.png)
Keegan Dean
Renewable Commodities - Corporate SustainabilitySTX Commodities
![Rodney Delli-Gatti](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Rodney-Delli-Gatti-400-×-400-px.png)
Rodney Delli-Gatti
Account ExecutiveKelly Engineering
![Luis DePavia](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Luis-DePavia-400-×-400-px.png)
Luis DePavia
Innovation ManagerNuScale
![Austin Devaney](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Austin-Devaney-400-×-400-px.png)
Austin Devaney
Chief Commercial OfficerPiedmont Lithium
![Gagan Dhillon](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Gagan-Dhillon-400-×-400-px.png)
Gagan Dhillon
Co-founderSynop
![Paul Dobbins](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Paul-Dobbins-400-×-400-px.png)
Paul Dobbins
Senior Director, Impact InvestmentsWorld Wildlife Fund
![Josh Dorfman](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Josh-Dorfman-400-×-400-px.png)
Josh Dorfman
Co-Founder & CEOPlantd
![Gary Dorris](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Gary-Dorris-400-×-400-px.png)
Gary Dorris
CEO and FounderAscend Analytics
![Max DuBuisson](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Max-DuBuisson-400-×-400-px.png)
Max DuBuisson
VP, Head of Sustainability Policy & EngagementIndigo Ag
![Bryan Eagle](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Bryan-Eagle-2-400-×-400-px.png)
Bryan Eagle
CEOGlanris
![Tim Echols](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Tim-Echols-400-×-400-px.png)
Tim Echols
Vice ChairGeorgia PSC
![Kelly Erhart](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Kelly-Erhart-400-×-400-px.png)
Kelly Erhart
Co-founder and PresidentVesta
![Guillermo Espiga](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Guillermo-Espiga-400-×-400-px.png)
Guillermo Espiga
VP & Head of Business DevelopmentNth Cycle
![Rachael Estes](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Rachael-Estes-400-×-400-px.png)
Rachael Estes
Director of State AffairsApex Clean Energy
![Andrew Fishbein](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Andrew-Fishbein-400-×-400-px.png)
Andrew Fishbein
Senior Climate Policy ManagerClimeworks
![Leif Fixen](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Leif-Fixen-400-×-400-px.png)
Leif Fixen
North America Agriculture Strategy ManagerThe Nature Conservancy
![Michael Flynn](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Michael-Mick-Flynn-400-×-400-px.png)
Michael Flynn
Partner and co-founderUnasys
![Thomas Foust](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Thomas-Foust-400-×-400-px.png)
Thomas Foust
Center Director II-TechnicalNational Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
![Sidney Fowler](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/SidFowler-150x150-1.png)
Sidney Fowler
Senior AssociatePillsbury
![Mike Fox](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Mike-Fox-400-×-400-px.png)
Mike Fox
PresidentPiedmont Triad Partnership
![Peter Freudenstein](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Peter-Freudenstein-400-×-400-px.png)
Peter Freudenstein
Climate Policy ManagerClimeworks
![Sam Gattis](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Sam-Gattis-400-×-400-px-1.png)
Sam Gattis
Senior Director, Target and Portfolio StrategyOerthbio
![RD Gauss](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/RDGaussColor.jpeg)
RD Gauss
PrincipalGlobal Infrastructure Partners
![Preston Gillespie](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Preston-Gillespie-400-×-400-px.png)
Preston Gillespie
EVP, Chief Generation Officer & Enterprise Operational ExcellenceDuke Energy
![Megan Gima](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Megan-Gima-400-×-400-px.png)
Megan Gima
Hatcher ManagerThad Cochran Marine Aquaculture Center at USM
![Diana Godlevskaya](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Diana-Godlevskaya-400-×-400-px.png)
Diana Godlevskaya
Federal Affairs SpecialistAmerican Clean Power Association
![Nicholas-J.-Goeser](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Nicholas-J.-Goeser-400-×-400-px.png)
Nicholas J. Goeser
Founder and PrincipalCarbon A list
![Balakrishna Balu Gokaraju](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Balakrishna-Balu-Gokaraju-400-×-400-px.png)
Balakrishna (Balu) Gokaraju
Associate Professor, PI for STEPs4GROWTHNorth Carolina A&T University
![Michael Goldman](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Michael-Goldman-400-×-400-px.png)
Michael Goldman
Department Head, Project Finance, Infrastructure and Real EstateNixon Peabody LLP
![Yunhai Gong](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Yunhai-Gong-400-×-400-px.png)
Yunhai Gong
School of Transportation & LogisticsDalian University of Technology
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Aleksandra Gosiewski
Co-Founder & COOKeel Labs
![Pete Gould](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Pete-Gould-400-×-400-px.png)
Pete Gould
Senior Vice PresidentBoundary Stone Partners
![Nick Gower](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Nick-Gower-400-×-400-px.png)
Nick Gower
PresidentHIP Investor Ratings LLC
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Ryan Gragnano
Senior Manager | Climate Change and Sustainability ServicesEY
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Rob Gramlich
Founder and PresidentGrid Strategies
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Patricio Grassini
Sunkist Distinguished Professor in Agronomy & Associate ProfessorUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Clay Grubb
CEOGrubb Properties
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Mario Guagnelli
VP for Product Development8 Rivers
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Liz Guinessey
Manager, Food and Blue Carbon InnovationVerra
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Darsh Gupta
Head of CommercializationSustaera
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Bonnie Gurry
Co-founder and CEOGreenPortfolio
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Wilson Hago
Founder and CEOHago Energetics
![Mark Hardin](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Mark-Hardin-400-×-400-px.png)
Mark Hardin
