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Heatmap House: Up Next in Climate Tech

Name: Heatmap House: Up Next in Climate Tech
Start: 2025-09-24T15:00:00.000-04:00
End: 2025-09-24T17:00:00.000-04:00
Location: The Sixth Floor Loft

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The Sixth Floor Loft

New York, New York

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About Event

What is the next suite of technologies and tools that will help accelerate the path to achieving global climate goals? Heatmap will convene experts to discuss the most promising up and coming climate tech solutions.

Doors Open: 3:00pm

3:30-3:35pm: Opening Remarks

3:35-3:50pm: Investing in Breakthroughs: A Conversation with Tom Steyer

Tom and Rob will examine what it takes to move breakthroughs from lab to market, the policy and financial frameworks that can speed deployment, and the strategies that will define climate tech’s next chapter.

Tom Steyer, Co-Executive Chair, Galvanize Climate Solutions
Moderated by Robinson Meyer, Executive Editor, Heatmap News

3:50-4:00pm: Hydrostor’s Role in Advancing Energy Storage for Renewables

An inside look at how Hydrostor is transforming energy storage to support the growth of renewables to help accelerate the transition to net zero.

Jon Norman, President, Hydrostor
Moderated by Nico Lauricella, CEO and Editor-in-Chief, Heatmap News

4:00-4:15pm: Mind the Gap: Solving Climate Tech’s Missing Middle

Big ideas alone won’t solve the climate crisis – they have to scale. This fireside chat explores how new investment models and ecosystem building help startups clear the “missing middle” and navigate this critical stage.

Dawn Lippert, CEO, Elemental Impact
Moderated by Robinson Meyer, Executive Editor, Heatmap News

4:15-4:40pm: The Life of a Unicorn: Insights from Climate Tech Trailblazers

High-growth climate startup leaders share the bold strategies, breakthrough technologies, and market moves that fueled their rise.

Christian Anderson, Co-founder, Watershed
Rick Needham, CCO, Commonwealth Fusion
Moderated by Katie Brigham, Staff Writer, Heatmap News

4:40-5:00pm: Innovation Spotlight: Scaling Clean Materials

Leaders from Sublime Systems and Microsoft will give an in-depth look at how their novel low-carbon cement agreement is unlocking market access for breakthrough materials, and how their partnership can serve as a road map for other climate tech deployments.

Leah Ellis, CEO and Co-founder, Sublime Systems
Katie Ross, Director, Carbon Reduction Strategy & Market Development
Moderated by Emily Pontecorvo, Staff Writer, Heatmap News

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