Events

Osama Idrees will be attending the 2026 HSBC Supply Chain & Logistics Innovation Day – an exclusive invitation-only event produced in partnership with some of world’s top supply chain & logistics focused VC firms bringing together senior corporate executives, thought leaders, venture capitalists, and disruptive startups to explore the future of supply chain innovation.  Thursday, April …

Tailwind Futures is proud to partner once again with ClimateTech Connect,  “Where Climate Resilience Meets Technological Innovation” at its annual flagship conference April 8th-9th 2026 in Washington D.C.

Use code: tailwindVIP when registering for 25% off ticket prices.

The Global Adaptation and Resilience Investment (GARI) Summit brings together financial systems stakeholders to explore how climate adaptation and resilience are becoming investable opportunities.

Tailwind Futures is co-hosting an executive workshop on April 21 with Duke University to bring together university innovation offices and researchers, investors and corporations focused on accelerating adaptation and resilience technologies.

Managing Partner Arindam Bhattacharya will be attending the EarthX E-Capital Summit in Dallas April 20-22.

Katie MacDonald, Cofounder and Venture Partner at Tailwind Futures, will speak at ClimaTech 2026 on Tuesday, May 5. Her session, Catalytic Capital for Climate Resilience: Financing Technologies That Protect and Scale, will explore how innovative financing models can accelerate the deployment of technologies that reduce physical climate risk while unlocking long-term value.

Join Tailwind Futures Partner Osama Idrees at The Canadian Climate Capital Summit, a convening of the investors, founders, and capital allocators shaping the next era of climate innovation.

Senior Associate Brooke Zhang attended the 7th annual InsurTech conference in New York City.

Emilie Mazzacurati attended changeNOW 2026, “the world expo of solutions for the planet.”

Tailwind Futures sponsored the Global Corporate Venturing & Innovation Summit 2026 in Monterrey. Founding Partner Emilie Mazzacurati gave a keynote on “Resilience Tech as a Competitive Advantage: Innovation in Supply Chain Risk Management” at 1:50-2:00pm on Thursday March 26.

Senior Associate Brooke Zhang joined the Scout InsurTech and InnSure Virtual Climate Showcase March 18th, featuring some of the best emerging and high-growth companies positively impacting the insurance industry.

Arindam Bhattacharya attended the Texas Futures Summit at SXSW.

“The Summit brings together investors, founders, policymakers, technologists, and cultural leaders exploring how technology, capital, and creativity are reshaping and transforming the world in our home state of Texas and beyond.”

Tailwind Futures partnered with MaRS to survey Canadian climate resilience technologies and the innovation ecosystem that is supporting them. The resulting Canadian Adaptation and Resilience Innovation Playbook tracks public and private demand alongside startup and investor activity to identify where climate risk awareness is — and is not — translating into scalable solutions. Click here …

The Catalytic Capital Forum at Foundation House will explore how each layer of the capital stack, from philanthropic grants to impact investment, plays a vital role in de-risking innovation, scaling proven models, and unlocking private sector participation. Join Senior Associate Brooke Zhang at the Catalytic Capital Forum Feb 13, 2026 to learn more about Tailwind …

Manifest brings together Fortune 500 global supply chain executives, logistics service providers, innovators and investors at the forefront of logistics tech and end-to-end supply chain.

The Morgan Stanley Inclusive & Sustainable Ventures (MSISV) Accelerator Program supports early-stage startups and nonprofits. The Showcase and Demo Day is a unique opportunity to meet the 2025 Cohort startups providing scalable solutions across sustainability, healthcare, resource efficiency, manufacturing, caregiving and affordable clean energy.

Convening 400+ of the industry’s most influential dealmakers, fundraisers, investors and allocators, the Women’s Venture Capital Summit provides a platform for the industry’s most ambitious minds to connect and collaborate.

Tailwind Futures was at Cleantech Forum North America on January 26-28, 2026 in San Diego. Cleantech Forum North America is the premier event in sustainable innovation connecting investors, corporates and innovators to fuel business growth, climate solutions, and impact.

Tailwind Futures cofounder and venture partner Katie Macdonald moderated the New Applications Advancing Grid Resilience panel on 1/23.

