The Future of Green Technology: Catalyzing Climate Solutions

, , , and are thrilled to invite you to an exciting and important in-person panel event in November: The Future of Green Technology: Catalyzing Climate Solutions.

Join us on November 14 at our UC Berkeley Campus - Stanley Hall, for a dive into the latest climate technologies and sustainability solutions. What are venture capitalists betting on and looking for? How are governments and the private sector aligning incentives and working together to advance green energy transitions? This event is your opportunity to explore how AI and other cutting-edge advancements are shaping a more sustainable future.

AGENDA

6:30pm - Registration and Networking

7:00pm - Welcome by , Assistant Dean of Extended Education at University of California, UC Berkeley; , Executive Director at CITRIS and the Banatao Institute; , Executive Director - EDHEC America and , Executive Director - GETT Program at EDHEC Business School; & Introduction of the Event by , Managing Director at The CITRIS Innovation Hub - CITRIS and the Banatao Institute

7:20pm - Keynote by , Deputy Consul General, French Consulate in San Francisco, on “Accelerating the Pace of International Action for Climate and Biodiversity”

7:40pm - Panel discussion and Q&A with the audience

9:00pm - Networking (catering partner: Maison Benoit)

9:30pm - End of the event

ABOUT OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Deputy Consul General of France in San Francisco

Paul Salvaire has been Deputy Consul General of France in San Francisco since September 1, 2023. A career diplomat, Paul Salvaire joined the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France in 2011. He held various positions in Paris and abroad. Before arriving in San Francisco, Paul was assistant director for environment and climate at the ministry in Paris, from 2020 to 2023. In this capacity, he represented France in international negotiations on climate and biodiversity. From 2017 to 2020, Paul Salvaire was counsellor for global issues at the French Embassy in New Delhi. He was in particular responsible for strengthening Franco-Indian cooperation in the field of energy and climate. From 2014 to 2017, Paul was the chief of staff of the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He began his career in 2011 as a desk officer in the development department at the ministry. Aged 37, Paul is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and Paris-Sorbonne University. X: @PaulSalvaire

ABOUT OUR SPEAKERS

Executive Director -

Kevin Koy is Executive Director for the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center for Data Science and Environment at Berkeley (DSE) where he works to enable the Center's mission to develop impactful computational solutions to the challenges facing our environment. He brings more than two decades of experience working in environmental science, data science, and human-centered design with the goal of providing people with the best environments and approaches to take on complex challenges. Kevin comes to the Schmidt Center for DSE from the global design and innovation firm, IDEO, where he served as Senior Director working to develop a data-enabled design practice. Previously, he was the founding Executive Director of the Berkeley Institute for Data Science (BIDS), Managing Director of Stanford University's Data Science and AI Affiliates Programs, Executive Director of UC Berkeley's Geospatial Innovation Facility (GIF), and Geospatial/Remote Sensing Specialist for the American Museum of Natural History's Center for Biodiversity & Conservation and the Smithsonian Institution's Conservation Biology Institute.

Vice President, Climate Tech -

Jackson Morrow is part of JP Morgan’s Green Economy banking team based in San Francisco. He started his career at Silicon Valley Bank and has been covering the climate tech space for seven years working with VC-backed startups from seed stage through growth stage. Jackson is passionate about leveraging private and public capital to advance decarbonization globally.

Senior Strategic Partnerships Associate -

Kavi Reddy joins us from Activate.org a world-class entrepreneurial fellowship program for scientists. Kavi's role on the strategic partnerships team is to help Activate Fellows connect with corporate partners to collaborate on research, joint development, and commercializing climate technology to decarbonize heavy industry and reinvent a sustainable and equitable economy for all. Prior to Activate, Kavi has worked across startups, venture capital, and non-profits focused on AgriTech, food systems innovations, and enterprise Saas. Kavi is also passionate about accelerating India's climate ecosystem and is a core team member of India Climate Week.

Partner -

Matthieu has spent over 16 years working between the USA and Europe for BNP Paribas and advises global corporate clients, who are leaders in mobility, energy, financial services, retail and food & ag sectors on their innovation strategy and climate journey. In his last role, he was the Head of BNP Paribas innovation lab in San Francisco since 2020 and US Venture Partner for BNP Paribas’ climate tech fund called Solar Impulse Venture Fund. Matthieu was the spokesperson for BNP Paribas on Innovation & Sustainability in the USA and has been listed by the Financial Times Sifted as one of the top 36 European climate tech leaders to follow in 2022. For seven years, he was the Silicon Valley anchor for BFM Business Tech&Co TV show (the French TV & radio equivalent of CNBC in France) sharing technology hot news and trends every month. Over his career, he has done over 200 media interviews and conferences for CNBC, Nasdaq TV, Bloomberg, AFP, Yahoo, Techonomy Climate, Money 20/20, Insurtech Connect, Finnovate, Move Americas or EFMA. He shared on a regular basis his expertise with executives and students in the Bay Area and abroad like UC Berkeley, Harvard Kennedy School, Technical University of Denmark (DTU), HEC, ESCP Business school or Audencia business school among others. He is also involved in the startup community as a community host in the Bay Area for My climate Journey (MCJ), mentor for a startup accelerator called Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) based in San Francisco, and an advisor to GreenTech Alliance, a greentech startup association based in Europe. Matthieu received a master’s degree from Audencia Business School with a minor in Consulting and international strategic management. He also finished the executive program from Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) on sustainability in business.

ABOUT OUR MODERATOR

Managing Director -

Jill Finlayson is the Managing Director of the CITRIS Innovation Hub at CITRIS and the Banatao Insitute. She is leading the CITRIS Innovation Intensive on Climate (October 28-Nov 1 – bit.ly/CITRISclimateintensive2024) and is mentoring with 9 UC Berkeley student Climate Innovation Fellows working on their climate startups. She also leads EDGE in Tech™ at UC, with a focus on expanding diversity and gender equity in tech. Prior to Berkeley, she led mentorship and startup programs for Singularity University Ventures, the Toys category at eBay, an online community for Skoll Foundation, marketing at startups, and the World Bank’s Striking Poverty. Finlayson is a graduate of UC Berkeley. She, hers.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Stanley Hall at University of California, Berkeley - Auditorium 105, University Drive, Berkeley, United States