ClimateGlobal 2026: Connecting Canadian Climate Tech to The World
In May 2026, 15,000 global tech leaders will descend on Vancouver for Web Summit. ClimateGlobal is where global climate tech decision-makers go outside of the trade floor.
As global trade corridors realign and climate policy shifts toward pragmatic execution, Canada is emerging as a critical bridge — connecting climate ventures between Europe, Asia, Latin America, and North America.
ClimateGlobal brings together the international operators, investors, and founders who are navigating this new landscape.
Who This Event Is For
This event brings together decision-makers facilitating market entry, cross-border partnerships, and international investment in climate tech:
Climate tech founders scaling beyond their home markets
International investors seeking opportunities in Canadian climate innovation
Corporate innovation & business development leaders exploring partnerships and technology adoption
Trade commissioners, economic development officers, and ecosystem builders
Government and policy leaders enabling climate trade and investment
We're convening the people who can open doors across borders.
2026 Programming
Panel: "LAUNCH: Going Global from Canada"
How are Canadian climate ventures actually accessing international markets right now — and what's working?
The conversation will cover which markets are genuinely accessible, how to land your first international pilot, attracting international investors, and the real mistakes founders make going global.
Panelists:
Winston Choe (BGV)
Sean Lowrie (Arca)
Moderated by: Kookai Chaimahawong (UBC Sauder School of Business)
LAND: "The Canadian Opportunity"
Why are international climate ventures and investors choosing Canada as their North American entry point — and how do they actually do it?
The conversation covers why Canada over direct US entry, dual use opportunities through ITB, accessible non-dilutive funding, Indigenous partnership advantages, and the real procurement landscape.
Panelists:
Ajay Baya (Thiozen)
Jacquie Griffiths (Invest Vancouver)
Chad Rickaby (ClimateDoor)
Sam Hasty (Active Impact Investments)
Aiden Kindopp (Cando)
Moderated by: Justin Reist (Climate Tech Canada)
Reverse Pitch Session (ClimateGlobal Signature Format)
Investors, corporates, and buyers present what they're actively looking for. Founders listen, ask questions, and connect afterward.
This format consistently rates as our highest-value session. Instead of pitching to a room, founders hear directly what international operators and investors need — then follow up strategically.
Workshop: Strategic Footholds: Leveraging Hong Kong’s Ecosystem for Global Green Tech Growth
As the global transition to net-zero accelerates, Hong Kong provides a premier platform for North American firms to expand their global reach. By connecting breakthrough innovations with international capital, the city serves as a stable and transparent base that empowers tech leaders to optimize their long-term growth strategies. This session explores how businesses can tap into this vibrant gateway to efficiently scale green technologies across the Greater Bay Area and the broader Asian market.
Speaker: Olivia To, Senior Vice President (Sustainability) Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship InvestHK
Workshops, Roundtables & Structured Networking
Small-group, topic-specific discussions led by trade experts, investors, and market specialists:
EU market entry and regulatory navigation
Japan corporate partnerships and Southeast Asia expansion
Latin America climate trade opportunities
Defense, infrastructure, and climate (the new funding landscape)
Indigenous partnerships: frameworks and opportunities
Schedule
1:00 PM: Registration & arrival networking
1:30–3:00 PM: Startup workshops
3:15–3:45 PM: Opening remarks & Keynote
3:45-4:00 PM: Workshop by InvestHK
4:00–4:55 PM: PANEL 1: Launch: Going Global from Canada
5:25–6:10 PM: PANEL 2: Land: The Canadian Opportunity
6:15–7:10 PM: Breakout Session A: Molecules, Electrons, and Everything AI Can't Build
6:25–7:25 PM: Reverse pitches
7:40–8:20 PM: Breakout AMA: Government representatives
7:45–9:00 PM: Food & networking
* Feel free to come and go as you please.
Who Will Be There
ClimateGlobal 2025 brought together 253 attendees from 150 organizations across carbon capture, fusion, clean energy, sustainable materials, climate AI, and more. Attendees included founders, investors, corporate buyers, and ecosystem builders from Canada, Japan, Singapore, Europe, Australia, and Latin America.
Event Partners & Sponsors
Hosted by ClimateDoor & Vancouver Venture Asset Management
Sponsors
Misty West
MistyWest is a Vancouver-based hardware product development firm building rugged, low-power, connected products for mining, logistics, and smart infrastructure.
Brazilian-Canadian Chamber of Commerce
The Brazil-Canada Chamber of Commerce (BCCC) is a non-profit, private sector business association that strengthens trade and investment between Brazil and Canada.
GetFresh Ventures
GetFresh Ventures is a Vancouver-based venture catalyst that has spent over a decade engineering B2B tech companies to grow sustainably and at velocity. From GTM strategy to product, marketing, and culture, they immerse themselves wherever growth is blocked. They are also launching GetScale, a B2B tech accelerator helping the next generation of founders build real businesses and create real wealth.
Henrik Beverage Systems
Henrik builds portable, battery-powered draft systems that eliminate single-use packaging where cans and bottles were the only option, removing thousands of containers per event. Their patent-pending cooling technology also recovers the 15% of draft beer typically lost to foam and temperature issues, beer that still carries the full carbon cost of production. Every keg recovered is water, energy, and emissions that don’t go down the drain.
Stardust Solar
Stardust Solar Energy Inc. (TSXV: SUN) (OTCQB: SUNXF) (FSE: 6330) is a global renewable energy company that installs, develops, and supports residential, commercial, and utility-scale solar projects. The company generates recurring revenue through franchise operations, training and licensing programs, and technology solutions, working with governments, utilities, and commercial partners to expand solar capacity worldwide.
Treewalk
Treewalk is a national CPA firm based in Vancouver.
They provide fractional finance, controllership, and accounting technology to clients across Canada, from Indigenous governments to publicly listed companies. Unlike staffing agencies, Treewalk delivers the full finance function as a managed service, backed by proven systems, processes, and oversight.
Soil and Sky Alliance (SASA)
Soil & Sky Alliance (SASA) is a deployment platform focused on scaling precision agriculture systems that improve soil health, reduce input intensity, boost yields, and generate measurable climate outcomes. By connecting in-field technology with data-driven validation frameworks, SASA enables the translation of agronomic performance into verifiable environmental impact. Through global partnerships and localized implementation, the platform supports scalable, real-world adoption across diverse agricultural markets.
Invest Vancouver
Invest Vancouver is Metro Vancouver’s regional economic development service.By attracting strategic investment in key export-oriented industries, fostering collaboration on a local, national, and global scale, and conducting research and analysis, Invest Vancouver facilitates the creation of high-quality jobs for a more resilient regional economy that delivers prosperity for all residents of the Metro Vancouver region.
Invest Hong Kong
Invest Hong Kong is is the investment promotion agency of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). We support overseas and Chinese Mainland companies and institutions, from multinational corporates to startups, to plan, set up their business in Hong Kong, and to expand their operations and international reach via Hong Kong.
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Land Acknowledgement
ClimateGlobal acknowledges that this event takes place on the unceded traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
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