WSGS 2025 Schedule
March 18 and 19, 2025
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Day One
March 18th, 2025
Day Two
March 19th, 2025
7:30 - 8:30 AM: Registration and Breakfast
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Session One: ClimateTech Today
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Moderator: David Garrison, Founder & CEO, Climate and Capital Connect
8:30 - 8:50 AM: Setting the Stage for Sustainable Investing 2025
Peter Fusaro, Founder, The Wall Street Green Summit
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8:50- 9:10 AM: Using Renewables for Data Center to Meet Increasing Energy Demand
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9:10 - 9:30 AM: Where are Climate Investments Flowing Today?
9:30 - 9:50 AM: How AI is Transforming ClimateTech
9:50 - 10:10 AM Carbon Insurance to De-Risk Carbon Projects
10:10 - 10:40 AM: Sponsor Break
Session Two: ESG Investing Now & Carbon Mitigation
Moderator: Paul Ellis, Sustainable Finance Podcast​
10:40 - 11:00 AM: Implementing the SDGs for SMEs
Michelle Bongiovanni, CEO/Founder at HealRWorld LLC
11:00 - 11:20 AM: Pricing Climate Risk into Financial Markets
11:20 - 11:40 PM: Managing Diverse ESG Standards
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​11:40 - 12:00 PM: Impacts of Regulation in Sustainability Reporting
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12:00- 12:20 Pm Reducing Risk for Renewable Projects in the Global South
Clint Barlett, Finance and Investment Consultant, UNDP
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12:20 - 1:30 PM: Lunch
Session Three: Carbon Markets Today
Moderator: Paul Ellis, Sustainable Finance Podcast
1:30 - 1:50 PM: How to Reach Caron Neutral
Joe Raia, Chief Commercial Officer, Abaxx Exchange
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1:50 - 2:10 PM: What's New in Biochar?
Jason Dodier, Co-Founder, GRAIN Ecosystem
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2:10 - 2:30 PM: Nature-Based Solutions Toolkit
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​2:30 - 2:50 PM: Achieving Net Zero Emissions
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2:50 - 3:10 PM: Can We Save Species Through Biodiversity Credits?
3:10 - 3:40 PM: Sponsor Break​
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Session Four: The Energy Transition Today
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Moderator: Scott Krady, Founder & CEO, Magnitude Inc.
3:40 - 4:00 PM: Commercializing Decarbonization Solutions
4:00 - 4:20 PM: Transformative Finance: New Business Model for a Cleaner Future
4:20 - 4:40 PM: Decarbonizing Financial Assets
4:40 - 5:00 PM: What Can We Do About Plastics?
5:00 - 5:20 PM: Creating New Off-Take Agreements for Insurance to Make Projects More Bankable ​
5:30 to 7:30 PM:
Sponsored Cocktail Party
8:00 AM: Coffee Service
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Session Five: Clean Energy Solutions
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Moderator: Rob Parker, Deputy Director of Finance and Innovation Investment, Maryland Clean Energy Center
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8:30 - 8:50 AM: What's the Role of Reinsurance for ClimateTech?
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8:50 - 9:10 AM: Achieving Zero Waste
Aviv Dekel, CEO, Co-Energy Ltd.
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9:10 - 9:30 AM: Does Nuclear Power Have a Long-Term Play in Sustainability with SMRs?
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9:30 - 9:50 AM: Decarbonizing the Built Environment
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9:50 - 10:10 AM Rise of Electric Vehicles and Recharging
10:10 - 10:30 AM Opportunities for MicroGrids
Nick Davis, CEO & Founder, GridMarket
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10:30 - 11:00 AM: Sponsor Break
Session Six: Energy Storage
Moderator: TBA
11:00 - 11:20 AM: Where is Battery Energy Beyond Lithium Ion?
11:20 - 11:40 AM: What's New in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Technology?
11:40 - 12:00 PM: Renewables Plus Energy Storage
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​12:00 - 12:20 PM: Getting to the Green Hydrogen Economy
12:30 - 1:30 PM: Lunch
Session Seven: Solving New Problems in Sustainability
Moderator: TBD
1:30 - 1:50 PM: AI for Sustainability Outcomes
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1:50 - 2:10 PM: Resiliency for Data Centers​
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2:10 - 2:30 PM: New Technology for Rural Mobility
Lisa Wright, Managing Director, ESGDigital.Ai
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2:30 - 2:50 PM: How AI Can Make the Grid More Resilient?
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2:50 - 3:10 PM: Circular Supply Chains: The New Frontier for Climate Investment
3:10 - 3:30 PM: Digital Twins Role in Sustainability
3:30 - 4:00 PM: Break​
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Session Eight: ClimateTech Fund Strategies
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Moderator: TBA
4:00 - 4:20 PM: Exploring the Climate Fund Landscape
4:20 - 4:40 PM: Private Equity's Role in Sustainability
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4:40 - 5:00 PM: New Venture Capital Strategies for Sustainability
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5:00 - 5:15 PM: New Metrics for Green Investing
5:15 - 5:30 PM: Investing with Purpose and Impact
5:30: Conference Ends
