Bard MBA in Sustainability is thrilled to partner with Sustainability Practice Network to host a panel featuring leaders from the clean tech industry and financing sectors to discuss the emerging incentives for innovation in the greater New York City region.

Panelists: David Gilford, Vice President, New York City Economic Development Corporation; Arrun Kapoor, Managing Director, SJF Ventures; Morris Cox, Co-Founder, Chief Investment Officer, Bloc Power; Rob Leclerc PhD, Founder, CEO, AgFunder; Jun Shimada, Founder, CEO, ThinkEco, Inc.

From start-ups to large corporations and national governments, organizations worldwide are embracing cleantech as a means of growth, efficiency and competitive advantage. According to the National Intelligence Council, global demand for energy is projected to jump by 50 percent by the year 2030. Initiatives today are addressing this demand through venture capitalist impact investing, partnerships between the public and private sectors and policy analysis of the recent energy trends. As cleantech enables the transformation of a variety of industries, old and new, to be part of a more resource-efficient and low-carbon economy, we see innovation in technology, business models, financing mechanisms, cross-industry partnerships and corporate adoption.