The 2023 Wall Street Green Summit is our 22nd annual event and one of the longest running and most comprehensive sustainable finance events in the world and will be held in New York City art the Cornell Club in midtown Manhattan and virtually on Zoom on Monday March 20 and Tuesday March 21st, 2023.

Launched in 2002 by Peter Fusaro, this conference will be both in person and on Zoom covering cutting edge content and industry developments, and featuring the leading practitioners in sustainability. More importantly, it is aimed at building a sustainable finance system for responsible investing and the changing role of business.

The 2023 WallStreetGreenSummit agenda is focused on key topical areas of ESG Investing & Reporting, Carbon Markets and Finance, Clean Energy solutions to climate change, and Greening Clean Transportation.

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Listen to Peter Fusaro in the video and podcast below to hear an overview and additional insights into this year's event.

Event Topics

ESG Reporting & Software

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Scaling Climate Reporting

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Climate Solutions Technology and AI

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Sustainable Transportation

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ESG & The Supply Chain

Carbon Trading Platforms

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Pricing Climate Risk Into Financial Markets

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Carbontech and Blockchain

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Energy Storage

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Hemp as a Net Zero Building Material

Sustainable Energy Solutions

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Sustainability Financing Models

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Emerging Hydrogen Economy

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ClimateTech SolutionsVegTech

Achieving Carbon Neutrality

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Carbon Trading & Finance

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Nature Based Solutions for Carbon Offsets

Day 1: Monday March 20, 2023

10 AM EST

Sustainable Finance and ESG Megatrends

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Sponsored by Planetlyby OneTrust

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Moderator - Paul Ellis, Consultant, Sustainable Finance Podcast

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10:00 A.M. - Sustainable Finance Today

Peter Fusaro, Chairman & Founder, Global Change Associates

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10:20 A.M. - Using ESG Metrics to Drive Investment Decisions in Your Portfolio Companies

Micha Schildmann, VP of Strategy, Planetly by OneTrust

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10: 40 A.M. - Latest Developments on ESG & Climate

Kevin Wilhelm, CEO, Sustainable Business Consulting

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11:00 A.M. - ​Pricing Climate Risk into Financial Markets

Ron Dembo, Founder, RiskThinking.AI

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11:20 A.M. - ​Sustainability Reporting & ESG: ESG Roadmap

Nidhi Chadda, Founder & CEO, Enzo Advisors LLC

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11:40 A.M. - Corporate Strategies for Managing Climate Risks

Pratima Divgi, Head of Capital Markets, CDP North America

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Sponsored by: Planetly, Persefoni, Sustainable Business Consulting LLP

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Day 1: Monday March 20, 2023

1 PM EST

ESG Reporting and Software

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Sponsored by Planetly by OneTrust

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Moderator: Diana Barrera Zalles, Co-Author, "Transparency in ESG and the Circular Economy: Capturing Opportunities Through Data"

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1:00 P.M. - GHG Software Solutions for Measuring Carbon Footprints

Mike Wallace, SVP, Strategic Market Engagement, Persefoni

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1:20 P.M. - Emerging ESG Issue: Lead

Richard Fuller, President, Pure Earth

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1:40 P.M. - Changing the Way Supply Chains & Private Equity Track ESG Data

Sam Stark, CEO & Co-Founder, Green Project Technologies​​

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2:00 P.M. The Engagement Side of ESG

Diana Glassman, ESG, Director, Engagement, EOS at Federated Hermes

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2:20 P.M. - Governance Solutions for ESG

John D'Agostino, CEO, Dagger Consulting

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2:40 P.M. - ​ESG and Crypto

Silvio Pupo-Casco, Founder & CEO, Logos Capital

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Sponsored by: Planetly, Persefoni, Green Project Tech,

Day 2: Tuesday March 21, 2023

10 AM EST

Carbontech Solutions for Climate Change

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Sponsored by Planetly by OneTrust

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Moderator: David Garrison, Co-Founder, Climate & Capital Media

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10:00 A.M. - State of Global Compliance and Voluntary Carbon Markets

William Pazos, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Air Carbon​ Exchange

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10:20 A.M. - Crypto and Carbon

Luis Adaime, Founder & CEO, MOSS Earth

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10:40 A.M. - Carbon Data Management

Stephen Donofrio, GreenPoint Innovations & Forest Trends

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11:00 A.M. - Bridge Technologies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases and Slow Climate Change

Alex More, Director, TMX Inc.

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11:20 A.M. - Carbon as an Emerging Asset Class

Mike Azlen, CEO, Carbon Cap Management

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11:40 A.M. - Carbontech Solutions

Ralph Carmichael, CFO/Gen. Counsel, Carbon Market Exchange Ltd.

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Sponsored by: Planetly, Persefoni, MOSS Earth, Abaxx Exchange, TMX, Carbon Cap Management, Carbon Market Exchange, AirCarbon Exchange

Day 2: Tuesday March 21, 2023

1 PM EST

Nature Based Solutions to Sequester Carbon and Preserve Wildlife & Regenerative Agriculture

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Sponsored by Planetly by OneTrust

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Moderator: Julie Davitz, Founder and CEO, Plus Media Solutions

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1:00 P.M. - Preserving Wildlife in Africa

Speaker - Michelle McLean, International Sales Director, The Eco Channel. Former Miss Universe, Global Ambassador for Investment and Tourism, Namibia

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1:20 P.M. - Nature-Based Solutions for Carbon Projects (REDD+)

Keegan Eisenstadt, Director for Global Sourcing, Nature Based Solutions, South Pole

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1:40 P.M. - Green Ammonia, Carbon credits and Agriculture – A First Look

