Gyeonggi Province will host the 2025 Gyeonggi-do Climate Tech Conference on October 23-24 at the Gyeonggi Convergence Town in Suwon (3rd floor of the Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Foundation). The event is designed to promote climate crisis response based on scientific evidence, technological innovation, and the activation of investments.
Held under the theme "The Era of Climate Economy: Now Is the Time to Invest in Climate Tech," the conference will bring together domestic and international ambassadors, climate tech companies, investment firms, startups, and residents. The event is organized by Gyeonggi Province and co-hosted by the Gyeonggi Environment & Energy Agency and the Gyeonggi Creative Economy Innovation Center.
At the opening ceremony on October 24, Chris Lee (Hawaii State Senator), Andrew Chang (CEO of New Energy Nexus), and Ethan Cohen-Cole (CEO of Capture6, USA) will deliver keynote speeches on the future of the climate tech industry and the climate economy.
The following panel discussion will be moderated by Jeon Uichan, Chairperson of the Climate Crisis Response Committee, and will feature domestic and international experts including Roy Torbert (3D), Lucinda Walker (British Chamber of Commerce in Korea), Milen Dyulgerov (World Bank), and Park Gunhoo (NH Investment & Securities).
In the Climate Tech Showcase, leading climate tech companies and investment firms from Korea and abroad will gather to share growth strategies for climate tech unicorns and open innovation collaboration cases. Participants include Roy Torbert (D3), Trisana Nagrani (Climeworks), Ham Ilhan (H Energy), Seo Yutaek (Hyundai Engineering & Construction), Lee Gihak (Doosan Enerbility), and Lee Hoseop (Korea CCUS Promotion Team). The session will be chaired by Kim Hyoeun, CEO of the ClimateWorks Foundation.
The Climate Tech Seminar will focus on "Investment, Policy, and Market Strategies for Climate Finance and Climate Tech," with presentations on domestic and international climate finance policies and investment strategies by Professor Kim Jongdae (Inha University), the Korea Environment Institute, NH Investment & Securities, and the Gyeonggi Credit Guarantee Foundation.
In the Climate Tech Competition, seven teams that passed the preliminary round will present climate tech ideas with proven feasibility, and in the afternoon, a Carbon Neutral Fund Investment Pitch Day will be held. Ten startups that advanced through the preliminaries will compete in the final IR pitching round.
At the multipurpose hall on the 3rd floor of the venue, technologies from domestic climate tech startups such as Nubilab, Eight Tech, Fineco, Taiga, GreenContinue, and Enon will be on display.
Byun Sangki, Director of the Climate and Environment Policy Division of Gyeonggi Province, stated, "Climate tech is the industry of the future and a new growth engine for the climate economy," adding, "We hope this conference will serve as a starting point for the transformation of the climate tech ecosystem, where technology, finance, policy, and residents come together."