Climate Investing: Transition our society to net zero with a sound financial return
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According to the agenda of UN Climate Change Conference UK 2021, in order to help our society transition to net zero by mid-century and keep 1.5 degrees within reach, at least $100bn in climate finance per year is needed by 2020 from developed countries.
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Venture capital funding plays a key role to enable sound new technologies and business solutions to hit the market. The past 10 years have witnessed a boom and bust of venture investments in the area of “clean technologies”. With the promising signals of global government’s net zero commitment, and increasingly mature clean technologies such as solar, wind and electric vehicles, venture investments in climate space have reached all time high in 2020. However, despite the hype, climate investing space is complicated with policies and technology uncertainties. In this course, we aim to provide an overview of the current government policies, industry trends and much needed solutions in the climate space. Additionally, we will cover specific resources that investors should be aware of when investing in climate technologies, in order to have reasonable financial return expectations.
In this program, you will...
Learn current global climate policies and mandates, and what those mean for industry opportunities​
Understand the challenges in investing in clean technologies and how to avoid them to achieve sound financial returns
Sharpen your fundamental investment skills by working on real deals with lively discussions with industry experts
Learn what solutions are really needed to combat climate challenges ​
Meet like-minded climate investors and form a co-investing network
This Program is for...
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who want to gain a comprehensive knowledge and network on climate investing should participate in the course
Corporates/Businesses
Asset Managers
Individuals/Angel investors
Professors and Industry Expert Lecturers
Professor Ilya A. Strebulaev
Professor Strebulaev is an expert in corporate finance, venture and angel capital, innovation financing, corporate innovation, and financial decision-making. He also is the founder and director of the Stanford GSB Venture Capital Initiative.
The David S. Lobel Professor of Private Equity and Professor of Finance, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Jane Ge
Jane Ge is both a seasoned climate tech investor and a policy researcher. She is an affiliate researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab on clean energy and climate policy research. Jane is the founder of Vectors Angel, and was previously with Goldwind Capital (Corporate venture at Goldwind), Tsing Capital (China Environmental Fund) and UC Berkeley's deep tech accelerator CITRIS Foundry.
Managing Partner at Vectors Angel, Policy Researcher
Yixing Xu
Yixing Xu is the Research Director of Breakthrough Energy Sciences. Breakthrough Energy is the umbrella name of several organizations, founded by Bill Gates in 2015, that aim to accelerate innovation in sustainable energy and in other technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He works with a diverse team of research scientists, data scientists, software engineers for projects related to clean energy.
Research Director of Breakthrough Energy Sciences
4 Week Program Plan
GUEST SPEAKERS : LEADING CLIMATE TECH EXPERTS
CASE STUDIES, DEAL DISCUSSION
Jing (Jane) Ge
Jane Ge is both a seasoned climate tech investor and a policy researcher. She is an affiliate researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab on clean energy and climate policy research. Jane is the founder of Vectors Angel, and was previously with Goldwind Capital (Corporate venture at Goldwind), Tsing Capital (China Environmental Fund) and UC Berkeley's deep tech accelerator CITRIS Foundry
Managing Partner, Vectors Capital
Jason Putnam Gordon
Jason Putnam Gordon is a results-oriented corporate attorney practicing in the Venture Capital and Emerging Growth Companies group in Polsinelli's San Francisco office. He has a passion for working with investors, experienced entrepreneurs, and seasoned executives to make their vision a reality.
Partner, K&L Gates
Reshma Singh
Reshma leads the technology-to-market IMPEL program, the California Energy Commission's R2M2 Microgrids program, and previously the Presidential U.S.-India Center for Building Energy Research and Development (CBERD). Reshma’s work lies at the intersection of design and technology of smart buildings and cities, with a focus on energy, data analytics and UX, and IoT sensors and controls.
IMPEL Program Manager - Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Senior Advisor to Department of Energy
Yixing Xu
Yixing Xu is the Research Director of Breakthrough Energy Sciences. Breakthrough Energy is the umbrella name of several organizations, founded by Bill Gates in 2015, that aim to accelerate innovation in sustainable energy and in other technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. He works with a diverse team of research scientists, data scientists, software engineers for projects related to clean energy.
Research Director of Breakthrough Energy Sciences
Anil Achutya
Anil is passionate about the energy and healthcare sectors. He believes these are the most impactful areas in building a sustainable future, a mission that is directly in line with TDK Ventures’ goals.
Anil holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Northeastern University and an M.B.A. from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business.
Managing Director, TDK Ventures
Hara Wang
Hara leads RMI’s Carbon Markets Initiative after six years in the climate tech venture community. She Co-Founded and led Third Derivative, a global startup acceleration platform within RMI, covering opportunities in industrial, building, transportation, electricity and carbon removal tech. She led and supported early-stage venture capital investments at Braemar Energy Ventures, focusing on digital energy, advanced materials, and industrial decarbonization.
Principal, Climate Intelligence, Rocky Mountain Institute
Jamie Manley
Jamie is a Project Leader for the Climate & Sustainability Group at BCG. Previously, Jamie worked with Sila Nanotechnologies and the Paulson Institute and was a fellow with the Clean Energy Leadership Institute. Jamie holds a Bachelor's in Environmental Studies from the University of Chicago.
Climate & Sustainability, Boston Consulting Group
Dr. Charles (Chuck) Eesley
Chuck Eesley is an Associate Professor and W.M. Keck Foundation Faculty Scholar in the Department of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University. As part of the Stanford Technology Ventures Program, his research focuses on the role of the institutional and university environment in high-growth, technology entrepreneurship. His research focuses on rethinking how the educational and policy environment shapes the economic and entrepreneurial impact of university alumni.
Associate Professor of Management Science and Engineering, Stanford
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