We were delighted to welcome these guest speakers and panelists to join us at LEEP Demo Day on May 21, 2025.
Dean of the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University
Carly Anderson
Principal, Prelude Ventures
Carol Burns
Deputy Laboratory Director for Research and Chief Research Officer, Berkeley Lab
Cyrus Wadia
Chief Executive Officer, Activate
Director, Innovation Crossroads
at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
David Hochschild
Chair, California Energy Commission
Director, Chain Reaction Innovations at Argonne National Laboratory
Founder & CEO,
Zero Homes
Jack Norbeck
Co-Founder & CTO,
Fervo Energy
June Yu
Vice President for UC National Laboratories, University of California Office of the President
Katherine Yellick
Vice Chancellor for Research,
UC Berkeley
Kendra Kuhl
Advisor & Consultant
Co-Founder of Twelve
Michael Witherell
Lab Director, Berkeley Lab
Michelle Meng-Hsiung Kiang
Founding Managing Partner,
MTM Venture Partners
Founder & CEO,
Ateios Systems
Founder and CEO,
Kazadi Enterprises
Theresa Maldonado
Vice President for Research & Innovation, University of California Office of the President
Plus other guest speakers from our LEEP community!
Special thanks to our panelist moderators:
Branden Brough
Senior Advisor for Strategy, Berkeley Lab
Jill Fuss
Managing Director, Activate Berkeley
Jesse Kindra
Chief Technology Transfer Officer & Head of the Intellectual Property Office