Featured Speakers
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Kate Brandt
Chief Sustainability Officer at Google
Kate Brandt is Google’s Chief Sustainability Officer and former U.S. Federal Chief Sustainability Officer, with a background in the Department of Energy, White House, and Navy, earning notable awards and recognition.
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Irina Gorbounova
VP M&A and Head of XCarb Innovation Fund at ArcelorMittal
Senior leader driving sustainability, decarbonization, and industry transformation through strategic leadership and collaboration.
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Jay Lipman
Co-founder at Ethic & Nature2, Climate & Nature Investing
Ethic is an asset manager overseeing $6 billion in sustainable investments. Nature2 is an initiative aimed at closing the $1 trillion nature finance gap by encouraging institutional investors to allocate 2% of their portfolios to nature-positive solutions.
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Maria Netto
Executive Director, Instituto Clima e Sociedade (iCS)
Maria Netto, Executive Director of Instituto Clima e Sociedade, has held key roles at IDB, New Development Bank, UNDP, and UNFCCC, focusing on financing for low-carbon projects and climate change investments.
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Rajesh Swaminathan
Partner, Khosla Ventures
Investing in deep-tech climate innovations, supporting entrepreneurs in fusion, geothermal, steel, H2, carbon capture, storage, sustainable plastics and more for societal impact.
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Helen Zhang
Office of Eric Schmidt, Founder Intrigue Media
Helen Zhang, Deputy Chief of Staff for Eric Schmidt, co-founded Intrigue Media and is a Fulbright Scholar and Harvard MPA specializing in geo-tech policies.
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Alysia Helming
Unicorn Founder, Clean Energy & Infrastructure Pioneer
Alysia Helming, a renewable energy pioneer and CFO, drives global sustainability, clean tech innovation, and advocates for SDGs and women’s empowerment.
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Bianca Lins
Cybersecurity Woman of the World 2024, Top 3 European Cyber Women 2023
Dr. Bianca Lins, LL.M., is a passionate legal expert, educator, and advocate shaping the future of space and cybersecurity at Liechtenstein's.
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Ricardo Hausmann
Professor at Harvard Kennedy School, Director of Harvard's Growth Lab
Ricardo Hausmann is the founder and Director of Harvard’s Growth Lab and the Rafik Hariri Professor of the Practice of International Political Economy at Harvard Kennedy School.
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Heather Taylor
Partner, Climate Change & Sustainability Services at EY
Heather Taylor, EY Partner and former Toronto CFO, is a WXN Top 100 awardee and advocate for women’s leadership.
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Filipe Blackwood Oliveira
Climate Investment and Decarbonization Strategist at TPG
With 15+ years in sustainable finance, Filipe leads at Rubicon Carbon, advises TPG Rise Climate, and drives global climate initiatives like the G20 and Africa Carbon Markets.
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Jennifer Turliuk
Climate & Energy AI, MIT, Entrepreneur, Investor, Author
Jennifer Turliuk works on, researches and instructs AI for climate and energy solutions at MIT. MIT Sloan Fellow, investor, entrepreneur, author, speaker.
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Dominic Hofstetter
Executive Director at the TransCap Initiative, Board Member at Expedition Zukunft
Dominic Hofstetter is the Space Building Lead of the TransCap Initiative. He was also the Director of Capital and Investments at EIT Climate-KIC, Europe’s largest climate innovation initiative.
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Marina Cançado
Founder Converge Capital, Co-Founder ATO
Marina Cançado mobilizes capital and drive innovation to advance climate solutions, sustainable investments, and Brazil’s leadership in sustainability.
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Jorge Hargrave
Co-Founder Brazil Climate Institute (BCI) and Director at Maraé Investments
Jorge, Director at Maraé Investimentos, specializes in public policy and sustainability, with prior roles at BCG, Brazil’s Ministry of Economy, and IPEA, holding degrees from UNICAMP and the University of Freiburg.
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Ujjwal Kumar
Government Relations & Public-Private Partnerships | MC/MPA Mason Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
Ujjwal Kumar leverages AI, finance, and sustainability to drive innovation, transform industries, and promote low-carbon, equitable growth.
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Dr. Oliver Gottfried
Breakthrough Energy Business Fellow, Climate and AI
Oliver brings 11 years of VC experience in AI-driven climate tech startups and has developed best-practice workshops at MIT Sloan on fundraising, go-to-market, and market segmentation
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Tony Lent
Co-founder of Capital for Climate
With 27 years of experience in renewables and sustainable investments, managing over $2B, specializing in low-carbon infrastructure, renewable power, nature-based solutions, and emerging markets financial services.
