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Climate & sustainability tech founders are welcome to join a very special dinner during Climate Week NYC featuring our special guest, Christina Shim, IBM's Chief Sustainability Officer.nWe'll start with a brief interview of Christina Shim to hear how she & IBM are looking at the future of sustainability & the part technology plays, as IBM develops global solutions & invests in the future. Following the short talk, everyone will have the opportunity to connect & learn more about each other's work & emerging solutions in the space during this engaging evening.nAbout Christina ShimnChristina Shim is the Chief Sustainability Officer for IBM & serves on IBMs AI Ethics Board & the ESG Executive Steering Committee. She has been at the intersection of business, technology, & impact for almost 20 years.nPrior to IBM, Christina was Managing Director for Palladium International, a global impact firm, & was a consultant at Booz Allen Hamilton, Bain & Co, & PricewaterhouseCoopers in New York, London, Singapore, & Washington DC. She also previously worked at the Central Intelligence Agency.nChristina serves as an Independent Director for 1-800-Flowers.com (NASDAQ), & has served on the Board or as an Advisor to VC funds & accelerators, fintech & climate tech startups, non-profits, & to Princeton & Columbia University around sustainability & responsible investing. She was most recently recognized as one of Fortunes Most Powerful Women Next Gen on climate change.nBrought to you by Lynx CollectivenLynx Collectives empowers & advances the NYC startup ecosystem. We foster connections through our programming & events, share insights via our weekly newsletter, invest in ambitious startups both as angel investors & through the NextWave NYC fund & provide guidance through our advisory work.nLynx Collective was founded by Andrew & Dorothy Chang, both 20-year veterans of the NYC startup ecosystem.nnWith many thanks to our sponsor:nRho is the business banking platform with everything foundersneed to manage your company cash & scale your startup. Earn rewards for switching your operating account to Rho.nRho is a fintech company, not a bank. Checking & card services provided by Webster Bank, N.A., member FDIC; savings account services provided by American Deposit Management, & its partner banks.
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