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Save the Date! Registration Will Open June 19.
Cleantech Forum North America has a new location in 2024. Join us in San Diego, CA, January 22-24, 2024 for three-days of high-quality meetings and deal-making. Learn from each other, and our analysts, about the trends and innovation driving the eco-system forward. Our host city may have changed, but participants can expect the same amazing opportunities for investors, corporates and innovators looking for new partners that the Forum offers year after year.
Registration will be limited to the first 500 people, be sure to register early to secure your spot. Join us in San Diego at the San Diego Mission Bay Resort to meet the right people to fuel your next business opportunity.
Why Register?
The Forum is a great opportunity to connect and learn from the world’s leading authority on cleantech innovation.
- Numerous opportunities over three days to make connections, build your business and meet the right leaders in the sustainable innovation ecosystem—start-ups, scale-ups, investors, corporates, government and more.
- Connect face-to-face and find new opportunities within the North American ecosystem and beyond. Expect quality, in-person deal-making.
- Meet leading innovators including companies in the 2024 Global Cleantech 100.
- Gain insight into the trends and innovations powering a cleaner, cooler world.
Who Participates
Cleantech Forum North America connects the latest generation of start-ups with investors and corporates looking for new partners. From co-investors to GPs and LPs, you’ll meet the partners who can take you in new and exciting directions. We will cap registration at 500 participants.
Find out who attended last time!
Global Cleantech 100
Every year, we unveil a new edition of the Global Cleantech 100 a list of the innovative companies ready to take us from commitment to action in our global struggle to reach net zero. In the report you’ll find the most promising ideas in cleantech – the ones best positioned to help us build a more digitized, de-carbonized and resource-efficient industrial future.
The 2024 Global Cleantech 100 will be released in January 2024. Attendees of the Cleantech Forum North America will have the opportunity to connect with many of the companies on the newly released list at the event.
Contact
If you have any questions about Cleantech Forum North America, please feel free to contact us at forums@cleantech.com.
Entrepreneurs
What Do Entrepreneurs Get at a Forum?
Join us in San Diego on 22-24 January and get your start-up or scale-up in front of investors, corporates and other entrepreneurs who can help you take the next step. Whether you want investment, advice or there’s a technology gap you need to fill, you’ll meet the right people.
The application for Innovation Showcases is now open! Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until November 10, or until all presenting spots are allocated.
Benefits of Participating
When you register for Cleantech Forum North America you will:
- Increase your company’s profile by becoming a participant in the Innovation Showcase.
- Gain access to leaders in the field and be introduced to relevant investors/corporates.
- Expand your reach and highlight what your company can do in the virtual exhibition hall.
- Meet like-minded colleagues, including many from the 2024 Global Cleantech 100, a list of innovative companies with the dedication, technologies and business models that make it possible to fight the climate crisis.
- Learn from experts, other innovators, as well as investors, over three days as speakers discuss trends shaping the future of sustainable innovation.
Investors and Corporates
What Do Investors and Corporates Get at a Forum?
Join us in San Diego on 22-24 January to build your network of cleantech leaders and top entrepreneurs. You can take advantage of a research-led agenda that includes presentations from investable companies and experts in the trends shaping the future of sustainable innovation.
The speaker form is now open for nominations and general applications. We appreciate your interest in speaking at our event. We typically receive a fair amount of responses and will not be able to place all applicants on the agenda. We will only contact you if you have been chosen to speak at the event.
Who Will I Meet?
Cleantech Forum North America is the best event to meet innovative and exciting start-ups and find future investments.
Start-ups and scale-ups of all sizes and in different phases of fund raising attend the forum looking for partners who can take them to the next step.
Benefits of Participating
Register for Cleantech Forum North America today to:
- Maximize your opportunities of finding future partners—we even help you by making introductions.
- Hear from top innovators poised to transform the world in our Innovation Showcases and attend the general sessions to learn from sustainable innovation leaders.
- Meet many of the companies from the 2024 Global Cleantech 100, a list of innovative companies with the dedication, technologies and business models that make it possible to fight the climate crisis.
- Build your network, create moments that matter, and connect with colleagues in-person, and on the mobile app.
Venue/Travel
Main Venue
All Forum events will take place at San Diego Mission Bay Resort.
This year’s venue is conveniently located 10 mins from San Diego International Airport and 15 mins from downtown San Diego. The venue offers guests well-appointed sleeping rooms, modern and flexible meeting space and will be a great location to achieve everyone’s meeting goals with the amazing backdrop of Mission Bay.
Sleeping Rooms
Cleantech Group has secured a limited block of sleeping rooms at San Diego Mission Bar Resort at a special rate of $279 USD, plus a $20 nightly resort fee, taxes and local fees for participants.
You can book your stay starting June 19 when the hotel block opens. This rate will be available until December 29, 2023 or until the block sells out (whichever comes first). If the hotel does sell out, we will provide some overflow hotel options for guest to consider. Please refer to the hotel booking site for the cancelation policy for the hotel room.
Sustainability
Cleantech Group is committed to reducing the carbon footprint of our event, being eco-conscious at every turn, and being thoughtful about the impact of our events on the environment.
Here are a few ways we have made this event more sustainable:
- Providing a plant-based menu to reduce carbon footprint
- Replacing single-use plastics with reusable drinkware and cutlery
- Reducing print waste by providing all information through our event app
- Purchasing quality carbon offsets
Some of San Diego Mission Bay Resort’s green practices include:
- Switching plastic bottles to glass bottles in meetings
- Working with the city on compost and waste management
- Repurposing cooking oil for fuel
- Providing digital check-in and digital keys
Explore Mission Bay
Mission Bay is a man-made bay with roughly 2,000 acres of wetland, marsh, and saltwater bay habitat.
Outdoor Activities
- With 19 miles of beaches, Mission Bay is a sanctuary for beach goers. Have a relaxing picnic or play a game of beach volleyball!
- Visit Mission Bay Aquatic Center for water sports experiences – sailing, kayaking, stand-up paddle boarding, windsurfing and more!
- Runners and cyclists can enjoy 12 miles of paved bayside paths.
Museums & Entertainment
- Balboa Park – An urban park boasting seasonal flowers and Spanish Colonial Revival palaces.
- Belmont Park – A family friendly historical amusement park, with various rides and restaurants.
Sponsors
Sponsorship Increases Your Visibility
Our sponsors and partners benefit from increased visibility, thought leadership, and global networking opportunities. Every sponsorship package is bespoke to make the most of your organization’s goals and increase your overall value.
Interested in sponsoring this event? Please contact us at forums@cleantech.com to discuss opportunities.
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Community Partner
Cleantech San Diego is a member-based business organization that positions the San Diego region as a leader in the cleantech economy by fostering collaborations across the private-public-academic landscape, engaging in advocacy efforts to promote cleantech priorities, supporting energy entrepreneurs through the Southern California Energy Innovation Network, and encouraging more equitable investment across the San Diego region.
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