​🌍 Global Climate Solutions Summit (GCSS 2025)

​📅 Friday, April 25, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
📍 The Punch Line, San Francisco
🚀 A Flagship Event of SF Climate Week 2025

​Join us for GCSS 2025, the premier gathering of climate investors, founders, innovators, policymakers, and corporate leaders driving bold, actionable solutions for a sustainable future 🌱

​🗓 AGENDA Highlights

​🔹 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Climate & AI Panel
🔹 10:15 - 11:30 AM | Investor Panel – From Pitch to Check: Climate Investor Playbook
🔹 11:30 - 12:15 PM | Designing Sustainable Live Events & Activations
🔹 12:15 - 1:00 PM | Lunch & Networking

​🔹 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Climate Thought Leadership Keynotes: Academic, Business, Philanthropic Perspectives

​🔹 2:05 - 3:20 PM | Climate Venture Leaders Panel
🔹 3:30 - 3:50 PM | Keynote: From Ideas to Impact

​🔹 3:50 - 4:00 PM | Book Signing & Comedian Entertainment
🔹 4:00 - 4:40 PM | Unlocking Growth: How Philanthropy Can Supercharge Business
🔹 4:40 - 5:00 PM | Climate Innovation Awards Ceremony 🎉

​🗓 Esteemed SPEAKERS

​🎤 MC: Comedian Extraordinaire Chloe Matonis, Creative Corporates😆😹

​🔹 9:00 - 10:00 AM | Climate & AI Panel

• ​Abhishek Sastri, CEO & Cofounder, Fluix.ai

• ​Kyle Saari, CEO & Co-founder, Materia Chemistries

• ​Hansi Singh, PhD, CEO & Cofounder, Planette.ai

• ​Matthew Stotts, General Partner, Cerulean Ventures

• ​Toby Skinner, CMO, nubila.ai

• ​Zoe Samuel, Venture Partner, Starshot Capital (Moderator)

​🔹 10:10 - 11:20 AM | Investor Panel – From Pitch to Check: Climate Investor Playbook

• ​Amy Zhao, Investor, Clean Energy Ventures

• ​August Fern, Partner, Baruch Future Ventures & Climate Tech Chair, Berkeley Skydeck

• ​Andrew Karsh, General Partner, Bay Bridge Ventures

• ​Shaun Chaudhuri, Partner, The Westly Group

• ​Wade Bitaraf, Founder, Plug & Play Sustainability

• ​Ron Erd, Advisor, Unlocking Growth (Moderator) 

​🔹 11:30 - 12:15 PM | Designing Sustainable Live Events

• ​Isabel Heard, Customer Success Manager, Envire.ai

• ​Curtis Cook, Sales Manager, Live Nation

• ​Mark Ziegler, Vice-Chair of the GBTA Sustainability Committee

• ​Jennifer Klare, VP Operations, Poriferanano

• ​Johanna Behm, CEO, Envire.ai (Moderator)

​🔹 12:15 - 1:00 PM | Lunch (by JW Catering, Foxtail)

​🔹 12:25 - 12:50 PM | GTM strategies for climate technology

• ​Gregory Billington, Head of Finance, C6B, Deal Flow, Transform VC

• ​Paul Salvaire, Deputy Consul General of France in San Francisco

• ​Preethy Padmanabhan, Founder & CMO, 10X Growth Strategies

• ​Vrushali Gaud, Global Director,  NetZero Strategy,  Google

• ​DJ Deep, Mentor, Advisor and Founder Coach (Moderator)

​🔹 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Climate Thought Leadership Keynotes

• ​Dr. Stephen Luby, Stanford – Academic Keynote

• ​Tom Chi, Founding Partner, At One Ventures– Business Keynote

• ​Fiona Ma, CPA, California State Treasurer – Policy Keynote

​🔹 2:10 - 3:20 PM | Climate Venture Leaders Panel

• ​Andrew Beebe, Managing Director, Obvious Ventures

• ​Carolin Funk, Partner, Blue Bear Capital

• ​Leo Banchik, Director, Voyager Ventures

• ​Joshua Posamentier, Managing Partner, Congruent Ventures

• ​Ron Erd, Advisor, Unlocking Growth (Moderator) 

​🔹 3:30 - 3:50 PM | Keynote: From Ideas to Impact – How Entrepreneurs Can Tap Policy to Scale Change

• ​Michael Sheldrick, Cofounder, Global Citizen & Author of From Ideas to Impact

​🔹 4:00 - 4:40 PM | Unlocking Growth: Use Philanthropy to Supercharge Your For-Profit Business

• ​Mike Hoffman, Chairman Emeritus, Changing Our World, an Omnicom Group Company

• ​Joe Mrak III, CEO, Foundation Source

• ​Wendy Chen, CEO & Co-Founder, Yun Impact (Moderator)

​🔹 4:40 - 5:00 PM | Climate Innovation Awards Ceremony 🎉

💡 Don’t Miss This Game-Changing Event!

​Whether you're a climate entrepreneur, investor, corporate sustainability leader or policymaker, GCSS 2025 is the place to be for high-impact collaborations and groundbreaking insights.

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​🙏 Gratitude to Our Sponsors and Partners

​Many Thanks to our sponsors for making this event possible❣️
🌱 Live Nation | Foundation Source | Yun Impact | Haworth | CSPA | JWCatering |Treeable | Foxtail | Goodwin Law | GABA | Silicon Zombies | Idea to IPO | Envire.ai | Angel Launch | Career Pathway Institute

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​🌎 Thank you for joining us💚