Keynote with Mike Schroepfer & Sophie Purdom, Getting Climate Deals Done

​Join us for a keynote event with two of climate’s most impactful leaders: Mike Schroepfer and Sophie Purdom. This fireside-style panel and Q&A will spotlight how they navigated unique challenges in closing climate deals, from startup investments to raising an entire climate fund, during some of the most difficult political and market conditions.

​Speaker Bios:

• ​Mike Schroepfer – Founder of Gigascale Capital and Former CTO of Meta. Mike has a 25-year track record in technology and science as an executive, entrepreneur, and investor. At Gigascale Capital, he backs builders transforming the world’s largest sectors and making clean solutions the obvious choice.

• ​Sophie Purdom – Founder and Managing Partner of Planeteer Capital and writer of the widely read Climate Tech VC (CTVC) newsletter, Sophie has become one of the most influential voices in climate investing. She has successfully raised Planeteer's $55M Fund I in a turbulent fundraising environment, giving her a front-row view into what it takes to get climate deals done when conditions are toughest.

​Learn more about Stanford Sustainable Investment Group, Stanford's premier climate, business, and innovation community, here: https://www.stanfordsustainableinvestmentgroup.org/