The 2025 Wall Street Green Summit is our 24th annual event and one of the longest running and most comprehensive sustainable finance events in the world and will be held in New York City at the Cornell Club of NYC in midtown Manhattan on March 18th and March 19th 2025. Come to New York City and be a part of a Climate Finance and Technology center of excellence.
The Summit, WSGS, is proud to introduce a robust virtual capital introduction portal to compliment your live event experience. Hedge Connection, a WSGS partner, has built a private technology platform for the WSGS that offers a means for companies and managers to connect with capital providers.
Those companies who are seeking capital and want to gain access to the platform will pay $950. Those who are capital allocators will be given complimentary access to the platform.
If your company is interested in participating in the virtual capital introduction portal, please conact peterfusaro@gmail.com.
The nexus of finance and technology.
Launched in 2002 by Peter Fusaro, this conference covers cutting edge content and industry developments, featuring the leading practitioners in sustainability.
More importantly, it is aimed at building a sustainable finance system for responsible investing and the changing role of business.
The 2025 Wall Street Green Summit agenda is focused on key topical areas of Climate Tech Investing & Reporting, Carbon Markets and Finance, Clean Energy solutions to climate change, and Greening Clean Transportation.
"Launched in 2002 by Peter Fusaro, the WSGS has become a premier platform for thought leaders, investors, and businesses to address the critical challenges and opportunities in building a sustainable future."
- Isabella Wang for Impact Entrepreneur
This article originally appeared in Impact Entrepreneur Magazine
Event Topics
Carbon Trading Platforms
Pricing Climate Risk Into Financial Markets
Fund Strategies for Sustainability
Energy Storage
Achieving Net Zero Now
Energy Transition Solutions
Sustainability Financing Models
Emerging Hydrogen Economy
VegTech Solutions
Reducing Embedded Carbon in Buildings
Decarbonization Opportunities
ESG Reporting & Software
Climate Solutions Technology and AI
Transitioning to Clean Transportation
ESG & The Supply Chain
Achieving Carbon Neutrality
Carbontech Solutions
Carbon Trading & Finance
Nature Based Solutions for Carbon Offsets
Harmonizing Diverse ESG Standards
WSGS 2024 Schedule
March 12 and 13, 2024 at the Cornell Club in New York
44 Speakers I 8 Sessions I 200 Delegates
Day One
Tuesday March 12, 2024
Day Two
Wednesday March 13, 2024
7:30 - 8:00 AM: Coffee Service
Session Five: Clean Energy Commercialization
Moderator: Rob Parker, Hono Hoku Advisors
8:00 - 8:20 AM: Reinsurance Coverage for ClimateTech
Prentiss Darden, Business Development | Solar, Offshore Wind, Battery Energy Storage Systems, Hydrogen
8:20 - 8:40 Utility of the Future
MD Sakib, Director, Future of Electric, National Grid
8:40 - 9:00 AM: An Investment Banker's Perspective in ClimateTech, Jean-Marc O'Brien, Partner, Ardour Capital Investments
9:00 - 9:20 AM: Nuclear Fusion To Cut GHGs
Michael Ginsberg, President, Tokamak Energy
9:20 - 9:40 AM: Decarbonizing Buildings
Robert Politzer, Founder, Green Street Global Inc.
9:40 - 10:00: The Rise of Electric Vehicles and Recharging
Jeremy McCool, Founder and CEO, HEVO Inc.
10:00 - 10:30 AM: Sponsor Break
Session Six: Energy Storage, Decarbonizaton & Electrification
Moderator: Nick Aster, Director, Marketing, Americas, South Pole
10:30 - 10:50 AM: Various Challenges to Decarbonization Laws
Alicia Legland, Associate, Hodgson Russ
10:50 - 11:10 AM: Breakthroughs in Reversible Fuel Cells
Paul Matter, Founder & CTO, Power to Hydrogen
11:10 - 11:30 AM: Digital Tech to Track
Emissions
Antoine Halff, Chief Analyst & Co-Founder, Kayrros
11:30 - 11:50 AM: Renewables Plus Energy Storage
Desmond Wheatley, CEO, Beam Global
11:50 - 12:10 PM: Investing in Clean Energy in Africa
Nicole Poindexter, CEO & Founder, Energicity Corp
12:10 - 12:30 PM: Another Mode of EV Recharging
Jeff Prosserman, Founder & CEO, Voltpost
12:30 - 1:30 PM: Lunch
Session Seven: New Business Models for Funding Sustainability
Moderator: Bruno Grandsard, Managing Director,
Midori Sustainable Capital & Services
1:30 - 1:50 PM: Green Horizons: The Climate Fund Landscape Explored
Adam Rein, CEO, CIO and Co-Founder, CapShift
1:50 - 2:10 PM: AI for Sustainability Outcomes
Karthik Balakrishnan, Co-Founder, Actual
2:10 - 2:30 PM: New Venture Models for Financing
Micah Kotch, Partner, Blackhorn Ventures
2:30 – 2:50 PM: New Metrics for Green Investing
Krista Tukiainen, CCO & Co-Founder, Climate Aligned
2:50 - 3:10 PM: ESG Fund Strategy
Heather McGeory, Head of Sustainability, Fifth Wall
3:15 - 3:45: Sponsor Break
Session Eight: ClimateTech Solutions in Multiple Verticals
Moderator: Julie Davitz, Founder/CEO, Plus Media Solutions
3:50 – 4:10 PM: Regenerative Agriculture for Oceans
Bill Bien, CEO, Forever Oceans
4:10 - 4:30 PM: Investing with Purpose: The Opportunities for Impact
Lorraine Wilson, Chief Sustainability Officer, Novata
4:30 - 4:50 PM: Microgrids in the Commercial and Industrial Sectors
Nick Davis, CEO, Gridmarket.com
4:50 – 5:10 PM: Future-proofing Assets for Climate Extremes?
