Washington Clean Energy Testbeds staff scientists fabricate battery electrodes by the meter using the state-of-the-art roll-to-roll coater in the new lab for pilot-scale pouch cell battery manufacturing.
November 10: Powering Progress, Changing the Climate Symposium
At CEI’s inaugural Powering Progress, Changing the Climate Symposium, join leaders and innovators in academia, business, government, and philanthropy to explore how to:
- Accelerate deployment of transformative clean energy technologies and policies for the public good
- Forge cross-sector alliances that are agile, inclusive, and built to last
- Reignite leadership commitment to clean energy innovation
November 10, 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Husky Union Building — South Ballroom
4001 E Stevens Way NE, Seattle, WA
Doors open 8:30 am
Reception starts 5:00 pm in HUB Lyceum
Register for Powering Progress, Changing the Climate 2026 via UW TouchNet.
UW faculty, students, and staff: email uwcei@uw.edu for a registration code.
Agenda
| 8:30 am | Doors Open |
| 9:00 am | Welcome Remarks: President Robert J. Jones, UW with David Ginger, CEI chief scientist, and Dan Schwartz, CEI director |
| 9:25 am | Fireside Chat: Jay Inslee and Ernest Moniz with Sally Jewell |
| 10:15 am | Battery Innovation: Yi Cui, Stanford University with Devin MacKenzie, Washington Clean Energy Testbeds technical director |
| 10:55 am | Break |
| 11:05 am | Emerging Leaders Panel: Dane deQuilettes, Devon Mortensen, Matt Murbach and Sarah Palguta |
| 11:45 am | Materials Discovery: Chad Mirkin, Northwestern University with Brandi Cossairt, UW Chemistry |
| 12:25 pm | Lunch |
| 1:35 pm | Life Science Lessons: David Baker, UW Institute for Protein Design (keynote) with Xiaosong Li, UW Chemistry |
| 2:20 pm | Solar & High-Throughput Materials Science: Tonio Buonassisi, CSEM with Lilo Pozzo, UW Chemical Engineering, and David Ginger, UW Chemistry |
| 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:20 pm | Battery Research: Esther Takeuchi, Stony Brook University with Corie Cobb, UW Mechanical Engineering |
| 4:00 pm | Innovation Ecosystems Panel: Jonah Goldman, Rogers Weed |
| 4:50 pm | Closing Address |
| 5:00 pm | Reception: Husky Union Building Lyceum |
