Energy: Always On | The Future of Energy

More than 10 billion tons of freight are moved by trucks annually, across the U.S. alone. How do you accelerate the transition from high-risk, repetitive, manual process to transformation solutions especially with an increasing focus on sustainability? From the highways to parking lots and loading bays, the opportunity to unlock innovation and accelerate the next generation of smart transportation is now.

Today, there is no looking back. The world looks one way toward a radical shift forward in every sector of energy as we strive to reach net zero. Countries, communities, businesses, and families need only to step outside to experience the dramatic forces affecting our daily lives. These forces impact everyone - from families worrying about their children’s futures, to pension funds deciding where to invest. We seek a climate positive future. One only achieved by becoming carbon negative. The purpose of this panel is to better understand decarbonization and the renewable energy landscape. Progress in many of these cases is staggering as some companies are changing the world but, more often, the world is changing them.

Financial Journalist and New York Times Best-Selling Author of Liar's Poker, Moneyball, The Blind Side, The Big Short, The Undoing Project, and the Fifth Risk. His most recent book, The Premonition: A Pandemic Story, profiles the maverick doctors who had the wisdom and courage to foretell the scope of COVID-19. Michael Lewis is one of the most influential and inspirational authors of our time. His ability as a journalist and writer to discover the undiscovered in a broad range of industries and sectors is nothing short of groundbreaking. A sharp observer of politics, finance, and the evolution of American culture, Michael Lewis combines keen insight with his signature wit, making him one of today’s leading social commentators.