WedNESDAY, September 24 | NYC

2025 climate
capital summit

Join us for the 3rd Annual Climate Capital Summit during Climate Week NYC. The goal of this event is to bring together climate's decision-makers, leaders across energy, investing, policy, innovation, and higher education.

The Climate Capital Summit is invite-only and free-of-charge.

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ABOUT THE SUMMIT

The Climate Capital Summit is designed to be an intimate forum for networking and discussion among climate's biggest decision-makers.

‍In 2024, the Summit represented:
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   • $600 billion of climate capital managed by the speakers on stage
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   • More than $300 billion of the federal budget for climate managed by speakers
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   • CEOs representing more than $60 billion of market capital
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   • More than $1 trillion of climate capital managed by attendees
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   • 400 of the most influential players within climate innovation today

2025 SPEAKERS

Speakers will be announced soon!

PREVIOUS SPEAKERS

TIM CAWLEY

CEO,
Con Edison

MARY POWELL

CEO,
Sunrun

JONATHAN SILVER

Chair of Global Climate Council,
Apollo

SECRETARY TODMAN

U.S. Secretary,
Department of Housing & Urban Development

CHRIS SACCA

Founder & Chairman,
Lowercarbon

CATHY ZOI

CEO,
EVgo

ALBERT WENGER

Managing Partner,
USV

IRA EHRENPREIS

Managing Partner,
DBL

NEHA PALMER

CEO,
TerraWatt

CHRIS KEMPER

CEO,
Palmetto

KIRAN BHATRAJU

CEO,
Arcadia

SCOTT JACOBS

CEO,
Generate Capital

IRENE MAVROYANNIS

Managing Director,
Partners Group

SAURABH ANAND

Managing Director,
Carlyle Group

NEIL AUERBACH

CEO,
Hudson Sustainable Group

SPENCER
HUNSBERGER

Managing Director,
ATLAS SP

PEGGY FLANNERY

Managing Director,
Generate Capital

DORAN HOLE

CFO,
Stem

LIZ HENDERSON

Global Head of Climate Risk,
Aon

GREG BOLINO

Head of Global Sustainability,
JLL

DANA SCHNEIDER

SVP of Energy,
Empire State
Realty Trust

LAUREN ZULLO

Managing Director,
Jonathan Rose

EVELYN WANG

Director,
ARPA-E

JONAH WAGNER

Senior Advisor,
DOE Loan Programs Office

MICHAEL GROSSMAN

CIO,
Climate United

JONATHAN GLASS

Deputy Director,
ARPA-E

ALEX KONRAD

Senior Editor,
Forbes

ALAN NEUHAUSER

Climate Reporter,
Axios

MARIA GALLUCI

Senior Reporter,
Canary Media

CULLY CAVNESS

President,
Crusoe Energy

DAN PRESTON

CEO,
Stand

EMILY MCATEER

CEO,
Odyssey

SANJIV SANGHAVI

CEO,
Texture

MICHAEL RUEHLMAN

CEO,
Shadow Power

JAMES MCGINNISS

CEO,
David Energy

REQUEST AN INVITE

Please request an invite if you would like to attend.

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FAQS

How much does it cost to attend?

The Climate Capital Summit is free-of-charge.

Who hosts the climate capital summit?

The Climate Capital Summit is organized by the team at Equal Ventures - a thesis-driven, early-stage venture capital firm.

How can I register?

The Climate Capital Summit is invite-only. Please complete the form linked to the left in order to request an invite.

I requested an invite but have not heard back. Can I attend?

Due to capacity constraints, you will not be allowed to enter the venue if you have not received an official invite. Our team reviews and sends out invites on a rolling basis but unfortunately have more demand than capacity.

Will there be time to network?

Yes, the Summit offers plenty of networking time for attendees. We will share a networking link in advance to view other attendees.

Will sessions be recorded?

No, all events are off-the-record unless otherwise stated.

I have a different question

You can email climate@equal.vc for other inquiries.

Please do not reach out in regards to invites – the best way to do that is through the 'Request an Invite' form on this website.

2025 climate capital summit