Kristen Hammer discusses the future of hyperloop transportation

In this EDGE Chats video, Kristen Hammer, Business Development Manager for Virgin Hyperloop One, discusses hyperloop technology, navigating a new regulatory context, and what the future of hyperloop transportation may look like. — RELATED ARTICLES: Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives

Col. Mark Mykleby reflects on how sustainability solutions can drive growth

Mark Mykleby, retired U.S. Marine Corps Colonel, co-founder of Long Haul Capital Group LLC, and co-author of The New Grand Strategy: Restoring America’s Prosperity, Security, and Sustainability in the 21st Century, talks about sustainability as an opportunity for investment and innovation.   RELATED ARTICLES: Watch more EDGE Chats videos with executives    

Range anxiety is not the only reason that Americans are less charged up about electric vehicles (EVs)

Jenny cooke

By Jenny Cooke, MBA ’20 This article was written in response to a presentation given by Hannah Polikov, Director, Public Utility Commission Program, Advanced Energy Economy in an EDGE Seminar on Nov. 4, 2018 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily represent the views of […]

Sustainability on the Seas: Karina Spiegel (MEM/MBA ‘12) on creating a sustainable future for Carnival

Karina Hilton Spiegel

Karina Hilton Spiegel graduated in 2012 from Duke with a dual degree MBA (with a focus in Strategy and Energy & Environment) and Master’s of Environmental Management (with a focus in Environmental Economics & Policy). Growing up, Karina has always been passionate about making a difference in the environment. After graduation, she began working as […]

General Motors VP Doug Parks talks about GM’s plans for electric & self-driving cars

EDGE Chats video - Doug Parks

Doug Parks, General Motors (GM)’s Vice President of Autonomous Technology and Vehicle Execution, talks about electric vehicles (EVs), self-driving (autonomous) cars, and GM’s vision of the transportation in the future in this EDGE Chats video, one of more than 40 video interviews with executives in the series. — RELATED ARTICLES: Watch more EDGE Chats videos […]

Autonomous vehicles could enable more walkable communities

Shannon Griesser

by Shannon Griesser, MBA ’19 This article was written in response to a seminar given by Doug Parks, Vice President of Autonomous Technology and Vehicle Execution at General Motors (GM), in an EDGE Seminar on Nov. 1, 2017 at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. This article voices one student’s perspective and does not necessarily […]