DAY ONE
MARCH 18TH, 2025
7:00 - 8:30 AM: REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
SESSION ONE: CLIMATETECH TODAY
8:30 - 10:10 AM EST​​​
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MODERATOR
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David Garrison
Founder & CEO, Climate and Capital Connect
9:10 AM
Where are Climate Investments Flowing Today?
TBA
8:30 AM
Setting the Stage for Sustainable Investing 2025
Peter Fusaro
Founder, The Wall Street Green Summit​
9:30 AM
How AI is Tranforming ClimateTech
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TBA
8:50 AM
Using Renewables for Data Center to Meet Increasing Energy Demand
TBA
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9:50 AM
Carbon Insurance to De-Risk Carbon Projects
TBA
10:10 - 10:40 AM: SPONSOR BREAK
SESSION TWO: ESG INVESTING NOW & CARBON MITIGATION
10:40 AM - 12:20 PM EST​
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MODERATOR​​​
Paul Ellis
Sustainable Finance Podcast
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11:20 AM
Managing Diverse ESG Standards​
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TBA
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10:40 AM
Implementing the SDGs for SMEs
Michelle Bongiovanni
CEO/Found at HealRWorld LLC
11:40 AM
Impacts of Regulation in Sustainability Reporting​
TBA
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11:00 AM
Pricing Climate Risk into Financial Markets
TBA
12:00 PM
Reducing Risk for Renewable Projects in the Global South​
TBD
12:20 - 1:30 PM: LUNCH
SESSION THREE: CARBON MARKETS TODAY
1:30 - 3:10 PM EST
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MODERATOR
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Paul Ellis
Sustainable Finance Podcast
2:10 PM
Nature-Based Solutions Toolkit
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TBA
1:30 PM
How to Reach Carbon Neutral
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Joe Raia
Chief Commercial Officer, Abaxx Exchange
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2:30 PM
Achieving Net Zero Emissions
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TBA
1:50 PM
What's New in Biochar?
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Jason Dodier
Co-Founder, GRAIN Ecosystem​
2:50 PM
Can We Save Species Through Biodiversity Credits?​
TBA
3:10 - 3:40 PM: SPONSOR BREAK
SESSION FOUR: THE ENERGY TRANSITION TODAY
3:40 - 5:30 PM EST​
MODERATOR
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Scott Krady
Founder & CEO, Magnitude Inc.
4:20 PM
Decarbonizing Financial Assets​
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TBA
3:40 PM
Commercializing Decarbonization Solutions
TBA
4:40 PM
What Can We Do About Plastics?​
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TBA
4:00 PM
Transformative Finance: New Business Model for a Cleaner Future
TBA
5:00 PM​
Creating New Off-Take Agreements for Insurance to Make Projects More Bankable
TBA
5:30 - 7:30 PM: COCKTAIL RECEPTION SPONSORED BY: TBA
DAY TWO
MARCH 19TH, 2025
8:00 AM: COFFEE SERVICE
SESSION FIVE: CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS
8:30 - 10:30 AM EST​
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MODERATOR
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Rob Parker
Deputy Director of Finance and Innovation Inestment, Maryland Clean Energy Center​​
9:10 AM
Does Nuclear Power Have a Long-Term Play in Sustainability with SMRs?
TBA
10:10 AM
Opportunities for MicroGrids
Nick Davis
CEO & Founder, GridMarket
8:30 AM
What's the Role of Reinsurance for ClimateTech?
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TBA
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9:30 AM
Decarbonizing the Built Environment
TBA
8:50 AM
Achieving Zero Waste
Aviv (Cohen) Dekel
CEO, Co-Energy Ltd.
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9:50 AM
Rise of Electric Vehicles and Recharging​
TBA
10:30 - 11:00 AM: SPONSOR BREAK
SESSION SIX: ENERGY STORAGE
11:00 - 12:30 AM EST
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MODERATOR
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TBA
11:40 AM
Renewables Plus Energy Storage
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TBA
11:00 AM
Where is Battery Energy Beyond Lithium Ion?
TBA
12:00 PM
Getting to the Green Hydrogen Economy
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TBA
11:20 AM
What's New in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology
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TBA
12:30 - 1:30 PM: LUNCH
SESSION SEVEN: SOLVING NEW PROBLEMS IN SUSTAINABILITY
1:30 - 3:30 PM EST
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MODERATOR
TBA
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2:10 PM
New Technology for Rural Mobility
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Lisa Wright
Managing Director, ESGDigital.Ai
3:10 PM
Digital Twins Role in Sustainability
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TBA
1:30 PM
AI for Sustainability Outcomes
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TBA
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2:30 PM
How AI Can Make the Grid More Resilient​
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TBA
1:50 PM
Resiliency for Data Centers
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TBA
2:10 PM
New Technology for Rural Mobility
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TBA
3:30 - 4:00: BREAK
SESSION EIGHT: CLIMATETECH FUND STRATEGIES
4:00 - 5:30 PM EST
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MODERATOR
TBA
4:40 PM
New Venture Capital Strategies for Sustainability
TBA
4:00 PM
Exploring the Climate Fund Landscape
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TBA
5:00 PM
New Metrics for Green Investing
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TBA
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4:20 PM
Private Equity's Role in Sustainability
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TBA
5:15 PM
Investing with Purpose and Impact
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TBA