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Agenda

29 May 2026

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Registration

9:30 AM - 9:40 AM

Welcome by Climate Collective

A matchmaking session designed to facilitate early, high-value connections across startups, investors, policymakers, and ecosystem enablers.

9:40 AM - 9:50 AM

Opening Keynote 1

A matchmaking session designed to facilitate early, high-value connections across startups, investors, policymakers, and ecosystem enablers.

Ovais Sarmad

Vice Chair

Green House Gas Protocol (GHG-P) Steering Committee

9:50 AM - 10:00 AM

Opening Keynote 2

Creating an Enabling Environment for Industry and Startups to integrate deeper with climate tech global value chains

Welcome address by Climate Collective Foundation, followed by setting the context for the day, this plenary brings together ecosystem leaders to reflect on why innovation is critical to building climate resilience, alongside key announcements related to resilience-focused initiatives.

Ankit Todi

Chief Sustainability Officer

Mahindra Group

Hardik Bhanushali

CEO

SCALE

Mr. Jagjeet Sareen

India-Head

Dalberg Advisors

U G Sujatha

Vice President

Invest India

Nalin Agarwal

Founding Partner

Climate Collective Foundation

Moderator

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Panel Discussion

Exploring New Possibilities with AI for Industrial Decarbonization

Emerging areas where AI can unlock efficiencies, insights, and sustainability outcomes for achieving industry net zero
Cross-industry perspectives on enabling previously unviable decarbonization pathways, especially for Visakhapatnam’s industrial clusters

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Tea Break

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Parallel Roundtables

SKILLING: Building internal capacity for industrial decarbonisation (CXO and then mid level Ops)

DEPLOYMENT: Key challenges + interest areas for deploying solutions in industrial decarbonisation

A closed-door dialogue focused on Himalayan-specific resilience challenges, priorities, and opportunities for cross-sector collaboration.

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Lunch + Networking

Himalayan Resilience (Closed-Door discussion)

A closed-door dialogue focused on Himalayan-specific resilience challenges, priorities, and opportunities for cross-sector collaboration.

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Preparing the Next-Gen Workforce for AI-Driven Sustainability

Gaps between industry expectations and current graduate skill sets

Need for interdisciplinary learning models across universities and training bodies

Role of training platforms in complementing academic curricula in Visakhapatna

3:00 PM - 3:05 PM

Climate Data Hackathon Introduction

Himalayan Resilience (Closed-Door discussion)

A closed-door dialogue focused on Himalayan-specific resilience challenges, priorities, and opportunities for cross-sector collaboration.

3:05 PM - 3:30 PM

Climate Data Hackathon Team Presentation + Awards

3:30 PM onwards

Wrap

Himalayan Resilience (Closed-Door discussion)

A closed-door dialogue focused on Himalayan-specific resilience challenges, priorities, and opportunities for cross-sector collaboration.

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