AI and Climate Symposium: From Cutting-Edge Research to Commercialization | Bakar Institute of Digital Materials for the Planet

Agenda

Wednesday 4/23

Part 1: AI-Accelerated Scientific Discovery for Materials and Climate Tech

Target Audience: Researchers interested in learning about how AI is accelerating discovery.

11:30 - 12:00

Lunch

12:00 - 2:00

AI and Materials Science - Energy

Gabe Gomes

Carnegie Mellon

Jeffrey Neaton

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Maria Chan

Argonne National Labs

Mark Asta

UC Berkeley

Moderator

2:00 - 2:30

Networking Break

2:30 - 4:30

AI and Materials Science - Carbon Capture and Conversion

Omar Yaghi

UC Berkeley

Peidong Yang

UC Berkeley

Shijing Sun

University of Washington

Jennifer Chayes

UC Berkeley

Moderator

4:30 - 5:30

Happy Hour and Networking

Thursday 4/24

Part 2: AI-Enabled Technology for Climate Materials

Target Audience: Researchers and the startup ecosystem interested in learning about how AI is advancing the translation of research.

8:30 - 10:00

Foundational Models for Chemistry and Materials Science

Gabor Csanyi

University of Cambridge

Teresa Head-Gordon

UC Berkeley

Samuel Blau

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Moderator

10:30 - 11:30

AI and Wildfire Management

İlkay Altıntaş

UCSD

Micah Elias

Blue Forest

Newsha Ajami

Lawrence Berkeley National Lab

Moderator

11:30 - 12:30

Lunch and Networking

Part 3: AI-Powered Commercialization of Climate+AI Solutions

Target Audience: Startup teams interested in learning from founders who have successfully leveraged AI to advance their technologies.

12:30 - 1:30

Fireside Chat

Anku Madan

Obvious Ventures

Carl Hoiland

Zanskar

1:30 - 2:00

Networking Break

2:00 - 3:30

Successful Application of AI to Advance Climate Tech

ChargeMate

WindBorne Systems

Streamline Climate

FortyGuard

Extreme Tech Challenge

Moderator

3:30 - 4:00

Networking

4:00 - 5:00

Keynote and Fireside Chat

Joe Speicher

Autodesk

Maryanne McCormick

Blum Center

Moderator

5:00 - 6:00

Happy Hour and Networking

Happy Hour Announcement

You are invited to join the Sustainability Alumni Board for a Happy Hour following our symposium!

Reconnect, unwind, and celebrate at Freehouse to kick off Haas Reunion Weekend with great company, refreshing drinks, and inspiring conversations. Whether you're working in climate, clean tech, or sustainability—or just passionate about the future—come raise a glass with Haas Sustainability Alumni and make meaningful connections.

AI & Climate Tech Symposium

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Join us for a symposium exploring the transformative potential of AI to advance climate tech, hosted by Bakar Climate Labs and Bakar Institute of Digital Materials for the Planet.

Objective

This symposium will highlight the appropriate use of AI to enable new climate technologies, showcasing applications from materials development to energy distribution.

Additionally, the event seeks to foster connections between AI experts, climate tech founders, leading researchers from the academic community, and funders, with a focus on accelerating translational research and commercialization of emerging technologies.