A March 2023 symposium at Duke organized by the NIIES, NSOE and Fuqua’s EDGE Center focused on emergent opportunities and challenges associated with offshore wind power generation on the US Atlantic Coast. More than 300 participants—including wind developers, state and federal government officials, NGO representatives, other business leaders, and Duke students—joined the “Winds of Change” event on campus and virtually. Following introductory remarks by Duke University President Vincent Price, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper delivered a keynote address on the urgency of offshore wind energy development on the East Coast, emphasizing North Carolina’s potential to lead the way.