​Join us for an open networking event featuring the next generation of climate innovations from Columbia researchers, faculty, and startups! Come see the climate challenge from every angle ahead of Climate Week NYC. The week before Climate Week NYC, the Columbia Climate School’s Global Impact Lab is opening its doors for a community kickoff. Join us for an afternoon dedicated to introducing climate initiatives grounded in research! ​Climate challenges are impacting people and places everywhere, and require approaches that extend beyond politics and industry silos. Our Global Impact Lab teams tackle them through focused, innovative approaches, each illuminating a piece of this bigger picture. What to Expect: ​Keynote presentation: Featured remarks by Cristina Escoda, Managing Director of Activate New York ​Fast talks on climate innovation: Hear 3-minute talks from leading researchers tackling energy for the NYC grid, flood resilience planning, autonomous water quality monitoring, critical minerals innovations, and heat-exposed supply chains ​Innovation in practice: Meet the startups and teams behind cutting-edge climate innovations including Arbon, Every Electric, Moby, and Revora ​Community announcements: Hear from our friends and partners at One Acre Fund, Columbia Tech Ventures CDI, ClimateTech Expertise Network (CEN), among others. ​Open networking: Connect with mentors, faculty, industry leaders, students and investors from across the climate ecosystem ​Whether you're a mentor looking to plug into the climate - impact - innovation community, a fellow researcher, an investor scouting early-stage climate ventures, or simply climate-curious, we'd love to have you! ​Come learn about the Global Impact Lab and complementary programs across the climate innovation ecosystem!