Registration and networking

Networking among founders, investors, climate-tech operators, policymakers, and corporate partners.

Welcome Remarks

• Opening by The American Bazaar
• Partner remarks
• Overview of the day’s climate-tech focus areas

Opening keynote and Q&A

PANEL: Financing the Energy Transition: Who Funds What?

• Climate VCs
• Green banks
• Infrastructure funds
• Corporate venture arms
  Discussion on capital stack, project finance vs venture, risk appetite, and exit pathways.

PANEL: Climate & Government — Navigating Federal Opportunity

• DOE programs
• ARPA-E insights
• SBIR/STTR pathways
• IRA incentives
• State-level climate funds

Focus on how startups access non-dilutive funding and government contracts.

STARTUP SHOWCASE: Scaling Climate Solutions from Pilot to Deployment

Focus on commercialization, regulatory hurdles, and scaling challenges.

Networking Lunch

Startup Showcase

Early-stage startups (8-minute pitch + 5-minute investor Q&A)
Focus areas:

• Grid modernization
• Carbon markets
• Industrial decarbonization
• Climate AI

Startup Showcase

Growth-stage startups
Focus areas:

• Battery innovation
• Hydrogen
• Sustainable materials
• Climate fintech

PANEL: The Next Frontier — AI, Climate Data & Resilience

Exploring:

• AI for grid optimization
• Climate risk analytics
• Adaptation tech
• Insurance & catastrophe modeling