ClimateTech Connect Announces Global Pitch Competition Finalists Ahead of Next Week’s Conference
WASHINGTON, April 03, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ClimateTech Connect has introduced the six finalists chosen to compete within the 2nd Annual ClimateTech Join World Pitch Competitors, happening on the Primary Stage on April eighth on the Gaylord Nationwide Harbor Resort and Conference Middle. Because the premier cross-sector convention for the local weather adaptation and resilience market, a sector projected to develop from $500 billion to $1 trillion by 2030, ClimateTech Join has made the World Pitch Competitors a centerpiece of its program, spotlighting the early-stage firms constructing the subsequent era of local weather resilience options. The winner might be introduced on the conclusion of the convention on April ninth.
| PITCH COMPETITION FINALISTS | |
| Founder | Firm |
| Paige Roepers, CEO | Ocean Ledger |
| Elizabeth Foughty, Co-Founder | Orbital Sentry |
| Elyse Myrans, Co-Founder and CEO | Tenax ai |
| Moustafa Naiem, Founder and CEO | Resiliocs Intelligence |
| Bastian van den Bout, CEO | Quick Hazard |
| Roberta Leao, Co-Founder and CEO | Layer 1 Agriculture |
The Pitch Competitors is sponsored by Celent, Miami Insurtech Advocates Hub, and Change Pitch. Juan Mazzini, World Head of Celent, will preside over the competitors.
The Pitch Competitors is considered one of a number of marquee occasions on the convention, which brings collectively cross-sector leaders from insurance coverage, finance, authorities, and local weather science for 2 days of keynotes, panels, TED-style talks, and reside expertise demonstrations. The occasion opens subsequent week with a keynote fireplace chat that includes Patrick “Rick” Keegan, Enterprise Chief Underwriting Officer, Vacationers, and Dr. Sarah Kapnick, World Head of Local weather Advisory, J.P. Morgan. The convention concludes with a closing keynote that includes Stephane Hallegatte, Chief Economist for Local weather, The World Financial institution Group, and Matthew Eby, Founder and CEO, First Avenue.
“The finalists on this yr’s pitch competitors symbolize precisely the sort of daring, solutions-driven considering this {industry} wants,” mentioned Megan Kuczynski, Founder and CEO of ClimateTech Join. “Giving that innovation a platform, alongside world-class audio system and an unmatched community of leaders, is what ClimateTech Join is all about.”
The entire agenda and full speaker roster can be found at climatetechconnect.io/. Immediately, April third, is the ultimate day to register.
About ClimateTech Join
Launched in 2025 by Founder and CEO Megan Kuczynski, ClimateTech Join is the place thought leaders, innovators, policymakers, and {industry} specialists collect to advance local weather adaptation and resilience methods at scale. Going down over two days within the Washington, D.C.-area every spring, the convention brings collectively cross-industry voices by means of masterclasses, keynotes, TED-style talks, tech demonstrations, pitch competitors, a vibrant expo, immersive networking lunches, and a gap night time cocktail reception.
attendees can go to climatetechconnect.io.
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