Updated: Sep 30, 2026 at 4:28 AM PT # AI in climate and energy events at SF Tech Week 2026 > There are 20 AI climate and energy events at SF Tech Week 2026, and Tuesday, Oct 6 alone has 10 of them, so that one day covers most of the track. Chancity tracks 1,832 SF Tech Week events (updated Sep 30, 2026); this page lists 20. Sources: the official Tech Week calendar (https://www.tech-week.com/calendar/sf) and each event's own page. ## At a glance - Only 0 of 20 events take open RSVPs. The other 20 need approval. - 2 mention food, less than half the rate across the whole week. - SoMa leads, with 5 events, not the usual SoMa. ## Subscribe - Calendar feed (ICS, new events appear automatically): https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/ai-climate-energy/calendar.ics - Webcal: webcal://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/ai-climate-energy/calendar.ics ## Events Columns: Time is Pacific time. Access: RSVP means a plain RSVP, Apply means the host approves each guest. Status: open, waitlist, closed or sold out, from the official Tech Week calendar. Food and Drinks: the host's own words ("mentions", not a promise). Price: only where the listing shows a price; a dash means no price listed. Featured: featured on the official Tech Week calendar. | Date | Time | Event | Host | Area | Access | Status | Food | Price | Featured | RSVP | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | Mon, Oct 5 | 12 PM to 1 PM | The U.S. – Sweden Technology Prosperity Deal - What does it mean for Business Leaders? | Business Sweden, Cody Lin | Nob Hill | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/3k4fEOBuaTzEF1Exjv7z?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 10 AM | Quantum for San Francisco's Hardest Problems | Artificial Brain, Jitesh Lalwani | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ab8bVhLJQBgaKdkp09aE?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 11 AM | Investors at the Cutting Edge - GP/LP Luncheon (Deep Tech) | Actuate Ventures, Andrew Woodfield | - | Apply | open | Lunch | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/tdHkRg3z7ablmEnlzG6L?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 11 AM | Unstable Foundations: The Future Stack - Power, Compute, and Physical AI | JLL Spark Global Ventures, Goodwin, Goodwin, JLL Spark, and Anderson, Raj Singh | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/QP49YJuuAmy6CoBUo4rg?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 12 PM to 1 PM | Future Solutions for Datacenters | Business Sweden, Ellen Dahlfors, Felix Garcia, Johanna Eklund, Cody Lin | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/PcSQrDKCJxPl8uI5LSYJ?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 12 PM to 1:30 PM | Sustainable AI for Practitioners: A Collaborative Workshop | 9 Zero, 9Zero, Nolwenn Godard, Erika Schiller | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/AeVNX45TveaXbokClhfn?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 1 PM to 3 PM | Building Power as fast as Compute, hosted by Planted at | Planted, Dennis | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/bHl9xWMi7M2aCsYwGvHX?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 5 PM to 7 PM | Data Centers on Fire. Green Software the Extinguisher | 9 Zero, Nolwenn Godard, Angela, Lindsay Keane | FiDi | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/ltSnISQtjhNgFt0D1usK?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 5:30 PM to 9:30 PM | CRITICAL MINERALS NIGHT: From AI Models to Mineral Assets in the Midst of a Mineral Super Cycle | Roman Teslyuk, Tom Wilson | SoMa | Apply | open | - | Free | - | [Apply](https://luma.com/n7v7wvkw?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM | M12 X NVIDIA X ETALYTICS: The AI Power Crunch: Energy, Compute and the Race to Scale AI | etalytics | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/JQEHqEl6aMeTdWbfioLw?ref=chancity) | | Tue, Oct 6 | 6 PM | omakase compute dinner | Sixtytwo, Sonnet Xu, Yulia | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/j7k5LyRyyuuvxpkSegCj?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 9 AM to 12 PM | Investing in the Physical Future | Plug and Play, SVB | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/4FOmkpw7GhDPyoI88h1B?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 12 PM to 4 PM | ATOMS ACCELERATED: Industrial AI & the Next Industrial Buildout | DeepMechanix, Funding Breakthrough Lab, Aman Thakkar | Downtown | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/OCl7s4r3aSlPSZudaSYB?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 5 PM to 9 PM | From ore to orbit | OVNI Capital, Gigascale Capital, Augustin Sayer, Evaline Tsai, Thomas Renaudin | Downtown | Apply | open | Snacks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/s1CONuZXt1jVnGhp6f94?ref=chancity) | | Wed, Oct 7 | 6 PM to 9 PM | 2nd Annual Oktoberfest with Giga Energy at | Giga Energy | Marina | Apply | open | Drinks | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/utW4ZpjJuyzJiudg1lTn?