Monique is a Climate Finance Advisor to the Ministry of Environment of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over the past decade, she has worked internationally as a technical expert, focusing on climate technologies, clean energy transition, and green finance mostly in African countries. She is a board member of the Future Energy Leadership program of the World Energy Council (WEC) and sits on the Technology Executive Committee of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. She is an MPA graduate, Mason fellow and Bacon Environmental leader scholarship recipient from Harvard University. She also holds a MSc. in Energy, Environmental Technology and Economics from City, University of London.

Nour Ghadanfar is the Director of Partnerships for Greentown Labs, North America’s largest climatetech incubator. In her role, she connects and engages corporate partners with startups within Greentown’s incubators and the overall climatetech ecosystem. She is also invested in helping to promote the burgeoning innovation ecosystem in Houston. Prior to joining Greentown Labs, Nour spent two years as an urban planner focused on transportation and land use and three years with PricewaterhouseCoopers as an internal auditor. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Development and Sociology from McGill University and a Master's degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Janice is the CEO and Co-Founder of Kanin Energy, a company developing projects that convert industrial waste heat into clean baseload power. Prior to Kanin, Janice was an early employee and Director at Generate Capital, a project finance investment firm that focuses on investing in renewable energy projects. There she built North America’s largest portfolio on anaerobic digestions assets. Her role spanned across deal execution, origination, market development and asset management. Prior to Generate capital, Janice worked at NRG, one of America’s largest power producers. Janice was integral in the implementation of their renewable microgrids business line. Janice is also the co-founder of Student Energy, a non-profit which is today’s largest global charity dedicated to educating and uniting post-secondary students on energy issues. Janice is a licensed Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA) in Canada. She holds a Master of Science in Sustainability Management from Columbia University in New York, where she received an Earth Institute Fellowship. Janice also has a Master’s in Accounting from the University of Saskatchewan, and double majored with a BA in Philosophy and BComm in Accounting from the University of Calgary.

Maria Eugenia is Co-founder of Abatable, a carbon procurement and data insights platform connecting carbon project developers, companies and investors. Previously she worked as a Vice President at Goldman Sachs and advised large corporate and institutional investors on nature-based carbon removal and impact investment portfolios, most recently focused on work around carbon procurement.

Hayley is a communications expert and strategist with nearly a decade of delivering successful climate and sustainability efforts for multi-national corporations, global NGOs, and local governments around the world. Now a climate tech entrepreneur, she has helped craft sustainability strategy for organizations of all sizes, from lean start-ups to the United Nations to some of the world's most well-known brands. A proud member of the LGBTQ+ community and an advocate for women and underrepresented groups, Hayley is passionate about making inclusivity the norm. Hayley holds an MBA from INSEAD, where she led the school's Environment & Business Club and graduated with distinction. In 2011, she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science from UCLA, where she ran several campus sustainability programs. Always a Californian at heart, she currently lives in Paris.

Julie Willoughby is the Chief Scientific Officer at Circ. Julie was previously the Director of the Coatings Program at Nike, and has also worked as a Senior Scientist, Adjunct Assistant Professor, and Research Assistant. Julie has a long history of working in the engineering and science fields, and their experience with polyurethane and latex coatings, nonwovens and composites, and textile coating operations is unrivaled. Julie is a highly respected member of the scientific community, and their work has helped to shape the way that many businesses operate. Julie Willoughby has a PhD in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky. Julie also went to Notre Dame Academy.

Magali Anderson, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer of Holcim, is responsible for putting sustainability at the core of Holcim’s innovation pipeline but also of the company strategy and decision making. Magali joined Holcim in 2016 as Group Head of Health & Safety before being appointed to the Group Executive Committee and Chief Sustainability Officer in October 2019, a role which was expanded to her current position in 2021. Magali has over three decades of experience in the energy sector, primarily with Schlumberger. She started her career as a field engineer on offshore oil rigs in Nigeria and worked on 4 continents in both operational and functional roles. Magali graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from INSA Lyon, France.

Natalia Dorfman is the CEO and co-founder of Kita, focused on developing carbon insurance to fight the climate crisis. Prior to founding Kita, Natalia spent 15 years as a business development and strategy specialist within the legal sector, including leading the Climate Risk practice strategy as Global Head of New Business at Clyde & Co LLP. Her experience with large corporations on their climate change-related challenges inspired her to help accelerate positive change through entrepreneurship. Natalia was accepted to Carbon Thirteen, the Cambridge-based venture builder for the climate emergency, where she met her two co-founders and created Kita in December 2021. She has been named among the “Top 100 Female Entrepreneurs to Watch” by NatWest and the Telegraph in November 2022.

