2025 schedule now available!
SF Climate Week
Weds, April 23 | 1pm to 5pm
📍SVB Offices
CO-HOSTS:
NYC Climate Week
Weds, September 24, 1pm to 5pm
📍IndieBio
A casual conference for carbon newbies interested in getting the 101, 201, and maybe 301 on all things carbon!
The Carbon Newbie Summit is an initiative of:
Inquire about co-host opportunities here
Brands that speak at the summit
"The Carbon Newbie Summit is an opportunity for folks from all backgrounds to establish a foundation of climate knowledge and to explore their role in this movement — because shifting to a low carbon future will take all of us, from scientists and technical experts, to artists and entrepreneurs and everyone in between.""
Sustainability Senior Manager, Allbirds
SF Climate Week ‘24 and NYC Climate Week ‘23 Speaker
Aileen Lerch
"When you think of the NBA – or any other sports entity for that matter – the biggest impact that we can have is being able to inspire and educate the fans, that's where we have scale."
Director, Social Responsibility, NBA
NYC Climate Week ‘23 Speaker
Annie Horn
SF Climate Week
Weds, April 23 | 1pm to 5pm
📍Silicon Valley Bank Offices, SF
Registration available Weds, March 12th at 10am PST
Co-Hosts
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Trusted by buyers like Asana, Medium, and Tiger Global, CNaught makes it easy to drive real climate impact through high-quality carbon credit portfolios. We deliver access to sophisticated buying strategies, previously available only to the largest buyers, enabling companies of any size to take meaningful climate action.
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Gigablue offers a deep science-based marine carbon dioxide removal solution that helps companies achieve their net-zero goals by exporting CO2 to the deep ocean for long-term sequestration.
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Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization founded in 2013 to engage Republican policymakers and the public about responsible, conservative solutions to address our nation’s energy, economic, and environmental security while increasing America’s competitive edge.
Announcing the first ever
Climate Demo Jam
at SF Climate Week!
Grab your team and submit a 5 min recorded demo for a climate use case with an impeccable story for a chance to demo live at the summit! See all our incredible judges and join our virtual Office Hours on Feb 25th to learn more!
Summit Speakers
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Steven Siger
Cofounder and COO
CNaught -
Aileen Lerch
Senior Manager of Sustainability
Allbirds -
Ori Shaashua
Co-Founder & CCO
Gigablue -
Christina Baworowsky
Vice President of Policy and Advocacy
Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions -
Shreya Kodnadu
Grid Innovation Engineer
PG&E -
Katie Hoffman
General Partner
SOSV -
Sarabeth Brockley
Principle
Wild Assets and Investors for Climate -
Wojtek Osowiecki
Staff Product Marketing Engineer
Lam Research -
Sophie Silvestri
Director, Commercial & External Affairs
The Pasha Group -
Steve Matthiasson
Owner/Farmer/Winemaker
Matthiasson Family Vineyards -
Michelle Li
Founder
Clever Carbon & Carbon Newbie Summit -
Megan O'Leary
Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Blue Sky Maritime Coalition -
Kevin Webb
Managing Director
Superorganism -
Bret Patterson
Sr Sales Strategy - Wine Division
Silicon Valley Bank -
Lara Chamness
Senior Analyst, Sustainability
TechInsights Inc -
Brad Rochlin
Program Manager
Cascade Climate -
Jeanne Everett
Steering Committee Member
Blue Climate Initiative - Tetiaroa Societyy -
Shannon Hone
Research Analyst
Clever Carbon
More speaker announcements coming soon!
Summit Program
🚪 12:15pm EST | Doors Open and Check-In (Raffle registration)
🌟 1:00pm - 2:00pm | Part 1
☕️ 2:00pm - 2:15pm | Coffee Break
⭐️ 2:15pm - 3:15pm | Part 2
🍩 3:15pm - 3:30pm | Afternoon Break
⭐️ 3:30pm - 4:30pm | Part 3 (Raffle draw)
🥂 4:30pm - 5:30pm | Happy Hour
Stay tuned for more details!
Past Events
Climate Week NYC ‘24
The SF Climate Week Carbon Newbie Summit was a fan favorite with over 400 registrations.
Speakers included carbon experts and professionals from the Golden State Warriors, Allbirds, Clever Carbon, Carbon Better, DocuSign, Asana, Catona Climate, Atmos Financial, Mitsubishi Corporation, BeZero Carbon, and more!
HOST and SPONSORS:
SF Climate Week ‘24
The SF Climate Week Carbon Newbie Summit was a fan favorite with over 400 registrations.
Speakers included carbon experts and professionals from the Golden State Warriors, Allbirds, Clever Carbon, Carbon Better, DocuSign, Asana, Catona Climate, Atmos Financial, Mitsubishi Corporation, BeZero Carbon, and more!
HOST and SPONSORS:
NYC Climate Week ‘23
Our inaugural summit at NYC Climate Week 2023 featured speakers from the NBA, United Nations, Allbirds, Mastercard, Bloomberg, Nasdaq, and more.
Over 80 in-person attendees plus numerous watch parties through livestream tuned in to catch our dynamic programming!
HOST and SPONSORS:
Past Speakers
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Michelle Li
Clever Carbon
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Aileen Lerch
Allbirds
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Jackie Ventura
Golden State Warriors
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Martina Donlon
United Nations
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Annie Horn
NBA
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Jackie Moore
Mastercard
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Sarabeth Brockley
Carbonetter
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Kathy Kearns
CEEZER
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Fiona Morgan
SailGP
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Eduardo Carriles
Mubadala Investment Company
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Natsuru Toda
Mitsubishi Corporation
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Ted Christie-Miller
BeZero Carbon
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Andrea Bouch
DocuSign
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Sean McPhillips
Asana
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Andrew Savage
Lime
Apply to Speak
Have something to share with carbon newbies? From climate science to individual actions and corporate applications, we’re always looking for engaging speakers for our newbies!
Know an organization that would like to co-host? They can reach us through our Contact page!
Summit Friends
"Getting started in climate can be intimidating. The Carbon Newbie Summit aims to create a welcoming space for those new to climate and provide a strong foundation of knowledge and skills for accelerated and impactful climate action."
Founder, Carbon Newbie Summit, Clever Carbon, Women and Climate
SUMMIT SPEAKER AND ORGANIZER
Michelle Li