Register for the 2022 Diversity in Tech Symposium (March 10–11)

Save the date for the 2022 Diversity in Tech Symposium: Advancing Climate Resilience!

Co-hosted by CITRIS and the Banatao Institute and the UC Berkeley College of Engineering, the annual Diversity in Tech Symposium (formerly Women in Tech) will highlight the experiences of experts working to advance innovation in clean energy, water conservation, food systems, disaster prediction, and more. The event will also feature the EDGE in Tech Initiative Athena Awards recognizing those who have championed the advancement of women and people of color in technology. 

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The symposium will feature a panel with members from the EcoBlock team:

Getting to Zero: Trends in the Built Environment (March 11, 10 AM PT)

Moderator:
Mary Ann Piette – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Director, Building Technology and Urban Systems (BTUS) Division in Energy Technologies Area

Speakers:
Alexandra “Sascha” von Meier – EcoBlock Principal Investigator; University of California, Berkeley, Director of Electric Grid Research, CITRIS Climate
Maria Carrillo – BlocPower, Project Operations
Panama Bartholomy – Building Decarbonization Coalition, Founder and Executive Director

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