
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














