From Local to Global: Helping Climatetech Startups Succeed Internationally
September 17, 2025 @ 8:00 am – 10:30 am Central
Join us for a panel discussion at the Ion on helping startups expand abroad, sponsored by Woodside Energy and Equinor!
Expanding across borders is an exciting growth opportunity for climatetech startups, but it comes with regulatory, cultural, and operational challenges.
In a dynamic panel discussion at the Ion during Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week, we’ll hear perspectives from a U.S.-born climatetech startup that successfully expanded abroad, a startup incubator supporting Nordic ventures, and a representative from Australia offering governmental insight into international support frameworks. Together, they’ll explore the opportunities and roadblocks of global growth and the essential role that ecosystem support, like incubators and public-sector partnerships, plays in helping climate innovators scale impact beyond borders.
Get ready for a high-energy series of flash pitches featuring groundbreaking climatetech startups from Norway, Australia, and Houston. Each founder will take the stage for a rapid three-minute pitch, showcasing bold technologies and global ambition in areas like clean energy, decarbonization, and sustainable industry solutions.
Whether you’re looking for new ideas, international partnerships, investment opportunities, or more, this event offers a front-row seat to the next generation of climate innovation, spanning continents and scaling impact worldwide.
Agenda
- 8:00 – 8:30 a.m.: Check-In
- 8:30 – 8:35 a.m.: Welcome Remarks
- 8:35 – 8:50 a.m.: Startup Pitches
- 8:50 – 9:10 a.m.: Panel – Going Global: How Climatetech Startups Can Expand Internationally with the Right Support
- Gabrielle Hall, Australian Consul-General and Trade and Investment Commissioner, Austrade
- Claudine Ang, Chief Internationalization Officer, Innovation Dock
- Georgina Campbell Flatter, CEO, Greentown Labs
- Lawson Gow, Head of Houston, Greentown Labs (Moderator)
- 9:10 – 9:25 a.m.: Startup Pitches
- 9:25 – 9:30 a.m.: Closing Remarks
- 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.: Networking
About Woodside Energy
Woodside Energy is a global energy company providing reliable and affordable energy to help people lead better lives.
About Equinor
Equinor is an international energy company committed to long-term value creation in a low-carbon future.
Questions?
Reach out to Chloe Rose, Partnerships Coordinator, at crose@greentownlabs.com or Manon Chappat-Alarcón, Director of Partnerships, at mchappatalarcon@greentownlabs.com.
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Venue Information
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