CONVERGE on Climate 2022

November

4th

&

5th

,

2022

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9am

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5pm

A 2-Day Symposium on the Present & Future of Climate Tech

RSVPs Closed

A Meeting of the Minds

CONVERGE on Climate gathers those of us who don't always spend time together, but should. Engage with founders, product leaders, scientists and academics who are looking to explore, build or deploy technology to help our planet flourish.

Join us for 2 days of field-leading speakers, roundtable discussions, workshops and invaluable networking. Enjoy food, drinks, and as much genius you can handle (or bring).

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CONVERGE on Climate gathers those of us who don't always spend time together, but should. Engage with founders, product leaders, scientists and academics who are looking to explore, build or deploy technology to help our planet flourish.

Join us for 2 days of field-leading speakers, roundtable discussions, workshops and invaluable networking. Enjoy food, drinks, and as much genius you can handle (or bring).

RSVPs Closed

Location

The event will be held in NYC and the location will be provided with final invite!

RSVPs Closed

Select Speakers

Lucia Tian

Lucia Tian Senior Advisor, DOE

Lucia currently Advises the Chief Commercial Officer of the DOE on technology transitions and grants. She was previously the Chief Analytics officer at
the ACLU.

Seth Dobrin, PhD

President, Responsible AI Institute

Dr. Dobrin is a long-time leader in the data world. He's the founder of Qantm AI and a frequent speaker on how to use AI responsibly. Dr. Dobrin was also the former Global Chief AI Officer of IBM.

Richard Riman, PhD

Distinguished Professor, Rutgers

Dr. Riman is one of the leading minds in the materials science. In addition to his role at Rutgers, he is the founder and chief scientist at many organizations, including Solidia Technologies

Kate Krueger, PhD

MP, Helikon Consulting

Dr. Krueger specializes in synthetic biology, alternative proteins, and high-tech food. She works with foundations, corporations, and investors to bring 21st century biotechnology to food innovation. She was previously the research director for New Harvest

Austin Che, PhD

Founder, Ginkgo Bioworks

Dr. Che is the founder at Ginkgo Bioworks, a unicorn climate tech company focused on platformization in synthetic biology,

Andrew Chang, PhD

Managing Director, Activate NY

Andrew is a mission-driven engineer, entrepreneur and operator.

Lauren Singer

Mrs Robinson

Henry Rich

Mrs Robinson

Dovina Qu

Mrs Robinson

Micah Kotch

Mrs Robinson

Brendan Hermalyn, PhD

Mrs Robinson

Jake Felser

Mrs Robinson

Kim Zou

Mrs Robinson

Peter Minor, PhD

Mrs Robinson

Select Speakers

Sanjiv Sanghavi (Host)

Venture Partner at Day One Ventures. Former CPO of Arcadia, Co-Founder of ClassPass

Neil Hunt, PhD

CPO, Vibrant Planet,
CPO of Netflix from 1999 - 2017

Seth Dobrin, PhD

Founder & CEO, Qantm AI,
President of the Responsible AI Institute and
Former Chief AI Officer of IBM

Richard Riman, PhD

Distinguished Professor, Materials Science and Engineering at Rutgers University. Founder & CEO Solidia Technologies, Inc.

Kate Krueger, PhD

Managing Partner, Helikon Consulting. Former Research Director at New Harvest and Technical Expert for Xprize

Austin Che, PhD

Founder of Ginkgo Bioworks, one of the first climate tech unicorns

Lucia Tian

Senior Advisor to the Chief Commercial Officer (Contr) @ DOE. Former Chief Analytics Officer
for the ACLU

Lauren Singer

Founder, Trash is for Tossers and
Package Free and Former Sustainability Mgr for NY Dept. Of Environmental Protection

Henry Moynahan Rich

MD, Oberon Group. Founder of the First Carbon Neutral Restaurant Group

Dovina Qu

Technology Licensing Officer,
Columbia University

Micah Kotch

Partner, Blackhorn Ventures

Former Managing Director of Urban-X, and Director of NY Prize for NYSERDA

Brendan Hermalyn, PhD

Founder, Thalo Labs
Former Camera Lead for Waymo, and Director of Autonomous Hardware Systems for Cruise

Kim Zou

Founder of Climate Tech VC

Jake Felser

CTO of Freight Farms, Formerly Eatsa, Promethean Power Systems and Blue Origin

Andrew Chang

Managing Director, Activate New York City w/ 15+ years working in energy and technology

The Lineup

(Subject to Small Tweaks before Oct. 24)

9:00am –

Registration, Coffee & Networking

10:00am –

Opening Remarks

7:00pm –

Networking

7:00pm –

Registration & Networking

10:10 –

Speakers: Data, AI & Platforms in Climate

Schedule

Day 1

12 pm

Welcome and Introductions

1 pm

Plenary Session

2 pm

Roundtable Discussion: “What Makes an Effective Virtual Event?”

12 pm

Welcome and Introductions

Day 2

12 pm

Networking Break

1 pm

Workshops

2 pm

Keynote Presentation

Schedule

Friday, November 4

9:00am

Registration, Coffee & Networking

Be there early to get to know some attendees and speakers before we get started!

10:00am

Opening Remarks

Kickoff the first day with Sanjiv Sanghavi from Day One Ventures.

10:15am

Virtual Keynote and Q&A

Hear from CPO of Vibrant Planet and former Netflix CPO, Neil Hunt, on working on the most important things.

10:45am

Speaker Sessions: Key Community Builders

Hear talks from some of the key developers of the climate tech ecosystem including a talk on the IRA, fundraising environment, accelerators and tech transfer offices.

11:45am

Roundtable Sessions & Networking

Roundtable discussions with those that want to spend more time with our previous sessions speakers. Otherwise, use this time to connect with more of your peers.

12:45pm

Catered Lunch

We'll have lunch brought in for folks to continue the conversations or catch up on work.

1:30pm

Speaker Sessions: Deep Tech Sector Leaders

You will hear talks by sector leaders in carbon removal, materials science, food production and synthetic biology.

2:30pm

Roundtable Sessions & Networking

Roundtable discussions with those that want to spend more time with our previous sessions speakers. Otherwise, use this time to connect with more of your peers.

3:30pm

VC Panel

A Panel with some of the most active investors in Climate Tech.

4:00pm

Closing Remarks for Day 1 and Intro to Day 2

saturday, november 5

10:00am

Registration, Coffee & Networking

Kick off day 2 with some coffee and pastries.

10:30am

Virtual Keynote and Q&A

Come hear from Seth Dobrin, the President of the Responsible AI institute and former Chief AI officer of IBM.

11:00am

Speaker Sessions: Decarbonization of our Cities

Hear speakers on the decarbonization of the buildings, transportation and key city systems.

12:00pm

Roundtable Sessions & Networking

Roundtable discussions with those that want to spend more time with our previous sessions speakers. Otherwise, use this time to connect with more of your peers.

1:00pm

Catered Lunch

We'll have lunch brought in for folks to continue the conversations or catch up on work.

2:00pm

Speaker Sessions: Zero Waste

During this session we'll hear from people who have built businesses that stand out from their peers and use no waste.

3pm

Roundtable Sessions & Networking

Roundtable discussions with those that want to spend more time with our previous sessions speakers. Otherwise, use this time to connect with more of your peers.

4pm

ESG Panel

Panel with Heads of Sustainability for ESG leaders.

4:30pm

Closing Remarks & Next Steps

5pm

Happy Hour

Celebrate the close of the first Converge on Climate