Find the Best Events during New York Climate Week 2025
See where Activate Fellows and staff will be during this year’s New York Climate Week and connect in person.
Activate is Thrilled to Host Events Highlighting Deep Tech Innovation
New York Climate Week brings global leaders together to accelerate solutions, inspire action, and spotlight breakthrough innovations for a more sustainable future. For the fourth year in a row, Activate is a partner in multiple events throughout the week, highlighting the crucial role of deep-tech entrepreneurship in tackling the world’s most urgent challenges.
NYCW Events
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Live from the Future: Deep Tech Showcase
at New York Climate Week
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Midtown ManhattanJoin us for Activate’s flagship event during Climate Week 2025 in New York City. 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 deep tech community and spotlight over 50 technologies that are pioneering pathways from critical minerals extraction and processing to energy storage, advanced manufacturing, and many other exciting technologies set to power our future.
This event is brought to you by Activate and our sponsors DCVC, Foley Hoag, andNew Energy New York (NENY), with support from Impact Science Ventures, Newlab, The Engine, and Urban Future Lab. Space is limited at this event, so RSVP soon. We can't wait to see you there!
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Monday, September 22, 2025
Lunch with a Purpose:
Curated Founder Roundtables at New York Climate Week
12:00 PM - 2:30 PM, FenwickActivate is partnering with Fenwick to host a lunch for a select group of founders, featuring expert-led roundtables focused on practical and high-impact topics relevant to founders building and scaling climate tech, as well as those beyond.
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Monday, September 22, 2025
Carbon Removal Community Reception: Climate Week NYC Edition!
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Globe Bar, ManhattanCome join Activate, C2V Initiative, Carbon Business Council, Carbon180, Carbon to Sea Initiative, Carbon Removal Alliance, Carbon Removal Canada, Cascade Climate, Direct Air Capture Coalition, OpenAir, and XPRIZE on Monday, September 22, for a carbon removal community reception at the opening of Climate Week NYC! Connect with other people passionate about carbon removal and get excited for the week ahead.
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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
Alternative Pathways - A New York Climate Week Event
11:30 AM - 2:30 PM, Midtown Manhattan
At this pivotal moment in climate tech, we are convening a small group of financial experts and ecosystem builders at New York Climate Week to discuss new paradigms for commercializing climate innovations. This session—hosted by Activate, Azolla Ventures, and Deep Science Ventures—brings together early leaders to chart new models for financing, structuring, and deploying hard tech solutions that can help society decarbonize. -
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
The 2025 Carbontech Summit
12:30 AM - 7:00 PM, Midtown Manhattan
The Carbontech Development Initiative (CDI), in partnership with Activate and Carbon to Value, is excited to invite you to The 2025 Carbontech Summit at New York Climate Week. Join the event for panel discussions on advancing the carbontech sector, responsible community engagement, and investing in carbontech, followed by a networking reception. The Carbontech Summit welcomes anyone interested in the development or deployment of carbon management technologies, from lab-scale research to commercial-scale deployment. -
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
C&EN Mixer at New York Climate Week
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM, The Smith NoMadC&EN will host the networking event in partnership with the science entrepreneurship community, Activate, and with Urban Future Lab, a climate solutions non-profit at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. The event will feature a 30-minute discussion of themes, including the funding environment and New York City’s place in the climate tech ecosystem.