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Duke University, in partnership with Tailwind Futures, is convening an invitation-only executive workshop during DC Climate Week focused on how adaptation and resilience innovations move from university research into investment and real-world deployment. Participation is limited to support candid discussion between universities and senior private sector leaders and actionable follow through that can help advance promising solutions.
The day is structured in two connected, working sessions with different groups. The morning session brings together university innovation and commercialization leaders with venture, growth, impact, and strategic investors. The afternoon session broadens the conversation to include utilities, operators, corporate innovation teams, and corporate venture and strategic investors, with universities continuing to participate.
A networking lunch connects participants across both sessions and helps create direct line-of-sight from research to investment to operational deployment. Breakfast will also be provided.
Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of what makes resilience technologies investable and deployable, stronger cross-sector relationships, and concrete next steps for advancing opportunities beyond the room.
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This event is invitation-only and has limited capacity, but interested professionals can apply for the opportunity to register.
This DC Climate Week 2026 event is organized by Duke University’s Nicholas School of the Environment and Office of Translation and Commercialization in partnership with Tailwind Futures. The event is aligned with the Duke Climate Commitment.
Questions about this event? Contact Victoria Salinas, victoria.salinas@duke.edu.
View other events organized by Duke University at DC Climate Week 2026.
DC Climate Week is not responsible for this event. It is organized by the organizing group, and being listed on the DCCW calendar is not an endorsement of content or partners.
