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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?
Richard Walker
Partner and Chief Information Officer
X Machina Capital Strategies
Peter Fusaro
Founder, The Wall Street Green Summit​
8:50 AM
Update on ClimateTech Startups Universe
Matt Hooper
Managing Partner, Kaplak Ventures
Andrea Canepa
Managing Director, Net Zero Insights
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​​​​
Climate and ESG in a World of Rapid Change
Shea Jameel
Senior Director, Sustainability for Marsh McLennan
Phuong Gomard, Financial Services Consulting Principal, Forvis Mazars
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Jeff Gitterman
CEO, Gitterman Asset Management LLC
Sandra Carrillo Hoyos
ESG & Sustainable Finance Partner
ERM​​​
12:20 - 1:15 PM: LUNCH
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1:15- 1:30 Stretchit Break
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
Tim Gocher
Founder & CEO, Dolma Impact Fund
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Joe Raia
Chief Commercial Officer, Abaxx Exchange
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James Rhodes, Founder and CEO, Magnuss
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Ryan J. Letourneau
CEO & Co-Founder, GRAIN Ecosystem​
Martin Beaudoin-Nadeau
Founder & CEO, Viridis Terra
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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
Assessing Investments for Alignment with Decarbonization​
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Asher Goldman, VP, Investments
Generate Capital
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Jeremy Linzee
Chief Development Officer, Gradient Geothermal
Trent Romer
Sustainability Operations Partner, LongueVue Capital
4:00 PM
The Latest on CCUS (Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage)
Mike Moore
Managing Partner, East West Strategic Advisors
5:00 PM​
How Data Empowers Decarbonization at Scale
Cierra Valor
Co-Founder and COO
IN BOLD PRINT
Cocktail Party Sponsored by X Machina Capital Strategies, Zefiro Methane, and Gradient Geothermal
DAY TWO
MARCH 19TH, 2025
8:00 AM: COFFEE SERVICE
SESSION FIVE: CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS
8:30 - 10:30 AM EST​
MODERATOR
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Rob Parker
Managing Partner​​
Honu Hoku Advisors
John Oppermann
Executive Director, Earth Day Initiative
Max Melnick
Partner, CVT and Innovation Fellow
8:30 AM
What's the Role of Insurance for ClimateTech?
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Joseph Dutton
Energy Innovation Lead, AXIS Capital
Desmond Wheatley, President, CEO & Chairman, Beam Global
10:30 - 11:00 AM: SPONSOR BREAK
SESSION SIX: Meeting Today's Rising Energy Demand
11:00 - 12:30 AM EST
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MODERATOR
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Rob Parker
Managing Partner
Honu Hoku Advisors
Lee Ann Bryan
Policy Analyst
OPIS, a Dow Jones Company
Douglas Sherman
Chief Commercial Officer, Perfect Power LLC
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Junji Katto
Head of Risk Management & infoSec
Carbonplace
Antoine Halff
Chief Analyst and Co-Founder, Kayrros
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12:30 - 1:30 PM: LUNCH
SESSION SEVEN: SOLVING NEW PROBLEMS IN SUSTAINABILITY
1:30 - 3:30 PM EST
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MODERATOR
Richard Zimmerman
Executive Director, Foundation House
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Lisa Wright
Founder and CEO, Landings
2:30 PM
Circular Supply Chains: The New Frontier for Climate Investment
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Krista Tukiainen
Climate Aligned
1:50 PM
Financial Performance and Innovative Financing Strategies in Zero-Emissions Transportation​​
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Kabir Nadkarni
EV Industry Assessment Specialist, CALSTART
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Jarell Mason, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Aurora Solar
3:10 - 3:40: BREAK
SESSION EIGHT: CLIMATETECH FUND STRATEGIES
3:40 - 5:30 PM EST
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MODERATOR
Tim Hoffman
Program Director, Climate Initiatives Columbia Tech Ventures
Zhenny Gong
Head of IR and Operations
Khasm Capital
Wal Van Lierop
Founding Partner
Chrysalix Venture Capital​​​
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Lorraine Wilson
Member Novata Sustainabillity Advisory Board, Founder & Principal, Blue Horizon Economy
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Kelly McNamara
Kelly McNamara, Senior Research & Policy Analyst, Friends of the Earth
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