Senior Energy Storage ConsultantLeidos
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Brandon Hass
Senior Director, Sustainability and Climate IndicesS&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI)
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Keira Havens
Senior Sustainability Project ManagerPivot Bio
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Ruoying “Roy” He
Founder and PresidentFathom Science
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Alice Heathcote
Chief Financial OfficerStrata Clean Energy
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Maximilian Heering
VP, Investment & Portfolio ManagementNew York Green Bank
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Mark Henderson
General Manager for North AmericaSkytree
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Corey Hessen
Executive Vice-President and President, Power, Storage and OriginationTC Energy
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Jake Higdon
U.S. Manufacturing Advisor, Office of the Under Secretary for Science and InnovationU.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
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Jason Hochman
Co-Founder and Senior DirectorDirect Air Capture Coalition
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Mariliis Holm
Co-founder and PartnerSustainable Food Ventures (SVF)
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Jennifer Howard
Vice President, Blue Carbon ProgramConservation International
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Jacob Hoyle
Lead Research ScientistLiving Carbon
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Mark Huang
Co-Founder and Managing DirectorSeaAhead
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Emeka Igwilo
Chief Data Officer and VP Operations SupportSouthern Company
![Nick Irvin](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Nick-Irvin-400-×-400-px.png)
Nick Irvin
Director of R&D, Strategy, Advanced Nuclear, and Crosscutting TechnologySouthern Company
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Gualtiero Jaeger
Engagement ManagerMcKinsey & Company
![Tina Jeffress](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Tina-Jeffress-400-×-400-px.png)
Tina Jeffress
Senior Manager, Sustainability & EnergyPanasonic Corporation, North America
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Zhao Jianlong
Director of Data Analytics, Smart Transportation Business DepartmentHisense TransTech
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Lloyd Jones
Global Research Lead for Crop PhysiologyUPL
![Bob Keefe](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Bob-Keefe-400-×-400-px.png)
Bob Keefe
Executive DirectorE2
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Montravias D. King
Clean Energy Campaigns DirectorNorth Carolina League of Conservation Voters
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Tiffany King
Regional Director of SustainabilitySamet Corporation
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Susanne Kjemtrup
Independent ConsultantPhyta Biotech Consulting, LLC
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Katharine Kollins
PresidentSoutheastern Wind Coalition
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Pete Krull
Partner, Director of Sustainable InvestingEarth Equity Advisors
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James Lane
Visualization LeadHDR
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Stephen Lapp
Project Manager IIAdvanced Energy
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Tony Lathrop
Board Member, Chair of the Finance CommitteeNC Board of Transportation
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Sean Lawrie
PartnerScottMadden
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Steven Lemeshow
Head of Strategic PartnershipsCloverly
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Anthony Leo
Executive Vice President, Chief Technology OfficerFuelCell Energy
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Karen LeVert
PresidentAg TechInventures
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Chris Levesque
President and CEOTerraPower
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Bonnie Lind
Vice President, Business Development, Global Energy & Climate TechBrown & Brown Risk Solutions
![Bill Linton](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Bill-Linton-400-×-400-px.png)
Bill Linton
PrincipalLinton Consulting
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Eric Lipton
Domestic Correspondent, Washington BureauThe New York Times
![Scott Martin](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Scott-Martin-400-×-400-px.png)
Scott Martin
VP Market DevelopmentNET Power
![Nick Martin](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Nick-Martin-400-×-400-px.png)
Nick Martin
COO & Co-FounderCarbon Reform
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Kevin Martin
Executive DirectorCarolina Utility Customers Association
![Amy McGuire](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Amy-McGuire-400-×-400-px-1.png)
Amy McGuire
Director, Market DevelopmentHighland Electric Fleets
![Kevin McLaughlin](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Kevin-McLaughlin-400-×-400-px.png)
Kevin McLaughlin
Vice President, Government Affairs and External RelationsDuke Energy
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Steven McManus
Innovation AdvisorRTI International, Innovation Advisors Group
![Steven McNulty](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Steven-McNulty-400-×-400-px.png)
Steven McNulty
DirectorUSDA Southeast Climate Hub
![Justin Merkowitz](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Justin-Merkowitz-400-×-400-px.png)
Justin Merkowitz
Managing Director of Project FinanceCoBank
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Chris Mesrobian
Senior Director of Business DevelopmentMonolith Corporation
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Rob Mikkelsen
Director, Agronomic ServicesYara Americas
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Susana R. Milla-Lewis
Professor and University Faculty Scholar, Crop and Soil SciencesNC State University
