09:30
15'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Welcome Ceremony
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
09:30-09:45
In the opening ceremony of the Greentech Festival 2024, we will launch discussions off with deep insights into the future of sustainable business and global policy. To build a better world we need brave voices calling for change and leaders willing to take risks in order to correct the collision course we are heading on. ‘Business as usual’ is dead and in our brave new world, sustainability must become synonymous with good business. The market, customers and investors have clearly show that they will reward those who stand behind inclusive, sustainable and ethical values so let’s start the conversation, unafraid to take on the challenges before us.
SPEAKERS
Dale Rickert
Global Head of Product
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Max Wasler
CEO
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Kai Wegner The Governing Mayor of Berlin
09:45
30'
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Opening Panel: Can the LA28 Games be a Movement for Good?
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
09:45-10:15
Love it or hate it, the Olympic and Paralympic Games are approaching fast. LA has promised that the Games will be an event like no other: radical reuse of venues minimising strain on the environment, new infrastructure projects designed to benefit all, and to top it off, the city plans to invest in its citizens making sure this event ‘leaves nobody behind’. Yet this wouldn’t be the first time that a city set their olympic and paralympic hopes high and came up wanting. What can LA do to make sure its sustainable dreams for the Games come true and that LA28 can truly be a movement for good?
SPEAKERS
Seleta Reynolds
Chief Innovation Officer
Los Angeles Metro
Oscar Zarate
Director of Advocacy and Organizing
Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE)
Aaron Paley
President
Community Arts Resources (CARs)
Alissa Walker
Editor
Torched
Dale Rickert
Global Head of Product
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10:15
35'
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Panel: Is Sustainable Mobility the Key to Transforming Cities at Speed?
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
10:15-10:50
Affordable, clean electromobility should be the holy grail for cities and regions globally, but the question remains: how do we get there? What is the role of government and incentives in stimulating change and incentivizing inclusive mobility? How can the private sector create products that serve all segments of the community, and what can each of us do to support the decarbonization of every aspect of our lives?
SPEAKERS
Lindsay Sturman
Co-Founder
Livable Communities Initiative
Adam Lenz
Head of Sustainability & Environment
Waymo
André Kaufung
Managing Director
CharIN e.V.
John Penney
Chief Sustainability Advisor
CoMotion
Aura Vasquez
Former Commissioner
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power
10:50
05'
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Live Pitch: CoMotion New Mobility Challenge Winner
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
10:50-10:55
SPEAKERS
Saad Youssefi
CEO
Batteryz
10:55
20'
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Green Startup Slam Round 1
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
10:55-11:15
Come and witness round 1 of the Green Startup Slam, live, on stage in LA. Decided through audience voting, one lucky startup will be chosen to join the afternoon Grand Final and compete for the prize for Green Startup Slam winner USA 2024.
SPEAKERS
Max Hermans
CEO
TheGreenShot
Maxx Echt
Operations Lead
Living Carbon
Mariama Camara
Founder & CEO, Kanafrik – Sustainable Zero-Waste Retail
KANAFRIK
Shaun Abrahamson
Managing Partner
Third Sphere
Max Wasler
CEO
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11:15
35'
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Panel: Creating Resilient and Sustainable Cities
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
11:15-11:50
Cities, regions and nations must transform to sustainable systems at record speed. Yet where we currently stand, even if we were to switch off all systems today, we’d still be faced with decades of drastic climate effects. So, how should we adapt to the compounding social, environmental and economic effects of climate change? Let’s explore what climate resilience can offer us all and how we can build future communities that protect against climate change without leaving anybody behind.
SPEAKERS
Michael Geißler
CEO
Berlin Energy Agency
Ada Williams Prince
Senior Philanthropic Advisor
Independent
JC Arce
Co-founder
The Collidescope Foundation & LA Climate Week
Gerhard Mayer
Architect
RAW International
11:50
10'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Berlin Business Delegation: Introductions to Networking Lunch
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
11:50-12:00
The mayors office of Berlin will be bringing a delegation of over 40 attendees to GTF Connect LA including leaders in business, the startup scene and public life. As a warm-up to our networking lunch, a selection of this delegation will introduce themselves to the audience, mentioning what they are wokring on and the kinds of partnerships they are seeking. We hope this curated networking activity will faasciliate deeper business and administrative ties between Berlin and Los Angeles.
12:00
1h 00'
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Networking Lunch and Green Investors Crunch
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
12:00-13:00
13:00
10'
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Wakeup Keynote: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Decarbonisation
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
13:00-13:10
SPEAKERS
Eric Corey Freed
Principal, Director of Sustainability
CannonDesign
13:10
35'
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Panel: CREATING CHANGE!
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
13:10-13:45
Our mandate is clear: if we’re going to turn around the climate disaster, we’re going to have to change everything, everywhere, all at once. Change, however, is difficult and requires a calculated and concerted approach. If we truly want to change everything, the irony is, we need to start small, choose our battles and know which levers to pull to get the desired response. Come and hear from standout changemakers who are working within the system to create deep change.
