CLEANTECH VENTURE DAY

2nd JULY

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A summary of the day

From pitching to networking to roundtables, CVD 2024 gave our innovators and investors plenty to do.

The ultimate meeting place for innovators, investors, large enterprises and economic development partners to see next generation climate tech solutions and investment opportunities.

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AGENDA

Investor-Only Networking Breakfast Session | 9:30 – 10:50 (registrations from 9:00)

Theme: The Climate Tech Supercluster - Resolving the Clash of Urgencies: Harmonising Policymakers' and Investors' Roles in Expediting Climate Tech Innovation. Despite geopolitical shifts and economic challenges, how can policymakers and investors collaborate and synchronise efforts in driving forward climate tech innovation?

9:00 Arrival and Registration for Investors and Partners only | breakfast

9:30 Welcomes - Joe Faulkner, Cambridge Office Senior Partner, KPMG & Sylvie Russell, COO, Cambridge Cleantech.

9:35 Current market trends and private capital markets, Neha Manaktala, Global Head of Climate Tech Investments & Innovation, J.P. Morgan.

9:45 Panel discussion with

Jonathan Tudor, Investment Partner, Clean Growth Fund

Nigel Walker, Innovate UK

Danijel Višević, Managing Partner, World Fund

Rachel Hopkinson, Business Dev. Manager, Isle of Man

10:15 Q&A

10:25 Conclusions

10:30 End of investors-only session | Networking session

Main session for all | 11:00– 17:00 (registrations from 10:30)

10:30 Registrations open for all - access to stands + coffee

11:00 Welcome - Sam Goodall, CEO, Cambridge Cleantech and Anna Purchas, London Office Senior Partner and Regional Chair, KPMG

11:10 Keynote speaker - Claire Curry, Global Head of Technology, Industry and Innovation, BloombergNEF

11:25 Session 1: Pitching companies - SEED

12:35 Case-Study: The Climate Tech SuperCluster and Cologne, Sam Goodall and KölnBusiness, The Economic Development Agency of Cologne

12:45 Buffet lunch/networking/stands

13:45 Welcome – Afternoon session

13:55 Session 2: Pitching companies - PRE SEED

15:00 Networking break

15:30 How to cross the 'valley of death' of hardware companies - Danijel Višević, Managing Partner, World Fund

15:40 Session 3: Pitching companies - SERIES A

16:45 Wrap up

16:50 End of the main session

Networking reception | 17:00 - 18:30 Networking drinks

Meet the Speakers

Neha Manaktala

GLOBAL HEAD OF CLIMATE TECH INVESTMENTS AND INNOVATION, J.P. MORGAN
Jonathon Tudor

INVESTMENT PARTNER, CLEAN GROWTH FUND
Danijel Višević

MANAGING PARTNER, WORLD FUND
Rachel Hopkinson

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, BUSINESS ISLE OF MAN
Nigel Walker

DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LENDING & INVESTOR PARTNERSHIPS, INNOVATE UK
Claire Curry

GLOBAL HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY, & INNOVATION, BLOOMBERGNEF
Georgia Watt

DTMT M&A ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, KPMG
Sam Goodall

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CAMBRIDGE CLEANTECH
Sylvie Russell

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICE, CAMBRIDGE CLEANTECH

Applications are now closed for the next Cleantech Venture Day, which will be held at KPMG, Canary Wharf in London on the 2nd July, 2024.

Applicants had to provide a solution, product, or service which addresses one of the five key climate tech themes: Water, Energy, Transport, Built Environment, or Circular Economy.

Our judges are currently assessing the applications.

APPLICATIONS CLOSED

Meet our judges

CLEANTECH VENTURE DAY THEMES

Reducing negative environmental impacts through energy efficiency, sustainable use of resources, and environmental protection activities, are fundamental to climate tech and cleantech innovation solutions.

For solutions that create energy from renewable and or zero-emission sources which may include but not be limited to alternative fuels, energy management, distribution and storage.

Innovations that are enabling the move towards net-zero with solutions that might include logistics, electric vehicles, EV charging, mobility as a service, shared mobility and fuel cells.

Looking to find solutions that make buildings cleaner and smarter through automation, sustainable building materials, and efficiency technologies.

Any technology related to water production, treatment, supply, or usage with solutions to improve efficiency, filtration, monitoring, recycling, wastewater treatment and more.

Whether from the sharing economy, single-use plastics or agri-tech waste, this theme looks to all solutions which design out waste whilst reusing, recovering and regenerating materials.

Applications are now closed for innovation pitching.
If you are an investor or professional service, you can book your tickets on Eventbrite.

Meet Pivotal People. Make Climate Impact.

Prof. Stephanie Hussels

HEAD OF STRATEGY, ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUSTAINABILITY CENTRE, CRANFIELD SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
Erik Solheim

FORMER ENVIRONMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Sam Goodall

CEO, CAMBRIDGE CLEANTECH
Sylvie Russell

COO, CAMBRIDGE CLEANTECH
Orla Browne

HEAD OF INSIGHTS, DEALROOM.CO
Erik Solheim

FORMER UN ENVIRONMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Jessica Burley and Daniel Hirschfield

PLANET A VENTURES and TAYLOR WESSING
Hydrogen Roundtable

LOOKING AT THE UK’S GREEN HYDROGEN ECONOMY.
Hannah Scott

CEO, OXFORDSHIRE GREENTECH
Joe Faulkner

CAMBRIDGE & NORWICH SENIOR PARTNER, KPMG
Catherine Fraser

INVESTMENT PRINCIPLE, CARBON 13
Phill Davies

CO-FOUNDER, MAGWAY
Auroskanda Vepari

DIRECTOR, MOLE
Emily Aiken and Georgia Watt

TMT CORPORATE FINANCE TEAM, KPMG
Karl Pärtel

CO-FOUNDER, RAIKU PACKAGING
Shruti Gover

CO-FOUNDER, PATTERN PROJECT
Xiaobin Zhao

DIRECTOR, CAMBOND
Christian Peters

CO-FOUNDER & CEO, SELOXIUM
Lars Ronning

FOUNDER & CEO, AILUNA
Bruce Colley

SENIOR INVESTMENT SPECIALIST, INNOVATE UK
Erik Solheim, Sam Goodall, Satyajit Mohanan, Kavin Kandasamy
Dr. Richard Wright

FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR, BEHAVIOUR 2 BUSINESS
Panel Discussion

OLI OWENS, CATHERINE FRASER, PRIYA SHAH AND ORLA BROWNE
Alex Howard

CEO, CLIPPER AUTOMOTIVE
Faisal

COO, COOLRUN