Climate Masterminds

ADAPT

Join the Sustainability Innovation Pioneers

UC Berkeley Extension - San Francisco

Hosted by ADAPT, Veritel Energy, and UC Berkeley, "Climate Masterminds" is our initiative dedicated to highlighting and addressing the pressing role of innovations in our collective battle against climate change.Purpose of Climate Masterminds:To foster a collaborative platform where experts, innovators, and enthusiasts can come together, exchanging knowledge and fostering dialogue on the latest breakthroughs and strategies for a sustainable future.For this upcoming event, we have speakers sharing:<ul><li>Their experience in obtaining the Department of Energy (DOE) grant to decarbonize the built environment.</li><li>Effective strategies for post-disaster reconstruction, especially concerning events like earthquakes and tsunamis.</li><li>A perspective on the evolving landscape of sustainable EV charging solutions.</li></ul>Why Attend?This is your opportunity to engage with leading minds in the industry, keep abreast of recent developments, and participate in solution-driven discussions.Who is this for?<ul><li>Sustainability Professionals</li><li>Startups on the forefront of innovation</li><li>Academics pioneering climate research</li><li>Students passionate about a sustainable future</li><li>Developers with an emphasis on green infrastructure</li><li>Insurers</li><li>Venture Capitalists/Private Capital Investors</li><li>Investment Bankers</li></ul>Join us in this transformative discussion and play a part in shaping our planet's sustainable future.Speakers &amp; Hosts

Eric CesalDesigner, Author &amp; Post-Disaster ExpertEric J. Cesal is a multifaceted designer, educator, and author, best known for his leading roles in post-disaster reconstruction programs across global calamities like the Haiti earthquake and the Great East Japan Tsunami. His academic and professional pursuits span architecture, international development, and design futurism, earning him the moniker “Architecture’s First Responder” by The Daily Beast. Cesal has taught disaster reconstruction, sustainable design, and climate adaptation at WashU, UC Berkeley, and is currently instructing in Harvard’s Global Development Practice program.Cesal is also widely known for his first book, “Down Detour Road, An Architect in Search of Practice” (MIT Press, 2010) which sought to connect architecture’s chronic economic misfortunes with its failure to prioritize urgent social issues. Cesal also served as the longtime Special Projects Director for the Curry Stone Foundation, a U.S. non-profit which seeks to support and empower community-driven social impact design. There, he hosted Social Design Insights, a pioneering weekly podcast with the leading voices of the public interest design movement.

Kartikay ChaudhryS﻿enior ManagerQ﻿Cells
Kartikay is a Senior Manager at QCells for US Business Strategy where he is developing solutions for sustainable EV charging. Prior to working at QCells, which is the largest Solar manufacturer in the US, he worked in automotive for 10+ years in both Detroit and the SF Bay Area. His first assignment was EV battery management on the Chevy Volt in 2010 and the last one was to secure a supply of recycled plastics used in vehicle exteriors. Starting next month, he will also be a mentor at Terra.Do whose mission is to get 100 million people working in Climate by 2030.

Dinesh CFounder and CEO ADAPTDinesh C is the Founder and CEO of ADAPT, developing a Sustainable Mobility platform for organizations to decarbonize their transportation-related impacts. He is a globally recognized thought leader and innovator throughout the mobility industry. Dinesh is also a Board Member of Japanese Community Young Council (JCYC), one of the largest San Francisco non-profit educational institutions serving 7000 children and youth annually from all socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds. Dinesh started his career with IBM after graduating from Brown University in Computer Science and Business Economics and later pursued his Master’s in Sustainability at Harvard University. Obsessed with using technology to bring better lives for human beings around the world, Dinesh also started teaching entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley Extension since 2015.

Tony KeslinkeFounderVeritel EnergyTony Keslinke is the Founder of Veritel Energy, a recipient of the Department of Energy (DOE) SBIR grant. At Veritel, he is working to decarbonize the electrical grid and democratize renewable energy in at-risk communities. He is passionate about the power of using intelligent development in the built environment to deliver improved outcomes for communities and residents of workforce housing. Prior to his current venture, Tony worked in traditional real estate development creating hundreds of millions of dollars of public and private value during the past three decades. He is a UC Berkeley Golden Bear lifetime alumnus member and a proud father of a third year Cal mechanical engineering student.

UC Berkeley Extension https://extension.berkeley.eduThe University of California, Berkeley, Extension (UC Berkeley Extension) is the continuing education division of the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) campus. Founded in 1891, UC Berkeley Extension provides continuing education through self-supporting academic programs and serves more than 48,000 annual student enrollments in over 2,000 courses and 80 professional certificates and specialized programs of study.

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