SF Climate Week 2026 | Corporate VC / Open Innovation in Decarbonization: Peer Learning Roundtable

About Event

Join us at SF Climate Week 2026 for an exclusive peer-learning roundtable for corporate leaders / corporate VCs investing in decarbonization-related areas.

This event will serve as a high-impact peer-learning opportunity, providing key insights into market trends, policy shifts, and emerging AI-driven solutions in the decarbonization ecosystem. It will also create potential collaborative deal-sharing opportunities in the climate tech space.

We understand there’s no shortage of panels and events during Climate Week. To make the most of your time, we're organizing this session in an “unconference” format! Everyone can be a speaker. Bring your thesis, ideas, and opinions. We aim to create a space for open discussion among CVCs as we navigate this ever-evolving climate investing landscape together.

Who Should Attend?

✅ Corporate Venture Capital✅ Corporate Sustainability Office & Climate Strategy✅ Corporate Innovation, R&D, and Emerging Tech✅ Energy & Infrastructure Strategy✅ AI & Data Center Strategy

Why Attend?

Connect with other Corporate VCs and engage in discussions on key topics such as:

Policy influence and how each CVC positions itselfEmerging topics such as AI and physical AIOperational best practices across corporate VC teamsClimate sub-sectors and key tailwindsDeal flow sharing and partnership opportunities among CVCsAdditional topics raised by participants

Agenda

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM | Doors Open

Check-in and networking over coffee and snacksAttendee badges distributed (industry-specific color coding)

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM | Opening & Welcome from Co-Hosts

2:45 PM – 3:30 PM | Roundtable 1: [Policies, Macro & CVC Strategies]

What lessons have you learned from market shifts?Has your team’s investment focus changed?How are you supporting portfolio companies through these changes?

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM | Networking Break

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM | Roundtable 2: [Disruptive Technologies and Opportunities in Climate Investing

What technologies are you seeing emerge, what are you preparing for, or excited about?How do you see your industry evolve?What type of partnerships would you like to build?

4:30 PM – 4:45 PM | Networking Break

4:45 PM – 5:45 PM | Industry Table DiscussionsParticipants will be assigned to tables based on climate tech investment interests

AI / Data CentersSupply Chain Decarbonization / Advanced Manufacturing / Carbon ManagementEnergy / Infrastructure / Energy EfficiencyOther areas of interest as requested

5:45 PM - 6 PM | Wrap-Up

6 PM - 9 PM | Happy Hour Founders, Investors & LP (Open to other investors and industry professionals) Register Here: https://luma.com/73nmv1rh

Special Thanks

Spacial thanks to The Kilpatrick Team at NAI Northern California for sponsoring the BEAUTIFUL historic venue.

Parking Information

Parking is available on-site for all guests, with direct access to the building from the garage.Garage Entrance:

The parking garage entrance is located at the corner of O’Farrell Street and Polk Street.

If Driving North on Van Ness:

Turn right onto O’Farrell StreetThe garage entrance will be on the left side at the end of the block, just before reaching Polk Street

Parking Rates:

$8 per hour$28 daily maximum

Building Access:

From the parking garage, take the elevator to the Lobby level.Upon exiting the elevators, the Grand Gallery will be directly in front of you.

If you have any trouble locating the entrance, please feel free to reach out - we're happy to assist.

​About Co-Host

​Vectors Capital (www.vectors.earth) is an early-stage climate venture capital firm, based in the SF/Bay Area, investing in the frontier of decarbonization solutions. Vectors Capital partners with visionary founders to accelerate the transition to decarbonization. Investment approach combines strategic capital, industry expertise, and global networks to support startups. Vectors Capital works closely with corporations, policymakers, and technical experts to bring strategic support to portfolio startups beyond capital, and support corporations to achieve its strategic innovation and investment targets.

​About Venue Sponsor

The Kilpatrick Team at NAI Northern California (https://kilpatrickteam.com/) is a commercial real estate advisory group specializing in investment sales, acquisitions, and leasing across office, retail, multifamily, and mixed-use assets in the Bay Area. We represent private owners, family offices, and institutional investors in the disposition, repositioning, and acquisition of investment assets. Backed by one of the Bay Area’s top-ranked brokerages with over 30 years of market experience, a proprietary database of 25,000 active investors, and more than $2 billion in total transaction volume, our team brings disciplined underwriting, market intelligence, and a hands-on leasing approach to every assignment. We are strategic partners in commercial real estate.

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