Paramita Das is a global executive with extensive experience in the commodities segment (metal and oil and gas). She leads the development of the market development footprint globally and the establishment a more customer centric approach in the Americas. Prior to moving back to Chicago to lead the marketing and development space, Paramita was the Chief of Staff to the CEO of Rio Tinto and Chief Transformation Officer for the Atlantic Operations for metals and minerals segment with Rio Tinto. Paramita joined Rio Tinto in 2015, prior to which, she was with companies like Sumitomo Corporation and BP.

Dr. Jasmin Hume is the Founder and CEO of Shiru, a synthetic biology company addressing a critical need in the food industry by creating sustainable and healthy ingredients. Shiru is fueled by data-driven discovery, combining machine learning and fermentation to uncover and produce the most functional natural proteins as ingredients, and facilitating the transition towards more sustainable eating. Jasmin has been trailblazing in the alternative proteins industry for nearly a decade, applying cutting edge science and scalable business models to bring transformative, sustainable foods from concept to reality. Jasmin holds a doctorate in protein engineering from NYU, an MSc from Chalmers University, and a BEng from McGill University. She’s a proud mom of two young kids.

Megan O’Connor, PhD., is co-founder and CEO of Nth Cycle, a metal refining company that has developed technology to enable a clean, domestic, and streamlined supply of critical metals for the clean energy transition. Dr. O’Connor leverages years of experience working on sustainable technology in many of America’s top research labs, where she helped develop the electro-extraction processes, she and her team are commercializing at Nth Cycle. Prior to founding Nth Cycle, Dr. O’Connor was an Entrepreneurial Fellow in the Innovation Crossroads program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and was a visiting researcher at Yale University’s Center for Green Chemistry & Green Engineering. Dr. O’Connor received her PhD in environmental engineering from Duke University and was recognized by Forbes on its “30 under 30” energy list in 2019. Nth Cycle is based in Boston, Massachusetts, and is supported by a world-class team of investors including Clean Energy Ventures, VoLo Earth Venture Fund, the Department of Energy, and Elemental Excelerator.

Christine Moseley, CEO and founder of Full Harvest, is a seasoned entrepreneur on a mission to combat food waste. As the leading B2B produce marketplace, Full Harvest connects food and beverage companies directly with farmers to purchase surplus and imperfect produce. With over 15 years of experience in both Fortune 100 companies, such as Maersk and Procter & Gamble, as well as high-growth food startups, Christine brings a wealth of knowledge to the table. Prior to founding Full Harvest, as Head of Strategic Projects and Business Development at Organic Avenue, an NYC healthy food + juice start-up, she helped the company double in size. Christine holds an MBA from Wharton School of Business and a BA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has been recognized by Inc. as a Top 100 Female Founder, Fortune as the #2 Most Innovative Woman in Food & Drink, and was named a World Economic Forum SDG Champion. To learn more about Christine and her work, visit her website at www.christinemoseley.com or www.fullharvest.com

Anastasia Volkova, PhD, is a Ukrainian entrepreneur and engineer committed to developing technology that empowers the agriculture industry to help solve the global climate crisis. She is CEO and Co-Founder of Regrow Ag, an award-winning SaaS provider that enables organizations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across their agricultural supply chains and build climate change resilience by incentivizing the adoption of regenerative farming practices. Since Regrow’s launch in early 2021, Dr. Volkova and her team have raised $55M in Series A and B funding, and have nurtured Regrow into a global company trusted by some of the world’s leading CPGs, food companies, including General Mills, Cargill, Kellogg’s among others. Regrow delivers environmental data that makes it possible for organizations to analyze scope 3 sourcing regions, report emissions, and plan sustainability investments, and supports the execution of producer incentive programs that reduce on-field emissions. It pioneered the development of digital MRV (Measurement, Reporting, and Verification) software for agriculture, bringing transparency and credibility to agriculture-based carbon reductions and removals. Regrow’s best-in-class MRV was honored as a Fast Company’s 2022 World Changing Idea. A 2022 Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst and Forbes Technology Council member, Dr. Volkova is a respected thought leader and innovator in regenerative agriculture and sustainable food sourcing. She has been recognized as one of The Australian’s Top 100 Innovators, MIT’s “35 Under 35” Innovators (2020), and BBC’s “Top 100 Women” (2020).

Kateřina Bohuslavová graduated from Oxford University and Charles University in Prague. She worked as a linguist for many years, lecturing at the Czech Academy of Sciences and universities, where she focused on systematic work with data and scientific texts. In 2021, she joined CEZ Group as the Chief Sustainability Officer and the Head of ESG Office, where she promotes data-driven and science-based approach to tackling sustainability issues. The ESG Office manages non-financial reporting and communication with rating agencies, monitors ESG trends, coordinates sustainability projects, and analyses the impact of CEZ Group's business on ESG factors. The ESG Office mission is to consolidate CEZ Group’s position as a leader in sustainable development in the Czech Republic and to become a leader in Europe.