Adam Omansky, Co-Founder & CEO, ClimaTwin Corp
5:10 - 5:30 PM: Climate Investment's New Frontier:
Circular Supply Chains
Nicole Rycroft, Founder & Executive Director, Canopy
5:30: Conference Ends
7:00- 8:00 AM: Registration and Breakfast
Session One: ESG Investing
Moderator: Paul Ellis, Sustainable Finance Podcast
8:00 - 8:30 AM: Setting the Stage for Sustainability 2024
Peter Fusaro, Founder, The Wall Street Green Summit
8:30 - 8:55 AM: ESG and the SEC Mandates
Phuong Gomard, Sustainable Finance Global Leader, Mazars
8:55 - 9:20 AM: Managing Diverse ESG Reporting Standards
Bonnie-Lyn de Bartok, Founder, The S-Factor Co.
9:20 - 9:40 AM: Pricing Climate Risks Into Financial Markets
Marina Severinovsky, Head of Sustainability, Americas at Schroders
9:40 - 10:00 AM: Essential Story Telling on ESG
Tega Pittman, Global Communications Story Teller
10:00 - 10:30 AM: Sponsor Break
Session Two: ESG and Carbon Markets Today
Moderator: Paul Ellis, Sustainable Finance Podcast
10:30 - 10:50 AM: Promoting and Protecting Green Projects in Public
Special Guest Speaker:
Peter Browning, CEO, Browning Environmental Communications
10:50 - 11:10 AM: How Real Asset holdings in Europe Affect the Valuation of Your US Portfolio
Marco Bernal, Lead Data Engineer BuildingMinds
11:10 - 11:30 AM: Achieving Net Zero Emissions
Alasdair Were, Abaxx Commodity Futures Exchange and Clearinghouse
11:30 - 11:50 AM: How to Generate Carbon Offsets
Reed Shapiro, Business Development Manager, Climate Solutions, South Pole
12:30 - 1:30: Lunch
Session Three: Carbon
Offsets & Nature-Based Solutions
Moderator: Scott Krady, CEO, Magnitude, Inc.
1:30 - 1:50 PM: Offsets Capturing Methane Emissions
Catherine Flax, Founding Member and President, Private Markets, X Machina Capital Strategies
1:50 - 2:10 PM: Nature-Based Solutions Toolkit
Martin Beaudoin-Nadeau, Founder & CEO, Viridis Terra
2:10 - 2:30 PM: The Rising Role of Biochar
Jason Dodier, Co-Founder, GRAIN Ecosystem
2:30 - 2:50 PM: XXX
Jeff Bortniker, CEO, Maxsum Environmental
2:50 - 3:10 PM: Financing Model for Carbon Reductions in Blue Carbon and Biochar
Alec Kushnir, EVP, Investments and Origination Carbon Streaming
3:10 - 3:30 PM: Carbon Insurance: How to Unlock Financing and De-risk Carbon Projects
James Kench, Head of Insurance, Kita
3:30 - 3:50 PM: Sponsor Break
Session Four: Climate Change Solutions
Moderator: David Garrison, Founder & CEO, Climate and Capital Connect
3:50 - 4:10 PM: Commercializing Decarbonization Solutions
Corrado DeGasperis, CEO, Comstock
4:10 - 4:30 PM: Transformative Finance: Traditional Energy’s Role in a Cleaner Future
Ben Burke, CEO, Gradient Geothermal
4:30 - 4:50 PM: Financing Circularity for Plastics
Halely Lowry, Global Sustainability Director, Packaging & Specialty Plastics, Dow
4:50 - 5:10 PM: Decarbonizing Financial Assets
Claudia Marcusson, Managing Partner & Decarbonization Expert, Zero Emissions Fund
5:10 - 5:30 PM: CERES Freedom to Invest Program
Steven Rothstein, Managing Director, Ceres Accelerator for Sustainable Capital Markets
5:30 to 7:00 PM:
Cocktail Reception Sponsored by Zefiro Methane and XMC Strategies
Our 2024 Sponsors
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Covid 19 Guidelines for Wall Street Green Summit 2024
Global Change Associates (”GCA”) considers the safety of our conference attendees to be our top priority. GCA will follow the Covid-19 guidelines and mandates set forth by the Cornell Club and New York City. These guidelines and mandates may change from time to time.
By registering for this in-person conference, you acknowledge that an inherent risk of exposure to Covid-19 exists in any public space where people are present. By attending our conference, you and any guests are voluntarily assuming all risks related to exposure to Covid-19 and agree not to hold GCA or its speakers liable for any illness or injury.
GCA has the right to remove anyone from the conference if they not follow the guidelines of the venue.
N.B. All Sales are final as of February 26, 2024. Credit will be given for future events.