SF Climate Week

Missed IDEO's Climate Week event earlier this year and curious to hear what interesting opportunities arise when climate intersects with money, play, emotion, AI, and biodiversity? Never fear! Get a taste of the evening with thought-provoking presentations from some of my favorite IDEOers: - John Won talks climate finance with guest speakers Lizzy Kolar of Scope Zero and Angelo Paolo Kalaw of Celo Foundation - Savannah Kunovsky elicits an apple, a heartbeat and a parrot to provoke thoughts around what it means to design a future we're excited about in an age of rapidly changing technology - Natalia Vasquez welcomes VC Tom Quigley of Superorganism to speak about investment in biodiversity and Carly Williams and Albert Shum of TEALEAVES to share their principles for biodiversity positive design - Nazlican Goksu explores how our deepest, darkest emotions – lust, greed and laziness – can serve us well in the pursuit of climate-friendly solutions And I, of course, could not miss the opportunity to bring play into the conversation, as my preferred mindset for taking on climate challenges and turning them into the most exciting opportunities for creativity and invention. All here for your viewing pleasure: https://lnkd.in/gTTusgdT #climate #money #play #emotion #AI #biodiversity #IDEO

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What makes an empowering employee program? ?? Get an inside look at how one of our client organizations, Docusign, cultivates empowering employee programs! ?? Dousign’s Andrea Bouch shared on the impactful work her team is doing to engage employees and make an impact during the Carbon Newbie Summit at SF Climate Week earlier this year. ?? Catch her key insight in our clip! See Andrea’s full comments and Sean McPhillips from Asana also on the panel, as well as all presentations and panels from our speakers, here: https://lnkd.in/eZktayW2 ?? Save the date for our NYC Climate Week Carbon Newbie Summit on September 26th! Apply to speak, inquire about becoming a co-host, and subscribe to our newsletter to get all the updates! ?? Learn more: carbonnewbie.com Shoutout to our co-hosts: clever carbon, Allbirds, CarbonBetter

Did you know that the Golden State Warriors compost? ?? Jackie Ventura shared at the first-ever Carbon Newbie Summit on her work with the Golden State Warriors during SF Climate Week earlier this year. Catch her key insight in our clip! See Jackie's full comments, as well as all presentations and panels from our speakers, here: https://lnkd.in/ekp4rP-K ?? Save the date for our NYC Climate Week Carbon Newbie Summit on Sept 26th! Apply to speak, inquire about becoming a co-host, and subscribe to our newsletter to get all the updates!? https://lnkd.in/emqkPrM5 Shoutout to our co-hosts: clever carbon, Allbirds, CarbonBetter ?? Learn more: carbonnewbie.com

Curious about how SF Climate Week’s vibrant brand was created? Take a peek behind the scenes with Serotonin Creative Consultancy, our official Branding, Strategy, & Design Partner. They’ve been instrumental in shaping our dynamic look and presence. Read our latest piece to discover the full story! https://lnkd.in/gsxyEDU9 Featured in photo: Morgan Campbell Casey Hogue and Lyla Warren

Want to help shape the future of SFCW? Have feedback you’d like to share? We’d love to hear about your experience and what could be improved next year! Share Your Feedback ?? https://lnkd.in/eDv7jVHf But that’s not all! Complete this short survey and you could: ?? Get an invitation to an exclusive town hall style conversation with SF Climate Week's leadership team ?? Win a full-ride scholarship to the upcoming cohort of the Climatebase Fellowship! Your input is invaluable to us. Share your feedback and help us make SF Climate Week even better! Thank you to the 18.5K+ attendees who made this year’s SF Climate Week so special and impactful. ?? from the SFCW Team

The latest episode of Watt It Takes is now available. It was such a pleasure to speak with Toby Kraus, Co-Founder and CEO of Lightship for a live recording during SF Climate Week. In an industry that can be filled with bravado and showmanship, Toby’s genuine and humble nature was a treat to experience. Listen to this latest episode to learn more about his journey, from growing up in Boulder, Colorado, to joining Tesla and later Proterra, to meeting his Lightship co-founder Ben Parker and embarking on the road trip of a lifetime, to revolutionizing the RV industry with Lightship. #electricrvs #electricfuture #rvadventure

