AI, Energy, and Sustainability: From Innovation to Impact

Artificial intelligence and energy are becoming deeply intertwined. AI is driving new demand for power, and it is also emerging as a powerful tool for making energy systems cleaner, more reliable, and more efficient. What does that two-way relationship look like in practice, and where is it heading?

Join us for a fireside chat with Richard Newell, former Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Sustainability Solutions, C3 AI, in conversation with John Weyant, Stanford professor and longtime leader in energy and climate systems analysis. Drawing on decades studying energy technology and markets and recent experience in enterprise AI, Newell will explore:

• How different forms of AI are improving energy systems, with concrete examples
• What “physical AI” is and what it could mean for the grid, infrastructure, and industry
• How AI is reshaping the software industry, and what it takes for companies to deploy AI successfully
• Where investors and emerging companies see the most promising opportunities at the AI-energy intersection
• Lessons from earlier energy transformations that can help us make sense of this one.

The conversation will also turn to what to watch in the years ahead and how students and early-career professionals can prepare to contribute. Whether you are a student, researcher, practitioner, or simply curious about where AI and energy meet, this session offers an informed, practical look at the road from innovation to impact.

Speaker: Richard Newel, C3 AI (former)

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