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Ready to save the world without losing your sanity? Join us for a lively morning gathering in Petaluma at ASOMBROSA, where we'll dive into the exciting world of climate recovery innovation, smart investing, startup culture fundraising and practical ways to make a real difference.
Expect great conversation, fresh ideas, and plenty of laughs as we explore how to tackle big challenges without burning out. Bring your curiosity, your optimism, and your favorite mug for coffee and cocoa samples —let's kickstart the day together, share some inspiration, and have fun while we're at it.
This will be in a sheltered barn so please dress accordingly. It might be a little chilly:-)
For those that want to stay a little longer, bring your walking shoes for an energetic short hike culminating in a hilltop labrynth expereince. It's the journey AND the destination.
Ceremonial Cacao Experience served by Agroverse, a TrueSight DAO initiative, regenerates Amazon rainforest by backing ceremonial cacao grown on regenerated land via traditional agroforestry. Farmers benefit from 48% of sales, surpassing the usual 6% offered by conventional intermediaries.
https://agroverse.shop
Host:
Grace A. Belangia, owner of Asombrosa, is also CoFounder of Make Startups Institute, a leading organization building programs and processes between founders, funders and the ecosystem builders that help facilitate impact investing.
Speakers:
Carl Dietrich is a Lemelson-MIT award winning engineer with a PhD in fusion space propulsion. He is a pilot and two-time aviation entrepreneur having sold his first “flying car” company to the parent company of Volvo. His current venture, Jump Aero, will help rural first responders save lives.
Jon Bonanno oversees all aspects of Factor’s business and leads the Capital Access and Emotional Awareness & Development practices within the organization. He has been of service to hundreds of global clean economy CEOs on topics of governance, capital formation, corporate culture, financial innovation and leadership advisory. He also serves as a Special Advisor to clean economy investors, portfolio managers and grant makers (governments and nonprofits).
Leta Soza is a marketing leader dedicated to scaling ClimateTech solutions for a thriving, resilient planet. With over 15 years of experience navigating ambiguity in Silicon Valley startups, she helps early-stage ClimateTech companies establish, expand, and evolve their marketing functions.
Jama Adams raised $1.8 billion in just 12 weeks for fusion energy and grew the Giving Pledge to $1 trillion with 100 signatories. With a 25-year track record spanning technology startups, philanthropy, policy, impact investing, community organizations, and government, she scales organizations from concept to impact, mobilizes capital, and forges powerful cross-sector coalitions—uniting diverse stakeholders around shared values in climate, AI, startups, and public service.
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