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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host its sixth annual UNC Clean Tech Summit on Thursday, February 28, 2019 – Friday, March 1, 2019 at UNC's Friday Center. The event will highlight the latest innovations, trends and challenges in the clean technology industry and how North Carolina is playing a key role in leading the way to a global clean energy economy. The Summit is co-hosted by the UNC Institute for the Environment and the Center for Sustainable Enterprise at UNC's Kenan-Flagler Business School.
Online registration is now closed, although you can register in person at the conference with a credit or debit card. The student rate is $30. More information.
The following Duke alumni and/or faculty will be speaking, though this info is subject to change (see official agenda here):
Thursday, February 28
- Introduction to Kenan-Flagler Center for Sustainable Enterprise | 9:05-9:10
- Olga Hawn (PhD '12), Faculty Director, Center for Sustainable Enterprise
- Keynote Address | 10:00-10:30
- Sharon Allan (MBA '02), Chief Innovation Officer, Smart Electric Power Alliance
- Panel and Roundtable Discussions | 10:45-12:00
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING | Healthy Soils
- Emily Glenn (T'08), Business Development Director, Arbiom
- ENERGY STORAGE AND GRID MODERNIZATION | Solar 2.0: Moving Towards Dispatchable Power
- Ivan Urlaub (MEM/MPP '04), Executive Director, NC Sustainable Energy Association
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING | Healthy Soils
- Panel and Roundtable Discussions | 1:30-2:45
- SMART AND CONNECTED COMMUNITIES | Think Global, Act Local: The Cutting-Edge Role of Local Governments in Promoting Clean Tech
- Jeff Hughes (T'85), Director, Environmental Finance Center, UNC
- ENERGY STORAGE AND GRID MODERNIZATION | Energy Storage: a Utility Perspective
- Kevin Hernandez (MBA '11), Director, ScottMadden
- CLEAN TECHNOLOGY AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL | Building a Clean Tech Corridor from Research Triangle Park (RTP) to Charlotte
- Devin Nieusma (T'19), Business Development Associate, State of Place
- Bob Irvin (MEM '79), Executive Director, Joules Accelerator
- SMART AND CONNECTED COMMUNITIES | Think Global, Act Local: The Cutting-Edge Role of Local Governments in Promoting Clean Tech
- Panel and Roundtable Discussions | 3:00-4:15
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING | Transparency in Ag Value Chain from Farmer to Consumer
- Courtney Bell (T'17), President and Founder, Ungraded Produce
- Andrew Kennedy (MBA '98), Interim Director, IFT Global Food Traceability Center
- IMPORTANT INNOVATIONS IN ENERGY | Carbon Capture and Utilization
- Justin Ong (MEM '14), Program Director, ClearPath
- Brian Murray (PhD '92), Director, Duke University Energy Initiative, Duke University
- CLEAN TECHNOLOGY AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL | Leveraging Opportunities for Clean Tech Companies Using Agtech as a Model
- Doug Cameron (BSE '79), Senior Managing Director, US-China Green Fund
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING | Transparency in Ag Value Chain from Farmer to Consumer
Friday, March 1
- Panel and Roundtable Discussions | 11:00-12:15
- THE NEXUS BETWEEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT | Impact Investing
- Pavel Molchanov (T'03), Senior Vice President and Equity Research Analyst, Raymond James & Associates
- Chris Wedding, Managing Partner, IronOak Energy Capital & Executive in Residence, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke
- David Kirkpatrick (T'82), Managing Director and Co-Founder, SJF Ventures
- WIND ENERGY: THE FUTURE OF WIND IN THE SOUTHEAST | Wind Supply Chain
- Katharine Kollins (MEM/MBA '09), President, Southeastern Wind Coalition
- CHANGING ENERGY LANDSCAPE| Trends in Clean Energy Media Coverage
- Julian Spector (T'14), Staff Writer, Greentech Media
- THE NEXUS BETWEEN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT | Impact Investing
- Luncheon Workshop | The Art of the Possible: Women Helping Women Pursuing STEM Careers | 12:45-1:30
- Jyotika Sharma (MBA '14), Manager Business Analysis, Biogen
- Panel and Roundtable Discussions| 1:45-3:00
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING | Clean Tech and Sustainable Farming
- Roian Atwood (MEM '15), Director of Sustainability, VF Jeanswear
- RENEWABLE ENERGY AND RURAL COMMUNITIES | Renewable Energy + Agriculture
- Olivia Eskew (MEM '18), Sustainability Coordinator, Cypress Creek Renewables
- INNOVATIONS IN WATER AND ENERGY | Women Innovating the Water Industry
- Nicola Hill (MEM '18), Water Planning Analyst, HDR
- ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE FARMING | Clean Tech and Sustainable Farming