Agenda
20 March 2025
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
Registration
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
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10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Welcome by Climate Collective
10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
Keynote Speech by
Saurabh Kumar
Vice President, India
Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet
11:00 AM - 11:20 AM
Tea Break
11:20 AM - 12:30 PM
Three parallel panel talks on the following themes:
India’s Potential in Deep Climate Tech: Where Do We Have the Edge?
A panel of deep tech experts from industry, acceleration, and investment will explore how to grow India's Deep Climate Tech space and identify areas where Indian startups can gain natural advantages.
Session Partner
Ankit Kedia
Founder and Lead Investor
Capital-A
Anson Sando
Head - Energy Programs
IIT Madras Research Park
Chetan Krishna
Head of Research & Diligence / Principal
Third Derivative
Shiva Shanker
Partner
Ankur Capital
Karthik Varada
Venture Capitalist
Beyond Next Ventures
Moderator
Why Climate Tech Needs to Focus on Adaptation and Resilience Now?
This panel will explore how climate adaptation and resilience fit within the Climate Tech startup space, addressing solution taxonomy, key challenges, and the role of ecosystem enablers in financing and scaling.
Vishal Dev
Director, Sustainable Business
World Wide Fund for Nature-India
Ankit Jain
Co-Founder & CEO
StepChange
Bala Prasad Seepana
Professor - Environmental Engineering
Andhra University
Snehal Verma
Co-Founder & Director
NatureDots
Abinash Mohanty
Global Sector Head-Climate Change and Sustainability
IPE Global
Arathi Hanumanthappa
Program Manager
Eicher group Foundation
Moderator
What Works and What’s Next: How Government Support is Powering the Climate Tech Startup Ecosystem
This panel will feature Central and State Nodal Agencies sharing how they support climate tech startups and explore key levers for policymakers to deepen and target this support.
Ramesh Kumar Kuruppath
Chief of Unit (Programme & Projects Implementation Cluster)
International Solar Alliance
Himanshu Joshi
Program Lead
Atal Innovation Mission
Sanid Patil
Sr. AVP - Technology & Innovation
Invest India
Jui Joshi
Senior Partner
Climate Collective
Moderator
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Three parallel panel talks on the following themes:
Can AI Save the Planet? Digging Deeper Into the Potential of AI Technologies
This panel will explore how Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning can address climate mitigation and adaptation challenges across sectors, while evaluating AI’s impact on emissions and its role in driving sustainability.
Siddharth Sinha
Geo and Climate Policy Lead
Sundeep Reddy Mallu
Co-Founder and CBO
ResilienceAI
Ruchira Shukla
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Synapses
Priyank Hirani
Director of Capacity Building
data.org
Charu Chadha
Climate and Innovation Expert
data.org
Moderator
How Philanthropy Can Build Pipelines for Climate Investment?
This panel will explore how philanthropy can de-risk early-stage climate tech in the Global South and catalyze follow-on capital to strengthen the startup ecosystem.
Session Partner
Vikas Mehta
Executive Director
SED Fund
Girish Aivalli
CEO
Impact Investors Council
Brendon Mendonca
Senior Advisor
India Climate Collaborative
Suresh Pandit
Chief Executive Officer
Chaudhary Foundation
Kamsin Shahani
Senior Manager
Waterfield Advisors
Moderator
Decarbonizing the Grid: How Startups and Utilities Can Partner for Impact
This panel will explore how startup-driven innovations can tackle grid transformation challenges, with global power sector leaders discussing barriers and pathways to accelerate sustainable, resilient, and efficient grids.
Abhishek Ranjan
Chief Executive
BSES Rajdhani Power Limited
Dr. Rahul Walawalkar
President
Walawalkar Enterprise
and Founder & Ex Chairman
India Energy Storage Alliance
Rakesh Swaroop
Chief Operating Officer
Reliance NU Energies
Meenakshi Vashist
Founder & CEO
TekUncorked
Rishi Nair
Associate Partner
Climate Collective
Moderator
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Lunch
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Roundtables
Our domain-specific roundtables bring together diverse stakeholders from across the ecosystem to discuss key challenges, opportunities, and pathways for growth within each domains. By bringing together shared wisdom and encouraging collective action, these sessions aim to identify shared priorities and actionable strategies that drive ecosystem-level collaboration and impactful progress.
