Climate Tech Unsolved: Powering the AI Boom Cleanly

AI is transforming technology. But who is going to power it, and how do we do it cleanly?

Join the Society of Clean Energy & Technology (SoCET) at UCLA during #LATechWeek for an interactive conversation with leaders from LADWP, Lowercarbon Capital, Deployable Energy, and Edison International on one of the defining infrastructure challenges behind the AI boom: how do we meet rapidly growing data-center electricity demand reliably, affordably, and with low-carbon energy?

🎙️ Featured Panel

Allan Marks — Moderator President, Los Angeles Board of Water & Power Commissioners • Lecturer in Law, UCLA

Caie Kelley General Partner, Lowercarbon Capital • Climate Tech Investment & Commercialization

Ara Krikorian Vice President of Business Development, Deployable Energy • Advanced Nuclear & Energy Deployment

Tyler Kelly Senior Advisor, Edison International • Grid Strategy, Infrastructure & Large-Load Growth

Together, they'll explore the collision between AI's rapidly growing electricity demand and the transformation of the power system—from grid capacity and infrastructure constraints to advanced energy technologies, investment, commercialization, and the challenge of actually deploying solutions at scale.

💡 Bring an Idea—or a Problem Then we turn the conversation around. Bring your own ideas, questions, problems, or potential solutions and get real-time feedback from the panel.

Whether you're building something, researching the space, considering a career in climate tech, or simply curious about how we're going to power the AI boom, we'd love to have you in the room.

No prior energy or climate-tech experience required. Just curiosity.

🍴 Food will be provided.

If you are interested in being a panelist, please contact us at socet.ucla@gmail.com

Part of Los Angeles Tech Week. RSVP on tech-week.com.