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.

Affordable, clean, electromobility. This should be the holy grail for cities and regions globally, but the question is, how are we going to get there? What’s the role of government and incentives in stimulating change and incenivising inclusive mobility, how can the private sector create products that serve all segments of the community, and what can all of us do to support the decarbonisation of all aspects of our lives.

Love it or hate it, the Olympics are approaching fast. LA has promised that this event will be an Olymics 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 it’s citizens making sure this event ‘leaves nobody behind’. Yet this wouldn’t be the first time that a city set their olympic hopes high and came up wanting. What can LA do to make sure it’s sustainable Olympic dreams come true and that LA 28 can truly be a movement for good?

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.

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.

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 leavers to pull to get the desired response. Come and hear from standout changemakers who have who are working within the system to create deep change.

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.

“If you can dream it, you can do it” were the inspiring words of Walt Disney. Yet if we don’t want sustainability in arts and entertainment to remain in the realms of Fantasia then we’re going to have to dream big and act even bigger! There are signs for positivity with the film and creators sector addressing many underlying issues, yet much more needs to be done, and many of the problems exist simply as a result of the culture of mass consumption surrounding entertainment, media and glamorous lifestyles. So is sustainable Hollywood just another fairytale or can we turn dreams into reality and take the world along for the ride?

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.