​​Welcome back to Climate Canals (formerly ClimateHack Amsterdam!) In Partnership with World AI Week and Epicenter Amsterdam.

​AI, robotics, and next-generation data systems are already changing how we understand and respond to the climate crisis. Foundation models now deliver high-resolution climate forecasts in minutes. Autonomous robots monitor ecosystems where human access is impractical, from ocean floors to wildfire perimeters. Sensor networks and digital twins generate real-time environmental data at a scale that was, until recently, theoretical. But 2026 has also surfaced a tension the sector can no longer sidestep: the AI boom itself is driving a surge in energy demand, with hyperscale data centres now drawing gigawatt-level power.

Our question is whether these technologies can accelerate climate action, but whether they can do so without deepening the problem they're trying to solve.

​Join us at Epicenter Amsterdam for World AI Week 2026, as researchers, entrepreneurs, and investors explore where data, AI, and robotics are making a material difference. Topics include, but are not limited to:

• ​AI-powered climate models and foundation models delivering extreme weather prediction, scenario planning, and decision-ready forecasts at speed

• ​Autonomous robotics for large-scale ecological monitoring, precision agriculture, building energy retrofits, and disaster response

• ​Next-generation sensor networks, IoT infrastructure, and digital twins enabling real-time environmental data collection across land, water, and air

• ​Machine learning for grid management, renewable energy forecasting, and demand response, including the push toward next-generation storage (sodium-ion, long-duration)

• ​AI's own energy footprint: efficiency breakthroughs, sparse activation techniques, and the race to decouple compute from emissions

• ​How AI and robotics are accelerating materials discovery, critical mineral processing, and circular economy systems

• ​Data-driven approaches to water stress, biodiversity loss, and climate adaptation planning

​Following the presentations, stay for networking drinks and snacks to connect with fellow researchers, founders, and practitioners working at the intersection of technology and climate.

​Note: event will be conducted in English

​​SPEAKERS

• ​Coming soon!

​​​Agenda

• ​5:20 pm - Doors open, speakers arrive

• ​5:30 pm (sharp!) - Presentation Starts

• ​5:35 pm - Intro Climate Canals

• ​5:40 pm - Intro Epicenter

• ​5:45 pm - Intro F&B sponsor

• ​5:50 pm - Speakers (25 mins)

• ​6:15 pm - Audience Q&A

• ​6:30 pm - 30-second community pitches. Are you launching a new product? Are you looking for your next R&D expert or your next CEO? Are you looking for a job or an internship? Join our 30-second pitch session and share your business update with the audience (open to anyone).

• ​6:45 pm - Networking, drinks and snacks!

• ​8:00 pm - Event concludes

​​Hosts

• ​Aaron Endré & Nhiyc (Nhi)

• ​Contact: climatecanals@gmail.com

​​About Climate Canals

​Climate Canals (formerly ClimateHack Amsterdam) is a community spotlighting Dutch Climate Tech to enrich and connect the local ecosystem of founders, researchers, innovators, investors, governments, and non profits. We are a fully volunteer run initiative started by two friends and climate advocates: Nhiyc (Nhi) (Founder, Nū Atlas) and Aaron Endré (Founder & Principal, Endré).

​​​About Epicenter Amsterdam

​Epicenter is an innovation community of 20,000+ members and 500+ companies across the Nordics and now, the Netherlands, connecting entrepreneurs, corporates, and investors through knowledge events, accelerator programmes, and industry clusters.

​​​About World AI Week 2026

​InspiredMinds! is the world leading and largest community in Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technology.

​Established in 2017, We connect the global AI ecosystem. We are an international community of over 500,000 technologists, clinicians, scientists, leaders, innovators, big tech, healthtech, academics, heads of business, startups, investors and NGO’s from 160+ countries globally.

​Our ethos is to stage the biggest, ground breaking innovations on our summit stages internationally; to connect a reciprocal ecosystem charged with empowering positive change through technology and science; and to enable world leading providers to solve both business and humanities greatest challenges using technology. We are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and our “why” is to ensure that emerging technology is inclusive, equitable and safe.

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