Ian Clifford, CEO, FuelPositive

Andre Mech, Advisor, Carbon Credits and Emissions Reduction​

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2:00 P.M. The Next Natured-Based Market: Biodiversity Credits

Simon Morgan- Chief Biodiversity Officer, Co-Founder of ValueNature

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2:20 P.M. - Investing in Salt Water Agriculture

Hazel Henderson, Founder, Ethical Markets

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2:40 P.M. - Reimaging the Seaplant Industry

Phil Cruver, President, Kzo Sea Farms

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Sponsored by: Planetly, Persefoni, FuelPositive, South Pole

Day 3: Wednesday March 30, 2022

10 AM EST

Sustainable Energy Solutions: Cleantech, Renewables and Energy Efficiency

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Sponsored by Planetly by OneTrust

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Moderator: Rob Parker, SiF Advisors and Innovation Advisor, NYSERDA

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10:00 A.M. - The Latest on Renewable Project Finance

Mona Dajani, Global Co-Head Energy & Infrastructure Projects Team, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

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10:20 A.M. - Distributed Generation Opportunities in the New York/New Jersey Market

Jason Dodier, NY/NJ Sales Manager, Power Systems Division, North America Operations, Schneider Electric

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10:40 Hydrogen as the Way Forward to Zero Emissions

Paul Matter, CEO and Co-Founder, Power to Hydrogen LLC

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11:00 A.M. - Scaling Innovation in Clean Energy

Andrew Shapiro, Founder & Managing Partner, Broadscale Group LLC

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11:20 A.M. - BECCS Projects (Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage)

Adam Sipthorpe, Sourcing Manager, Carbon Removals, North America South Pole

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11:40 A.M. - Solar Plus Energy Storage

​Peggy Flannery, Principal, Generate Capital

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12:00 P.M. - Plastic Credits

​Chris Parker, Director, Plastics, ClimeCo​

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Sponsored by: Planetly, Persefoni, South Pole, Schneider Electric, ClimeCo

Day 3: Wednesday March 30, 2022

1 PM EST

Greening the Built Environment

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Sponsored by Planetly by OneTrust

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Moderator: Nick Aster, South Pole

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1:00 P.M. - Commercial PACE

Jessica Bailey, President and CEO, Nuveen Green Capital

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1:20 P.M. - PACE 2.0

Greg Saunders, CFO, Ygrene Energy Fund

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1:40 P.M. - Carbon to Value for Accelerating Cleantech Innovation​​

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2:00 P.M. - Generating Alpha with Sustainable Real Estate

Jack Laken, President, Termobuild Canada​

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2:20 P.M. - Getting to Net Zero in Buildings

Eric Corey Freed, SVP, Director of Sustainability, CannonDesign

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2:40 P.M. Why the VC Industry is not Enough to Tackle the Climate Challenge?

Tiago Brasil Rocha, ​Founder, GreenTech America Latina

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Sponsored by: Planetly, Persefoni, Nuveen Green Capital, South Pole, Ygrene Energy Fund

Day 4: Thursday March 31, 2022

10 AM EST

ClimateTech Solutions and Innovations Day

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Sponsored by Planetly by OneTrust

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Moderator: Ian Kaplan, TheClimateSavers

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10:00 A.M. - Hydrogen Solutions to Address Climate Change

Dan Spitzer, Leader, CleanTech and European-US Practice, Hodgson Russ LLP

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10:20 A.M. - Connecting the Dots between Waste, Energy and De-Carbonization

Aviv Dekel, VP Business Development & Marketing, Co-Energy​​

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10:40 A.M. -The Bull Case for Zero-Emission Freight

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11:00 A.M. Achieving Carbon Neutrality

Joe Raia, Chief Commercial Officer, Abaxx Exchange

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11:20 A.M. - Ocean Investing

Christian Lim, Managing Director, SWEN Blue Ocean

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11:40 A.M. - Leveraging the MetaVerse to Reach Carbon Neutrality

Dr. Bo Bai, Chairman, MetaVerse Green Exchange and Asia Green Fund

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Sponsored by: Planetly, Persefoni,Hodgson Russ, Co-Energy

Day 4: Thursday March 31, 2022

1 PM EST

Carbontech Innovations

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Sponsored by Planetly by OneTrust

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Moderator: Tim Hoffman, Program Director, NYSERDA EIR Program at Columbia Technology Ventures

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1:00 P.M. - Impact Holding Company Strategy

Tyler Wood, Director of ESG & Sustainability, Gravitas Infinitum

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1:20 P.M. - The Blue Gold: Water Investing

Thomas Schumann, Thomas Schumann Capital

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1:40 P.M. - Climate Reduction & Avoidance of the Early Stage Climate Venture Fund

Eric Rubenstein, Managing Partner, New Climate Ventures

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2:00 P.M. - ESG Investing in Plant-Based Innovation

Elysabeth Alfano, CEO, VegTechInvest

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2:20 P.M. -Nanotechnology for Sustainability

Scott Livingston, CEO, Livingston Securities LLC

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2:40 P.M. - How Carbon Finance can Help Drive Humanitarian Innovation

Sarah Collins, CEO, WonderBag​

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Sponsored by: Planetly, Persefoni,Hodgson Russ

Our Sponsors

​Thank you to our sponsors for their generous financial support.

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Sponsorship opportunities are available for the 2023 Wall Street Green Summit.

The event is an excellent branding opportunity for companies interested in raising their profile with institutional investors, family offices, traders, investment bankers, hedge fund managers and venture capitalists eager to learn more about financial opportunities in environmental markets.

To learn more about sponsorship opportunities please contact us:

Peter Fusaro
212-333-4979

peterfusaro@gmail.com

New York, NY

Our Partners

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