AI & Climate sovereignty
Bombellii Ventures together with Cathay Innovation, Prelude Ventures and Carbon2C are looking to gather like minded entrepreneurs, investors, academics and corporates regarding AI & climate sovereignty topics.
The event will bring together key voices from the AI & Climate ecosystem, including investors and VCs, entrepreneurs, activists, and researchers, for an in-depth and forward-looking discussion.
The program will include:
5:00pm: Welcome
5:30pm: Intro and Panel 1: The complex relationship between AI and climate
Nolwenn Godard / Founder Carbon 2C
Ajay Gupta / Founding Partner Clai.VC
Rahul Kar / CEO Hammerhead.ai
Dave Masselink / Founder Compute Gardener
Moderator: Matthieu Soulé, Partner & Head of C.Lab, Cathay Innovation
5:55pm: Panel 2: Challenges around the adoption and scaling of responsible AI (details to come)
Julie Owono / Meta Oversight Board & Founder Internet without Borders
Venkat Siva / Former VP of AI, Data & Cloud Rivian
Kathy Copic / Co-founder Fieldwork & AI Ethics Lecturer UC Berkeley Haas
Eran Sandhaus / Co-Founder & MP, J-Impact Fund
Moderator: Samir Karoum, Founder & GP, Bombellii Ventures
6:20pm: Networking session
Bombellii Ventures : In the same spirit as Rafael Bombelli who dared to turn the “impossible” (√–1) into a rigorous system, Bombellii Ventures backs founders who transform today’s “impossible” climate challenges into scalable software solutions. BV invests in early stages across North America & Europe.
Prelude Ventures is a climate-focused venture capital firm that invests in and supports early-stage startups with the greatest potential to mitigate climate change. For over a decade, Prelude has sought out purpose-driven founders and provided the capital and expertise needed to build the next generation of category-defining businesses that will reshape our global economy for the greater good of people and planet. Located in San Francisco, Prelude has approximately $2 billion under management.
Carbon 2C gives SaaS companies control over runaway AI and cloud costs. It audits infrastructure, quantifies waste, and delivers expert consulting to make technology stacks more efficient, resilient, and sustainable.
Cathay Innovation is a global multistage venture capital firm investing in founders building transformative businesses across Europe, North America, Asia, Latam and Africa. Its platform connects founders with Fortune 500 partners to help startups scale and transform industries with consumer to enterprise AI solutions. Founded in 2015, Cathay Innovation manages €2.5B+ and has invested in 120+ startups including Chime, Pinduoduo, Glovo, Owkin, Ledger and more.