1. Where Erika and Anthony grew up, respectively, as well as how their passions for sustainability came to be

2. The process of Siemens Financial Services and how they think ahead both strategically and tactically

3. A deep dive into The Decarbonization Business Optimizer (DBO) tool

4. A discussion of software and hardware technologies and how both can contribute to energy efficiency improvement and the fight against climate change

1. Vanessa’s move to the United States and her early interests in the STEM field, as well as the passion for creation that eventually led to Vanessa being a seller on QVC

2. How Vanessa was introduced to the Department of Energy and began her career there

3. A deep dive into the work of the Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) and the mission behind it all

4. Innovative things the OTT has done to speed up commercialization, investing in clean energy, and the sometimes missing link that improves the likelihood of success for startups

1. Amy’s upbringing on a cattle ranch in eastern Washington State and how this developed her understanding of energy and climate change, as well as how her interest in journalism first developed

2. What Cipher is, when it was founded, and the problem it’s trying to solve

3. What Amy thinks about the state of AI as a tool or supplement for clean technologies

4. The misconceptions within the energy transition debate that stand out to Amy, specifically the questions that need to be further explored by different groups that care about the energy transition