Agenda (17th)
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08:30 - 09:30


Opening remarks

09:30 - 09:45


Session 1(09:45 - 10:30)
Built Environment & MaterialsLaura Fox @ Streetlife Ventures | Tommy Leep @ JetstreamExtreme heat: investment strategies for the highest risk area of adaptationTable 1info
Investing & ImpactGuy Yavin @ Doral Energy Tech Ventures | Alejandro Solé @ TechEnergy VenturesVC doing Venture BuildingTable 2info
Food/Ag/Biodiversity/WaterHarry Briggs @ Astanor | Anna Ottosson @ MudcakeTechnical Leaps, Real-World Impact: The Next Decade in Food & AgTable 3info
Grid/EnergyBenjamin Tincq @ Marble | Ashwin Shashindranath, @ Energy Impact PartnersDevCos for Climate InfrastructureTable 4info
Grid/EnergyPhilip Specht @ AENU | Till Stenzel @ SET VenturesIndustrial energy resilience: how start-ups are strengthening Europe’s C&I powerhousesTable 5info
Grid/EnergyHarry Michael @ Energy Revolution Ventures | Alexandra Dias-Lalcaca @ GVP ClimateNavigating Different Chemistries in the Future of Li-Ion BatteriesTable 6info
CircularitySara Ramos @ Silence VC | Clara Ricard @ TransitionCircularity: to invest or not to investTable 7info
ComputeAILindsay Rasmussen @ Third Derivative (RMI) | Mohamed Hassan @ AWS SustainabilityBeyond gas and nukes: a first principles approach to data center decarbonizationTable 8info
Non-Mainstream Investing ThesisAndrew Shebbeare @ Counteract | Tobias Seikel @ Planet A VenturesWhat’s Next for Carbon Removal?Table 9info
Grid/EnergyTorsten Kolind @ Underground Ventures | Rebecca Schulz @ International Energy AgencyVenturing Into GeothermalTable 10info
AIRoboticsAri Helgason @ Transition | Anjum Rangwala @ EQT FoundationPhysical AI: A lot of hype, but where should climate founders focus?Table 11info
Investing & ImpactChloe Coates @ Zero Carbon Capital | Jesse Lou @ Conductor LabsTechnoeconomic analysis for early stage foundersTable 12info
Geopolitics & PolicyDanijel Visevic @ World Fund | Herbert Mangesius @ Vsquared VenturesAre the current political anti-climate winds good for climate tech?Table 13info
Adaptation & RiskMaex Ament @ Earth | Nick David @ Starship VenturesWe need more time...how to geo-engineer us out of this messTable 14info
Grid/EnergyDan Shafqat @ Decarb Ventures | Mark White @ UK Innovation & Seed FundDual-use fusion technologies - Harnessing risk-mitigated stellar returnsTable 15info
Corp/Gov/Uni CollabsBrett Bivens @ July Fund | Sam Tidswell @ ReGen VenturesFinding Urgent Buyers: Collaborating with governments and industriesTable 16info
Non-Mainstream Investing ThesisAlexandra Nilsson @ Virida Capital | Bunmi Adekore @ DawnboxClimate solutions-as-a-Service: hype or real solution for faster asset deployment?Table 17info
BiotechMichael Luciani @ Juniper | Alex Hoffmann @ ForbionBio-manufacturing: growing a cleaner means of productionTable 18info
Food/Ag/Biodiversity/WaterSiddarth Shrikanth @ Just Climate/Generation IM | George Darrah @ Systemiq CapitalInvestable business models in natureTable 19info
Investing & ImpactCritical MineralsKristen Rocca @ DCVC | Marc Faucher @ ArcTern VenturesFrom Mine to Market: Financing the Future of Critical MineralsTable 20info
ScalingTBDTBDTable 21info
Food/Ag/Biodiversity/WaterSteve Kloos @ Burnt Island Ventures | Shanbor Gupta @ Clean Energy VenturesWater as an investment megatrend?Table 22info
ScalingTBDTBDTable 23info
Investing & ImpactNoortje van Heijst @ DOEN Ventures | Vishesh Srivastava @ Future Business PartnershipThe Climate and Investment Case for Sustainable Consumer BrandsTable 24info
Geopolitics & PolicyTBDTBDTable 25info