Deep Climate Tech
Anchored By
Chetan Krishna
Head of Research & Diligence / Principal
Third Derivative
Nature Based Solutions
Anchored By
Swapan Mehra
Founder
Iora Ecological Solutions
Circular Economy
Anchored By
Jasprit Kaur
Climate Change Advisor
GIZ
Climate Tech Ecosystem Orchestration
Anchored By
Shruti Rajagopalan
Head- Networks & Partnerships
Centre for Exponential Change
Adaptation and Resilience
Anchored By
Amandeep Singh
Senior Analyst
Climate Policy Initiative
Climate & AI
Anchored By
Siddharth Sinha
Geo and Climate Policy Lead
Sustainable Built Environment
Anchored By
Priya Mohan
Manager - Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Habitat for Humanity
Women in Climate Tech
Anchored By
Aditi Seshadri
Partner & Co-Founder
Unlock Impact
Water Tech
Anchored By
Vishal Dev
Director, Sustainable Business
World Wide Fund for Nature-India
Climate Tech Funding Roundtable
Anchored By
Arun Krishnan
Program Director - Climate, Economics and Finance
WRI India
Gulf-Global South Market Access
Anchored By
Zayed Shah
Innovation and Technology
UAE Independent Climate Change Accelerators
From Intent to Impact: An Experiential Workshop on Navigating Climate Metrics & Reporting
Join us for an interactive workshop designed for startups, investors, and ecosystem enablers to explore impact assessment in the climate tech ecosystem. This session will share insights on assessment challenges, and co-create solutions for more effective impact reporting. We’ll dive into tools and frameworks that startups and investors can leverage while facilitating discussions to streamline climate metrics for greater impact. Expect hands-on engagement, real-world case studies, and collaborative problem-solving to drive meaningful action in impact assessment for the climate tech ecosystem.
Session Partner
Anchored By
Jui Joshi
Senior Partner
Climate Collective
Shamita Chaudhary
COO & Head of Methodology
Climate Point
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Tea Break
4:45 PM - 5:05 PM
Plenary Talk by
Uday Khemka
Vice-Chairman
SUN Group of Companies
5:05 PM - 5:45 PM
Mosambi Launch and Wrap
5:45 PM - 7:00 PM
ENTICE Stakeholder Consultation, hosted by Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)
This invite-only closed stakeholder consultation is being organized by Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP)
Hosted by
5:45 PM - 8:00 PM
Reception over Drinks
21 March 2025
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Welcome by Climate Collective
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Keynote Speech by
Ashish Khanna
Director General-Designate
International Solar Alliance
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Launch of the South-South Collective for the Climate
Climate Collective is a founding member of the South-South Collective for the Climate ("S2C2"): a curated network of like-minded Enterprise Support Organizations (ESOs) across the Global South, with an initial focus on countries learning from each other (and particularly from the growth of the Indian climate tech startup ecosystem). The aim is for partners to share resources, networks and institutional knowledge in order to streamline joint research and global fundraising efforts, enhancing South-South cooperation leading to greater impact by climate tech startups.
Felix Mwaki
Director-Enterprise Support and Investments
Kenya Climate Innovation Center
Gideon Blaauw
Regional Lead
CleantechHUB Foundation
Gustavo Pinheiro
Board Member
Climate Ventures
Loai Awny
Board Member
youthinkgreen Egypt
Pratap Raju
Founding Partner
Climate Collective
Shirish Singh
Program Advisor
Emerging Technologies
Thao Tran
General Director
New Energy Nexus Vietnam
Thierry Le Breton
Founder
Indian Ocean Islands Foundation
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Tea Break
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Two parallel panel talks on the following themes:
Why Climate Finance in the Global South Needs a Different Approach—and How to Make It Work
This panel will examine how climate finance differs across Global South regions and explore ways to mobilize greater early-stage risk capital in areas like India, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Gulf.
Mirik Gogri
Principal
Spectrum Impact
Shalabh Tandon
Regional Head of Operations and Climate
International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group
Felix Mwaki
Director-Enterprise Support and Investments
Kenya Climate Innovation Center
Alexander Fisher
Director Climate Change, International Climate Initiative India
GIZ
Nalin Agarwal
Founding Partner
Climate Collective
Moderator
Why Gender Equity Matters in Climate Tech—and How to Make It Happen
This panel will explore ways to embed gender equity in scaling climate tech solutions, sharing insights on effective frameworks and interventions across India and the Global South.
Session Partner
Alex Khripko
Ecosystem Partnerships Manager
Third Derivative
Thao Tran
General Director
New Energy Nexus Vietnam
Sonal Shukla
Co-founder
econscious
Amar Gokhale
Women's Economic Empowerment
UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Tanya Singhal
Founder
SolarArise
Moderator
1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Fireside Chat: Startup Pavilion at COP30
Gustavo Pinheiro
Board Member
Climate Ventures
Kapil Narula
Senior Analyst
Climate Champions Team
Pratap Raju
Founding Partner
Climate Collective
Moderator
1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
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