WSGS 2026 Schedule
March 10 and 11, 2026
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Day One
March 10th, 2026
Day Two
March 11th, 2026
7:30 - 8:30 AM: Registration and Coffee Service
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Session One: ClimateTech Today
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Moderator: David Garrison, Founder & CEO, Climate and Capital Connect
8:30 - 8:50 AM: Setting the Stage for Sustainable Investing 2026
Peter Fusaro, Founder, The Wall Street Green Summit
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8:50- 9:10 AM: The 7 Horsemen of Bad ClimateTech Business Plans
Joe Romm, Senior Research Fellow, Penn Center for Science Sustainability and Media
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9:10 - 9:30 AM: Where are Climate Investments Flowing Today?
Mona Dajani, Partner & Global Co-Head of Energy Infrastructure, Baker Botts LLP
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9:30 - 9:50 AM: How AI is Transforming ClimateTech
Jeff Gitterman, Managing Director, Gitterman Asset Management & Perigon Wealth Management
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9:50 - 10:10 AM Robotics, Drones and Energy Security
Nick Davis, Founder & CEO, SMRDefense
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10:10 - 10:40 AM: Sponsor Break
Session Two: ESG Investing Now & Carbon Mitigation
Moderator: Lisa Vioni, CEO, Hedge Connection Inc.
​10:40 - 11:00 AM: Insights into Latest Trends in ESG Investing
Marina Bird, Managing Director at ESG News
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11:00 - 11:20 AM: Pricing Climate Risk into Financial Markets
Pooja Khosla, CEO & Co-Founder, Entelligent
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11:20 - 11:40 PM: Ai and Climate: Measuring Climate Risk and Opportunities
Eitan Levitt, Chief Product Officer, Risk Thinking.ai
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​11:40 - 12:00 PM: Aligning Investable Opportunities for the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Navroop Sahdev, Founder & CEO, The Digital Economist
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12:00- 12:20 PM Impact Without Compromise: How Nature-Based Investments Can Align with Your Portfolio
Melissa Weigel, Managing Director, Impact Finance and Markets at the Nature Conservancy
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12:20 - 1:30 PM: Lunch
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Session Three: Carbon Markets Today
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Moderator: Terence Bolden, President & Founder TLB Enterprise Holding
​1:30 - 1:50 PM Verra's VM0052
Methodology: Accelerated Retirement of Coal-Fired Power Plants Using a Just Transition
Mandy Rambharos, CEO, VERRA
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1:50 - 2:10 PM: Latest Developments in Scaling Biochar for CDRs
Jason Dodier, CCO & Co-Founder, GRAIN Ecosystem
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2:10 - 2:30 PM: Next Generation Environmental Credits: Combining Carbon, Biodiversity and Water
Darren Wolfberg, Chairman, Co-Founder & CEO,
Triangle Systems Inc.
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​2:30 - 2:50 PM: Deep Dive into CDRs (Carbon Dioxide Removal)
Roman Kramarchuk, Head Energy Transition Narratives & Policy Analysis, S & P Global
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2:50 - 3:10 PM: Nature-Based Impacts: Providing Returns for Financial Markets
Martin Beaudoin Nadeau, Founder & CEO, Viridis Terra
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3:10 - 3:30 PM: Sponsor Break​
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Session Four: The Energy Transition Today
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Moderator: Jennier Ablan, Strategic Advisor,
Magnitude Inc.
