Catalyst: The Rise of Adaptation Tech

September 5, 2024 | Latitude Media

Cutting emissions is essential to avoiding the worst of climate change, but we also have to deal with the impacts of climate change happening now. Fortunately, there’s a growing list of technologies that could help us adapt — and potentially turn a profit for investors, too. Will these emerging adaptation and resilience (A&R) technologies take …

Events


Past Events

VERGE 2024: Deploying Climate Tech at Scale

October 29-31, 2024 | San Jose, CA

Tailwind participate to VERGE 2024 as a marketing partner and hosted a Climate Resilience Breakfast with professionals in adaptation and resilience. Emilie Mazzacurati spoke on a panel on Innovation to Accelerate Resilience in the Built Environment.

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SoCap 2024

October 28-30, 2024 | San Francisco, CA

Tailwind was 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.

Climate Week NYC 2024 – Tailwind’s Roundup of Events

Sep 23-27, 2024 | New York, NY

Meet the Tailwind team at Climate Week NYC! Here’s a list of events our team will attend. (Events not hyperlinked are by invitation only.) Monday September 23rd  Tuesday September 24th  Wednesday September 25th  Thursday September 26th 

Extreme Heat & Health Innovation (Tailwind Climate Week NYC Event)

September 26, 2024 | Brooklyn, NY

Extreme heat is the number one weather related killer in the United States. With temperatures breaking new records this summer, the country and the world are facing a sizzling hot present and future that is guaranteed under all climate scenarios. This reality demands that innovators, investors, and experts from the medical community converge to envision …

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.

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 LeftingTamer El-RaghyGregory WatsonKarin Kemper and Matt Eldridge  and addressed the historically challenging task of mobilizing private financing for climate change adaptation and biodiversity investments.

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)

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