NY Climate Tech: June 3 - June 10
NY Climate Tech: June 3 - June 10
Pride, Tech Week, Demo Night, HealthTech, Art, Waterfront Sustainability, Climate Hackathon, and more upcoming events!
Hi friends,
It’s 🏳️🌈 Pride Month and 👾 Tech Week! This Monday, we’re looking forward to our jam-packed 🗽 Climate Tech Demo Night and 🗽 The Insider Guide to NY for Climate Tech Founders with Sonam’s Streetlife Ventures.
Here are our picks for the week.
Join Out in Climate on Tuesday for their 🏳️🌈 NYC Pride Month Happy Hour
Talk health and climate on Tuesday morning with 🏥 City Futures: HealthTech and ClimateTech Intersections, co-hosted by NY Climate Tech’s Lisa Mallner!
On Wednesday, head to midtown for the 🚀 ReGen Accelerator Demo Day
Wednesday through Friday, check out NEW INC’s 🆕 DEMO2024 for art & tech
On Saturday, head to Governor’s Island for 🐳 Let's Talk Waterfront Sustainability and ☕️ Climate Cafe at the Climate Imaginarium
Also on Saturday, swing by Central Park for the third 🌳 Climate Hackathon in the Park NY by the 103rd Street Station
As always, scroll down for the full list of events!
Cheers,
Alec, Sonam, and the Climate Tech Cities Team
This Week’s Events
👾 NYC Tech Week: Mon, Jun 3
🗽 The Insider Guide to NY for Climate Tech Founders (NY #TechWeek): Mon, Jun 3
🗽 Climate Tech Demo Night - NY #TechWeek AI Edition - AWS, NYU, Streetlife Ventures: Mon, Jun 3
🏳️🌈 Out in Climate NYC Pride Month Happy Hour - Hosted by Wellington: Tue, Jun 4
📈 NY #TechWeek: How Tech Companies Can Harness Impact for Competitive Advantage: Tue, Jun 4
☕️ Climate Café at the Riverside Park, Manhattan: Wed, Jun 5
🚀 ReGen Accelerator Demo Day: Wed, Jun 5
🆕 DEMO2024: Wed, Jun 5
🗣️ In Our Words/En Nuestras Palabras: Climate Justice Storytelling Training: Thu, Jun 6
🎴 Climate Fresk at Eat Offbeat (Chelsea Market): Thu, Jun 6
⚖️ In Our Words/En Nuestras Palabras: Climate Justice Storytelling Training: Thu, Jun 6
🐳 Let's Talk Waterfront Sustainability: Sat, Jun 8
🧵 FABSCRAP BKLYN Volunteer: Saturday June 8th, AM Session: Sat, Jun 8
🎼 Accord Treble Choir presents: Urgent Earth (Brooklyn): Sat, Jun 8
🌳 Climate Hackathon in the Park NY #TechWeek: Sat, Jun 8
🎨 The 2024 Arts & Climate Incubator Tickets: Mon, Jun 10
Special Shoutout: 🌲 Bloomberg Green Festival
Looking for a summer trip? Head to Seattle and pair it with PNW Climate Week!
The world needs radical solutions to address global warming and climate change. Join us in Seattle July 10-13 for the inaugural Bloomberg Green Festival, a groundbreaking celebration of thinkers, doers and innovators leading the way into a new climate era. The festival will immerse attendees in solutions-driven experiences with world-renowned experts to inspire climate action. Get your tickets today.
Opportunities
💻 IRCAI and AWS Compute for Climate Fellowship | IRCAI: Jun 7
This global program selects and fully funds proof of concepts of new ideas leveraging advanced cloud computing and AI to fight the climate change. Founded in 2023, it is a first-of-its-kind program to fund Climate Tech startups’ R&D projects that need a great deal of cloud computing. Startups at any stage and in any country can apply. Startups just need to have completed company formation and have a tech team capable of building with advanced computing services.
🌠 Dream Climate Tech Launchpad 2024: Jun 10
Dream Climate Tech Launchpad 2024 is the second iteration of our climate-focused, milestone-based, and investment-readiness program in partnership with Dream.org with the support of Salesforce. This year’s program will support Black and Latinx-led climate tech startups building solutions related to energy, the built environment, and electronic transportation and infrastructure.
✍️ Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest 2024: Jun 24
Grist is excited to open submissions for the fourth year of our Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors short story contest. Imagine 2200 is an invitation to writers from all over the globe to imagine a future in which solutions to the climate crisis flourish and help bring about radical improvements to our world. We dare you to dream anew.
🌎 Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures Startup and Talent Platforms
Climate Tech Cities and Streetlife Ventures are launching new platforms to support climate founders, funders, and career transitioners! There is no shortage of great companies raising money for their groundbreaking ideas, great investors looking to support with capital, and great talent living the mantra that every job is a climate job. We can’t wait to hear from you!
