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Hacking for Climate
Sanjana Paul, co-founder and executive director of Earth Hacks, is wielding the power of hackathons to drive climate action and environmental education. By transforming these high-energy innovation sprints into real-world impact, she helps students to tackle pressing climate challenges while fostering collaboration and creativity. With a background in engineering and environmental policy, Sanjana’s bridges technology, experiential learning, and climate solutions to equip the next generation with the tools they need to contribute to a better future.
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Revolutionizing Agriculture with AI Innovation
Mariano Alvarez, Cofounder and CSO of Avalo, leads the company’s scientific and technical efforts to revolutionize plant breeding through advanced machine learning and genetics. His work focuses on accelerating the improvement of crops by decoding complex gene-environment interactions and optimizing traits for sustainability and food security. Passionate about both computation and biodiversity, Mariano’s vision bridges cutting-edge technology with the urgent need for climate-resilient agriculture.
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Building the Climate Workforce of Tomorrow
Jesse Hynes co-founded Climatebase, a transformative platform that empowers people to align their careers with climate action. Climatebase is the leading resource for climate careers, connecting millions of climate job seekers with roles at thousands of climate organizations through their climate jobs platform and the Climatebase Fellowship, a 12-week climate career accelerator. Climatebase also organizes San Francisco Climate Week, which brings together 20,000+ participants annually to foster collaboration and innovation in the climate sector.
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Building Trust with Numbers
ImpactableX CEO Catherine Griffin develops data models that help climate tech companies understand and prove their potential impact. The platform enables companies to move beyond hype by providing real-time metrics that demonstrate environmental and economic impact. Through their data-driven approach, ImpactableX gives founders the tools to quantify and communicate their contribution to systemic change, building trust and credibility among investors and other stakeholders in the climate sector.
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Clean Energy for Everyone
Gemini Energy Solutions aims to make clean energy accessible to all communities. Founder Dr. Anthony Kinslow II developed a SAAS platform that delivers affordable, investment-grade energy audits for small commercial buildings. Their technology enables non-certified auditors to identify cost and energy savings, addressing energy equity through accessible solutions. In this episode, he discusses the importance of prioritizing marginalized communities in decarbonization efforts and his vision for creating equitable pathways to clean energy adoption.
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Decarbonizing from the inside out
Carbon Reform aims to offer clean air "for people and the planet." Co-founders Jo Norris and Nick Martin developed technology that easily retrofits into existing HVAC systems to remove carbon dioxide from indoor air, bringing direct air capture indoors and improving air quality - all while drastically reducing the HVAC systems' energy usage. In this episode, they discuss opportunities, challenges, and their vision for a more connected, sustainable business.
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