This one-day symposium explored the role of materials across the building lifecycle and spotlighted technologies and strategies to dramatically reduce buildings’ operational energy demand. The symposium convened leaders from academia, industry, and startups to share research breakthroughs, scalable solutions, and commercialization pathways for high-performance construction and operation.

Emilie Mazzacurati attended.

Frank Freitas was in Tokyo on December 3 for Cleantech Spark, an exclusive event bridging Japanese markets and global cleantech innovation. Learn more and request an invitation.

MaRS Climate Impact brings together the world’s foremost tech and finance leaders to speed up the adoption of climate solutions.

Join us next year at the MaRS Centre in downtown Toronto  for two days of interactive panel discussions, thought-provoking debates, company demos and more. Brooke Zhang, senior associate at Tailwind futures attended the 2025 event.

Emilie Mazzacurati spoke Nov 18 in Tokyo at a roundtable on Climate Adaptation & Resilience: The Next Frontier for Investors.

The ULI Fall Meeting is the premier gathering for real estate professionals committed to shaping the built environment. Bringing together top industry leaders, visionaries, and decision-makers, this event offered unparalleled insights, networking, and hands-on learning in one of the world’s most innovative cities.

Emilie participated in a private panel discussion on resilience innovation hosted by the Responsible Property Owner Council.

Emilie and Osama were at SOCAP25, one of the world’s largest convenings of the global impact ecosystem happening October 27-29 in downtown San Francisco.

Emilie moderated the Founder Showcase: Women Entrepreneurs Driving Change hosted by the Cartier Women’s Initiative.

This event brings together a global audience of founders and funders, plus people from philanthropy, government, education, media, finance, science, faith-based-organizations, NGOs, creatives, nonprofits, community leaders, and others to power meaningful impact.

Join Tailwind Futures next time to discuss how climate adaptation and resilience has the power to impact lives and livelihoods for the better.

TDK Ventures hosted its invite-only 100X event on October 21-23 at The Commonwealth Club in San Francisco. This exclusive gathering combined TDK Ventures’ flagship experiences, DX Week, Energy Week, and Portfolio Summit, into one iconic event for the first time. It brought together thought leaders, policymakers, corporate innovators, scientists, entrepreneurs, VCs, and visionaries driving the Digital and Energy Transition.

Osama and Emilie attended.

Emilie spoke Thursday, October 23rd on the panel “The Rise of Climate Adaptation and Carbon Removal.”

Osama spoke at the World Economic Forum’s Urban Transformation Summit October 23 in San Francisco.

He was a panelist at the hub session Built for Disaster: Cities for a Hotter, Riskier Future and participated in the Executive Roundtable: Unlocking the Resilience Dividend on Thursday 10/23.

The Annual Urban Transformation Summit convened over 300 participants for two and a half days focused on sustainable redevelopment, mobility transformation, innovation ecosystems, nature-positive infrastructure, technology governance, and more.

We’ll catch you at the next one!

Emilie spoke at Sustainable Brands 2025, where leaders gain the insights, strategies, and connections needed to build brands that drive business value and “good growth”. This flagship event helps teams integrate sustainability into core business strategy, unlocking new opportunities through regenerative business models, circular systems, and next-generation governance.

SB Adaptation and Resilience Summit – Chaired by Tailwind Futures

From next-gen materials and packaging innovation to driving lasting behavior change and discovering business strategies that drive “good growth”— economic progress that benefits brands, people, and the planet — join us as the SB community reunites to share innovative solutions and levers for driving sustainable growth.

We’re excited to announce Climate Resilience Week during Climate Week NYC, a joint initiative from Tailwind Futures, the Global Adaptation & Resilience Investment Working Group (GARI), The Resiliency Company, Resilience Investments, The Lightsmith Group, Probable Futures, and the Climate Policy Initiative. Adaptation and resilience is valued as a $2T investment opportunity, with a growth potential of …

Tailwind Futures co-hosted The Adaptation Forum with The Resiliency Company, Resilience Investments and Virta Ventures and the generous sponsorship of Foley Hoag on Monday September 21, 2025, during Climate Week NYC.

Over 700 people expressed interest in attending, and the room was packed!