SPEAKERS
Nurit Katz
Chief Sustainability Officer
UCLA
Adam Mendler
Creator & Host
Thirty Minute Mentors
Erin Simon
VP and Head, Plastic Waste and Business
World Wildlife Fund
Conyers Davis
Global Director
USC Schwarzenegger Institute
Cassie Rauser
Climate & Sustainability Strategist
MorphoStrategies
13:45
10'
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Fireside Chat: Why Supporting Local Manufacturing is a BIG Sustainability Issue
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
13:45-13:55
As geopolitical tensions rise, awareness is growing about the need for investment in local manufacturing. Yet many people miss the incredible flow-on effects of investing in this traditional backbone of the American economy: home-grown and high-tech manufacturing can be regulated limiting environmental damage, local jobs support disadvantaged communities and a burgeoning economy can reinvest in local environmental and social programs. Let’s rethink economies, and rebuild our future for generations to come.
SPEAKERS
Tracy Gray
Founder and Managing Partner
The 22 Fund
Adam Mendler
Creator & Host
Thirty Minute Mentors
13:55
25'
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Green Startup Slam Round 2
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
13:55-14:20
As things start to heat up, it’s time for round two of the Green Startup Slam in LA. Decided through audience voting, one lucky startup will be chosen to join the Grand Final and compete for the prize for Green Startup Slam winner USA 2024.
SPEAKERS
Claire Chabaud
CEO
Braave
Vlada Musvydaite Vilciauske
Founder & CEO
Walk15
Lara Obst
Founder & Chief Climate Officer
ClimateChoice
Christopher Engman
Author and Founder: Megadeals. Large Deals in Sustainability Tech
Megadeals
Max Wasler
CEO
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14:20
30'
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Panel: The Soft Side of Startup Success
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
14:20-14:50
In the face of climate change, we are in desperate need of innovative solutions, leaders with vision and functional teams to help them drive it home. But what does it take to build and work in a Cleantech startup? What do Cleantech entrepreneurs do? What makes them different from everyone else? How do you align “doing good” with making money and ROI? How do we lead and find our way in uncertain and stressful times? Join us for a conversation with seasoned mavericks from the cleantech space who will share their insights, stories, and tips on how to thrive and make a difference.
SPEAKERS
Sandeep Ahuja
CEO
cove.tool
Kent Wakeford
Co-Founder & Chairman
Breaking
Alissa Baier-Lentz
Co-Founder & COO
Kintra Fibers
Fred Walti
CEO
Network for Global Innovaiton
14:50
30'
GREENTECH FESTIVAL CONFERENCE
Panel: Sustainable Hollywood: from fairytale to action!
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
14:50-15:20
“If you can dream it, you can do it” were the inspiring words attributed to Walt Disney. Yet if we don’t want sustainability in film production to remain a dream, then we’re going to have to start acting today! Concrete action in this space is essential, as the film industry has the potential to change the world: when Hollywood makes big shifts in their sustainable practices, technologies, and workflows, other industries take note. This panel will feature leaders in green production who are turning sustainable dreams into reality.
SPEAKERS
Audrey Vinant-Tang
Senior Director of Sustainability Strategy
NBCUniversal
Jennifer Sandoval
Director of Business Development
Earth Angel
Adam Gordon
Managing Partner
Wildflower Ltd
Steve Vitolo
CEO
Scriptation
Allison Begalman
Co-Founder
Hollywood Climate Summit
15:20
10'
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Green Startup Slam Grand Final
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
15:20-15:30
Come and witness the grand final of the Green Startup Slam, live, on stage in LA. Decided through audience voting, one lucky startup will be chosen as the winner of the Green Startup Slam, USA 2024. The winner will receive a market readiness workshop with BCG X Greentech and be sponsored to attend next year’s international Green Startup Slam Grand Final at the flagship GREENTECH FESTIVAL in Berlin from the 3-5th of June 2025.
SPEAKERS
JC Jung
Managing Partner
Global Sustainable Future (GSF)
Max Wasler
CEO
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15:30
15'
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Fireside Chat: How Profit, Planet and People can win at one of the Busiest Ports on Earth
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
15:30-15:45
SPEAKERS
Bonnie Nixon
Director of Sustainability
Long Beach Container Terminal
Heather Tomley
Managing Director of Planning & Environmental Affairs
Port of Long Beach
Dale Rickert
Global Head of Product
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15:45
15'
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Fireside Chat: Innovation Without Borders: The Need for Corporate-incubator Partnerships
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
15:45-16:00
SPEAKERS
Matt Petersen
President & CEO
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)
Spencer Reeder
Director of Government Affairs & Sustainability
Audi of America
May Lee
Founder & CEO
Lotus Media House
16:00
10'
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The Sustainability Managers’ War Chest: Results of Northwind Market Research
Friday 15.11
Main Stage
16:00-16:10
SPEAKERS
Aaron Burgess
Chief Climate Officer
Northwind Climate
