Climate Solutions Festival 2022

SPEAKERS

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AGENDA
OVERVIEW

The Climate Solution Prize

Fostering Climate Innovation

The Summit

Agenda at a Glance

Top-Tier Keynote Speakers

Academic Research Pipeline 4 Climate

Getting from Zero to Funded:
Investing in Climate Tech

Pack your bags for COP27: 
Regional Climate Collaborations

Urban Beta-Sites & Beyond

Live Startup Pitches

Governments Igniting Ecosystems

Join the Climate Club: 
Next Gen Entrepreneurship

Finding Your Next Client: Corporate-  
Startup Partnerships Done Right

"Know Thy (Climate) Consumers"

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Announcement of the Climate Solutions Prize research and startup challenge winners

Opening Remarks

Climate Challenges

Panel Discussion

Gala

09:00 - 17:00

19:00 - 22:00

AGENDA

*Agenda is subject to change

OVERVIEW

PARTNERS

Sponsors

$2.2 Million in Prizes

300+ Applications

7 Winners Announced

500+ Global Leaders

The culmination of a year-long mission to incentivize breakthrough Israeli technologies

October 26, 2022, 

Tel Aviv

Want to Learn More?

The Climate Solutions Challenges

Where Israeli Innovation & Climate Intersect

ENERGY-TECH

Led by

LIVEABILITY INNOVATIONS

Led by

GREENER MATERIALS, PACKAGING, & SUPPLY CHAINS

Led by

SUSTAINABLE FASHION REVOLUTION

Led by

$1M Investment

CN INVESTMENT TRACK

Led by

The Breakthrough Research Prize aims to support and inspire increased research and development for breakthrough climate solutions. We award the best and the brightest not-for-profit researchers and/or organizations throughout Israel with funding and recognition. The submissions were evaluated by a world-class judging panel. 

Climate Solutions Startup Challenges

The Climate Solutions Startup Tracks allows startups to submit a single application that is channeled to a number of competition challenges, each led by a different partner and with a distinct criteria and designated prizes.  

$40K Cash Prizes

$1M Breakthrough Research Prize

Led by

SustainIL
RISING STARS AND PIVOTING COMPANIES

Led by

The Climate Solutions Prize is an annual initiative to incentivize climate innovation, granting over $2 million in prizes to researchers and startups that offer solutions to the global climate crisis. 

The initiative culminates in the Climate Solutions Prize Festival, a gathering of government, business, and non-profit organizations dedicated to driving innovation in the climate-tech ecosystem.

The Climate Solutions Prize was launched  in Israel and has now grown to be a platform for change in Canada and beyond.

Get In Touch

Learn More

amy@climatesolutionsprize.com

The Gala

*Agenda is subject to change

The pinnacle of the Gala will be the opportunity to network with the winners of the 2022 Climate Solutions Prize challenges and see their innovative solutions firsthand. Led by JNF Canada with KKL-JNF and Start-Up Nation Central, this exclusive gala celebrates the culmination if the first Climate Solutions Prize and incentivizes climate-tech innovation for Israeli academic researchers and startups. 

Celebrating the Strides Israel Has Made in Advancing Sustainability

Speakers

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Speakers

Lance Davis

CEO, 
JNF Canada

Eli Cymbalista

CEO,  Environmental Sustainability Innovation Lab

Karen Aflalo

President,
JNF Quebec Region

CEO, 
Start-Up Nation Central

Avi Hasson

Yael Weisz

Head of Climate Tech Sector, 
Start-Up Nation Central

Steve Oyer

CEO, 
i(x) Net Zero

Galith Levy

Executive Director, 
Quebec Province, JNF Canada

Maurits van Tol

Chief Technology Officer, Johnson Matthey 

David Rowan

Investment Manager, VOYAGERS.io Climate-Tech and Health-Tech fund 

Atanas Mukov

Investment Principal, 
BMV iVentures

Jeff Hart

Executive Chair, 
Climate Solutions Prize

Dr. Christian Patze

Investment Director, Technology Investments, Merck Ventures

Joan Motsinger

Senior Vice President, 
Seagate Technologies

CEO, 
Capital Nature

Ofir Gomeh

Stefan Ouaknine 

President and CEO, Managing Partner, Inerjys Ventures

Galit Cohen

Director General, Ministry of Environmental Protection

CEO, 
Cycle Momentum

Patrick Gagné

Owner, 
e-NRGY Consulting

Dr. Nurit Gal

Co-CEO and Co-Founder, 
UBQ Materials

Jack (Tato) Bigio

CEO, 
MobilityXlab

Katarina Brud

Lucille Bonnet

Managing Director, 
Alantra Energy Transition

Managing Director, Greater Copenhagen

Tue David Bak

Magnus Rehn

Chairman of the Board,
Building Global Innovators