Amanda has over 10 years of experience as a sustainable infrastructure investor, consultant in the technology and finance sectors, and engineer. She has firsthand experience of managing risk for project finance investments and understands that sustainable infrastructure will not scale quickly without leveraging technology. • Amanda was an Investor at Generate Capital where she focused on originating, closing, and servicing deals in distributed infrastructure investments including energy storage, solar, energy efficiency, waste, and water projects • Amanda was a Consultant at Mckinsey where she developed underwriting automation and financial planning workflow and technology implementation strategies at global financial institutions

Kim Zou is the Co-Founder of Climate Tech VC, a leading source on climate innovation read by 50,000+ subscribers. Kim and Paul will talk on data-driven perspectives on the climate economy. We will hear from Kim how CTVC guides investors and operators to innovate on climate.

Sonia Kastner is the CEO and Founder of Pano AI, the leader in wildfire early detection and intelligence. Previously, Sonia spent over 10 years building and leading supply chain and manufacturing organizations within fast-growing mission-driven start-ups. Her global leadership experience spans Nest Thermostats, multiple solar energy companies, and extensive consulting across the IoT ecosystem. Prior to starting her career in technology, she worked in economic development for New York City under Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Henrietta Moon is the CEO and co-founder of Carbo Culture, drawing down CO2 and storing it in a stable form for 1000 years. Carbo Culture’s unique biocarbons are used in climate adaptation applications such as stormwater treatment and soil regeneration. Originally from Finland, Henrietta speaks five languages and has lived in four countries. Henrietta is recognised as a World Economic Forum ‘Global Shaper’ and from 2016-2018 she was a board member of a publicly traded electronics company (Nasdaq omx Hel: YEINT). She was the youngest person in the country to have a non-family tied seat. Her prior experience includes growing two organisations in edtech: helping to katapult Rails Girls to a global community with over 300+ cities on all continents, and founding Mehackit.org, a creative technology company. She studied economics and international relations at the Vienna University of Business and Economics and at Aalto University in Finland. She’s an alumna of Singularity University’s Global Solutions Program held at NASA Ames Research Center and Stanford’s founder community StartX. She is also a certified sailor and loves to be outdoors.

Leila Madrone builds breakthrough energy technologies using her extensive engineering prowess at the intersection of mechanics, electronics, and software. She has spent the past 15 years developing new energy solutions for grid applications, and, since founding Sunfolding in 2012, has focused on building machines to make solar an unstoppable force in the clean energy transition. An MIT-trained roboticist — Leila received both her bachelors and masters in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, with a focus on robotics and mechatronics — she has a talent for bringing innovative technology from concept to market in high-tech industries. Leila’s early career included automation for the genomics industry and the commercialization of NASA robotics hardware. She served as Sunfolding’s CEO until August 2017, and now, as CTO, she drives overall company technical excellence and develops impactful solutions for the future grid.

Margaret Kim is the CEO of Gold Standard, a leading standard that allows climate and development initiatives to quantify, certify and maximize their impact towards climate security and sustainable development. Ms. Kim has over 15 years of experience in international management roles including at the Global Green Growth Institute where she held various posts including the Head of Green Climate Fund liaison and Head of Strategy and Integration. Prior to this role, she occupied leadership roles in the private sector in business development and corporate strategy at a leading biotechnology company.

Dr. Rebekah Shirley is the Deputy Director for Africa, at the World Resources Institute, where she works to create widespread public access to high-quality data and insights for mobilizing sustainable development solutions. Prior to joining WRI, Rebekah was the Chief of Research at Power for All, a global non-profit organization advancing universal energy access. Over her tenure Rebekah built a novel energy research dissemination engine that fills critical knowledge gaps for practitioners and decision-makers on implementing integrated utility energy services, unlocking agricultural value-addition, and creating livelihoods in the African context, receiving multiple awards for this work. Rebekah earned her PhD and MSc from the Energy and Resources Group at the University of California, Berkeley, where as a University Chancellor’s Fellow she designed innovative tools for power system planning in emerging markets. She has over fifteen years of experience leading energy and environmental research across Southeast Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. Hailing from the West Indies with roots in Jamaica and Trinidad, Rebekah now lives in Nairobi with her husband. Together they enjoy exploring Kenya’s great outdoors. She also lectures at Carnegie Mellon University Africa, where she mentors young students and researchers.