Upcoming Events
🦁 Comedy for Conservation!: Tue, Jun 11
🔌 NEEP Summit 2024: Tue, Jun 11
☕️ Tuesday Climate Coffee Chats at Black Cat LES: Tue, Jun 11
⚡️ The State of the Grid: Wed, Jun 12
🌿 Economist Sustainability "Week": Wed, Jun 12
♻️ How to Compost in your NYC apartment: Wed, Jun 12
💰 Always Be Closing: Wed, Jun 12
🌿 Latinxs in Sustainability NYC Summer Meet Up: Wed, Jun 12
🇬🇧 Innovate UK Global Incubator Programme Climatech Showcase 2024: Thu, Jun 13
🏳️🌈 Out in Climate NYC - Wastewater Facility Tour: Thu, Jun 13
🦾 Building a Global Deep Tech Business: Thu, Jun 13
💸 Green Fin: Mon, Jun 17
🌼 Echoes of Narcissus: Art Exhibition: Mon, Jun 17
🍻 Green Drinks Brooklyn - June 2024: Wed, Jun 19
⚡️ 2024 Energy Summit & Expo: Thu, Jun 20
🌆 Urban Future Forum: Equity in Piloting Climate Solutions: Tue, Jun 25
🔌 Global Energy Transition: Tue, Jun 25
🌻 Social Impact Summer Connector (In-Person in NYC): Tue, Jun 25
This Week in Depth
👾 NYC Tech Week
When: June 3 - June 9
Where: New York City, NY
It's tech! Loads of events. More at https://www.tech-week.com/
🗽 The Insider Guide to NY for Climate Tech Founders (NY #TechWeek)
When: Register to See Address New York, New York
Where: Monday, June 3 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM
The number, type, and size of programs, incentives, events, and capital opportunities available in NY can be overwhelming for founders – plus there hasn’t been an easy resource to find them all in one place. NYCEDC, Vita Vera Ventures, Streetlife Ventures, Segal Ventures, and IndieBio and SOSV are here to help. Join us to celebrate the launch of a first-of-a-kind Insider Guide to NY for Climate Tech Founders. We’ll walk through this great resource, and you’ll hear from a panel of experts on how to best leverage them in building your company in NY.
🗽 Climate Tech Demo Night - NY #TechWeek AI Edition - AWS, NYU, Streetlife Ventures
When: Monday, June 3 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: IndieBio NYC
This is edition of the quarterly Climate Tech Demo Night series will feature demos from startups using AI in innovative ways to address the climate crisis. This is not a pitch night, but a chance to go deeper into the climate solutions that can make tangible differences to the livability of our cities and planet. Demos will start at 6:30pm.
🏳️🌈 Out in Climate NYC Pride Month Happy Hour - Hosted by Wellington
When: Register to See Address New York, New York
Where: Tuesday, June 4 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Please join our Pride month Happy Hour, hosted by Wellington! Drinks and light bites will be served. Queer sustainability professionals and allies are welcome. Out in Climate: Out in Climate is a non-profit dedicated to building community among LGBTQ+ professionals in the climate space. Our mission is to foster networking, community-building, and mentoring, and to help connect folks with opportunities and resources in the space.
📈 NY #TechWeek: How Tech Companies Can Harness Impact for Competitive Advantage
When: Tuesday, June 4 from 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Where: Register for Address
Join us for a discussion on how to strategically think about impact, how to use data to improve results and hear strategies from real companies on tangible ways to make your impact work for you.
🏥 City Futures: HealthTech and ClimateTech Intersections hosted by Fenwick, CHILL, Women in Healthtech, and NY Climate Tech-- NY #TechWeek
When: Tuesday, June 4 from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Where: Register for Address
Fenwick, Women in Healthtech, the Climate Health Innovation & Learning Lab (CHILL), Mika Health and the Climate Tech Cities community have come together to host a conversation on the future of our cities, climate and the impact on our health, featuring:A fireside chat between Fenwick partner Evan Bienstock and Ben Furnas, Executive Director of The 2030 Project: A Cornell Climate Initiative and former Director of the New York City Mayor's Office of Climate and Sustainability. A panel discussion among Sara Holoubek, Founding Partner and CEO of Luminary Labs, Jenessa Olson, Founder and CEO of Ecologicca, and Joyce Tong Oelrich, Partner at Fenwick.
☕️ Climate Café at the Riverside Park, Manhattan
When: Wednesday, June 5 · 6 - 8pm EDT
Where: Riverside Park Tennis Courts, West 119th Street New York, NY 10025
Are you worried or concerned about climate change? Does the climate crisis make you anxious? Want to take local climate action but don’t know how or where? Join us for the first Climate Cafe at the Riverside Park, Manhattan to discuss everything related to the climate crisis (including how it makes us feel). Whether you're a concerned citizen, an activist, or just curious about the topic, this community-organized space is for you. As 70% of young people feel climate anxiety and 56% believe humanity is doomed, we urgently need spaces to navigate our climate emotions and translate them into action.
🚀 ReGen Accelerator Demo Day
When: Wednesday, June 5 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Brown Rudnick, LLP, New York, NY
During this two-month program, cohort companies dove into 'Dreams and Details', a proprietary strategy framework developed and used by senior executives to accelerate decarbonization at some of the largest organizations in the world, including Maersk, FLSmidth, and Energinet. Join for demo night!
