The Invisible Crisis: Innovating for the Age of Extreme Heat
Campus Deep Tech, Anywhere Ventures, The Hazelwood Network, and Tailwind Futures are bringing together a curated group of startups, investors, industry leaders, and academics during Climate Week NYC to explore the mounting challenges posed by extreme heat globally and novel technologies being developed to help people and industries adapt.
This event and the happy hour are powered by Gunderson Dettmer Law Firm.
Why Attend:
Discover breakthrough technologies
Engage directly with innovators working at the frontier of extreme heat resilience and cooling technologies
Identify investment and partnership opportunities
Become part of the region's growing deep tech ecosystem
Agenda
12pm: Doors open, registration and networking
12:30pm: Welcome: JC Jung, Anywhere Ventures
Opening Remarks: The Invisible Crisis: Jamil Wyne, Hazelwood Network.
12:45pm: The Invisible Line-Item Panel, with Carletta Ooton of Apollo Global Management, Carter Purcell of Chubb and Grace Wickerson of the Federation of American Scientists, moderated by David Leathers of the Health Action Alliance
1:20pm: Lightning Talks from Kathy Baughman McLeod of HERA and Jason Glaser of La Isla Network
1:30pm: Startup pitch competition moderated by Katie MacDonald of Tailwind Futures
o Pitches: Vigilife, Eztia Materials, ThermoShade, and RootsDown
o Judges: Sonam Velani of Streetlife Ventures, Daniel Baruch of JP Morgan, Susan Schofer from SOSV and Shani Zanescu from Universe Partners
2:10-2:20pm: Coffee Break
2:20pm: Lightning Talk from Malcolm Biggins and Jesse Gray from Deep Tech Campus
2:30pm: Heat Tech Innovation Ecosystem Panel with Emilie Mazzacurati of Tailwind Futures, Aki Manda of Kajima, and Kat Mañalac of Convective Capital, moderated by Andrew Eil.
3pm: Lightning Talk by Kathleen Biggins of C-Change and fireside chat
3:15pm: Winner of startup competition announced and wrap up
3:30-4:30pm: Networking
Big thanks to our venue sponsor, SOSV!
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