?? The SF Climate Week is Out of This World! A few weeks ago, I attended SF Climate Week with Adan Ramirez on behalf of everyone at Greenfluidics. The impressions I carry are overwhelmingly positive. The climate tech ecosystem in Latin America is growing rapidly. I reconnected with Gabriela Carrasco, who, along with Reciprocal, hosted fantastic events focused on the Latin American ecosystem and the rising investment opportunities in the region. The Consulate General of Mexico in San Francisco is also making great strides in supporting Mexican entrepreneurs. It was a pleasure to meet Ursula Rojas Weiser, who has many amazing experiences to share and is always eager to help. I would need several posts to mention all the incredible people I met, but here are a few making a significant impact in the climate tech ecosystem: Alicia Hernández Arriaga, Daniel Gajardo, Waldo Soto Bruna, Cristobal Sanchez, Gabriel Estrada Escalante, Tamara L Diamond, LEED Green Associate, Justin Hardin, Andres ?? Friedman, Benjamin Zehr, Guillermo Repizo, PhD, Matthew Joehnk and Mauricio Kremer #ClimateTech #SustainableFuture #Greenfluidics #SFClimateWeek #LatamClimateTech #Innovation #Sustainability #Networking

? SF Climate Week is not a conference ? It is 100x better than a conference. It's more like the urban-techy Burning Man of climate (think: more networking & clothing, less music & drugs). An ecosystem of 350 diverse events was built out of nothing, led by Climatebase and grassroots organized by a coalition of over 750 organizations. 15,000 people attended (many from outside the Bay) to frolic around SF and revel in climate solutions. Notably, it was far more accessible than Burning Man, nearly all events were free! A local attendee could have feasibly gotten through the week without exchanging money (in fact, I ate dinner at events all week!). I was blown away by the quality of all the events I attended– each one was totally unique and embodied the organizers. Despite the massive list of events, most of them were filled to capacity within days of being listed (sign up early and remove yourself if you can't attend!). It may have been my first SF Climate Week, but I went hard ??, attending 10 events in 7 days. Here are my highlights: ? ?? Started the week with my kind of "happy hour,"?a 7am run hosted by Streamline Climate and A Runner's Mind. I demoed first-of-a-kind recyclable sneakers by Asics— ???? for comfort. ?? Got inspired by the potential of AI to positively impact climate solutions in an immersive workshop. In small groups, we brainstormed ways AI will be part of the problem and solution (so much to unpack here). ?? Joined the teams of G2 Venture Partners, Union Labs Ventures & Congruent Ventures on a lovely loop through the headlands. Cycling truly is the golf of the West Coast. ? In an intimate & artsy Cole Valley home, I watched a panel called "What makes good climate storytelling?" and got insight into the minds of 4 talented women focused on telling climate stories, including esteemed author, Rebecca Solnit ??. This was my favorite event. ?? I grew my understanding of the breadth of financing options available to climatetech companies at a TRIPLE panel event hosted by Banyan Infrastructure & Streamline. We heard from folks in equipment financing (Camber Road), venture debt (Mercury) & government grants (Streamline Climate). Elemental Excelerator also shared how they design programs to help their cohorts bridge the gap between venture & project financing. ? Lastly, I learned about divesting your 401k from fossil fuels in a talk by Alex Wright-Gladstein. There was a ton of useful info, but the bottom line is that fossil fuels (the "energy sector") have underperformed the rest of the S&P 500 over the past 10 years by >3%. You can invest fossil fuel free through Sphere. This is only the 2nd SF Climate Week and it will only grow in size, caliber & prestige. I'm eager to organize something next year— please reach out if you're interested in collaborating on a creative event concept, or have thoughts on what was missing from SFCW. ??

Electric Hydrogen's VP of Strategic Projects, Mujinga Mwamufiya joined a panel of changemakers during SF Climate Week to discuss decarbonization solutions for critical industries, breaking barriers, and the importance of building community across women leaders in the climate space.