SustainX: AI, Energy, and the Future of Climate Innovation

​AI, Energy, and the Future of Climate Innovation

​A Fireside Chat with Sam Penrose, Head of AI Research and Applications at Everbright

​Food and Beverages Provided!

​📅 May 7th | 5:00 – 6:30 PM
📍 Stanford University | Room 353, Durand Building, 496 Lomita Mall

​Join Stanford Energy Club for an exclusive conversation with Sam Penrose, a technology leader at the intersection of energy systems, AI, and software innovation. Sam currently leads AI research and applications at Everbright, following engineering leadership roles at NextEra Mobility, Angaza, and Stem, and brings decades of experience advancing sustainable energy through cutting-edge software and control systems.

​This fireside chat will explore the evolving role of Generative AI in energy, the application of Model Predictive Control in real-world transportation systems, and hard-learned lessons from working across climate tech and energy politics.

​Key themes include:

​⚡ How Generative AI is reshaping energy companies
⚡ The power of modeling and control systems in EVs and infrastructure
⚡ The disruption of software development by AI tools
⚡ A candid look at the political and technical realities of climate innovation

​Whether you're passionate about AI, energy entrepreneurship, climate tech policy, or sustainable systems engineering, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.