2026 Cleantech Open Northeast New York City Kickoff Party

Join us for an evening of food, drink, celebration and opportunity at CLA - CliftonLarsonAllen LLP in New York City!

Come join Cleantech Open Northeast for an evening of food, drink, celebration and opportunity at CLA-CliftonLarsonAllen LLP in NYC! Since 2005, almost 60% of Cleantech Open's reporting U.S. alumni companies are still active and have collectively raised over $2B in external funding.

Learn how the accelerator program can help you develop your cleantech venture and how to apply to the accelerator. We welcome entrepreneurs, students, investors, savvy technologists, and those interested in joining our growing cleantech community.

EVENT AGENDA:

About Cleantech Open - meet the Cleantech Open Northeast team and learn about opportunities to be involved.

Alumni Lightning Talks - hear from Cleantech Open alumni about their experiences in the program.

Entrepreneur Introductions - tell us about yourself and your clean technology & business. To participate in this part of the program, please sign up when you register!

Q&A - ask your questions about the program, application process, and more.

Networking - meet people in the local ecosystem who are interested in and support New York City cleantech entrepreneurs in a wide variety of ways.

The Cleantech Open early bird application is open February 1-27! Early bird applicants receive a reduced application and program fee. For more information, read The 2026 Cleantech Open Northeast 1-pager which includes application info & deadlines.

SPEAKERS

Beth Zonis, Senior Director, Cleantech Open Northeast, ACT

Olivia LaRoche, Program Manager, Cleantech Open Northeast, ACT

Tim Hoffman, New York Director, Cleantech Open Northeast; Program Director, Climate Initiatives Group, Columbia Technology Ventures (ClimateTech Expertise Network)

Yoni Ronn, Founder and CEO, Moby, 2022 Cleantech Open alum

Paulson Amibor, Director, CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen), event host