Psychedelic Breath® with Eva Kaczor @ The Lounge

11:15 - 11:35

session 2(11:15 - 12:00)
Corp/Gov/Uni CollabsLena Kahles @ Henkel Ventures | Iris ten Have @ Visionaries TomorrowSleeping Giants or Secret Weapons? How Corporates Can Accelerate Ambitious European TechTable 1info
Global SouthSerhat Aydogdu @ LeapFrog Investments | Rafael Mace @ Just Climate/Generation IM The Global South Doesn’t Need Your HQ. But It Might Need Your Business ModelTable 2info
BiotechMaxi Pethö-Schramm @ HV Capital | Carolina Villa @ Nucleus Capital Is the Industrial Biorevolution Ready to Scale?Table 3info
Investing & ImpactJonas Bergqvist @ Almi Invest GreenTech | Magnus Tuvendal @ Calluna Beyond CO₂: Navigating Complexity in Nature-based InvestingTable 4info
Grid/EnergyAustin Wood @ SET Ventures | Daniel Carew @ JOIN CapitalIs Dual Use tech Climate-tech 2.0?Table 5info
AIComputeHillel Zand @ Maniv | Louis Fearn @ InMotion VenturesClimate and chips: compute as an environmental imperativeTable 6info
AIGrid/EnergyLauren Lentz @ Revent | Terese Hougaard @ AtomicoEnergy Supply 2.0: Smart, Resilient, and DistributedTable 7info
Grid/EnergyChirayu Batra @ 92 Capital | Erik Engellau-Nilsson @ Norrsken LauncherThe Dawn of Nuclear EnergyTable 8info
ScalingAdelaide Morphett @ IFM Investors | Sam Hill @ TDK VenturesNavigating the Transition to First-OAK (FOAK) and Nth-OAK (NOAK)Table 9info
Food/Ag/Biodiversity/WaterAmanda Schaible @ Synthesis Capital | Matteo Leonardi @ Grey Silo VenturesNo one wants to change what they eat - what will actually move the needle?Table 10info
Adaptation & RiskIván Markman | Miela Mayer @ Third SphereAccelerate Adaptation & Resilience innovation!Table 11info
AIComputeBurhan Pisavadi @ PT1 | Caie Kelley @ Lowercarbon CapitalAre data centres really the biggest climate problem of the 2020s?Table 12info
Non-Mainstream Investing ThesisCatriona Hyland @ noa | Mathilde Lyet @ Dreamcraft VenturesLast mile, last chance? Overcoming market precedent to decarbonise urban logisticsTable 13info
Geopolitics & PolicyAlex Bakir @ Norrsken | Chris O’Connor @ Formerly Nato Innovation FundGuns or Climate: Where is the red line in European VC?Table 14info
Geopolitics & PolicyCharmaine Lee @ EnvisionTech | Ethan Chung @ Marunouchi Innovation PartnersGlobal Go-to-market (GTM) strategies in High Geopolitical TensionsTable 15info
Grid/EnergyThomas Nivard @ 360 Capital | Loic Raynal @ EDFElectrifying industrial heat on Europe’s gridTable 16info
Grid/EnergyShravan Shah @ Keeling Capital | Vincent Gregoir @ Junction Growth InvestorsAn ageing power grid - to what extent can advanced grid tech help us bridge the infrastructure gap?Table 17info
CircularityCritical MineralsKyle Teamey @ RA Capital Planetary Health | Nicholas Andruschak @ Chrysalix Venture CapitalUnlocking circularity in steel, aluminum, and copper -- critical materials for the energy transitionTable 18info
CircularityAndreas Heyl @ SPRIND | Julia Pantel @ Circular RepublicCritical Metals, Circular Future: Unlocking Value from E-WasteTable 19info
Adaptation & RiskJonas Öste Klevhag @ Network Agency Sweden | Daniel Goldman @ Clean Energy VenturesWhere is the insurance industry?Table 20info
Food/Ag/Biodiversity/WaterChristopher Ramsay @ Pelican Ag | Natalie Arrieta @ Just ClimateSoil as the super solution to climate and healthTable 21info
Food/Ag/Biodiversity/WaterTBDTBDTable 22info
Non-Mainstream Investing ThesisRoberta Franchi @ Counteract | Will Summers @ Deep Science VenturesPulling Methane from Thin Air - Innovations in Methane Capture and RemovalTable 23info
Built Environment & MaterialsJan Palasinski @ Future Energy Ventures | Dinesh Ganesan @ Arctern VenturesOld, New, Smart, Green: How to Reinvent Buildings for the FutureTable 24info
Investing & ImpactSteffen Reinecke @ eCAPITAL VC | Christina Doumitrachko @ DeepTech and Climate FondsFrom Vision to Value: Making Climate DeepTech Pay OffTable 25info

