Events
Adapt Unbound USA 2024
May 21, 2024 | New York, NY
Over 250 leaders and visionaries convened in NYC to share actionable insights, scale innovative solutions and unlock the critical capital needed to adapt our urban and natural environments to the changing climate.
Katie MacDonald and Emilie Mazzacurati moderated a panel discussion on Closing the Capital Gap: Changing the Narrative from Sunk Cost to Economic Opportunity, and a fireside chat on Mobilizing Customers for A&R Innovation.
Battelle Innovation in Climate Resilience 2024
April 22-24, 2024 | Washington, DC
Emilie Mazzacurati and Katie MacDonald attended Battelle’s annual event focused on “Solutions For Scaling Change”. The focus areas of the conference include empowering action for rapid carbon neutrality, investing in climate resilient infrastructure, systems to fortify our future and advancing sustainability solutions for the next generation.
UN International Women’s Day – Climate Adaptation Roundtable
March 7, 2024 | Webinar
This discussion featured 5 women who wake up every day dedicated to advancing public and private sector efforts that help us prepare for, deal with, adjust, and adapt to our new climate reality. No powerpoints, no pitches, no sponsors, just 60-minutes of moderated discussion on trends and opportunities on the adapation ‘side’ of Climate.
Panelists:
- Beth Gibbons, Social Governance & National Resilience Lead, Farallon Strategies
- Caroline Metz, Managing Director, Economics and Resiliency, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation
- Emilie Mazzacurati, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Tailwind
- Kathy Baughman McLeod, CEO, Climate Resilience for All
- Lisa Neuberger, Senior Advisor, World Bank Youth Innovation Challenge: Water Solutions for a New Climate Reality
- John Robinson, Mazarine (Moderator)
Scaling Private Investment in Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity
March 20, 2024 | Scaling CoP
Emilie Mazzacurati, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Tailwind, spoke at a webinar on “Scaling Private Investment in Climate Adaptation and Biodiversity” on hosted by Scaling Community of Practice and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
With close to 20 years of experience driving private investments in climate finance and adaptation and resilience, Emilie joined the discussion, alongside Elvira Lefting, Tamer El-Raghy, Gregory WatsonKarin Kemper and Matt Eldridge and addressed the historically challenging task of mobilizing private financing for climate change adaptation and biodiversity investments.
VERGE 2024: Deploying Climate Tech at Scale
October 29-31, 2024 | San Jose, CA
VERGE 24 (Oct. 29-31, San Jose, CA) is the center of gravity for professionals deploying climate tech at scale. Join Tailwind and over 6,000 sustainability professionals to explore emerging trends, take stock of new technologies, and work to accelerate the speed and scale of impact.
Register before August 9 to get $400 off the Final Rate of an All-Access Pass and use our discount code V24TW for an additional 20% off: https://buff.ly/3XJbP2e
SoCap 2024
October 28-30, 2024 | San Francisco, CA
Join Tailwind at SoCap 2024! SOCAP serves as one of the world’s largest gatherings for the impact ecosystem driving market-based solutions to the world’s most pressing issues.
More information on SoCap 24.
Adaptation & Mitigation: New Innovation & Venturing Opportunities for a 2° World
September 10 | Boston, MA
Looking forward to connecting with the leaders, ideas, and key players in the ecosystem to discuss the interplay between adaptation and mitigation in Boston, September 10, 2024.
Join us for this one-day event and join the conversation with 100+ sustainable innovation leaders and visionaries as they identify and assess the opportunity sets and discuss how we mobilize the critical capital needed for climate adaptation, making our businesses and industries, and our cities and countries, more resilient. Emilie Mazzacurati from Tailwind will moderate a panel on flood technologies. Use the code AdaptationTailwind when you register to save 15%.
Join us at the one-day Adaptation & Mitigation: New Innovation & Venturing Opportunities for a 2° World
Truman National Security Project: The State of American Climate Adaptation & Resilience
January 24, 2024 | Webinar
