Live from the Future: A Hard-Tech Showcase at New York Climate Week
Tuesday, September 22
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM EDT
Our Activate Fellows, community, and partners are bringing breakthrough technologies to the world to solve global challenges. At the showcase, we will convene the New York hard tech community and spotlight companies pioneering breakthrough technologies powering the future!
From Lab to Market: Accelerating Adaptation and Resilience Technologies from Universities
Tuesday, September 22
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Join us for a half-day convening that explores opportunities to leverage university-originated research to scale up the commercialization of adaptation and resilience (A&R) technologies. University-generated IP is an underutilized pipeline of resilience solutions to help businesses and communities navigate the disruption, health risks, and costs of rising temperatures, surging seas, increased water stress, stronger storms, and more intense wildfires.
From Impossible to Inevitable: What it takes to turn breakthrough climate technologies into real-world solutions
Monday, September 21 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM EDT
Join Activate for a conversation with scientist-entrepreneurs building breakthrough climate technologies—from next-gen geothermal and carbon removal to advanced materials and industrial tech. Hear how our fellows are navigating the leap from lab-scale breakthrough to commercial-scale impact, and what it takes to move hard tech from possibility to inevitability.
Advancing carbontech: practical pathways for scaling carbon management.
Wednesday, September 23
12:00pm - 7:00pm EDT
The 2026 Carbontech Summit, hosted by the Carbontech Development Initiative (CDI) during Climate Week NYC, convenes leading scientists, entrepreneurs, investors, and policymakers to advance the carbon management sector. Through keynotes, panels, and startup pitches, the summit spotlights emerging carbontech solutions and covers the financing, accounting, and verification needed to scale real climate impact.
Join the world’s largest gathering of resilience leaders
Tuesday - Thursday, September 22 - 24
During Climate Week NYC, the right people are in the city, but rarely in the same room. The Nest Campus changes that, offering one high-density environment where decision-makers across sectors gather to define and accelerate the resilience economy. Activate alumni Tim Latimer (Fervo Energy, Cohort 2018) and Etosha Cave (Twelve, Cohort 2015) will be featured speakers.
