Climate robotics summit: May 2-3, 2024
Online Summit Open to All
Can Robotics Support Climate Action?
The climate crisis is the defining issue of our time. We all need to be engaged to mitigate its impact and adapt responsibly. Robotics may have a role to play in scaling existing climate solutions and may also offer novel solutions. Well over 200 startups, companies,
and research labs work on Climate Robotics.
The Summit aims to build a multi-disciplinary community and knowledge base to inform inclusive, ethical, and sustainable
applications of Climate Robotics.
Summit Highlights
🌿 60+ Speakers from 50+ organizations and 20+ countries
🌿 30+ Startups at the leading edge of Climate Robotics
🌿 30+ VCs, investors and international donors
🌿 25+ Universities, Labs & Research Institutes
🌿 15+ Highly interactive discussion sessions
🌿 10+ Pitches by Climate Robotics startups
🌿 450+ registered participants
Summit Sessions
Climate Data, Science and Priorities / What is Climate Robotics? / VCs & Donors on Climate Robotics / Advances and Challenges in Robotics / Aerial, Ocean & Ground Robotics & Robotic Arms in Climate Action / Climate Robotics Startup Pitches / Climate Robotics, Ethics & Policy / Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Climate Robotics / Climate Robotics in the Majority World / And more!
Summit Sponsor
Organizing Partners
Our Supporting Partners
Speakers
Katharine Hayhoe
Katharine Hayhoe
Katharine Hayhoe
Professor & Chief Scientist
The Nature Conservancy
Fady Saad
Katharine Hayhoe
Katharine Hayhoe
General Partner
Cybernetix Ventures
Helen Greiner
Katharine Hayhoe
Helen Greiner
Co-Founder
iRobot
Ed Carr
Katharine Hayhoe
Helen Greiner
Center Director
Stockholm Environ. Institute
Claudia Ortiz
Sashi Jayatileke
Claudia Ortiz
Climate Change Policy
United Nations
Chinmay Soman
Sashi Jayatileke
Claudia Ortiz
Co-Founder & CEO
EarthSense
Sashi Jayatileke
Sashi Jayatileke
Sashi Jayatileke
Senior Climate Finance Advisor
USAID
Stefano Mintchev
Sashi Jayatileke
Sashi Jayatileke
Professor & Director
Environmental Robotics, ETH
Joyeeta Das
Joyeeta Das
Joyeeta Das
Co-Founder & CEO
Samudra Oceans
Berk Calli
Joyeeta Das
Joyeeta Das
Professor & Director
Environmental Robotics, WPI
Suma Reddy
Joyeeta Das
Suma Reddy
Co-Founder
Riffle Ventures
Jamil Wyne
Joyeeta Das
Suma Reddy
Founder
Climate Tech Bootcamp
Grace (Oluchi) Mbah
Olusola Sayeed Ayoola
Grace (Oluchi) Mbah
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Climate Action Africa
Andrew Gollach
Olusola Sayeed Ayoola
Grace (Oluchi) Mbah
Partner
SOSV / HAX
Mollie Claypool
Olusola Sayeed Ayoola
Olusola Sayeed Ayoola
Founder & CEO
Automated Architecture
Olusola Sayeed Ayoola
Olusola Sayeed Ayoola
Olusola Sayeed Ayoola
CEO
Robotics & AI Nigeria (RAIN)
Minghui Zheng
Ester Strømmen
Minghui Zheng
Professor
Texas A&M University
Yohan Hadji
Ester Strømmen
Minghui Zheng
Founder
R2Home
Ester Strømmen
Ester Strømmen
Ester Strømmen
Co-Founder & CEO
Syrenna
Yunus Telliel
Ester Strømmen
Ester Strømmen
Professor
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Salua Hamaza
Patrick Meier
Patrick Meier
Professor and Director
BioMorphic Intelligence Lab
Patrick Meier
Patrick Meier
Patrick Meier
Founder & EIR
Climate Robotics Network
Josie Hughes
Patrick Meier
Josie Hughes
Professor & Director
CREATE Lab, EPFL
Max Insense
Patrick Meier
Josie Hughes
Co-Founder & CEO
KiteKraft
Rebecca Hu
Lelyana Midora
Bikash Gurung
Co-Founder
Glacier Robotics
Bikash Gurung
Lelyana Midora
Bikash Gurung
President
Robotics Association Nepal
Lelyana Midora
Lelyana Midora
Lelyana Midora
`Lead Coordinator
Inverto Earth
Rob Krueger
Lelyana Midora
Lelyana Midora
Professor & Department Head
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Audrey Marullaz
Audrey Marullaz
Audrey Marullaz
Team Leader
ANYbotics
Dylan Crow
Audrey Marullaz
Audrey Marullaz
Co-Founder
Renovate Robotics
Minna Shukri
Audrey Marullaz
Juan Necochea
Senior Consultant
Nordic Sustainability
Juan Necochea
Audrey Marullaz
Juan Necochea
Director of Partnerships
MassRobotics
Elizabeth Hunter
Elizabeth Hunter
Elizabeth Hunter
Co-Founder & COO
Treeswift
Niall McGrath
Elizabeth Hunter
Elizabeth Hunter
CEO
Robocean
Cara Tobin
Elizabeth Hunter
Frédéric Stoll
Founder
C Greene Solutions
Frédéric Stoll
Elizabeth Hunter
Frédéric Stoll
Commercial Engineer
IADYS
Urvi Nagrani
Emilie Dellecker
Brannon Jones
Director of Business Solutions
Climate Finance Solutions
Brannon Jones
Emilie Dellecker
Brannon Jones
Venture Investor
AlleyCorps Robotics
Emilie Dellecker
Emilie Dellecker
Emilie Dellecker
Director
ClimateHack
Tom Lipinski
Emilie Dellecker
Emilie Dellecker
Founder
Q-Bot
