Greentown Boston Agenda

All times are ET.

8:00 AM – CHECK-IN + BREAKFAST

9:00 AM – WELCOME REMARKS

From Greentown Labs CEO Georgina Campbell Flatter and Founder and CEO of Active Surfaces Shiv Bhakta.

9:20 AM – KEYNOTE FIRESIDE CHAT: REVOLUTIONARY REINVENTION – POWERING AMERICA’S NEXT CHAPTER

Featuring Secretary of the Executive Office of Economic Development for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Eric Paley, GE Vernova Chief Technology Officer Krishna Jonnalagadda, and Greentown Labs CEO Georgina Campbell Flatter. 

The lightbulb. The telephone. The jet engine. The first subway system. Massachusetts and GE Vernova share incredible legacies of invention and innovation. Featuring Massachusetts’s Secretary of the Executive Office of Economic Development Eric Paley, GE Vernova Chief Technology Officer Krishna Jonnalagadda, and Greentown Labs CEO Georgina Campbell Flatter, this keynote dialogue will bridge the past and future: examining how leadership, innovation, and public-private collaboration are driving a modern revolution in clean energy and economic transformation. 

As Massachusetts commemorates the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, these leaders will explore how the state and GE Vernova are drawing inspiration from the past to invent the future. From historic sites of independence to today’s hubs of climate technology and industry leadership, Massachusetts stands once again at the forefront of change. Join us for a forward-looking conversation on how legacy and leadership will power the U.S.’s next great era of innovation.

9:50 AM – BOOK LAUNCH: DISCIPLINED ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR CLIMATE AND ENERGY VENTURES

Featuring The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship’s Entrepreneur in Residence and the Ecosystem-Builder in Residence Ben Soltoff, and NONA Technologies CEO and Co-founder Bruce Crawford.

In Disciplined Entrepreneurship for Climate and Energy Ventures: 24 Steps to Build Solutions for People and the Planet, veteran entrepreneur Bill Aulet, climatetech expert Ben Soltoff, and the faculty behind MIT’s esteemed Climate & Energy Ventures course (Tod Hynes, Francis O’Sullivan, and Libby Wayman) deliver a comprehensive discussion of how to bring a climate or energy startup to life. 

The authors will launch this new edition of their bestselling book—the first version focused on climate ventures—at the summit. This session will include an overview of their novel approach to entrepreneurship and a conversation with NONA Technologies CEO and Co-founder Bruce Crawford, a Greentown entrepreneur who has leveraged the framework.

10:10 AM – GREENTOWN LABS STARTUP PITCHES

Featuring Mithril Technologies COO Nainika Sudheendra, Climative CEO and Chief Technology Officer Winston Morton, CLS Wind CEO and Co-founder Kent Johnson, MicroEra Power CEO and Co-founder Ellie Rusling, eSki Watercraft CEO and Founder Jack Duffy-Protentis, and Gaia AI CEO, Peter McHale.

10:30 AM – TAKEAWAYS FROM NET ZERO INSIGHTS’S USA CLIMATE TECH LANDSCAPE 2025 REPORT

Featuring Net Zero Insights Co-founder and Managing Director Andrea Canepa.

This presentation will showcase key findings from Net Zero Insights’s 2025 report, highlighting key trends, challenges, and opportunities in the rapidly evolving climatetech ecosystem.

10:40 AM – HEATED QUESTIONS: FOUNDERS EDITION

Featuring Co-founder and CEO of Glimpse Eric Moch, Dottir Labs CEO and Founder Nili Persits, and Climate Salon Founder Victoria Pisini.

In this rapid-answer session, we’ll spotlight two Greentown Labs founders as they reveal the ups and downs of their journey to commercialization. With a room full of supporters who played a part in their success, they’ll share the tools, resources, and programs that helped them thrive—while giving other founders in the room inspiration to keep pushing toward their own next milestone!

10:50 AM – BREAK

11:00 AM – LIVE PODCAST: OPEN CIRCUIT RECORDING WITH LATITUDE MEDIA

Featuring Open Circuit co-hosts Jigar Shah, Katherine Hamilton, and Stephen Lacey with an introduction from The Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Consul General of Canada in Boston.

Open Circuit brings together three industry veterans to explain what’s really accelerating the energy transition—from technological leaps and supply chain shifts, to market upheavals and policy breakthroughs. Through sharp analysis and firsthand experience, they break down how major projects come together, how deals and policies get structured, and what it takes to build critical infrastructure at scale. In this live episode, co-hosts Stephen Lacey, Jigar Shah, and Katherine Hamilton will discuss and debate some of the biggest storylines shaping the industry right now.

11:45 AM – GREENTOWN LABS STARTUP PITCHES

Featuring Harmony Desalting CEO and Co-founder Quantum Wei, HKG Energy CEO and Co-founder Giang Hoang, Loop CO₂ CEO Aone Wang, Diffraqtion CEO and Co-founder Johannes Galatsanos-Dueck, BiosphericAI CEO and Co-founder Stephen Lee, and Onvector CEO Dan Cho.

12:05 PM – AI AND CLIMATE: A PARTNERSHIP IN NEED OF A REBRAND

Featuring Climate Change AI Co-founder and Chair Priya L. Donti, New Mantle Technologies Co-founder and CEO Charles Gertler, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship Senior Lecturer Tod Hynes, and Massachusetts Clean Energy Center’s Chief Climate Officer Galen Nelson.

Much of the conversation on AI and energy focuses on AI data centers’ vast power demand. But does this narrative gloss over major opportunities? In this panel, we’ll dive into the nuances of how AI can be a tool for accelerating the energy transition—from enabling technologies to decarbonize diverse sectors, to creating market appetite for energy abundance, to integrating clean-energy power sources. This session will feature entrepreneurs and industry leaders at the forefront of AI-powered climatetech—and climatetech-powered AI.

12:40 PM – GREENTOWN LABS STARTUP PITCHES

Featuring Prophet AI Co-founder Ethan Pickering, PV Nano Cell CEO Avi Magid, Reframe Systems Co-founder and and Head of Manufacturing and Operations Aaron Small, Respire Energy CEO and Co-founder David Hsu, SolarMantle CEO Sanjeev Kalyanaraman, and Whalespotter Director of Operations Conor Byrne.

1:00 PM – CLOSING REMARKS

From Greentown Labs CEO Georgina Campbell Flatter and Head of Philanthropy Stacey Harris.

1:05 – 2:00 PM – LUNCH

2:00 – 4:30 PM – STARTUP SHOWCASE

The member showcase is your chance to meet the entrepreneurs who are changing the world. Join us to speak with Greentown founders, learn about their climate solutions, and make valuable connections. The showcase will highlight climatetech companies innovating across the key GHG-emitting sectors—electricity, agriculture, buildings, manufacturing, and transportation—and in resiliency and adaptation.

4:30 – 7:30 PM – NETWORKING RECEPTION

Register for the Boston Summit on Nov. 6

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