NextBillion - An Initiative of the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan

VERGE is a global event series focusing on the technologies and systems that accelerate sustainability solutions across sectors in an interconnected world. Attended by leaders from the world’s largest corporations, as well as startups, the public sector, nonprofits and academia, the flagship event is held annually over four days in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Topics span a range of technologies and trends at the intersection of technology and sustainability: big data, the cloud, smart grid, the Internet of Things, intelligent buildings, connected vehicles, the future of cities, the sharing economy, open-source systems and more. In all cases, the emphasis is on transformative, practical, scalable, solutions-oriented exchanges that open doors and accelerate buyer-seller transactions.