It is Valentine's Day, and we are feeling the love in Telluride. We are grateful to our construction crew who is keeping the Depot renovation on track and to all of our donors who continue to support us in our efforts.
Our winter workshops are in full swing. The first week of February, we welcomed the Siemens Digitalization and Innovation Summit with participants from Tesla, Google, Proctor & Gamble, Bechtel Energy, Rapta AI, Körbor Supply Chain, Hanwha, and Forge Nano. The group was exploring all that is possible in enterprise digitalization, AI, industrial metaverse, STEM, and improving sustainability through digitalization. Other upcoming workshops include Physical Genomics and Transcriptional Engineering which examines the possibility of reprogramming cells to prevent and treat diseases like cancer or Alzheimer’s. The Decarbonization of Cement Innovation Workshop kicks off in early March and focuses on innovations on reducing the carbon footprint of cement manufacturing, which is a huge source of carbon dioxide emissions globally.
We are proud to announce our partnership with the Telluride Foundation on a new three-event series, Healthy People, Healthy Planet. The first event in March is a panel discussion on the “Decarbonization of the Transportation Sector.” The panel will feature Plamen Atanassov, an expert on hydrogen fuel cells which can be utilized as clean energy to power larger vehicles like buses and trucks, as well as Iryna Zelynak, a material scientist who researches fuel cell technologies for the heavy-duty transportation sector, aviation, and shipping, as well as next-generation lithium-metal batteries with potential to decarbonize light-duty vehicles. Rounding out the panel is Chris Arndt, a local activist with a background in sustainability and finance and a passion for decarbonizing transportation. The talk will be moderated by Anne Andrews, a former U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica and entrepreneur focused on sustainability and clean energy. The event is March 8, 4-6 pm at the home of Chris & Patty Arndt. We are extremely grateful to the Arndts for hosting the event.
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