Meet the Tailwind Futures team at Climate Week NYC! Below is the full list of events our team will be attending – this list will be updated over the coming weeks. Events not hyperlinked are by invitation only. Don’t miss our series of events: Climate Resilience Week, co-hosted by Tailwind Futures and partners! (also included …

Why are leading investors now describing adaptation to climate change as a $1T opportunity? How are the ongoing disruptions from climate change that are affecting key sectors of the global economy – including in energy, agriculture, water, transportation and logistics, and health – driving over $1T of annual spending and creating $1T of opportunities for investments in solutions? The roundtable will bring together investors, entrepreneurs, and experts for an action-oriented roundtable discussion. The group will share expertise and lessons learned from investors and companies focused on climate adaptation solutions as well as from experts researching this rapidly emerging category of investing.

• • Topic 1: Climate Adaptation Investment – The $1T Opportunity

• • Topic 2: Climate Adaptation Solutions – Entrepreneurs and Examples

Hosted by The Lightsmith Group, GARI Group, and Silicon Valley Bank.

 

Tailwind is co-hosting the London Climate Action Week event: “Climate Adaptation: Technology Showcase & Reception” with ​Mazarine Climate, ClimateProof, TheAdapt, inClimate, Tailwind, Envest, NatureTech Memos, and others on Monday, June 23rd from 3-7:30PM GMT. ​Join us for a CAT technology showcase and reception with investors, sector experts, and innovators all focused on Climate Adaptation Technology …

Hohonu’s webinar spotlighted how hyper-local flood sensors are strengthening community resilience to flooding across the country.

Charleston, South Carolina has had more flood events since 2016 than the previous 96 years combined, and it’s not alone. Across the U.S., communities are seeing sharp increases in tidal flooding, storm surge, and riverine flood events. Federal agencies like NOAA and USGS can’t keep pace with the growing demand for localized flood data.

Enter Hohonu, a flood sensor technology company on a mission to democratize access to scientifically rigorous, real-time water data for communities, property managers and emergency response teams.

Hohonu helps asset owners, city planners, insurance companies, and community first responders answer questions like:
– How high, how often, and for how long does low-lying infrastructure flood?
– How do assets throughout town compare to each other during flood events?
– How does urban flooding compare to what you’re seeing on the coast?

To hear more about how Hohonu is strengthening community flood resilience, tune in to the recording!

We’ll be at Plug and Play’s Silicon Valley Summit 2025 on June 10-12 in Sunnyvale, CA! The Summit features three days of startup pitches, invaluable networking opportunities, and a front-row seat to the future of innovation. Over 300+ startups from 17 different industry programs will demo their technologies at Plug and Play’s HQ. Osama Idrees, …

The ULI Resilience Summit is the flagship ULI event for climate adaptation. It brings together global leaders in real estate and resilience to explore innovative approaches to protecting cities and portfolios, including strategies for assessing and mitigating climate risks, how to finance resilient properties, and the role of public policy in fostering climate-prepared development. Attendees …

Join the Tailwind team at AdaptUnbound 2025 in New York, NY on May 14-15, 2025! More than 200 leaders and visionaries will convene in May 2025 to scale innovative solutions and unlock the critical capital needed to prepare, prevent, respond and recover from evolving climate risks. Whether through physical infrastructure or organisational attitude, preparation is …

Brooke Zhang will be speaking at the Climate Robotics Summit from May 6-9, 2025. The Summit is a virtual conference that builds a multidisciplinary community and knowledge base to inform the responsible, inclusive, and sustainable application of Climate Robotics. Brooke will be speaking on Friday, March 9th on the responsible development and deployment of robotics …

Tailwind will be co-hosting the San Francisco Climate Week event: New Solutions for Climate Resilience Investment on April 24, 2025, alongside GARI, DBL Partners, and Morrison Foerster. Our team will be represented by Emilie Mazzacurati and Brooke Zhang. Emilie will be moderating the 2nd panel, covering A&R innovation needs and leading a discussion on where …

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) is hosting the SF Climate Week event: “Bridging the Gap: Catalyzing Private Investment in Adaptation”, sponsored by ClimateWorks Foundation. Emilie Mazzacurati will be speaking in the ​panel discussion, “What’s Working, What’s Next?”, on Wednesday April 23rd from 1-2:30PM PT. ​Join us for an afternoon of conversations with investors, sector experts, and …

