Climate Fintech Happy Hour
A Low-Key Night for High-Impact Thinkers
Join Bhuva Shakti and Nicole Casperson for an intimate gathering of climate fintech founders, investors, and executives coming together for bold conversation, authentic connection—and maybe a power ballad or two 🍸🎤.
This fall, Bhuva and Nicole are producing the Emerald Climate Fintech Summit—a global convening of the brightest minds in climate tech and fintech to amplify climate-aligned financial tools, forge transformative partnerships, and accelerate the innovations needed to solve the planet’s most urgent challenges.
This is your first chance to connect offstage with the visionaries building the future of climate, capital, and collaboration.
Enjoy great drinks, great energy, and even greater ideas.
Request your seat at the table today.
Agenda for Karaoke Happy Hour:
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM - Networking, Drinks, & Appetizers
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM - Karaoke
About Bhuva Shakti:
Bhuva Shakti (she/her) is the visionary founder and CEO driving sustainable innovation at Wallet Max, a global community of executive women and venture capital investors with a mission to expand fundraising access for high-growth sustainable startups. With an MBA from Columbia University in New York and as a senior executive director on Wall Street for three decades, Bhuva has managed diverse financial portfolios and launched several digital transformation products for investment banks, capital markets, and payment networks.
Bhuva’s leadership and risk governance oversight, during the global financial crisis and the pandemic, was pivotal for the success of regulatory compliance and mergers acquisitions at the world's top banks and credit rating institutions. Bhuva is a board director and fractional C-Suite advisor for social impact businesses, and a keynote speaker advancing economic inclusion and climate-fintech partnerships.
Bhuva is the USA country director for World Business Angels Investment Forum and the Chief Ethics & Culture Officer for Women in AI worldwide. She leads the fundraising strategy and product operations for market expansion and manages investor relations throughout the diligence and investment. Bhuva is the founder of Bhuva’s Impact Global that provides board advisory services and enterprise risk management for public and private corporations.
About Nicole Casperson:
Nicole Casperson is an award-winning journalist, content director, professor, and leading voice in fintech. As the Founder & CEO of Fintech Is Femme, she leads a thriving media platform and community of over 50,000 fintech leaders dedicated to shaping a more inclusive financial landscape.
Leveraging her extensive background as a former finance reporter and editor specializing in B2B sectors, Nicole provides trusted insights and analysis through her newsletter, podcast, and event series. She has been honored as a Top 100 Women in Fintech, Top 50 Women in Media, and as a storyteller with a Shorty Impact award.
Nicole's impactful contributions span prestigious speaking engagements, regular features in Forbes, and the release of her debut book, Fintech Feminists, published under Wiley, which has rapidly ascended to the #1 new bestseller spot on Amazon.
About Wallet Max:
Wallet Max is an inclusive global community of corporate executives and venture capitalists with a mission to expand fundraising access for high-growth startups in the technology, AI, fintech, and climate sustainability sectors.
With more than 10 investments directly in impact entrepreneurs thus far, Wallet Max’s network of 1,000 innovators and 60 partners regularly meet in person and virtually throughout the year to mutually exchange connections and drive collective action. Wallet Max ecosystem of events and initiatives are prominent during the New York Fintech Week, the New York Tech Week, and the New York Climate Week every year.
Wallet Max's Planet Positive Podcast is a monthly interview with female investors driving impact globally. Aligned with our mission to challenge the status quo, we showcase personal and professional journeys of diverse investors (Angels, VCs, PEs, Family Office, Corporate Venture) looking to leverage inclusion and impact without compromising growth of investments. Supporting sustainable innovations is good for people's wellbeing, planet survival, and financial profits.
Learn more about Wallet Max 2024 success and 2025 global initiatives: https://getwalletmax.com/climate-forward-2025
About Fintech Is Femme:
Fintech Is Femme is a media company and community dedicated to shaping fintech's future. The publication provides news and analysis on innovative startups to established institutions, showcasing their impact and vision through an industry-leading newsletter, podcast, and event series. Subscribe to the Fintech Is Femme Newsletter here.