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Renata Piazzon
Director General at Arapyaú Institute
Renata leads efforts for transformative solutions, co-facilitates the Brazil Climate Coalition, co-founded the Amazon Concertation initiative, and serves on the Presidency’s Council for Sustainable Economic and Social Development.
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Thomas Annicq
Co-Founder Oneshot.Earth
Thomas, founder of Oneshot.earth and co-founder of Thasos Group and Quantified Labs, is an angel investor with Aude Ventures, active in PYMWYMIC, and passionate about innovation, nature, and design.
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Jean-Baptiste De Cuyper
Head of Business Development - Green Hydrogen, DEME Group
Jean-Baptiste De Cuyper will highlight how mass balancing restrictions hinder green hydrogen production and shipping, delaying decarbonization targets.
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Britta Gruenig
Founder of Gruenig & Partners
Professional Certified Coach for billionaire and ultra high net worth families. Coach at Katapult Foundation. Formerly Head of Wealth Owner Programs at CSP.
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Kevin Webb
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Superorganism
With over 15 years of venture and angel investing in marketplaces, climate, and biodiversity, Kevin has worked with startups from idea through IPO.
Meet the Innovators
Frontier buyers sign first electrochemical DAC deal with Phlair
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re.green + Microsoft: a landmark agreement
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United’s Sustainable Flight Fund invests in DAC company Heirloom
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Landus and TalusAg: domestic renewable ammonia production for fertiliser use in North America
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Enough of your sargassum: Invasive seaweed "unlocks economies"
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Frontier buyers sign first electrochemical DAC deal with Phlair | re.green + Microsoft: a landmark agreement | United’s Sustainable Flight Fund invests in DAC company Heirloom | Landus and TalusAg: domestic renewable ammonia production for fertiliser use in North America | Enough of your sargassum: Invasive seaweed "unlocks economies" |
EarthGrid
Revolutionizing our grid through ground-breaking plasma boring technology, creating tunnels for Fiber, Energy, Water, Gas, Vehicles, Pedestrians, and High-Speed Transit
re.green
We restore tropical forests at scale for the people and the planet
TURN2X
Decarbonizing the Industry with Renewable Natural Gas
Heirloom Carbon
Restoring balance to our atmosphere
Hertha Metals
We are revolutionizing steel production with cutting-edge technology, scaling faster than ever to deliver sustainable, cost-effective solutions
Applied Carbon
Keeping carbon where it matters most
Upwell Materials
Clean ocean-derived ingredients that can change the world
Phlair
Direct Air Capture. Low-cost and 100% compatible with renewable electricity
Airhive
Catch carbon faster
Artifex AI
Local Government Intelligence
WeForest
Restoring forests for People, Nature and Climate
NatureX RMS
We Design & Build Parametric Insurance for Nature-based Solutions to Climate Change
S3 Markets
Industrial decarbonization through high-integrity
Sea Fields
Regenerating our ocean life support systems
Climate Scale-Up: Born from the MIT Ecosystem, Addressing the Missing Middle in Climate Tech
Climate Scale-Up is a prestigious, year-long program helping venture-backed, growth-stage climate tech companies scale globally. We connect founders with investors, partners, and decision-makers through strategic mentorship, curated introductions, and high-trust convenings. Anchored by a week of exclusive events in Davos during the World Economic Forum, Climate Scale-Up accelerates the path from commercial traction to international deployment—closing the funding and partnership gap known as the “missing middle.”
Who Is Climate Scale-Up For?
Climate Scale-Up is designed for key change-makers driving the climate transition: innovative scale-ups, catalytic investors, and strategic partners. It serves growth-stage climate tech companies with scalable, high-impact solutions ready for global expansion. It connects these innovators with a global network of investors—venture capital firms, family offices, and institutional funds—who are actively seeking curated, trusted opportunities. The program also engages enablers such as governments, corporates, and service providers who play a critical role in building innovation ecosystems, deploying technologies, and unlocking new markets. Together, these stakeholders form the collaborative ethos needed to accelerate climate solutions from breakthrough to scale.
Scale-Ups
We empower growth-stage climate tech startups with the resources, mentorship, and connections they need to scale globally. Our program provides access to top-tier investors, corporate partnerships, and market expansion opportunities.
Sashank Samala, CEO, Heirloom Carbon
Investors
Irina Gorbounova, Head of XCarb, Arcelor Mittal
Gain exclusive access to curated deal flow from high-impact climate tech companies that are scaling transformative solutions. Join our global investor network to collaborate, co-invest, and accelerate the deployment of breakthrough technologies.
Partners
Kate Brandt, Chief Sustainability Officer, Google
Governments, corporates and service providers play a crucial role in scaling climate innovation. Partner with Climate Scale-Up to build local ecosystems, develop innovation pipelines, and expand client portfolios.