Unlocking Scotland’s Climate Tech potential – a peer dialogue
Join Greenbackers Investment Capital for this special by-invitation event with Adrian Gillespie, Chief Executive of Scottish Enterprise.
Date and time
Location
Barclays Eagle Labs
BECO Building 58 Kingston St Glasgow G5 8BP United KingdomAbout this event
Scotland has set ambitious and world leading targets to become net zero by 2045. This transition represents a huge opportunity and equally great challenges for Scottish businesses and Scotland’s green (and blue) economy. The rewards of getting this right will be massive. But to make it happen, we need all areas of business, investment and support, both public and private to engage in a co-ordinated, meaningful way and much faster than we are currently doing. The opportunity is now.
We will be shining a light on early-stage Scottish technology companies in the sustainability sector, discussing Team Scotland’s challenges and opportunities, informing all of new areas of support available to the sector and looking at how we can create more conducive, productive and co-ordinated approach for the advancement of the entire sector, both home and abroad.
Participants
Scottish Enterprise and other related Scottish Government Agencies, Scotland focussed Green Industry CEO’s, Investors, Global Scots, Scots industry commentators and Corporates with a strong vested interest in Scotland.
Agenda
- Greenbackers Welcome 5 mins
- State of the Nation by industry commentator (net zero, ESG, C metrics, trends etc)
- Keynote Address by Adrian Gillespie, Chief Executive, Scottish Enterprise 10 mins
- Greenbackers intro – what, why and how 10 mins
- Technology start-ups: 2 minute quick-pitches plus Q/A
- Discussion Forum and Conclusion
- Drinks / Pizza reception and Great Networking
About Greenbackers
Greenbackers Investment Capital is a Scottish specialist firm focussed on climate & cleantech capital globally. We work with scale-up business, acting as a venture capital conduit via a digital deal room connecting VC’s, Corporate Venture Capital, Impact funds and more to pre-screened, curated, investment-ready ventures. By providing a secure, deal-sharing program to streamline scouting, origination and increase efficiency, we now have attracted over 380+professional funds to their platform, enabling syndication and co-investment. For Late Seed, Series A and B fundraises. https://bit.ly/3vepik5,
Frequently asked questions
No. But as near to it as possible to maximise your networking opportunities. We do ask that everyone arrives by 6pm at the latest.
Highly likely, but certainly not boring ones! We're finalising the agenda now.
Robert Hokin and his partners at Greenbackers Investment Capital: Andrew Smith, Mark Hannigan and John Steedman. Profiles can be found here: https://greenbackers.com/who-we-are
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There is on-street metered (non-secure) parking on Tradestone and Centre Streets (just off Kingston Street where Eagle Labs is located) or security parking at the NCP at 38 Oswald St, Glasgow G1 4PA, a 5 minute walk from Eagle Labs.
Yes! We don't want rumbling stomachs to detract from our conversations so a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be available as well as snacks and pizza to munch on.