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 3:15 PM to 9 PM | Modular AI Infrastructure Tour + Happy Hour | Giga Energy | East Bay | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/DpGFn9zGGHur7juRk8RD?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 6 PM | AI Strikes Oil II: World Models Go Downhole | BriqScore, Navneet Sankarambadi | Jackson Square | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/fUAsA7ki7DpfbeBCw6BZ?ref=chancity) | | Thu, Oct 8 | 7 PM | Debate! Space Based Data Centers | Small Steps & Giant Leaps, Alder | Marina | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/0pmDYQk4qMAP50wZPeWJ?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 9 | 9 AM to 11:30 AM | Pitch or NGMI: 20 Startups. 2 Minutes. One Winner. | Boxsy, FLUIX AI, Mind the Bridge, Oppos Inc., Elisabeth Bykoff, Abhi Sastri, Sanita Youree, Darace Rose | SoMa | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/cl9Apcup1UShaavhbbmr?ref=chancity) | | Fri, Oct 9 | 6 PM | Who Will Power the AI Economy? Saudi Arabia, Silicon Valley and the Race for Compute | Saudi Arabian Association at Stanford, Latifa | Stanford | Apply | open | - | - | - | [Apply](https://partiful.com/e/Fn20BZxgS7Vqjo4wM7So?ref=chancity) | ## Who is there - Hosting: 9 Zero (2); Business Sweden (2); Cody Lin (2); Giga Energy (2); Nolwenn Godard (2); 9Zero (1); Abhi Sastri (1) ([X](https://x.com/saasabhi)); Actuate Ventures (1); Alder (1) ([X](https://x.com/alder_riley)); Aman Thakkar (1); Andrew Woodfield (1) ([X](https://x.com/andrewactuates)); Angela (1) - Speaking: Demi Bylon; Valeriya Azarova; Nancy Chauhan; Susannah Hill; Nolwenn Godard; Scott Wallace; Michael Stewart; Dr. Niklas Panten; Marcus Schuler; Pae Wu; Court Lorenzini; Matt Rappaport; Raghu Madabushi; Delian Asparouhov; Evaline Tsai; Alex Grant; Hooman Reza Nezhad; Wiles Kase; JP Soulier; Matt Logan; Rajesh Swaminathan; Milo Werner; Jackson Switzer; Tom Hunt ## FAQ ### What do hosts ask when you apply? Across 19 AI in climate and energy events with an application form, 18 ask for a job title, 19 for a company, 18 for LinkedIn and 11 for GitHub. ### What are the main AI in climate and energy events on Tuesday, Oct 6? 10 AI in climate and energy events are listed for Tuesday, Oct 6, led by Data Centers on Fire. Green Software the Extinguisher and Sustainable AI for Practitioners: A Collaborative Workshop. Data Centers on Fire. Green Software the Extinguisher (Tue 5 PM, 9 Zero); Sustainable AI for Practitioners: A Collaborative Workshop (Tue 12 PM, 9 Zero); Future Solutions for Datacenters (Tue 12 PM, Business Sweden); Quantum for San Francisco's Hardest Problems (Tue 10 AM, Artificial Brain); Unstable Foundations: The Future Stack - Power, Compute, and Physical AI (Tue 11 AM, JLL Spark Global Ventures). ### What are the main AI in climate and energy events on Wednesday, Oct 7? 4 AI in climate and energy events are listed for Wednesday, Oct 7, led by From ore to orbit and ATOMS ACCELERATED: Industrial AI & the Next Industrial Buildout. They include From ore to orbit (Wed 5:00 PM), ATOMS ACCELERATED: Industrial AI & the Next Industrial Buildout (Wed 12:00 PM), Investing in the Physical Future (Wed 9:00 AM) and 2nd Annual Oktoberfest with Giga Energy at (Wed 6:00 PM). ### Which AI in climate and energy events have food? 2 of the 20 mention food (1 snacks, 1 lunch). From ore to orbit (Wed 5 PM, OVNI Capital); Investors at the Cutting Edge - GP/LP Luncheon (Deep Tech) (Tue 11 AM, Actuate Ventures). ### Which AI in climate and energy events have drinks? 1 mention drinks: 1 alcohol. Near the top are 2nd Annual Oktoberfest with Giga Energy at (Wed 6:00 PM), "Grab a beer". ### Which AI in climate and energy events have the most RSVPs? From ore to orbit has the most, 328 going. From ore to orbit (Wed 5 PM, OVNI Capital); Data Centers on Fire. Green Software the Extinguisher (Tue 5 PM, 9 Zero); Sustainable AI for Practitioners: A Collaborative Workshop (Tue 12 PM, 9 Zero); Future Solutions for Datacenters (Tue 12 PM, Business Sweden); ATOMS ACCELERATED: Industrial AI & the Next Industrial Buildout (Wed 12 PM, DeepMechanix). ### Who hosts the most AI in climate and energy events? 9 Zero hosts 2, Business Sweden 2, Giga Energy 2. ### Which AI in climate and energy events are hands-on? 1 are workshops or hackathons: 1 workshops and 0 hackathons. They include Sustainable AI for Practitioners: A Collaborative Workshop (Tue 12:00 PM). --- HTML version: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/ai-climate-energy Full SF Tech Week schedule: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/schedule For AI agents: https://www.chancity.ai/events/sf-tech-week/agent