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.
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
Run of Show:
Panels on extreme heat challenges and innovative solutions
Startup presentations
Ecosystem spotlights
Networking reception (drinks & light bites included)
Extreme Heat X Technology Challenges:
People and communities: Heat stress & disease, productivity, access to AC, essential services, wildfires
Agriculture: Disrupted photosynthesis and pollination slashing crop yields
Energy systems: Power-plant cooling constraints, declining solar output, transmission derating, transformer failures, and peak-demand blackouts
Cooling & electronics: Overloaded / overheated HVAC, data-center cooling systems, telecom, electronics
Transportation and supply chains: Buckling roads and rails, stressed bridges, aviation disruptions, vehicle breakdowns, cold-chain failures
Water and wastewater: Pipe leakage, water-supply interruptions, failures of pumps and treatment systems
Industrial operations: Machinery overheating, shortened equipment life, material expansion, product defects
Big thanks to our venue sponsor, SOSV!
*By attending this event, you consent to have photos, videos, and audio recordings taken which may be used for promotional materials without compensation.