Psychedelic Breath® with Eva Kaczor @ The Lounge

13:15 - 13:45

Session 3(13:15 - 14:00)
Built Environment & MaterialsPedro Garcia @ Zacua Ventures | Nicole Florack @ 2150'Cement'-ing change - routes to decarbonize concrete1info
Grid/EnergyMariana Costa @ EDP Ventures | Eshel Lipman @ Ignite The SparkGridlocked or Gridready? Rewiring Networks for a Net-Zero Future2info
Grid/EnergyElena Ballesteros @ Hitachi Ventures | Paul Eisenberg @ ExtantiaNavigating the Future of Commercial & Industrial Energy3info
Food/Ag/Biodiversity/WaterKatherine Mellis @ Sandwater | Simon Evill @ PelicanAgFood security is topping national agendas — is RegenAg the key to sustainable, resilient food systems?4info
AIRoboticsArjun Jairaj @ noa | Marc Bouchet @ TDK VenturesRise of the machines: Achieving massive scale with frontline robotics5info
Geopolitics & PolicySebastian Peck @ KOMPAS VC | Helen Lin @ At One VenturesIs There Still a Global Marketplace for Climate Tech?6info
Non-Mainstream Investing ThesisCamilla Dolan @ Eka | Albert Howard @ ReventConsumer startups are the most impactful startups7info
Global SouthRushad Nanavatty @ Third Derivative (RMI) | Rodney Carew @ Delta40Why Africa’s Climate Tech Future Should Be on Your Radar - and in Your Portfolio8info
ScalingMona Alsubaei @ Transition | Will Dufton @ Giant VenturesHow Climate Tech Can Survive The Capital Freeze9info
Corp/Gov/Uni CollabsKim Dang @ Planet A Ventures | Johan Wiksell @ JMWinning the Build: Sales & Adoption Lessons for Startups in the Construction Project Delivery Chain10info
Grid/EnergyMax Blanshard @ 2150 | Nick Gosen @ KOMPAS VCFusion: Will it make or break your portfolio companies?11info
Grid/EnergyMatthew Blain @ Voyager Ventures | Namratha Kothapalli @ Speedinvest“Plaid for climate” - where are the $1B API opportunities?12info
BiotechSara Böcking @ ZINTINUS | Christian Gonzalez @ Planet A VenturesCan biotech ventures in food tech deliver on their promise?13info
ScalingElisabeth Schrey @ DeepTech & Climate Fonds | Céline Passedouet @ ElaiaBlended Finance for the Transition14info
AIComputeMichelle Robson @ Odyssey Ventures | Christoph Baumeister @ Possible VenturesAI + Deeptech: the start of a new tech supercycle15info
ComputeGrid/EnergyTerhi Vapola @ Greencode Ventures | Andrew Parish @ WakeUp CapitalBuilding the green AI stack: from chips to code16info
Investing & ImpactCarolina Echecopar @ Carbon Equity | Alena Schollmayer @ Allianz CLIMADeep Tech or Safe Bets? Decoding Climate Funds Investment Strategies17info
Adaptation & RiskAlina Bassi @ Ananda Impact Ventures | Alisha Jani @ At One VenturesFrom Combustion to Conductivity: Europe’s Path to Critical Mineral Sovereignty18info
CircularityShana Hudes @ IRIS | Sophia Martin @ 1st KindRefurb is the new build: but will the hype survive its supply chain?19info
ScalingBailey Morrow @ HSBC Innovation Banking | Nina Litman-Roventa @ ExtantiaLeveraging Debt to Unlock Strategic Growth Opportunities 20info
Investing & ImpactKai Wagner @ FASE | Oliver Yorke @ Critical Capital PartnersLPs should catalyze impact optimized return21info
Non-Mainstream Investing ThesisFabrice Bienfait @ ETF Partners | Emil Mahjoub @ Planet First PartnersHow Quantum Innovation Can Accelerate Decarbonization and Resilience22info
TBDTBD23info
Food/Ag/Biodiversity/WaterTBDTBD24info
Geopolitics & PolicyHeidi Lindvall @ Pale blue dot | Andreas Munk Holm @ EUVCWhen is it appropriate for a VC to speak out politically?25info

