SF Bay Climate Tech: Mar 25 - Apr 1
Climate career week, climate and AI in all its forms, happy hours, and more events this week and next!
Hi friends,
It’s Climate Career Week! Join our friends at Climate Draft, Terra.do, Work on Climate, Climate People, and Crowd Solve for a full five days of online events with leading climate founders, investors, and experts for those interested in exploring career opportunities in climate. We haven’t listed the online events here, but you can find them all on the career week website.
This week seems to have a theme, so we’re leaning in. Here are our picks:
On Tuesday, head to Berkeley for a full-day 🤖 AI & Physical Science for Climate Innovation Symposium from our friends at Climate Change AI
Then on Wednesday get into 🌱 Generative AI x Climate: Beyond Language in SF at 4 Embarcadero Center
Take a break from on Thursday and talk everything else at the 🍻 4th Peninsula Climate Happy Hour in San Carlos
Wrap up the week with 💻 Shaping a Greener Future with AI and Semiconductor Innovation in Milpitas.
As always, scroll down for the full list of this week’s and upcoming events.
Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities Team
This Week’s Events
🤖 AI & Physical Science for Climate Innovation Symposium: Tue, Mar 26
🧩 Climate Fresk: Wed, Mar 27
🌱 Generative AI x Climate: Beyond Language: Wed, Mar 27
🌿 Cleantech Open 2024 Program Info Session: Thu, Mar 28
🍻 4th Peninsula Climate Happy Hour: Thu, Mar 28
💻 Shaping a Greener Future with AI and Semiconductor Innovation: Sat, Mar 30
🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures Startup and Talent Platforms
Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Community Shoutouts
🌅 Climate Career Week - March 25-29 (Online): Mar 25
Join us for 5 days of free virtual events with leading climate founders, investors, and experts for those interested in exploring career opportunities in climate.
Opportunities
📐 Third Derivative: Mar 31
We’re looking for world-changing climate tech startups with significant climate impact potential, addressing billion-dollar markets bringing innovations in hard science, hardware, software and business models to the world. If accepted, you’ll take part in our virtual, 18-month accelerator program.
☀️ Mária Telkes Fellowship: Mar 31
The Mária Telkes Fellowship is hosted by the Cleantech Leaders Roundtable and Clean Energy Business Network. Cleantech Leaders Roundtable (CTLR) is a community of peers including cleantech CEOs, investors, and influencers. This community facilitates trusted exchange of information, collective problem-solving through partnerships, and amplification of individual business and communications efforts. The Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN) is the small business voice for the clean energy economy, and partners closely with CTLR on events and industry collaboration.
🏙️ URBAN-X: Apr 30
For founders building businesses in areas such as Mobility, Buildings, Energy, Circularity, and Community. Within those sectors, we are specifically interested in solutions that have an aspect of scalable climate mitigation and adaptation.
👩🔬 The Greenhouse: Apr 30
The Greenhouse is a collaborative innovation program based on the conviction that women's voices, ideas, and approaches are critical to helping us address climate change, adapt, and thrive. The program will guide you through key steps of the founder journey, supported by virtual innovation workshops, small group feedback and collaboration sessions, and interactive conversations with leading women in climate.
Upcoming Opportunities
🦚 Ray of Hope Accelerator from the Biomimicry Institute: May 3
🏹 AI Poverty Challenge: May 30
💻 IRCAI and AWS Compute for Climate Fellowship | IRCAI: Jun 7
Upcoming Events
💪 Climate of Hope: Building Climate Resilient Communities: Wed, Apr 3
🎥 Environmental Justice Film Festival At Stanford University: Wed, Apr 3
⚖️ Lau Grants for Just Climate Futures: Wed, Apr 3
🌄 Techonomy Climate 2024: Encoding Resilience: Wed, Apr 3
🌎 2024 Citizens' Climate California Conference: Join Us In Action: Sat, Apr 6
🌿 Cleantech Open Palo Alto Kick-Off Event (April): Tue, Apr 09
✊ Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action: Thu, Apr 11
🔋 Advanced battery clients requirements: Thu, Apr 11
📖 People Planet Design - A Book Talk by Corey Squire: Tue, Apr 16
💧 Make Every Drop Count: Grey Water Reuse: Wed, Apr 17
🤝 Earth Day Panel: Innovators Creating Sustainable Communities: Thu, Apr 18
☀️ Rebecca Solnit in conversation with BHS Sunrise Movement: Thu, Apr 18
⚡️ YPE Site Visits: Bioenergy Recovery Facility at EBMUD: Fri, Apr 19
This Week in Depth
🤖 AI & Physical Science for Climate Innovation Symposium
When: March 26 and 27
Where: UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
The symposium aims to bring together leading experts and thought leaders in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and physical sciences, working on applications of AI for climate innovation, particularly focusing on areas in climate and weather and materials science for sustainability.
🧩 Climate Fresk
When: Wednesday, March 27 · 4:30 - 7:30pm PDT
Where: Sports Basement Presidio, 610 Old Mason Street, San Francisco, CA 94129
Join us for an exciting event at the Sports Basement inside Presidio National Park! In just 3 hours, this interactive Climate Fresk workshop will help you understand the UN IPCC climate science and empower you to take action. All we need is a deck of cards, pens, paper, and curious participants like YOU! Suitable for sustainability professionals, community groups, and job seekers. Come and discover your personal climate action plan!
🌱 Generative AI x Climate: Beyond Language
When: Wednesday, March 27 from 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM PDT
Where: 4 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco, CA
Join Piva Capital and Prelude Ventures for a salon-style conversation about applications of generative AI in climate tech. Come learn and converse with other leaders in the space who are exploring how innovative generative AI applications beyond language models will transform climate.
🌿 Cleantech Open 2024 Program Info Session
When: Thursday, March 28 · 5 - 8pm PDT
Where: Dorsey & Whitney LLP, 167 Hamilton Avenue #Suite 200, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Join Cleantech Open (CTO) as we share the information about this year's upcoming 2024 Accelerator Program! At CTO we are the world's oldest and largest Clean Technology Startup Accelerator. We've had ~2,000 early stage startups successfully graduate our program since 2006. This time of year, we're looking for ambitious and innovative entrepreneurs that are trying to solve some of the world's greatest problems who are looking to grow their business to the next level using our proven curriculum.
🍻 4th Peninsula Climate Happy Hour
When: Thursday, March 28 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM PDT
Where: Molly O's, San Carlos, CA
Calling all climate fixers, domains, orgs: Network, Partner, Socialize, Eat, Drink, Bring new friends!
💻 Shaping a Greener Future with AI and Semiconductor Innovation
When: Saturday, March 30 · 12:30 - 4:30pm PDT
Where: 951 Sandisk Drive Milpitas, CA 95035
In today's rapidly evolving technological landscape, sustainability is more critical than ever. The semiconductor industry, powering everything from smartphones to data centers, faces significant environmental challenges. At this symposium, we delve into how AI and semiconductor innovation can be harnessed to address these challenges and pave the way for a more sustainable future. Key topics to be discussed include energy efficiency, water conservation, waste reduction, supply chain sustainability, product life cycle management, and green innovations.