Who Attends
VERGE 23 offers valuable learning and networking opportunities for thousands of professionals from business, government, solution providers and startups. Functional roles who benefit from participating at VERGE include: Sustainability, Fleet and Logistics Management, Energy Procurement and Management, Product and Packaging Design and more.
Explore past participants below, and check out the Group Package page for more examples of roles that benefit from participating and to find out how your organization can send an unlimited number of employees to VERGE 23 for a simple, flat rate.
VERGE 23 is the center of gravity for the climate tech community, designed to benefit leaders across the entire ecosystem:
Private Sector
- Explore the latest trends, tools and insights in climate tech
- Build connections with a dynamic community of leaders from across industries and sectors
Government
- Forge meaningful relationships with new partners — large and small — from the private sector
- Share insights on the direction of future policymaking and support action on existing policies.
Non-profits & Trade Organizations
- Learn from and share findings with the climate tech ecosystem
- Collaborate with the private sector and connect with new and existing partners
Solution Providers
- Connect with prospective customers and partners
- Establish your brand as a leading climate tech solutions provider
Startups & Investors
- Network with influential investors, trailblazing startups and corporate partners
- Position your brand in front of 5,000+ leaders in the climate tech ecosystem
Research & Academia
- Build bridges between research and early innovation to real-world implementation
- Communicate key learnings on breakthrough climate research with public and private sectors
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Company Name |
Job Title |
| AB In BEV | Global Sustainability and Innovation Director |
| Accenture | Managing Director, North America Sustainability Strategy Lead |
| Allbirds | Head of Sustainability |
| Amazon | Investment Lead, Climate Pledge Fund |
| Amazon | Global Lead, Sustainable Buildings |
| Amazon | Electric Vehicle Charging and Infrastructure Products |
| American Forest Foundation | Chief Marketing & Communications Officer |
| Apple | Vice President, Environment, Policy & Social Initiatives |
| Arbor Day Foundation | Managing Director of Carbon Markets |
| BlackRock | Global Head of Sustainability |
| California Air Resources Board | Staff Air Pollution Specialist |
| CDP | Head of Corporations and Supply Chains, North America |
| CDP | Global Director of Corporations and Supply Chains |
| City of Los Angeles | Director of Vehicle Electrification |
| City of San Jose | Mayor |
| Clean Energy Buyers Association | CEO |
| Clean Energy Buyers Association | Head of Strategic Communications |
| Clean Energy Ventures | Investment Manager |
| Conservation International | SVP, Sustainable Lands & Waters |
| Danone North America | Chief Research & Innovation Officer |
| Delta Air Lines | Chief Sustainability Officer and Corporate Innovation |
| Duke Energy | Director, Commercial Renewables Sales |
| Earth Uprising International | Founder and Executive Director |
| eBay | Chief Sustainability Officer |
| Edelman | SVP, Consumer Transportation Technology |
| Electrify America, LLC | Head of Energy Services |
| ENGIE Impact | Director Sustainability Solutions |
| ENGIE Impact | Sr Director Strategic Accounts |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Executive Vice President of Impact |
| Environmental Defense Fund | Managing Director, EDF+Business |
| ERM | Technical Director, Economics |
| Esri | Chief Scientist |
| EVgo | Sr. Director, Fleet Partnerships |
| Executive Office of the President | Assistant Director for Ocean Conservation, Climate and Equity Office of Science and Technology Policy, |
| General Motors | Chief of Staff - Electric Vehicle Management |
| General Motors | Brand Integration Manager and Chief of Staff, Cross Product Electric Vehicle |
| General Motors | Vice President - Chief Sustainability Officer |
| Global Optimism | Founding Partner |
| Strategic Sustainability Programs & Engagement Lead | |
| Head of Sustainability and Climate Policy | |
| Head, Food for Good | |
| Head of Business Development | |
| HP, Inc. | Chief Sustainability Officer |
| HSBC | VP, Corporate Sustainability |
| IBM | CTO & VP, Sustainability Software |
| IDEO | Director, Design for Food |
| Impossible Foods | Found |
| JetBlue Airways | Director, Head of Sustainability & ESG |
| JLL | SVP Global Sustainability |
| Johnson Controls | VP, Growth Operations |
| Keurig Dr. Pepper Inc. | Director of Sustainability |
| Director of Global Sustainability | |
| Senior Associate, Central Strategic Initiatives | |
| Lower Carbon Capital | Partner |
| Lyft | Head of Sustainability |
| Mars Incorporated | Global Renewable Energy Program Manager |
| Mcdonalds | U.S. Sustainability Manager |
| Meta | Head of Net Zero Strategy |
| Meta | Head, Climate |
| Microsoft | Sustainability Sales Strategy Director |
| Microsoft | Sr Product Marketing Manager, Microsoft Sustainability |
| Natural Resources Defense Council | Natural Resources Defense Council |
| Nasdaq | Senior ESG Climate Analyst |
| Neste | President, US |
| New Energy Nexus | Chief Energy Officer |
| NRG | Director, Sustainability Advisory |
| Pachama | Vice President of Carbon Origination |
| Panera | VP, Food Beliefs, Sustainability and PR |
| PepsiCo | Senior Fleet Sustainability Manager |
| PepsiCo | Senior Director of Sustainability |
| Prologis | Vice President, Global Energy |
| Powerhouse Ventures | Founder and CEO; Managing Partner |
| REI | Sustainability Program Manager |
| REI | VP Strategy, Transformation & Sustainability |
| Rewiring America | Founder |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Senior Associate, Carbon-Free Electricity |
| Rocky Mountain Institute | Managing Director, Climate Intelligence |
| S&P Global | Vice President, Managing Director — Global Power & Renewables |
| Salesforce | SVP, Sustainability |
| Salesforce | EVP & Chief Impact Officer |
| Salesforce | Director, Partner Alliances |
| Science Based Targets Initiative | Executive Director |
| Shopify | Head of Sustainability |
| Sodexo | Vice President, Sustainability & CSR |
| Stanford University | Co-Director, Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions |
| Stripe | Head of Climate |
| Tesla, Inc. | Director, Business Development |
| The Environmental Defense Fund | Vice President, Natural Climate Solutions |
| The Nature Conservancy | Managing Director, Center for Sustainability Science Center for Sustainability Science |
| Third Derivative | Co-Founder and Principal |
| Unilever | Head of External Affairs |
| U.S. Department of Defense | Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer |
| U.S. Department of Energy | U.S. Secretary of Energy |
| U.S. Department of Energy | Commercialization Executive |
| Uber | Global Head of Vehicles & Electrification |
| Uber | Global Lead on Sustainability Policy |
| Unreasonable Group | General Partner, Unreasonable Collective |
| Verra | Chief Program Development & Innovation Officer |
| Walmart | Director, Energy Services |
| Walmart | Senior Manager, Global Sustainability |
| We Don't Have Time | President |
| WWF | Global Initiative Lead Food Loss and Waste |
| XPRIZE | Chief Scientist | EVP Climate & Energy |