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The inspiring grand finale of Climate Founders Week: Pitch for Climate! We got a chance to access some of the most promising startups to invest in, while getting inspired by the entrepreneurs building the future of ClimateTech.
During "Disrupting vs. Partnering with Corporates", one of the core events at Climate Founders Week hosted by Impact Hustlers and 1014, we explored how to create impactful projects that might ruffle a few feathers but are paving the way for a sustainable future.
"New President. What Now?", one of the core events at Climate Founders Week, hosted by Impact Hustlers and 1014, covered the consequences of the U.S. Presidential election on climate policy and the ClimateTech ecosystem specifically.
One of the core events at Climate Founders Week, hosted by Impact Hustlers and 1014, provided the chance to engage in three dynamic sessions, each designed to equip you with the knowledge and tools needed to navigate the complex landscape of climate startup funding. Our expert speakers shared their experiences, strategies, and the latest trends in securing investment for sustainable ventures. This was an opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and explore collaborative pathways to scale impactful solutions!
This was the opening event for Climate Founders Week, hosted by Impact Hustlers and 1014!
This event was a must-attend for anyone passionate about driving change and innovation in the Climate and Impact space. Taking place on November 4, 2024, this virtual gathering promised to be an engaging and insightful start to a week dedicated to empowering climate-focused entrepreneurs.
In the aftermath of the High-Level week at the United Nations with events, discussions, and expert talks on the global state of sustainable fashion, 1014 hosted a Salon-style evening at Liederkranz Club, curated by Claudia Mahler, to continue the discussion on fast fashion and sustainability within the industry with a round of diverse experts and practitioners: American fashion designer Angel Chang; German-American founders of Celsious Sustainable Laundry Service Theresa and Corinna Williams; Ann Cantrell, Associate Professor at Fashion Institute for Technology for Sustainability; and Evie Evangelou, President and Founder of Fashion 4 Development (F4D).
1014 joined Transsolar for an evening of experts, building professionals, and New Yorkers sharing low-tech actions and technologies anyone can implement, even in a small, rented apartment, to reduce your impact on the climate while improving your quality of life. Our experts led us in a moderated discussion, sharing their knowledge and hacks with the crowd before we opened the floor to the audience to share their personal energy-efficient hacks, innovations, and ideas!
Together with Impact Hustlers, leaders from ClimateTech ecosystems across Europe and the U.S. shareed practical advice on how to fund and scale ClimateTech ventures across both continents! We learned how to navigate the fundraising landscape in the U.S. & Europe, as well as best practices and common mistakes when scaling & funding ClimateTech startups in Europe and the U.S.
On May 23rd, we hosted a panel discussion on the topic of sustainability: In an increasingly interconnected world, where the pursuit of sustainability transcends boundaries, are we doing enough to apply our scientific knowledge to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and a sustainable society? The conversation explored bridging the gap between knowledge and action and exchanging new ideas for pathways to a sustainable future with Rector of the University of Cologne and DAAD President Professor Joybrato Mukherjee, Columbia Law School Professor Michael B. Gerrard, and Dianne Anderson, Director, Office of Sustainability at NYU. Moderated by broadcast journalist Dr. Yaena Kwon!
The symposium, initiated by visual artist and researcher Adam Vackar and Residency Unlimited, delved into the intricate relationship between humans and the botanical world, spotlighting the Giant Hogweed as a symbol of this dynamic. The event showcased a multidisciplinary array of perspectives, featuring contributions from artists, botanists, theorists, psychotherapists, and thinkers - Ph.D. Candidate in the History of Art at Yale University Bara Bartunkova, Department of Natural Resources and the Environment professor Dr. Bernd Blossey, independent curator Isabella Indolfi, Assistant Professor of Environmental Policy and Sustainability Management at The New School Dr. Abigail Perez Aguilera, and Parsons School of Design Synthetic Ecosystems Lab professor Dr. Harpreet Sareen.
What do truly sustainable workplaces look like? Vitra joined 1014 for a conversation that sought to explore these questions around embodied carbon, material sourcing, and the implications for designing today’s workplaces with Sydney Mainster, Vice President of Sustainability and Design Management at the Durst Organization, and Lindsey Wikstrom, founding partner of Mattaforma. Moderated by Jack Murphy, Executive Editor of The Architect's Newspaper, with insightful perspectives from architecture, sustainability leadership, and design management.
Thank you for joining us at the ClimateTech Founders Summit 2023 for the third consecutive year! This was a two day trans-Atlantic journey sharing innovative perspectives accompanied with unique opportunities to connect with hundreds of fellow disruptors, climate innovators and impact-driven leaders.