![Alex Miller](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Alex-Miller.jpg)
Alex Miller
Founder and PrincipalAlex Miller Government Affairs
![Will Mitchell](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Will-Mitchell-400-×-400-px.png)
Will Mitchell
Vice PresidentForum Mobility
![Jeff Mittelstadt](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Jeff-Mittelstadt-400-×-400-px.png)
Jeff Mittelstadt
Executive DirectorAckerman Center for Excellence in Sustainability (ACES)
![Stephen Morel](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Stephen-Morel-400-×-400-px.png)
Stephen Morel
Chief Investment OfficerMontgomery County Green Bank
![Brian Morin](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Brian-Morin-400-×-400-px.png)
Brian Morin
CEOSoteria Battery Innovation Group
![Scott Moskowitz](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Scott-Moskowitz-400-×-400-px.png)
Scott Moskowitz
Head of Market Strategy and Public AffairsQCells
![Dmitri Moundous](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Dmitri-Moundous-400-×-400-px.png)
Dmitri Moundous
Director, Energy Storage Strategy and DevelopmentCypress Creek Renewables
![Shahid Murtuza](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/07/Shahid-Murtuza-400-×-400-px.png)
Shahid Murtuza
PrincipalEY-Parthenon
![Arjun Nair](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/Arjun-Nair-400-×-400-px.png)
Arjun Nair
Manager - Vehicle Programs & Infrastructure Consulting - eMobilityThomas Built Buses, Daimler Trucks NA
![Jeff Navin](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/Jeff-Navin-400-×-400-px.png)
Jeff Navin
Co-founder and PartnerBoundary Stone
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Frank Nelms
Director, Energy PracticeScottMadden
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David Nenon
EV Supply Chain Strategy ManagerFord Motor Company
![Doug Nowacek](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/Doug-Nowacek-400-×-400-px.png)
Doug Nowacek
Professor, Conservation Technology Environment, EngineeringProject WoW
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Conn Nugent
International Consultant![Megan O’Connor](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/Megan-OConnor-400-x-400-px.png)
Megan O’Connor
Co-founder and CEONth Cycle
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Erica Ocampo
Chief Sustainability OfficerThe Metals Company
![Margaret Oldham](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/Margaret-Oldham-400-×-400-px.png)
Margaret Oldham
Vice President of InnovationAgLaunch
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Jay Oliver
Managing Director, Grid Systems IntegrationDuke Energy
![Luke Oliver](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/Luke-Oliver-400-×-400-px.png)
Luke Oliver
Managing Director, Head of Climate InvestmentsKraneShares
![Josh Parrish](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/Josh-Parrish-400-×-400-px.png)
Josh Parrish
Vice President of Carbon OriginationPachama
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Dalia Patino-Echeverri
Gendell Associate Professor of Energy Systems and Public PolicyDuke University
![Michael Piehler](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/MichaelPiehler-e1548189806357-1024x1024.jpg)
Michael Piehler
Director, UNC Institute for the Environment and Chief Sustainability OfficerUNC Chapel Hill
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Frank Pollock
Co-Founder and Chief Marketing OfficerBlue Recruit
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David Pope
Senior Manager, Pre-Sales US EnergySAS
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Jennifer Poppler
Principal Planning AnalystDuke Energy
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Tim Preisenhammer
Head of CommercializationCarbo Culture
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Vishnu Raam
Special ProjectsCloverly
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Gary Rackliffe
VP Market Development and InnovationHitachi Energy
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Robert Reives
Representative, District 54North Carolina General Assembly
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Regis Repko
Senior VP, Generation and Transmission StrategyDuke Energy
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Job Rijssenbeek
Vice President, Energy Storage R&DAlbemarle Corporation
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Ken Riley
Aquaculture and Fisheries ScientistNOAA
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Margaret Roberton
VP, Work Force DevelopmentCentral Carolina Community College
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Antonio Rodriguez
ProfessorUNC Institute for Marine Sciences
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Dave Rogers
Director, Zero Emissions Truck BusinessETHERO Truck and Energy
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Michael Rubino
Senior Advisor for Seafood StrategyNOAA Fisheries
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Mariano Ruiz
Head of International AffairsDrax
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John Salmeron
Managing DirectorS Research Partners, LLC
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Mahesh Sathe
Vice President, Applications EngineeringPowin
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Kent Satterlee
Executive DirectorGulf Offshore Research Institute (GORI)
![Luke Sawitsky](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/Luke-Sawitsky-400-×-400-px.png)
Luke Sawitsky
Senior Investment AssociateSeaAhead
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Amy Schmid
Global Blue Carbon Project LeadConservation International
![Max Scholten](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/Max-Scholten-400-×-400-px.png)
Max Scholten
Head of CommercializationHeirloom
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Chad Schuchmann
PresidentDaramic, LLC
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Devin Sclater
Fleet Business Development ManagerABB E-Mobility
![Ryan Silk](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/Ryan-Silk-400-×-400-px.png)
Ryan Silk
Infrastructure Investment AnalystInfraRed Capital Partners, Ltd.
