Innovation Showcase & Closing Remarks

Explore energy innovation at the Innovation Showcase! Discover the growing energy hub at Duke and in the Triangle. Hear fast-paced, three-minute pitches highlighting emerging energy technologies and solutions, then connect with presenters during an interactive, catered poster session and networking session. From early-stage research to commercialization, see how innovators across our community are shaping the future of energy! Hear from these selected participants and more in our pitches and tabling session! • Researchers: The GRACE Lab, The Mitzi Lab, PlanetLab • Student Companies: Grid Intelligence, Selatan Captial, Seagull Ecochem • Companies: Solar Unsoiled, 8 Rivers, AmpOn • Student Opportunities: Design Climate, Bass Connections: Reexamining Nuclear Power in the Carolinas and Beyond Closing remarks will be delivered by Karin Burns, Chief Executive Officer of San Diego Community Power, an energy-transition executive and investor with more than 20 years of experience across clean energy, climate finance, investment, and business growth. Speaker: Karin Burns Executive Advisor and former Chief Executive Officer, San Diego Community Power Short bio: Karin Burns is an energy-transition executive and investor with more than 20 years of experience spanning clean energy, climate finance, investment, strategy, and business growth. She currently serves as Executive Advisor to San Diego Community Power, where she most recently served as CEO. During her tenure as CEO of one of California’s largest community choice clean-energy providers, she helped scale the organization to nearly one million customer meters and approximately $1 billion in annual revenue while advancing more than 1 GW of renewable power and 1.5 GW of battery-storage agreements. Her career also includes leadership and investment roles across carbon markets, energy efficiency, electrification, distributed energy, and impact investing. She previously served as CEO of Build It Green and Executive Director of Code REDD/Stand for Trees and has held investment and advisory roles with organizations including JPMorgan Chase, GE Equity, Gulf Capital, Ambata Capital, and Total Impact Capital. Karin holds an MPA in International Development from the Harvard Kennedy School and is a Duke University alumna. She is also a mentor and partner with Duke Design Climate, where she works with students and early-stage founders developing climate technology ventures. Hosted by Energy and Climate Ventures at Duke (ECV), a student-run organization that supports the next entrepreneurs, investors, and ecosystem builders from Duke University. ECV is sponsored by the Nicholas Institute for Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Duke Design Climate, and Duke Alumni Engagement and Development. This event is part of Energy Week at Duke (Nov. 9-13), organized by dozens of students from degree programs across Duke. Learn more about other Energy Week events that might interest you: energyweekatduke.org.