Two days after the UN General Assembly in New York City, Financial Times columnist Enuma Okoro and Kristina Lunz, co-founder of the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy, joined 1014 in conversation about chances to improve global climate policy and creating a more caring international order. Kristina also gave a preview of her book The Future of Foreign Policy Is Feminist.
1014 and Impact Hustlers, the Global Community for Impact-Driven Founders, were excited to welcome venture capital expert and ClimateTech insider Sophie Purdom for an intimate fireside chat and networking event during New York City Climate Week 2023.
To address the potential of earthen materials, students from Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), in collaboration with the Natural Materials Lab, explored in-depth research on natural materials. Organized by Lola Ben-Alon of Columbia University GSAPP’s Natural Materials Lab with the support of The Architectural League.
In the exhibition and subsequent discussion MAKING WITH EARTH, experts, practitioners, and students from Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), explored in-depth research on sustainable natural materials and their practical applications. Featuring Lisa Morey, engineer and architectural designer who owns and operates Colorado Earth; Ronald Rael, the Eva Li Memorial Chair in Architecture at the University of California Berkeley and chair of Berkeley’s Department of Art Practice; Tommy Schaperkotter, adjunct assistant professor in the Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture at Cooper Union and teacher at Columbia University GSAPP; and Lynnette Widder, associate professor of practice in sustainability management at Columbia University. Organized by Lola Ben-Alon, Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP.
This conversation, co-hosted with The Urban Activist, explored what activism means to people, its power to create positive change, and how it has been evolving over the past decades. Featuring Co-Founder and Executive Director of Street Lab New York Leslie Davol; award-winning policy advocate, liberation and food activist Eloísa Trinidad; Baltimore based photographer and educator Devin Allen; and academic-activist and advocate for fair digital labor practices Trebor Scholz. Moderated by Sarah Seidman, Puffin Foundation Gallery Curator of Social Activism at the Museum of the City of New York and the curator for the ongoing exhibition “Activist New York".
This trans-Atlantic conversation about climate change, part of a series called Humanities for Humans presented in partnership with the Walter de Gruyter Foundation (Berlin), explored ancient and modern views of human relations to the earth from disciplines as seemingly different as legal studies and art, geography and ethics and from places as different as North America, Europe and Southeast Asia. Featuring Prof. Harriet Hawkins, Co-Director of the Royal Holloway Centre for the GeoHumanities, University of London, and Director of Techne, and Prof. Rebecca Tsosie, James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. Moderated by Irene Kacandes, Professor of German Studies and Comparative Literature, Dartmouth College.
2030 seemed so far away when the Sustainable Development Goals were established, and we’re now closer to the climate goals once set out to achieve a more sustainable, healthy world for everyone. Featuring Clay Dumas, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, LowerCarbon Capital; Anshuman Bapna, Co-Founder, Terra.do; and Change Harris, Director, Climate Investment, Second Muse, among others.
1014 invited Jochen Eisenbrand, Chief Curator at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil am Rhein, to present the museum’s exhibition, “Plastic. Remaking Our World”, during NYCxDESIGN in New York City. The curator discussed the rise and fall of a material that has been elemental to the design world and become a symbol of modernity. Featuring Lola Ben-Alon, Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP; and Charlotte McCurdy, an award-winning designer and researcher.
This discussion between Yasemin Pamuk, Head of the Cultural and Science Department, German Consulate New York; Charles A. Riley II, PhD, Director, Nassau County Museum of Art; and Donald Kuspit, art critic and poet, focused on how to bridge the divide between science and art on the occasion of the exhibition "The Life Aquatic. Oceanic Visions" by Doug Argue. Presented in partnership with the German Consulate General New York.
On the occasion of the exhibition "The Life Aquatic. Oceanic Visions" by Doug Argue, 1014 hosted a trans-Atlantic discussion on the state of our oceans, lakes, and rivers. Featuring Pete Malinowski, Executive Director, Billion Oyster Project; Baerbel Hoenisch, Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University New York; and New York City-based artist Doug Argue. Moderated by Katja Wiesbrock Donovan, Executive Director, 1014. Presented in partnership with the German Consulate General New York.
When Doug Argue stirs an oceanic vista, likening a school of fish to the world swirling outside his studio window, he taps a great art historical tradition: metamorphosis. With the world waking up to the clear and present threat of climate change, he asks: How do we wisely steward the ocean and its aquatic life as we turn to it for solutions? Presented in partnership with the German Consulate General New York
