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.
Venue
Location: Auditorium at Bakar Labs
Address: 2625 Durant Ave., Berkeley, CA 94720
Hosted By
Organizing Committee
Scientific
Committee
- Christian Borgs, UC Berkeley
- Alexis Bell, UC Berkeley
- Bingqing Cheng, UC Berkeley
- Sarah Jones, BIDMaP
- Nakul Rampal, BIDMaP
- Mary Anne Piette, LBL
Start-up and Industry Engagement Committee
- Alexis Bell, UC Berkeley
- Sarah Jones, BIDMaP
- Wojciech Osowiecki, Lam Research
- Tenika Versey Walker, NVIDIA Sustainable Futures
- Jasbir (Jesse) Kindra, LBL IP Office
- Shilpi Kumar, Bakar Climate Labs
- Katarina Klett, Bakar Climate Labs
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
2:00 - 2:30
Networking Break
2:30 - 4:30
AI and Materials Science - Carbon Capture and Conversion
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
10:30 - 11:30
AI/Data Science for Building Technologies and Smart Cities
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.
1:30 - 2:00
Networking Break
2:00 - 3:30
Successful Application of AI to Advance Climate Tech
3:30 - 4:00
Networking
5:00 - 6:00
Happy Hour and Networking