Join Undaunted to celebrate Demo Day – our flagship event!
Imperial’s climate innovation community will come together to celebrate the eighth cohort of cleantech startups coming to the end of their time on our unique accelerator programme, The Greenhouse. The founders will pour what they’ve learnt over the past 12 months into impressive pitches to investors on the historic stage at The Royal Institution.
If you’re an investor or supporter of climate innovation, it’s a fantastic opportunity to hear from passionate early-stage founders who are on a mission to make the future more sustainable and equitable, and to learn about exciting ideas and technologies at the forefront of tackling climate change.
We're delighted to welcome two brilliant keynote speakers: Stuart Tait, Head of Commercial Banking at HSBC UK, and Akshat Rathi, Senior Climate Reporter at Bloomberg and author of Climate Capitalism. The schedule will also provide plenty of time to network and chat over drinks and nibbles.
Our Cohort
This year's cohort brings together 14 early-stage deep-tech ventures tackling climate change across energy, infrastructure, materials, biotech, and nature.
Agenda
12.45: Doors open: Tea and coffee served
13.10: Opening remarks from Alyssa Gilbert, Director of Undaunted, Director of Innovation at Imperial Grantham Institute, Co-director of Imperial School of Sustainability
13.20: Keynote Welcome from Stuart Tait, Head of Commercial Banking at HSBC UK
13.30: Pitches Part 1: Energy and InfrastructureOur first set of startups is up! With four minutes to pitch and four minutes for Q&As
14.30: Break with refreshments
14.50: Keynote by Akshat Rathi, Senior Reporter for Climate at Bloomberg News and author of Climate Capitalism
15.10: Pitches Part 2: Materials, Bio & NatureOur second set of startups is up! Four minute pitch, 4 minute Q&A
16.20: Closing Remarks to hear from Maiko Schaffrath, Head of the Greenhouse, as he reflects on Cohort 8 and announces some exciting developments for future cohorts.
16.35: Awards presented to the founders of the day’s winning pitches, as voted for by our Demo Day audience!
16.45: Networking and showcase to meet our startups and engage with our innovation community over drinks and nibbles.
19.00: End
About The Greenhouse
The Greenhouse is one of the most established specialist climate innovation accelerators in the world; its alumni have raised more than $1.3 billion in investment since 2012 and created over 1,600 jobs in 30 countries.
The programme is supported by HSBC UK and the Inflexion Foundation.
CO2RE, the UK’s national research hub on Greenhouse Gas Removal (GGR), and the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI) are each sponsoring companies on Cohort 8 of The Greenhouse.
