Dan speaks with Hemant Taneja, CEO & Managing Director, General Catalyst Partners • Techonomy 2022
The climate tech boom presents opportunities for investment and innovation. Taneja suggests the traditional venture capital model, focusing on short-term returns, needs to be revised for the long-term investments necessary for climate tech. He advocates a new approach that prioritizes impact over profit and involves collaboration between investors, entrepreneurs, and governments. Taneja also emphasizes the importance of building a diverse and inclusive climate tech ecosystem that includes people from different backgrounds and perspectives.

Dan speaks with Rishi Vaish, the Vice President of IBM’s Sustainability Software division • Techonomy 2022

Rishi believes that artificial intelligence (AI) can significantly solve climate change and data problems. Climate change is a complex issue that requires the analysis of vast amounts of data from various sources, including weather patterns, energy usage, and land use changes. According to Vaish, AI can help address this challenge by analyzing data and providing insights to inform climate action. For example, AI algorithms can help identify the most significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions or predict the impact of climate change on different regions.

Vaish also highlights the importance of making climate data more accessible and transparent. He notes that democratizing access to data makes it possible for individuals, businesses, and policymakers to take informed climate action. Furthermore, he emphasizes that integrating AI solutions into existing climate action frameworks is essential.

Dan leads a conversation about climate and sustainability • Davos 2023

Guests included Susan Kenniston, VP Global Head of Sustainability at Wipro; Charles Giancarlo, chairman and CEO of Pure Storage; and Richard Mattison, President of S&P Global. Read Dan’s full recap of the discussion here.

Ryan Flynn of Bentley Motors chats with Dan Costa at Health+Wealth of Our Planet • September 20, 2022, hosted by Techonomy and Worth

Dan interviews Quantum Computing expert Whurley (Strangeworks) at Techonomy 2019

A Preview of Dan’s presentation on Big Data for the US State Department, Montevideo, Uruguay in 2019.

Ask PCMAG Live Stream: Dan and PC Mag lead analyst Sascha Segan answer tech-related questions about working from home.