Thank you to everyone at our 2025 event! A special thanks to our speakers: Angie Alberto, Elle Brunsdale, Xixi Chen, Drew D’Alelio, Amy Duffuor, Sameera Fazili, Marissa Galizia, Josh Geballe, Nour Ghadanfar, Kate Hardin, Terry Kellogg, Jacob Mansfield, Harrison Meyer, Rob Meyer, Emily Pontecorvo, Mike Richter, Dr. Nicholas Ryan, Rakesh Shankar, Steph Speirs, Antoine Vagneur-Jones, Allie Wiegel, Matt Zeitlin, and Dr. Julie Zimmerman.
Planetary Solutions in Clean Energy Summer Fellow Showcase
Speakers: Duy Nguyen, Tom Commander, Victoria Vilton, Audrey Umurerwa Gatera, Owen Setiawan, Catalina Mahe, Emily Khym, Zev Pinker, Lawrence Tang
First of A Kind Projects Keynote
Speakers: Elle Brunsdale (investor), Nour Ghadanfar (Fervo), Mike Richter (Brightcore Energy), Allie Wiegel (Nth Cycle)
Startup Pitch Competition
Speakers: Decarb Energy Partners, Harness, Veridue AI, Vibrant Building Technologies
Decarbonizing AI While Using AI to Decarbonize
Speakers: Monica Gronseth (Yale), Marissa Galizia (Voltus), Jacob Mansfield (Tierra Climate)
Shift Key Podcast Live Recording, Heatmap News
Speakers (Heatmap News): Robinson Meyer, Emily Pontecorvo, Matt Zeitlin
School of Management Dean’s Office Keynote: Clean Energy Trade and Supply Chains
Speakers: Sameera Fazili (Roosevelt Institute), Kate Hardin (Deloitte), Antoine Vagneur-Jones (BloombergNEF)
Transferring Oil and Gas Skills into Clean Grid Leadership
Speakers: Nour Ghadanfar (Fervo), Angie Hanawa (HEET)
Welcoming Remarks
Speakers: Josh Geballe (Yale Ventures), Dr. Julie Zimmerman (Yale Planetary Solutions)
Experts Pitch The Problem
Speakers: Adam Helman (Avangrid), Sara Harari (CT GreenBank), Konstantine Drakonakis (CT Innovations), Kerrine Bryan (RWE), Marissa Galizia (Voltus)
Investing in Clean Energy Innovation Keynote
Speakers: Amy Duffuor (Azolla Ventures), Terry Kellogg (Helios Climate Ventures), Rakesh Shankar (Antin Infrastructure Partners), Steph Speirs (Yale)
Alternative Clean Molecules and Electrons
Speakers: Drew D’Alelio (CT Innovations), Harrison Meyer (Oxylus Energy), Dr. Julie Zimmerman (Yale Planetary Solutions)
“Disciplined Entrepreneurship” Book Launch
Speaker: Ben Soltoff (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, author)
Clean Energy Transition in Emerging Markets
Speakers: Xixi Chen (World Resources Institute Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition), Dr. Nick Ryan (Yale)