​3:30 -3:50
The Residential SREC Revolution: Unlocking $1.4 Billion in Clean Energy Value
Mark Bell, Founder & CEO, CarbonEnfo / Brytr
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3:50 - 4:10 PM: Forests as Infrastructure: Investing in Tropical Native Reforestation
Shane Bush, Head of Projects & Carbon Finance
Terraformation
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​4:10 - 4:30 PM New Speaker ​​​
TBA
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4:30 - 4:50 PM: Carbon Management Topic
Eamon Jubbawy, Founder & CEO, Isometric
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4:50 - 5:10 PM Building the Financial Infrastructure for the Ocean Economy
Daniela Fernandez, Founder & Managing Partner, VELAMAR
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5:10 - 5:30 PM: New Structures in Plastics Abatement
Gabriel Thoumi, Founder & CEO, Responsible Alpha
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5:30: Day One Ends
8:00 AM: Coffee Service
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Session Five: Clean Energy Solutions
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Moderator: Rob Parker, Venture Partner, Strategic Ventures LLP
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8:30 - 8:50 AM: Speed to Power: Sustainable Energy for AI Data Centers
Will Latta, Vice President, Bright Loop
Babcock & Wilcox
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8:50 - 9:10 AM: Role of ClimateTech Incubators
TBD
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9:10 - 9:30 AM: ​Decarbonizing the Built Environment
TBD
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9:30-9:50 AM Leveraging Electric Aviation to Drive Grid Innovation
Lisa Wright, Founder & CEO, Landings
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9:50 - 10:10 Insights on Clean Transportation and Electrification
Adam Ruder, Director, Clean Transportation at NYSERDA​​
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10:10 - 10:50 AM: Greening the Built Environment
TBD
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10:30 - 11:00 AM: Sponsor Break
Session Six: New Ideas in Energy and Carbon Markets
Moderator: Moonah Ellison, Women Leading Sustainability Partner
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11:00 - 11:20 AM: Insights into ClimateTech Investment 2026
Helena Wasserman, Co-Founders, Investors for Climate
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11:20 - 11:40 AM: Using AI to Measure Emissions
Antoine Halff, Co-Founder & Chief Analyst, Kayrros
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11:40 - 12:00 PM: Beyond Recycling: Engineering Circular Value From Waste at Scale
Nick Bravante, Head of Strategic Growth, ECOR
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​12:00 - 12:20 PM: Can Nuclear Power Scale Rapidly Enough to Impact Climate Change
Michael Ginsburg, President, Tokamak Energy
12:30 - 1:30 PM: Lunch
Session Seven: Solving New Problems in Sustainability
Moderator: Julie Davitz, Founder/CEO, Plus Media Solutions
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1:30 - 1:50 PM: Circular Supply Chains: The New Frontier for Climate Investment
Sarah Syed, Co-Founder, Kinara Capital Partners
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1:50 - 2:10 PM: Ocean Toxins Cleanup Technology
Bruno Grandsard, CEO, DisperseBio
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2:10 - 2:30 PM: ​​Fungal Leather at Scale: The First Real Alternative to Animal and Plastic Leather
Emily Kahn, Founder, Myco Legacy Inc.
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2:30 - 2:50 PM: How GenZ View Sustainability
Maya Hammoud, Co-Founder & CEO, Perception Foundation
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2:50 - 3:10 PM: Role of Plant-Based Protein as Climate Change Solution
Jennifer Behr, Director of Plant-Based Initiatives
Mercy for Animals
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3:10 - 3:30 PM: Break​
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Session Eight: ClimateTech Fund Strategies
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Moderator: Tim Hoffman, Program Director, Climate Initiatives at Columbia Tech Ventures
3:30 - 3:50 PM: Exploring the Climate Fund Landscape
Karen Sheffield, Founder and Managing Partner
Pachamana Ventures
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3:50 - 4:10 PM: Addressing Climate and Human Health Risks: A Fund Strategy
Lisa Lambie, Managing Partner, Maroon Ventures LP
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4:10 - 4:30 PM: Long/Short Public Company Sustainable Investment Strategy
Bill Page, Senior Portfolio Manager, Essex Global Environmental Opportunities
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4:30 - 4:50 PM: Sustainable Equity Fund Strategy
Bruce Kahn, Senior Portfolio Manager, Shelton Sustainable Equity Fund​​​
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4:50 -5:10 Climate Adaptation as an Investable Market: Opportunities and Challenges
Darren Clifford, Managing Partner,
Adapt[us] Capital Climate Investing
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5:10-5:30 PM Water & Carbon Fund
TBA
5:30 Conference Ends
