Climate Action and Social Justice for a Net Positive Future

Registration Opens

8.45 am | Breakfast

Enjoy freshly brewed coffee, tea and light refreshments

Summit Starts

9.20 am | Welcome note

Targets do not equal delivery - Re-imagining UK's Net Zero Strategy through Clean Tech, Carbon Removal & Market Creation

9:25 am | Session #1

The UK government’s net zero strategy needs to deliver decarbonisation without sacrificing broader societal and economic goals. While government targets can be helpful, we now need to move to accelerating delivery. This session will set out a new approach for the UK’s net zero strategy, focused on developing the next generation of climate solutions and encouraging their adoption across the world.

Speakers:

• Tone Langengen, Senior Policy Advisor, Tony Blair Institute of Global Change

• Hermione Dace, Policy Advisor, Tony Blair Institute of Global Change

Ponterra, Panama & Microsoft - The Win-Win Path Towards Funding Large Scale Biodiversity Projects

9:55 am | Session #2

The win-win model to finance conservation - rigorous carbon credit methodologies, biodiversity baselining & community engagement.

This keynote explores how through innovative partnerships with global corporates and conservation experts, Ponterra has unlocked commercial financing for biodiversity restoration at an enormous scale creating the blueprint for future project development. A case study of Ponterra's 10,000 hectare Azuero Peninsula restoration project - a collaboration with Microsoft, Rubicon Carbon & Carbon Streaming.

Speakers:

Celia Francis, CEO, Co-founder, Ponterra

Will our Oceans Save Us, or Will We be Swept Away? Big Blue Potential: From Coast to Planet—Urgently Financing Global Blue Climate Solutions

10:25 am | Session #3

Time’s up! Our blue planet is crossing critical tipping points. The ocean’s health is directly linked to humanity’s health and survival. Both the planet and humans are 70% water, yet we’ve overlooked the ocean as the climate hero it truly is—and it’s been underfunded for far too long.

Okhtapus is here to change that. As the first Global Replication Platform, in this session, we’ll show how just 100 blue climate solutions across the ocean, waterways, and coasts can scale into 2,000+ tangible projects worldwide—unlocking rapid financing and driving community and climate impacts.

Moderator: Mehrnaz Ghojeh, Founder, Okhtapus

Panelist: Joyeeta Das, Co-founder & CEO, Samudra Oceans

11:00 am | Coffee Break

Network and Meet the Innovators in our Climate-Tech Startup Showcase

How Businesses can have a Measurable Positive Impact on Nature - Biodiversity Credits & Nature-based Solutions

11:20 am | Session #4

In this keynote, discover projects and businesses that have incorporated nature-based solutions into their sustainability strategy. These solutions not only remove carbon but also boost biodiversity and support local livelihoods. Learn about the biodiversity credit market and how it is gathering pace among progressive businesses.

Moderator: Oliver Bolton, CEO & Co-founder, Earthly

Scaling Circularity through Waste- From Discarded Value to Commercial Impact

11:50 am | Session #5

Waste needs a new narrative. It’s imperative to redefine what waste means & reframe it as a commodity - not as a by-product.

By reimagining fruit waste, Discarded Spirits Co. is pioneering a new drinks movement. Born out of the innovation division of the 3rd-largest global spirits distillery William Grant & Sons Ltd - Sam’s session will present critical insights and viewpoints in measuring commercial impact, and how eco-active consumers can drive a profitable circular economy.

Moderator: Sam Trevethyen, Global Brand Ambassador, Discarded Spirits Co

Panelists:

• Kresse Wesling CBE, Co-Founder, Elvis & Kresse,

• Jenny McPhee, Brand Director, The Alchemist Bars & Restaurants

12:30 pm | Lunch

Network, Meet the Innovators in our Climate-Tech Startup Showcase

Enjoy a Discarded Cocktail at their Up-cycled Piano Bar

🍸 Espresso Martini (17.16%) 🍸 Grapeskin Spritz (11.47%) 🍸 Banana Daiquiri (16.45%) 🍸

Balderton's Start-up Guide to ESG

13:40 am | Session #6

Join Balderton Capital’s Head of Impact & ESG Elodie Broad for a whistle stop of their Start-up Guide to ESG & their Sustainable Future Goals programme. This session will offer insight into generalist VC's approach to impact & ESG in their investment decisions & portfolio support. Hear stories from the Balderton portfolio on how to grow as a responsible, sustainable, inclusive business.

Moderator: Elodie Broad, Head of Impact and Sustainable Future Goals (SFGs)

The Mixed Capital Stack - innovating the climate-tech investing landscape

14:15 am | Session #7

Climate-tech ventures require a mixed capital stack financing model to solve for its differentiation from the existing venture ecosystem.This session will showcase diverse perspectives from various sectors, such as Grants, Venture Capital, Debt, and Corporate Finance, to support the growth and implementation of innovative solutions for climate ventures.

Moderator: Julie Blane, Founding Partner, The Table

Speakers:

• Sarah Bertram Smith, Director, Next Generation VC, HSBC Innovation Banking

• Hannah-Mei Andrews, Director, Climate Investment

• Chloe Zhang, Investor Relationships Manager, CPI Enterprises

• Pippa Gawley, Founding Partner, Zero Carbon Capital

• Carmel Rafaeli, Founding Partner, The Table

15:15 pm | Closing Remarks

15:30 pm | Networking Drinks

Enjoy and Experience the Discarded Spirits Cocktails -

🍸 Espresso Martini (17.16%) 🍸 Grapeskin Spritz (11.47%) 🍸 Banana Daiquiri (16.45%) 🍸

17:30 pm | Official Wrap

About Concave Summit 2024

Concave is a sustainability x impact x technology leadership summit designed to disrupt the echo chamber & scale climate solutions through cross-sector collaboration and our venture-funder network. Independent since 2018, we have built a socially-conscious coalition determined to shift mindsets & turn purpose into action. We’ve made it our mission to amplify climate + social justice and build towards a net positive future.