Save the date for the 12th annual UNC Cleantech Summit at the UNC Friday Conference Center on March 9 – 10, 2026. The two-day event will bring together professionals in business, government, and academia from across the Southeast and around the world for discussion, workshops, mentoring, and networking to foster leadership and growth in the Southeast’s cleantech economy. The Summit convenes more than 1,000 attendees and is the largest event of its kind by a university in the United States.

The 2026 Summit on March 9 – 10, 2026 will feature multiple keynotes and 40+ breakout sessions over 8 tracks that will highlight a wide range of topics that will include energy, circularity, policy, finance, global innovations, energy security, biotech, microgrids, agtech, insurance, energy affordability, artificial intelligence, and more. This event includes the Mentor Match program (sign up during registration by 2/24) and an in-person career fair.

View the 2026 event website for speaker, session, and registration information.