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Powering Thru Uncertainty - AI & Innovation Gold Mine
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| With Van Jones (Founder, Dream.Org), Matt Schmitt (Co-Founder/CEO, Structure Climate), Jason Berns (Head of Product Innovation, Ralph Lauren), Josh Felser (Climactic), Alexi Robichaux (Co-Founder/CEO, BetterUp). |
| Betaworks, 29 Little W 12th St |
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Sep 23 (Tue) , 2025 @ 03:00 PM
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This isn't your usual climate tech event. It's not about press releases, polished pitch decks, or panels you've already heard. This is about the emotional resilience, & tangible shifts necessary it takes to face headwinds & navigate what's next-sometimes in the trenches-with grit, smarts, & a drive to build better solutions.
Because let's be honest: the climate world is ffing hard. And we need to have each others' backs.
This gathering is for the founders, funders, & operators in the thick of it-navigating enterprise customers, thorny leadership challenges, & the mental load of building through uncertainty.
How do you lock in big customers, scale a team without breaking the culture, & stay grounded when the going gets hard?
Through candid insights from a seasoned CEO who has led through shaky times without a playbook, actionable advice from coaches who've guided leaders through similar storms, & peer-to-peer feedback sessions, gearing you up to navigate your toughest business challenges head-on.
What's Happening
Fuel for the Climb - Van Jones, CNN Host & Founder of Dream.Org & Magic Labs Media, opens with hard-won wisdom from the political trenches-sparking the courage, connection, & conviction for the road ahead.
Financing the Big Gap - The debut of a new financing model designed to close the price parity gap & fast-track sustainable materials to commercial scale. Matt Schmitt, Co-Founder, CEO of Structure Climate, Jason Berns, Head of Sustainability & Product Innovation at Ralph Lauren, & Josh Felser, Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Climactic, & Material CEO (TBA) will unpack the opportunities, challenges, & realities of aligning innovators, funders & corporates that could redefine how these solutions can scale.
Leading When the Playbook Breaks - Alexi Robichaux, Co-Founder, CEO of BetterUp shares raw lessons from the trenches of scaling - navigating the leap to enterprise, steering through market headwinds, & layering in AI without breaking what worked. Expect unfiltered insights on what bends, what breaks, & what endures.
CEO Coaching Panel & Peer Circle - Veteran coaches, Adena Philips, & Ray Foote, share raw, in-the-trenches stories from working with startup CEOs - from burnout & co-founder conflict to culture strain-the patterns, pivots, & personal moments that have shaped real leadership, & the frameworks that actually work under pressure. Attendees then carry those insights into small, high-trust groups to share their own challenges & trade rapid-fire feedback. Leave with practical tools, fresh clarity, & the reminder you're not navigating headwinds alone.
3:00pm - 3:30pm - Networking / Check in
3:30pm - 4:00pm - Fuel for the Climb
4:05pm - 4:35pm - Financing the Big Gap
4:40pm - 5:10pm - Leading When the Playbook Breaks
5:15pm - 6:15pm - CEO Coaching Panel & Peer Circle
6:30pm - 7:00pm - Happy Hour
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