CLEANTECH VENTURE DAY

2nd JULY

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

    Neha Manaktala

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

  • Jonathon Tudor

    Jonathon Tudor

    INVESTMENT PARTNER, CLEAN GROWTH FUND

  • Danijel Višević, World Fund

    Danijel Višević

    MANAGING PARTNER, WORLD FUND

  • Rachel Hopkinson

    Rachel Hopkinson

    BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER, BUSINESS ISLE OF MAN

  • Nigel Walker

    Nigel Walker

    DEPUTY DIRECTOR, LENDING & INVESTOR PARTNERSHIPS, INNOVATE UK

  • Claite Curry

    Claire Curry

    GLOBAL HEAD OF TECHNOLOGY, INDUSTRY, & INNOVATION, BLOOMBERGNEF

  • Georgia Watt

    Georgia Watt

    DTMT M&A ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, KPMG

  • Sam Goodall

    Sam Goodall

    CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CAMBRIDGE CLEANTECH

  • SYLVIE RUSSELL

    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

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

“Thank you for hosting the Cleantech Venture Day and for inviting us to the roundtable disucssion. We had some really fantastic and interesting conversations!”

Georgia Ware, Rapid Innovation

“Congratulations, once again a really good event, thank you for the invitation to attend and take part in the roundtable and opportunity to sit on the panel. Great to be in the room to hear the excitement, innovation and optimism of what is happening in the sector. Some of the tech presented was really impressive and definitely ones to watch.”

Kirree, Isle of Man

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