![Michael Smith](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/Michael-Smith-400-×-400-px.png)
Michael Smith
PresidentChatham County Economic Development Corporation
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Benjamin Smith
CounselKilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
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Daniel J. Soeder
Co-founderCarbon Blade
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Emily Solomonson
Field Marketing SpecialistGuayaki Yerba Mate
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Yan Song
Professor, Director of Program on Chinese CitiesUNC- City and Regional Planning
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Julia Souder
Executive DirectorLong Duration Energy Storage Council
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Arlie Sterling
PresidentMarsoft
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Blake Stevens
Vice President – Science & TechnologyAlexandria Realty
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Don Stewart
Vice President of ManufacturingToyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina (TBMNC)
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Lucia Strader
Associate ProfessorClimate Plant Innovation Network, Duke University
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John Szoka
Former State RepresentativeN.C. General Assembly
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Elina Teplinsky
PartnerPillsbury
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Allison Thomson
AgMission Scientific Program DirectorFoundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR)
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Kyle Thumar
Investment AnalystInfraRed Capital Partners, Ltd.
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Laurel Tincher
Co-founderPull To Refresh
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McKean Tompkins
Vice President, Infrastructure OpportunitiesAres Management Corporation
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Chris Vlahoplus
Professor of the PracticeKenan-Flagler Business School
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Joel Vyduna
SVP, Project Execution & Asset ManagementStrata Clean Energy
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Sheryl Waddell
Director of Economic Development and Innovation HubsOffice of Innovate Carolina
![Jeff Warren](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/JeffWarren_CleanTechSummit19.png)
Jeff Warren
Research DirectorNorth Carolina Policy Collaboratory
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Bennet Waters
President and CEONC Innovation
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Sierra Weaver
Senior AttorneySouthern Environmental Law Center
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Christopher Wedding
FounderEntrepreneurs for Impact
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Jennifer Weiss
Co-DirectorNC Clean Energy Fund
![Deb Wojcik](https://ie.unc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1337/2023/08/Deb-Wojcik-400-×-400-px.png)
Deb Wojcik
Executive DirectorResearch Triangle Cleantech Cluster
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David Wood
Director of EngineeringSkyNano Technologies
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Mike Woodard
Senator, District 22North Carolina Senate
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Logan Yonavjak
Chief Sustainability OfficerInternational Farming
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Shaopeng Zhong
Associate Professor, School of Transportation and LogisticsDalian University of Technology
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Career Fair
Fall Virtual Cleantech Career Fair, A Success!
Thank you to all of the companies and students who participated in the Cleantech Career Fair on 10/11/22. More than 100 students registered and met in groups and 1:1 with hiring managers at the following companies: Dominion Energy, Strata Clean Energy, North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), Cypress Creek Renewables, FlexGen, White Pine Renewables, BIOMILQ, and Pine Gate Renewables.
We are planning an in-person career fair on day two of the 2023 UNC Cleantech Summit (March 28).
Why participate in the 2023 UNC Cleantech Summit?
Learn more about this two-day event and how you can be involved! The UNC Cleantech Summit is the largest event of its kind by a university in the United States. Contact Gregory Gangi or Kiersten Wolf Williams about sponsorship opportunities.
Co-hosts
This event is co-hosted by the UNC Institute for the Environment and the Ackerman Center for Excellence in Sustainability (ACES) at the Kenan-Flagler School of Business.