Illai Gescheit (Siemens Energy Ventures) Shares His Prediction For 2050

Illai Gescheit is many things, among them: a venture partner at Siemens Energy Ventures, mentor on Google for Startups’ Climate Program, and guest lecturer at the world-renowned Product School. He previously led Startup Programmes and Products at Amazon Web Services in EMEA, and founded a carbon credit and intelligence startup. 

Last week, we chatted about his prediction for 2050, how we can increase the speed of policy and technology innovation, and the new type of founders he believes the world needs.

Below is a summary of our conversation, edited for brevity and clarity.

Illai’s views are his own.