Thursday, October 29
BOSTON AGENDA + VENUE INFORMATION
Climatetech has moved past the lab—the real challenge now is getting proven technology financed, permitted, and installed at scale. Greentown Boston’s 2026 Climatetech Summit brings together the startups, buyers, investors, and utilities building the deployment economy.
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
9:10 AM – KEYNOTE: HOW LEADING TECHNOLOGY BUYERS APPROACH CLIMATETECH DEPLOYMENT
Hear how the world’s largest technology buyers are approaching climate and energy deployment at scale, and what it takes for a startup solution to earn a place in that pipeline.
9:30 AM – SETTING THE STAGE: MARKET BRIEFING ON CLIMATETECH COMMERCIALIZATION ACTIVITY
A data-driven snapshot of where climatetech and energy tech adoption stands today: which technologies are scaling, where capital is flowing, and where the biggest inflection points are projected over the next 12 months.
9:45AM – GREENTOWN LABS STARTUP PITCHES
Meet the entrepreneurs that are rebuilding our key global systems for a sustainable future!
10:05 AM – BREAK
10:30 AM – CRACKING THE CORPORATE BUYING PROCESS
An interactive, game-show-style session that puts buyers—corporate, government and municipal, utility, and investor— on the spot to reveal how they actually evaluate and select climatetech vendors, including the budget thresholds, procurement hurdles, and deal-breakers most pitches miss.
11:00 AM – GREENTOWN LABS STARTUP PITCHES
Meet the entrepreneurs that are rebuilding our key global systems for a sustainable future!
11:20 AM – SCALE OR FAIL: LESSONS FROM CLIMATETECH DEPLOYMENTS
Three corporate-startup pairs share unfiltered case studies from the field: what worked, what didn’t, and the lessons that separate projects that scale from those that stall.
11:50 AM – GREENTOWN LABS STARTUP PITCHES
Meet the entrepreneurs that are rebuilding our key global systems for a sustainable future!
12:10 PM – CLOSING REMARKS
Feat. Head of Greentown Boston Julia Travaglini.
12:30-1:30 PM – LUNCH
1:30-4:00 PM – STARTUP SHOWCASE
The startup showcase is your chance to meet the entrepreneurs who are changing the world! Join us to speak with Greentown founders, learn about their 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.
4:00 – 7:00 PM – NETWORKING RECEPTION
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A Sampling of Last Year’s Speakers
Eric Paley
Commonwealth of Massachusetts’s Secretary of the Executive Office of Economic Development
Krishna Jonnalagadda
Chief Technology Officer, GE Vernova
Ben Soltoff
Ecosystem-Builder and Entrepreneur in Residence, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
Galen Nelson
Chief Climate Officer at Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
Andrea Canepa
Co-founder and Managing Director, Net Zero Insights
Priya Donti
Co-founder and Chair, Climate Change AI
Katherine Hamilton
Chair, 38 North Solutions
Jigar Shah
Senior Fellow, World Resources Institute
Tod Hynes
Senior Lecturer, Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
Bernadette Jordan
Consul General of Canada in Boston, The Consulate General of Canada in Boston
Shiv Bhakta
Founder and CEO, Active Surfaces
Stephen Lacey
Co-founder and Executive Editor, Latitude Media
Venue Information
Address
444 Somerville Ave.
Somerville, MA 02143
Parking is incredibly limited at Greentown Labs and we encourage attendees to consider taking advantage of public transportation. We’re a short walk from the newly opened Union Square station, as well as 1 mile away from both the Harvard and Porter MBTA stations. Union Square in Somerville is also easily accessible via the #86 and #91 MBTA buses. We offer bike parking on-site and the closest Bluebikes stations are at Dane St., Conway Park and Union Square.
A look back at Climatetech Summit Boston 2025
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Want to learn more about attending the Climatetech Summit, becoming a summit partner, or joining our startup community? Have questions on event accessibility or need to request accommodation? Reach out here.
It was truly energizing to reconnect with familiar faces, meet new innovators, and hear from leaders pushing the boundaries of climate and energy solutions.
We loved learning more about the incredible technologies being developed within the Greentown community – and the conversations reminded us why this work matters: bold ideas paired with disciplined execution can shape a more sustainable future.