sf climate tech meetup: fusion x ai panel

​join for our first panel event of the year discussing the intersection of nuclear fusion and applications of different machine learning models.

​we’re excited to bring together different perspectives to discuss upcoming challenges to solve. 

​we have a great group of guest speakers::

• ​dr. clea kolster is partner and head of science at lower carbon capital, investing in climate solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions across heavy industry, transportation, food and ag, power, fuels and carbon removal; founder of a clean energy access company in West africa; and a phd. focused on large-scale carbon capture and storage (ccs), co2-enhanced oil recovery and energy systems modeling from imperial college london. 

• ​dr. brian spears is the principal investigator at the lawrence livermore national laboratory where he focuses on large scale, high performance computing and the confluence of deep learning for confinement systems. he completed his phd in mechanical engineering and applied math from university of california berkeley. 

• ​dr. rachel slaybaugh is principal at dcvc. she is focused on climate, sustainability, and energy investments. before joining dcvc, rachel was an associate professor of nuclear engineering at the university of california, berkeley as well as division director at lawrence berkeley national laboratory where she ran the cyclotron road division.

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​agenda

​6:30-7:00pm: arrive, mingle, grab some food and a beverage

​7:00-8:00pm: guest speakers and q+a with the audience

​8:00-8:45pm: 2min pitches, anyone can stand up and share what they are working on

8:45-9:30pm: mix, mingle, and close out the night

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​thank you to our partners for helping make this event!

​silicon valley bank helps innovative companies and their investors move bold ideas forward, fast. svb provides targeted financial services and expertise to the technology and private equity community through its offices in innovation centers around the world. with commercial, international and private banking services, svb helps address the unique needs of innovators from the latest startups to the largest corporations.     

​studio 45 is a hardware co-working and fabrication space that doubles as a community clubhouse for meaningful experiences. helping the people and businesses that need to build physical things, from consumer devices to industrial robots and electric vehicles, studio 45 has the space, resources, and community to ship. 

​founder dojo is a gym like program for early stage founders building in climate. with a community of other founders, the founder dojo uses open sessions with series a founders, investors, and technical mentors to help founders accelerate progress on their road map. 

​see you soon!