Building in India, for the world
The Climate Action Summit, part of the India ClimateTech Initiative, is designed to unlock growth for climate tech innovations by three levers - knowledge, network and capital. The Summit will release a landscape study on India’s climate tech startups and bring together industry thought leaders and driven climate tech startups to foster knowledge exchange and collaborations. The summit will constitute panel discussions and startup pitches in addition to addresses by MUFG and IIMA Ventures leadership. The speakers will include sustainability leaders from the industry and early and growth stage investors with a climate tech portfolio. The Summit will create intentional space for networking and collaborations to be germinated among players (including but not limited to startups, investors and corporates) in the climate tech ecosystem.
To understand the drivers for corporate India to adopt emission efficient technologies and sustainable business practices and also touch upon the models of partnerships between climate tech startups and corporations.
To understand an entrepreneur’s perspective on key challenges in scaling-up a climate tech venture and the role of a conducive ecosystem - policy, infrastructure, investors, etc.
Report launch and presentation on key findings. Address by Takuya Senoo, Managing Director and Regional Executive for India & Sri Lanka, MUFG and Kunal Upadhyay, Co-founder, IIMA Ventures leadership
To understand the investors’ thesis on climate tech, including focus areas, current gaps and policy/technology/business model wishlists.
Pitches by a curated set of startups building climate tech solutions across value chains and problem statements.
MUFG Bank, Ltd. is Japan’s premier bank, with a global network spanning around 40 markets. Outside of Japan, the bank offers an extensive scope of commercial and investment banking products and services to businesses, governments, and individuals worldwide.
MUFG Bank’s parent, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) is one of the world’s leading financial groups. Headquartered in Tokyo and with over 360 years of history, MUFG has a global network with approximately 2,000 locations in more than 40 markets. The Group has about 120,000 employees and offers services including commercial banking, trust banking, securities, credit cards, consumer finance, asset management, and leasing. The Group aims to “be the world’s most trusted financial group” through close collaboration among our operating companies and flexibly respond to all the financial needs of our customers, serving society and fostering shared and sustainable growth for a better world. MUFG’s shares trade on the Tokyo, Nagoya, and New York stock exchanges.
