1.5C is a quarterly climate technology panel event that explores engineering challenges within verticals of the climate crisis. It’s an “on-ramp” to learn about these emerging technological challenges, designed to appeal to engineering generalists and climate technologists.

We bring together cutting edge startups as panelists, renowned subject matter experts as moderators, and the broader engineering community for evenings of networking and critical inquiry into the technology questions that will shape the next century of human progress.

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RECENT EVENTS

Methane: The 100X Threat

March 2023

Leading startups explored the challenges in measuring and tackling methane emissions.


ERIN WETHERLEY

Head of Research and Development, Kairos Aerospace

OLYA IRZAK

Founder & CEO, Frost Methane

MATT GORDON

Executive Director, Climate Tech Action Network

JULIEN KLEIN

Senior Director, Product Management, Picarro

Sustainable Batteries

February 2023

Panelists shared their varied perspectives on creating sustainable battery supply chains for EVs and grid storage.

MADHUR BOLOOR

Program Manager, Carbon Neutral Program, Toyota Research Institute

TOM HUNT

Vice President of Technology, KoBold Metals

MATT GORDON

Executive Director, Climate Tech Action Network

WESLEY ZHENG

Co-Founder, Posh


Carbon to Value

September 2022

Panelists from leading carbon technology startups shared their stories on developing and scaling technologies to capture and convert CO2 into valuable products.

KRISTIAN GUBSCH

Co-Founder, Mars Materials

HEIDI LIM

Director of Product Ecosystem, Twelve

DAVID YEH

Managing Director, Energy, Infrastructure & Transition, CIBC Capital Markets

CATE LEVEY

Scientist, Blue Planet Systems


The Future of Grid Energy Storage

May 2022

Our inaugural panel brought together leading technologists and experts to discuss several approaches to grid energy storage.

ANNIE BALDWIN

Director of Product Management, Form Energy

ADRIENNE LITTLE

Vice President, Systems Engineering, Antora Energy

BRYAN BERG

Managing Director, Energy, Infrastructure and Transition Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets

ANURAG KAMAL

Co-founder & CEO, ElectricFish