Climate Week Kickoff Summit: Decarbonizing Real Estate, Industrials and Manufacturing.
Climate Week Kickoff will bring together CEOs and global sustainability leaders to collaborate on renewable energy and decarbonization initiatives across the built environment, industrials, manufacturing, and data center sectors.
This invite-only summit will convene industry leaders showcasing cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions from Europe, Asia and around the world! We will also have the top asset managers, family offices, venture capital firms and institutional investors joining us.
Summit Agenda
8:50 – 9:00 AM
Opening Remarks
Scott Donachie, CEO, Decarb Summits
with Principal, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
9:00 – 9:30 AM
Scaling Decarb for the Built Environment what will it take?
Global leaders on strategy, capital deployment, and measurable decarbonization.
Featured Speakers:
Kelly Westby, Managing Director, Steven Winter Associates
Kevin Appleby, Managing Partner, RUHL
Emmanuel Bizien, Global TTAP BD, Halton Group
9:30 – 10:00 AM
The Future Grid: Powering Cities, AI, and Industry
Utility, tech, and energy CEOs on meeting exponential demand sustainably.
Featured Speakers:
Tom Fenton, CEO, Senze
Joseph Michael Daniels, Chairman & Co-Founder, ELIXR
10:00 – 10:30 AM — Coffee Break
10:30 – 11:00 AM
Capital at Scale: Financing the Energy Transition
Investors and infrastructure funds unlocking climate capital at scale.
11:00 – 11:30 AM
Global Real Estate Transformation
Developers and asset managers driving portfolio-wide decarbonization.
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Infrastructure for a Climate-Resilient World
Megaprojects, PPPs, and next-generation infrastructure systems.
12:00 – 12:30 PM
Renewable Energy at Gigawatt Scale
Energy leaders on deployment, supply chains, and global expansion.
12:30 – 1:00 PM — Lunch
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Storage, Microgrids & Energy Security
Resilience strategies amid grid stress and climate risk.
1:30 – 2:00 PM
Industrial Decarbonization & Materials Innovation
Transforming cement, steel, and construction value chains.
2:00 – 2:30 PM
Digital Twins, Data & the Digitized Energy Ecosystem
Tech leaders optimizing buildings and infrastructure through AI and digital twins.
2:30 – 3:00 PM
Policy, Markets & Global Alignment
Aligning regulation, incentives, and international frameworks.
3:00 – 3:30 PM
What It Takes to Win the Net-Zero Economy
Final insights and commitments from global leaders.
3:30 – 5:00 PM — Cocktail Reception & Networking
Private networking with top CEOs and global heads of sustainability.