Environmental Sustainability &
Climate Innovation
Empowering Bold Innovation, Accelerating Sustainable Impact
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Environmental Sustainability & Climate Innovation
Monday, September 22 - Friday, September 26
LOCATION: 1675 Broadway & 52nd Street, New York
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
& CLIMATE INNOVATION
Catalyzing Global Progress
Environmental sustainability has emerged as a defining imperative of our time, reshaping business, policy, and innovation. Environmental Sustainability & Climate Innovation (ESCI) platform brings together visionary leaders, pioneering investors, policymakers, and innovators committed to accelerating transformative environmental solutions.
ESCI sparks meaningful collaboration across the entire innovation journey - from early-stage ideas and investment, to piloting new technologies, scaling breakthrough initiatives, and aligning policy frameworks for maximum impact. Environmental sustainability and climate innovation require collective action and meaningful collaboration. ESCI serves as a dynamic global hub, connecting influential stakeholders across sectors and geographies to exchange insights, foster innovation, and drive strategic initiatives. By facilitating cross-sector partnerships and highlighting groundbreaking ideas, ESCI accelerates the transition toward a sustainable and resilient future.
For business leaders embedding sustainability into corporate strategy, investors pursuing transformative climate opportunities, policymakers guiding sustainability frameworks, and innovators bringing disruptive solutions to life, ESCI provides an optimistic, strategic gathering. It serves as the global platform for translating forward-looking ideas into tangible environmental outcomes.
By fostering strategic collaboration and innovation, ESCI empowers global leaders to address climate challenges confidently - accelerating progress toward a thriving, sustainable future.
SUSTAINABILITY | CLIMATE INNOVATION | NET ZERO | ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY | CARBON SOLUTIONS | GREEN INVESTMENT | POLICY INNOVATION | CIRCULAR ECONOMY | RESILIENCE | NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS | RENEWABLE ENERGY | DECARBONIZATION | CLIMATE ADAPTATION | BIODIVERSITY | PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS | SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | SCALABLE SOLUTIONS | CLIMATE ACTION | GLOBAL COLLABORATION | ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY
PROGRAM
Monday, September 22 | 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM | | Event, Keynotes, Panels
Wednesday, September 24 | 5 PM - 7 PM | Networking Reception
Friday, September 26 | 9 AM to 1:00 PM | Event, Keynotes, Panels
Welcome to
Environmental Sustainability & Climate Innovation
ESCI SPEAKERS
Aissata M.B. Camara
John Shegerian
Hakan Yilmaz
Maud Demurge
Christian Franz
Keith Kerman
Diana Johnson
Kevin Chalhoub
Ben Sorkin
Georg Kell
Edem Dzakpasu
Miguel Sossa-Mardomingo
Lord Adair Turner
Aseem Kapur
Cesar Pereira
Nicole Spina
Rachel Hodgdon
Dan Labovitz
Hélène V. Gagnon
David Hirschler
Sharon Chen
Kate Rube
Tony Perrotta
Billy Grayson
Mary de Wysocki
Sophie Graham
Katie McGinty
Adam Semel
Manosij Ganguli
Thomas Hobby
Cara Williams
Winston Ma
Jim McNiel
Keith Bearden
Justin Locke
Chris Rittenhouse
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The Value of ESCI
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY & CLIMATE INNOVATION brings together visionary leaders, transformative ideas, and groundbreaking solutions—uniting technology, investment, and strategic insight to drive rapid progress toward global sustainability.
- ESCI captures the tremendous opportunity and collective optimism around accelerating innovation and scaling meaningful environmental solutions.
- It transforms bold sustainability ideas into impactful, real-world projects with measurable benefits.
- The platform unites dynamic startups, influential industry leaders, forward-thinking policymakers, and innovative investors to tackle critical climate and environmental challenges.
- Set on the global stage alongside the UN General Assembly, ESCI amplifies international collaboration, harnessing global ambition to create a thriving, sustainable future.
- ESCI inspires powerful cross-sector partnerships, unlocking practical solutions and positive impacts that benefit both people and planet.
The Importance and Impact of ESCI
Environmental Sustainability and Climate Innovation (ESCI) plays a key role in accelerating the global transition to sustainability by connecting innovative solutions with the investment, leadership, and cross-sector partnerships necessary to drive them forward. Convened alongside the United Nations General Assembly, ESCI transforms bold sustainability ideas into practical, scalable actions. The platform brings together startups, investors, policymakers, corporate executives, and sustainability leaders to convert ambition into tangible impact. By catalyzing collaboration and spotlighting solutions ready to scale, ESCI shapes a more resilient, sustainable, and equitable future—empowering communities and organizations locally and driving transformative change globally.