San Francisco Climate Week – Power the Future: Bridging Policy, Finance & Technology Panel & Reception

Firm Event | April.21.2026 | 5:30pm - 8:00pm (Pacific Standard Time)

San Francisco

The panel will explore how innovation, policy, and capital are converging to meet the rapidly evolving demands of our changing world—from expanding energy needs to the cutting-edge technologies reshaping AI infrastructure.

Attendees will hear from cross-sector leaders as they share practical insights and innovative solutions for today’s challenges, highlighting how collaboration is driving progress in climate, technology, and beyond.

Featured Speakers:

Louise Bedsworth, Executive Director – Center for Law, Energy & the Environment at Berkeley Law
Pragav Jain, Chief Financial Officer – Helion Energy
Sheldon Kimber, CEO & Founder – Intersect
Chris Kutney, Executive Director – J.P. Morgan
Moderator: Mitch Zuklie, Chairman – Orrick

After the panel, guests will be invited to a reception to network with fellow visionaries, investors, and change-makers advancing climate solutions.

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Speakers

Mitchell Zuklie Orrick Chairman, Technology Companies Group, Mergers & Acquisitions

Silicon Valley

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Technology & Innovation Sector
Technology Companies Group
Mergers & Acquisitions
Fintech

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Mitchell Zuklie Orrick Chairman

Silicon Valley

Under Mitch’s leadership, the firm has pursued a strategy to be a leading advisor globally to four sectors: Technology, Energy & Infrastructure, Life Sciences and Financial Services – with a particular focus on how AI and other technologies are transforming these ecosystems. He has led the firm’s emphasis on legal innovation, including AI adoption and the launch of Orrick Labs to develop customized solutions and partnerships with leading legal tech companies and investors. Under Mitch’s leadership, Orrick has been named by Financial Times among the top 10 Most Innovative Law Firms globally of the past 20 years and by American Lawyer among the top 10 A-List firms nine years in a row. In addition, Mitch is an active participant in the legal profession dialogue about how to retain and inspire top talent.

Mitch serves on the Boards of the Leadership Council for Legal Diversity, the Berkeley Center for Law and Business, the Silicon Valley Law Foundation and the Advisory Boards of the Stanford Law School Center on the Legal Profession and the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession. Mitch is also a Trustee of Bowdoin College, Chairman of the Board of the Wild Salmon Center and a Director of CalTrout. He has taught courses at Harvard Law School and UC Berkeley Law School.

He and his wife, Holly, have been married for more than 30 years. They have two adult children. Mitch posts regularly on social media about Orrick, innovation and other interests. Follow him on LinkedIn and Instagram.

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