Stefana Parascho
Marcello Calisiti
Marcello Calisiti
Professor
EPFL
Marcello Calisiti
Marcello Calisiti
Marcello Calisiti
Professor in Robotics
University of Lincoln
Jane Ramirez
Marcello Calisiti
Jane Ramirez
PhD Student
Delft University of Technology
Ben Grotsky
Marcello Calisiti
Jane Ramirez
Co-Founder & CEO
Soltrex
M. Ani Hsieh
Martin Dallimer
Martin Dallimer
Professor
UPenn Engineering
Martin Dallimer
Martin Dallimer
Martin Dallimer
Professor in Env. Change
Leeds University
Sabrina Cipullo
Martin Dallimer
Sabrina Cipullo
Managing Director
Sola Impulse Foundation
Tim Lichti
Martin Dallimer
Sabrina Cipullo
Co-Founder & CEO
Swap Robotics
Malini Samtani
Brunswicker (invited)
Malini Samtani
Climate Change Officer
IDB Invest at IADB Group
Neil Chennoufi
Brunswicker (invited)
Malini Samtani
Founder & CTO
MIROS Technology
Brunswicker (invited)
Brunswicker (invited)
Brunswicker (invited)
Founder & Director
AI for Digital Aviation
Salman Faraji
Brunswicker (invited)
Brunswicker (invited)
Founder & CEO
Floating Robotics
D. C. Vargas (invited)
D. C. Vargas (invited)
D. C. Vargas (invited)
Program Officer
World Meteorological Org.
Rob Lawson-Shanks
D. C. Vargas (invited)
D. C. Vargas (invited)
Co-Founder & CEO
Molg
G. Krumina (invited)
D. C. Vargas (invited)
G. Krumina (invited)
Regional Director
Aerones
Michael Jones
D. C. Vargas (invited)
G. Krumina (invited)
CEO
SubSeaSail
Karen Frey
Gianluca Roscioli
Gianluca Roscioli
Professor of Earth Systems
Clark University
Gianluca Roscioli
Gianluca Roscioli
Gianluca Roscioli
CEO
Arculus Solutions
T. Lau (invited)
Gianluca Roscioli
T. Lau (invited)
Founder & CEO
Dusty Robotics
Frank Kjerstein
Gianluca Roscioli
T. Lau (invited)
CEO
REBLADE
Barbara Glover
Rinku Roy Chowdhury
Barbara Glover
Program Manager
AU High Level on Emerging Tech
Boaz Peled
Rinku Roy Chowdhury
Barbara Glover
Co-Founder & CEO
First Airborne
Rinku Roy Chowdhury
Rinku Roy Chowdhury
Rinku Roy Chowdhury
Professor
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Martin Fengler
Rinku Roy Chowdhury
Rinku Roy Chowdhury
CEO
Meteomatics
Ara Varma
Becky Oehler (invited)
Jay M. Wong
Associate
SOSV HAX
Jay M. Wong
Becky Oehler (invited)
Jay M. Wong
Founder
Luminous
Becky Oehler (invited)
Becky Oehler (invited)
Becky Oehler (invited)
Sustainability Manager
Impossible Metals
Hendrik Kolvenbach
Becky Oehler (invited)
Becky Oehler (invited)
Co-Founder & CEO
UpCircle
Yannick Ritschel
Steffen Kirchgeorg
Yannick Ritschel
Director
Valery Foundation
Vikas Enti
Steffen Kirchgeorg
Yannick Ritschel
Co-Founder & CEO
Reframe Systems
Lukas Wiesmeier
Steffen Kirchgeorg
Steffen Kirchgeorg
Co-Founder
Angsa
Steffen Kirchgeorg
Steffen Kirchgeorg
Steffen Kirchgeorg
Co-Founder
Namu Robotics
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Organizers & Collaborators
Climate Robotics Network, EPFL, ETH, WPI, SOSV, Cybernetix Ventures, and Heather Leson, Summit Advisor.
Purpose and Goals
This online multidisciplinary Summit aims to connect diverse communities and fields of expertise to determine precisely how robotics can best tackle the climate crisis responsibly, inclusively, ethically, and sustainably. The Summit will seek to build the evidence base for the value-add of robotics solutions for climate action and produce key, actionable recommendations for policy, financing, research, practice, and climate justice.
Experts and practitioners in climate science, climate action, and robotics, along with VCs, donors, and those working at the intersection of robotics and climate action, will share their insights on the current state and future of Climate Robotics. They’ll discuss critical opportunities, priorities, lessons & challenges in this space.
Summit Questions
- What are the key climate priorities?
- What climate solutions are already working?
- What is climate robotics?
- How do we define the field to inform critical discussions?
- How urgent (if at all) is the need for robust robotics solutions?
- Can robotics truly play a meaningful & measurable role?
- If so, what concrete climate problems should the community prioritize?
- What is the current evidence-base for the value-add of robotics?
- What advances in robotics are needed to drive more impact?
- What barriers prevent meaningful progress in climate robotics?
- How do we design and deploy of climate robotics inclusively?
- What is responsible, ethical and sustainable for robotics?
- What policy changes are needed?
In sum, the Summit will drive knowledge sharing across multiple communities and disciplines to accelerate joint learning and new strategic partnerships to accelerate the responsible deployment of climate solutions.