Skip to main content

VERGE

Main menu

Main menu

  • ConferencesToggle submenu for Conferences
    • VERGE Circular
    • VERGE Energy
    • VERGE Transport
  • ProgramToggle submenu for Program
    • VERGE 18 Program
    • VERGE Circular
    • VERGE Energy
    • VERGE Transport
    • Program for Building Stakeholders
    • VERGE Accelerate
    • Schedule
    • Community Engagement
  • SpeakersToggle submenu for Speakers
    • VERGE 18 Speakers
    • VERGE Circular
    • VERGE Energy
    • VERGE Transport
  • SummitsToggle submenu for Summits
    • Summit Series Overview
    • Circular Plastics Summit
    • Fleet Electrification Summit
    • Microgrid Summit
    • REBA Summit
  • ExpoToggle submenu for Expo
    • Interconnect Expo
    • VERGE Accelerate
    • Call for Artists
    • Partner Events
    • Startup Showcase
    • Community Engagement
    • Clean Energy Equity Showcase
    • Microgrid
    • Solutions Series
  • VirtualToggle submenu for Virtual
    • Virtual Registration
    • Virtual Program
  • AboutToggle submenu for About
    • About VERGE 18
    • Host Committee
    • Sustainability
    • Subscribe
    • Networking App

VERGE 18
VERGE Climate Tech Event

Where technology meets sustainability

VERGE 18 conference and expo explores the latest technologies, tools and trends accelerating the clean economy. Learn more!

Oct 16 - 18, 2018
Oakland, CA
Oakland Convention Center
Access VERGE Virtual Recorded Sessions
Save the Date: VERGE 19

The VERGE 18 conference and expo is the platform for accelerating a clean economy. The event convened a high-powered audience of more than 2,500 leaders — from companies and utilities, city and regional governments, policymakers, NGOs, solution providers and startups — where attendees explored scalable solutions at the intersection of technology and sustainability within three dynamic and influential markets: clean energy, transportation and mobility and the circular economy.

This year, we offered three concurrent VERGE 18 conferences: VERGE Circular, VERGE Energy and VERGE Transport. Each conference offered deeper, focused learning opportunities and networking experiences. 

A number of Marriott employees were striking at the Marriott Oakland City Center hotel and convention center, site of VERGE 18, during the event. GreenBiz Group, producer of VERGE 18, wholeheartedly supports UNITE HERE’s request for a labor contract that allows their employees to be paid a living wage and doesn’t require them to work more than one job to make ends meet. You can learn more here.

VERGE Circular Conference

Optimizing resource use through systems that are restorative and regenerative by design.
Learn More

VERGE Energy Conference

Decarbonizing global energy systems at the grid and distributed scales.
Learn More

VERGE Transport Conference

Enabling a clean, efficient transportation system accessible to all.
Learn More
VERGE 18 Speaker Steve Kerr

New Session Announced

Experience VERGE Interconnect Expo

VERGE Microgrid

Tour the VERGE Microgrid

Featured Speakers

Steve Kerr
Golden State Warriors
Elizabeth Fretheim
Nikola Motor Company
Chairman Haque
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio
Neha Palmer
TeraWatt Infrastructure
Tejas Bhatt
Walmart
Victoria Lee
World Economic Forum
Parimal Kopardekar
NASA Aeronautics Research Institute (NARI)
Chris Clark
Xcel Energy
Debs Schrimmer
Lyft
Kara Hurst
Amazon
View All Speakers

Premier Sponsors

UPS
Ecolab
Amazon
CMS Energy

Supporting Sponsors

General Motors
NextEra Energy Resources
Steelcase
Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Black & Veatch
Ageto
Citi logo
NRG

Contributing Sponsors

United Airlines
Siemens
EDF Renewables
Rubicon
UL
Microsoft
Adobe
Measurabl
WM
PXiSE
Ingersoll Rand
Bloom Energy
Antenna
Ørsted
McKinsey & Company
Intel
Meta
Anellotech
Wells Fargo

Exhibitors

Stoel Rives LLP
Bay Area Air Quality Management District
Climate Impact Partners
HydroPoint
Envision Solar
ALL Power Labs
Element Markets
VADA Vented Roofs
Dynamic Water
Keurig Dr Pepper
Software Motor Company
NYSERDA
Energport
Cube Hydro Partners
Ecology Action
FreeWire Technologies
Common Energy
Proterra
Scoop
Volta Charging
Thor Trucks
Sol Rebel
eMotorWerks

Co-Location Partners

ellen-macarthur-foundation-logo
Cleantech Open
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator
elemental-excelerator-logo
BSR
Business Renewables Center
Rocky Mountain Institute
World Resources Institute
World Wildlife Fund

Sustainability Partners

Climate Impact Partners
WM
ENGIE North America
TerraCycle
Bonneville Environmental Foundation
Change the Course
Copia

Community Partners

Advanced Energy Economy
Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International
New Buildings Institute
3BL Media
Utility Dive
Smart Cities Dive
Supply Chain Dive
Waste Dive
Closed Loop Fund
Forth
Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Service at Arizona State University
Pacific Institute
Silicon Valley Leadership Group
Biomimicry Institute
CEO Water Mandate
cdp-logo
ICLEI–Local Goverments for Sustainability USA
Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute
TransForm
NACFE
U.S. Green Building Council
Regulatory Assistance Project
Veloz
Cities Today
B Lab
WRISE
CALSTART
Carbon180
Bay Area Council

Footer menu 1

  • Upcoming GreenBiz Events
  • VERGE 22
  • VERGE Net Zero
  • Code of Conduct

Footer menu 2

  • All Events
  • Executive Network
  • GreenBiz.com
  • Sustainability Jobs

Footer menu 3

  • About GreenBiz Group
  • Contact Us
  • Subscribe
  • VERGE is a registered trademark of GreenBiz Group
Twitter
Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
This site (RSS)
© 2023 GreenBiz Group Inc. GREENBIZ® and GREENBIZ.COM® are registered trademarks of GreenBiz Group Inc.