Meet the Tailwind team at SF Climate Week from April 21-25th! Here’s a list of events our team will attend. (Events not hyperlinked are by invitation only) Monday, April 21st Tuesday, April 22nd Wednesday, April 23rd Thursday, April 24th Friday, April 25th Stop by to chat, reach out to us on Linkedin, or email us …

Emilie Mazzacurati and Brooke Zhang will be at ClimateTech Connect from April 15-16, 2025 at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center / Washington, DC. Emilie will be speaking on the “The State of the Climate Adaptation and Resilience (AR) Market” panel on Wednesday. ClimateTech Connect is the premier global conference and trade show …

Tailwind will overview its recently released the Adaptation Finance Primer on April 10, 2025 at 8:30AM PST/11:30AM EST/4:30PM BST/9:00PM IST. Sign up to attend our upcoming virtual session that will walk you through the Primer, and how to apply it in different contexts around the world. We’ll explore essential elements of funding and financing critical …

Elle Hempen will be at Miami Climate Week’s Resilience 365 Conference on from March 24-25, 2025 at the University of Miami (UM). She’ll be speaking on the “Financing Resilience Tech: Funding the Future” panel, alongside Stephen Hammer (CEO of the New York Climate Exchange) and Stonly Baptise Blue (Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Third Sphere). This …

Emilie Mazzacurati will be speaking in Adapt Unbound’s webinar covering Climate Adaptation Investment and Finance on March 20, 2025 at 11AM ET/8AM PT/16:00 GMT. Panellists Moderator In this webinar, Adapt Unbound brings together key investment leaders to discuss: Register for the webinar here!

Emilie Mazzacurati will be at Carnegie Mellon University’s Spring Workshop for Building Resilient Infrastructure on March 13, 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA. The workshop, hosted by the Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, involves keynote speakers and panel discussions. It will dive deep into strategies to enhance the resilience and sustainability of the built environment, while …

Join the Tailwind team at the MIT Energy Conference on March 3-4, 2025 in Boston, MA. Join the conversation with expert lineup of 60+ speakers, panelists, and moderators at the forefront of the critical innovations shaping the energy transition. As a world-renowned hub for progress, MIT is driving the charge in pioneering research and discussions …

Emilie Mazzacurati will attend PwC and Triple-I’s Resilient Dallas workshop on February 19-20, 2025 in PwC’s Dallas office. The event gathers leaders and innovators across the housing, insurance, finance, and public sectors. It aims to address climate risks and enhance property resilience throughout the Dallas metropolitan area. Event Highlights: This event is invitation-only.

Brooke Zhang will be at the National Safety Council’s Future of EHS Conference on February 18-20, 2025 in St. Louis, MO. The conference brings together Environment, Health, and Safety (EHS) industry professionals, researchers and solutions providers for an open exchange about the latest in safety innovations and best practices. This year, the event features a …

Join Emilie Mazzacurati at CleanTech Forum North America on January 27-29, 2025 in San Diego. Cleantech Forum North America is the premier event in sustainable innovation connecting investors, corporates and innovators to fuel business growth, climate solutions, and impact.  Emilie Mazzacurati will speak on a panel on Wed, Jan 29 at 1:40pm. The Adaptation Age: …

Tailwind participate to VERGE 2024 as a marketing partner and hosted a Climate Resilience Breakfast with professionals in adaptation and resilience. Emilie Mazzacurati spoke on a panel on Innovation to Accelerate Resilience in the Built Environment.

Tailwind was at SoCap 2024. SOCAP serves as one of the world’s largest gatherings for the impact ecosystem driving market-based solutions to the world’s most pressing issues.

More information on SoCap 24.

Meet the Tailwind team at Climate Week NYC! Here’s a list of events our team will attend. (Events not hyperlinked are by invitation only.) Monday September 23rd  Tuesday September 24th  Wednesday September 25th  Thursday September 26th 

Extreme heat is the number one weather related killer in the United States. With temperatures breaking new records this summer, the country and the world are facing a sizzling hot present and future that is guaranteed under all climate scenarios. This reality demands that innovators, investors, and experts from the medical community converge to envision …

Tailwind was at the Adaptation & Mitigation: New Innovation & Venturing Opportunities for a 2° world  to discuss the interplay between adaptation and mitigation in Boston, September 10.