New climate futures

Sept. 24th 2026
19 Morris Ave,
Brooklyn, NY

THE LARGEST EVENT OF New York CLIMATE WEEK

Join us at New Climate Futures, the largest event of New York Climate Week, where entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and industry leaders from around the world come together with the shared mission to commercialize the critical technologies required for real-world climate outcomes.  

Hosted at Newlab's Brooklyn Navy Yard headquarters, the heart of critical technology startups in New York City, New Climate Futures captures the momentum built up across Climate Week with showcases, conversations and a few surprises through-out the day...all towards opening more pathways for adoption and shaping lasting relationships to enable the most critical technologies our planet urgently needs. 

Schedule

11:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Startup Showcase
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Keynotes and Conversations
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Networking Reception

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Showcases & Demos

Demos from 70+ critical technology startups playing a role in climate.

Industry-leading SpeakerS

Insight and conversations among the leaders that are navigating the current climate uncertainty.

Cross-SECTOR Networking

1,000+ attendees from global industrial leaders, investors, experts and startups.

All at Newlab Brooklyn

Check out Newlab's home for startups including music, food trucks, and drinks.

speakers and panelists

Louise Yeung

Chief Climate Officer, the City of New York

Mete Coban MBE

Deputy Mayor of London for Environment and Energy

Keyzom Ngodup Massally

Head of Digital and AI Programmes at UNDP’s Digital, AI and Innovation Hub and Director of the AI Hub for Sustainable Development

Lindsay Greene

President & CEO, Brooklyn Navy Yard

Chris Hanson

Former Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair

Nate Evans

CEO at MISUMI AI, Fictiv co-founder

Maria Gotsch

President & CEO, Partnership for New York

Tiya Gordon

Co-founder, It's Electiric

Jessica Cruz

Deputy Director, Living Streets & Public Spaces, NYC Mayor's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice

Megan Corton Scott

Deputy Director, Labour Climate and Environment Forum

Jill Gostin

President Elect, IEEE

Ben Kellie

CEO, Applied Atomics

George Horner

Science and Technology Lead, ARIA

Greg Humphries

Chief Operations Officer, Vycarb

Satpal Kaur

Founder, UnBOXED

Matthew Isaacs

Chief Revenue Officer, Kelvin

Ben Smith

Director of Low and Zero Emission Vehicle Programs, NYC DOT

Nicole Spina

Vice President, Climate Innovation NYC

Mack Hopen

EIR, Acequia Capital

Yuki Agari

Deputy Director, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of the Government of Japan

Sahil Jain

Senior Vice President, Newlab

Chris Takigawa

Head of Market Development Japan, Newlab

Garrett Winther

CPO, Newlab

stage show schedule

12:00 PM

Opening Remarks

Garrett Winther, Newlab

12:05 PM

Fireside Chat: Nuclear’s Next Deployment Era

Ben Kellie, Applied Atomics
Chris Hanson, Former NRC Chair
Mack Hopen, Acequia Capital

12:35 PM

Scaling Critical Technology in the UK

George Horner, ARIA
Sahil Jain, Newlab

12:55 PM

Electrifying Transportation, One Massive City at a Time

Tiya Gordon, It's Electric
Jessica Cruz, NYC Mayor's Office of Climate & Environmental Justice
Ben Smith, NYC DOT
Maria Gotsch, Partnership for New York
Nicole Spina, Climate Innovation NYC
Garrett Winther, Newlab

1:25 PM

Engines of Sustainable Urban Innovation: Aligning Space, Workforce, and Industry

Lindsay Greene, Brooklyn Navy Yard
Satpal Kaur, UnBOXED
Greg Humphries, Vycarb
Matthew Isaacs, Kelvin

2:00 PM

From London to NYC: A City to City Conversation

Mete Coban, City of London
Louise Yeung, New York City
Megan Corton Scott, Labour Climate and Environment Forum

2:40 PM

Building What’s Next in Japan

Chris Takigawa, Newlab
Yuki Agari, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of the Government of Japan

3:00 PM

Future of Climate Tech Supply Chains

Nate Evans, Fictiv

3:15 PM

IEEE: From Breakthrough to Impact

Jill Gostin, IEEE
Keyzom Ngodup Massally, UNDP

3:45 PM

Closing Remarks

Garrett Winther, Newlab

startup Showcase

Explore 70+ startups piloting, scaling and commercializing critical technology as part of the Newlab ecosystem of infrastructure, projects, and capital.

event sponsors

For sponsorship and partnership opportunities, contact ncfshowcase@newlab.com

How to Sponsor New Climate Futures

New Climate Futures brings together startups, investors and forward-thinking organizations to drive climate outcomes. 
 
As a sponsor, you'll gain access to a curated community of startups, investors, and policymakers shaping the future. 
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Your support helps drive breakthrough collaborations and showcases your brand as a catalyst at the forefront of climate innovation.