Psychedelic Breath® with Eva Kaczor @ The Lounge

14:15 - 14:45

Session 4(14:45 - 15:30)
Investing & ImpactNicolas Krink @ SPRIND | Petar Todorov @ BioInnovation InstituteIs venture capital working for deep tech innovation?1info
Food/Ag/Biodiversity/WaterAli Morrow @ Clay Capital | Mark Kahn @ OmnivoreHard lessons from a decade of burned capital—and why resilience has made agrifood investable again2info
Corp/Gov/Uni CollabsLeone Baron @ Pillar VC - Encode: AI for Science | Lottie O'Brien-Gore @ Nucleate UK / PhD Student Cracking the campus: what’s next for commercialising academic research?3info
Adaptation & RiskJeremy Brown @ Anthemis | Victoria Haatainen-Cutler @ Achmea Innovation FundClimate Risk and Insurance: What are the opportunities?4info
Grid/EnergyFerdinand Dansard @ Earlybird VC | Amanda Birkenholz @ UVC PartnersDavid vs. Goliath: How to crack sales to energy incumbents5info
Geopolitics & PolicyAurianne Legris @ Honda Xcelerator Ventures | Max Werny @ Zero Carbon CapitalCritical material supply chains & geopolitics 6info
Food/Ag/Biodiversity/WaterSarah Jones @ Zero Carbon Capital | Daniel Skavén Ruben @ Solvable SyndicateDecarbonising agriculture: how do we solve nitrous oxide emissions from fertilisers?7info
Investing & ImpactChris Corbishley @ 9900 Capital | Madeleine Evans @ Generation IMBeyond the Obvious: Combining Resource Efficiency with Outsized Returns8info
Grid/EnergyRobin Neff @ World Fund | Anne-Sophie Krechting @ Atlantic LabsDo we need base load power in a renewable energy world?9info
Investing & ImpactArnoud Haverlag @ CarbonFix | Nathalie Moral @ Clima NowDo we need base load power in a renewable energy world?10info
CircularityAlfred Lam @ Chrysalix Venture Capital | Mathieu Goudot @ Demeter / Circular Innovation FundRedefining Resources: Unlocking Circularity & Waste-to-Value Opportunities11info
Adaptation & RiskAIJahed Momand @ Cerulean Ventures | Julie Pullen @ Ocean VisionsAI's moment to shine: Earth Observation, Novel Materials, and the Role of Tech in Saving the Oceans12info
Corp/Gov/Uni CollabsSatowa Kinoshita @ Japan Energy Capital | Felicity O’Kelly @ Climate InvestmentStarting (and maintaining) corporate partnerships for global expansion13info
Adaptation & RiskOllie Potter @ NatureTech Memos | John Robinson @ Mazarine ClimateClimate Adaptation Tech - What is VC backable?14info
Global SouthMarianne Smallwood @ Former USAID | Desirée Pettersson @ SatganaDe-risking Africa investments when the U.S. steps out: who and how?15info
AIComputeJasper Wigley @ Systemiq Capital | Ali Najafbagy @ 4impactAI at the Edge: The Future of Computing Infrastructure and Energy Systems16info
TBDTBD17info
Grid/EnergyMax Bray @ Earth / Kindred Capital | Lawrence Lundy-Bryan @ Lunar VenturesSo we have nuclear fusion, now what?18info
AICarmo Ferreira da Silva @ Bright Pixel Capital | Laura Coppen @ H&M Group VenturesAI for Net-Zero Retail: Driving Sustainable Sourcing & Operations in Fashion & Food19info
TBDTBD20info
Grid/EnergyAIAndrew Beebe @ Obvious Ventures | Rokas Peciulaitis @ Contrarian VenturesBalancing the Grid with AI21info
Investing & ImpactAlessandro Santo @ Algebris Climatech | Alessandro Zaccaria @ 360 CapitalItaly + Climate: the next big thing in venture?22info
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Closing remarks

16:00 - 16:15



Gather & eat dinner

16:30 - 18:30


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