🆕 DEMO2024
When: June 5 - June 7, 2024
Where: 161 Water Street, New York, NY, 10038
Feel the pulse of the next generation of creative projects and enterprises at DEMO, a festival created by NEW INC, the New Museum’s cultural incubator for art, design, and technology. Open to the public, DEMO2024 will take place over three days at WSA and Water Street Projects and feature talks, showcases, performances, and a broadcast hub. DEMO2024 will spotlight innovative projects created by 38 current NEW INC members and additional special guests. In celebration of NEW INC’s 10th anniversary, we will also highlight the contributions of our outstanding alumni over the past decade.
🗣️ In Our Words/En Nuestras Palabras: Climate Justice Storytelling Training
When: Thursday, June 6 · 5:30 - 8:30pm EDT
Where: UPROSE, 462 36th Street Brooklyn, NY 11232
Your story is your voice! Join Refugio Mata and Marla Wilson from Resource Media, a social justice communications nonprofit, for an evening of community sharing of stories and food! Through this training, you’ll learn how you can share your own individual stories about climate justice and environmental pollution to inspire change in Brooklyn and beyond. In this bilingual session, we will cover why storytelling matters and how to tell stories to achieve the most impact. Participants will also get a chance to practice capturing and refining their own stories and receive input from one another.
🎴 Climate Fresk at Eat Offbeat (Chelsea Market)
When: Thursday, June 6 · 6:15 - 9:30pm EDT
Where: Chelsea Market, 75 9th Avenue New York, NY 10011
Want to help tackle climate change but don’t have the time to become a climate scientist? Join us for this fun Game + Appetizers night that has already been played by >1.5 M people worldwide!! In just 3 hours, the collaborative Climate Fresk workshop will teach you the fundamental science behind climate change, empower you to take action and allow you to meet cool people! The workshop will take place at Eat Offbeat and includes appetizers home-cooked with love by refugee chefs living in NYC.
⚖️ In Our Words/En Nuestras Palabras: Climate Justice Storytelling Training
When: Thursday, June 6 · 5:30 - 8:30pm EDT
Where: UPROSE, 462 36th Street Brooklyn, NY 11232
Your story is your voice! Join Refugio Mata and Marla Wilson from Resource Media, a social justice communications nonprofit, for an evening of community sharing of stories and food! Through this training, you’ll learn how you can share your own individual stories about climate justice and environmental pollution to inspire change in Brooklyn and beyond. In this bilingual session, we will cover why storytelling matters and how to tell stories to achieve the most impact. Participants will also get a chance to practice capturing and refining their own stories and receive input from one another.
🐳 Let's Talk Waterfront Sustainability
When: Saturday, June 8 · 1 - 3pm EDT
Where: 1 Barry Road New York, NY 10004
Let's Talk Waterfront Sustainability: A Panel Discussion Did you know over 20 billion gallons of sewage are dumped in New York’s waterways every year? And that’s just the start of our local water challenges. Join us as we explore the challenges impacting local waterfronts in New York City, from flooding to sewage. Hear from some of the city’s dedicated community organizers, all at the future home of the New York Climate Exchange. Proudly hosted by Cycleau, a Governors Island pilot project combating wastewater pollution, one sink at a time!
🧵 FABSCRAP BKLYN Volunteer: Saturday June 8th, AM Session
When: Saturday, June 8 · 9am - 12pm EDT
Where: Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th Street Building B, Unit 5H-4 Brooklyn, NY 11220
FABSCRAP needs your help to save designer textiles from landfill! As a volunteer, you will sort through fabric samples and swatches, readying them to be saved for reuse.
🎼 Accord Treble Choir presents: Urgent Earth (Brooklyn)
When: Saturday, June 8 · 7 - 8:30pm EDT
Where: Old First Reformed Church, 729 Carroll Street Brooklyn, NY 11215
Our June concert will feature the world premiere of Urgent Earth, a new cantata for treble voices composed by Stefania De Kenessey with libretto by Annie Finch. This six-movement work about the climate crisis offers a powerful and moving statement about the world we live in. This timely offering will be paired with pieces that honor the environment including works by Marie-Claire Saindon, Dede Duson, Lajos Bárdos, David Lang, and Sarah Quartel. Please join us for a reception following the concert!
🌳 Climate Hackathon in the Park NY #TechWeek
When: Saturday, June 8 from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Where: Great Hill, Central Park, New York, NY
The first two Climate Hackathons were so engaging that we are opening up the invite! What better way to spend a Saturday afternoon than grappling with the gritty details of sustainability solutions?
🎨 The 2024 Arts & Climate Incubator Tickets
When: June 10 · 10am - June 14 · 5:30pm EDT
Where: The Forum at Columbia University, 601 West 125th Street New York, NY 10027 Hide map
The Arts & Climate Incubator is a 5-day intensive for artists, activists, scientists, students, and educators who want to engage or further their engagement with climate change through artistic practices. This year, we are thrilled to offer the program in partnership with the Climate Imaginarium, a consortium of climate arts and storytelling organizations leveraging our collective power to imagine transformative and regenerative futures. All sessions will take place on the Harlem campus of Columbia University in New York City.