New York Climate Week 2026

FOAK Summit

Deploying First-of-a-Kind climate solutions will take a village.

We’re building the town square.

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Join 500 senior leaders from across the FOAK value chain

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One day, dedicated to deploying first-of-a-kind climate projects

Node’s second annual FOAK Summit brings together senior leaders from across the value chain, including capital providers, EPCs, strategic corporates, offtakers, insurers, regulators, and growth stage startup founders who are gearing up for a FOAK deployment.

Join your peers to explore innovative financing structures, regulatory strategies, risk mitigation approaches, and best practices for successful FOAK project execution. Whether you're a capital provider seeking cutting-edge investment opportunities, an EPC firm navigating FOAK project complexities, or a startup founder preparing to scale your innovation, the FOAK Summit provides the essential connections and insights to drive your projects forward.

Together, let's close the FOAK gap.

| SHOWCASE

Project Showcase

An exhibition of commercial-scale projects developed by growth stage startups and project developers.

| THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Main Stage

Talks, panels, and pitches from executives working at the FOAK frontier.

| COLLABORATION

Private Workshops

Hands-on working groups, roundtables, and networking designed to move projects forward.

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Wednesday of New York Climate Week
Doors open at 9:00 AM
Venue address shared with accepted registrants
1) Main stage
2) Workshops and Roundtables
3) Startup Showcase and Networking
You are free to bounce around the Summit as you see fit.

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Agenda

The shape of the day

Doors open at 9AM and close at 5PM. The main stage runs all day with a break for lunch. A networking lounge and project showcase hall stay open throughout the day. Workshops and Roundtables run in private rooms, parallel to the main stage content. Some workshops are open to all FOAK Summit attendees, some are by invitation only.

Main Stage Auditorium – Upper Floor

9:20Welcome RemarksFeaturing: Node

9:30Using ARL To Derisk Your FOAK ProjectWhy FOAK projects stall even when the tech worksFeaturing: NYSERDA, The Clean Fight, DaisyChain, L+M Development Partners, NYCHA

10:00Alternative Financing PathwaysCreative solutions for financing commercial scale projectsFeaturing: Venture for Climate, CVW Sustainable Royalties

10:35Getting FOAK Off The Ground (And Into The Water)Featuring: Trellis Climate, Node, Precursor, Emrgy

11:10The Capital Behind ReindustrializationBuilding an investable asset class for advanced manufacturingFeaturing: NextGen Industry Group, Re:Build Manufacturing, Lunar Energy, Unspun, HSBC

12:00Lunch & Project PitchesWatch our Project Showcase companies pitch downstairs during lunch!

1:00Achieving Techno-Commercial Readiness for FOAK ProjectsA case studyFeaturing: IFM Investors, Cambridge Consultants, Lilac

1:30Lightning Talk: FEL-ΩA progressive approach to early capex modelingFeaturing: Fluor

1:45Lightning Talk: RoeblingMinimum viable factoriesFeaturing: Roebling

2:00Lightning Talk: Closing the FOAK Coordination GapHow collective de-risking winsFeaturing: Node

2:15FOAK AwardsCelebrating the best in FOAK from 2026Featuring: Node

2:35On OfftakeReflections on the market for large scale offtake agreementsFeaturing: Ara Partners, Utility

3:15Deal Flow DecodedReflections on the FOAK ecosystem's evolutionFeaturing: Wells Fargo, Wilson Sonsini, Deloitte, Lupine Finance

3:50FOAK LOREField notes from the frontlines of First-of-a-Kind project developmentFeaturing: Precursor and FGS

5:00Event Ends

Workshops Lower Level

Breakout Room: Deploy

10:00Built to Last: AI, Reshoring, and the Future of Climate Tech Supply ChainsFeaturing: Misumi | FictivPublic WorkshopRegister

2:30European Public Funding for FOAK: Lessons for American CompaniesFeaturing: Climate Finance Solutions, Sublime Systems, and HSBCPublic WorkshopRegister

Breakout Room: Scale

9:00Data-Driven De-RiskingFeaturing: Mark1, RTI International, Environmental Defense FundInvite OnlyRequest an Invitation

1:00Practical AI for FOAK Developers: Frameworks, Tips, and TrendsFeaturing: Aire LabsPublic WorkshopRegister

2:30Missing Middle Working SessionFeaturing: IFM Investors, Cambridge ConsultantsInvite OnlyRequest an Invitation

FOAK Summit Speakers

Raef Sully

CEO
Lilac Solutions
David Yeh

Managing Partner & Founder
Precursor
Milo Werner

General Partner
DCVC
Alex Blumberg

Co-Founder & CEO
Daisy Chain
Emily Lewis O'Brien

Senior Director
Trellis Climate
Austin Badger

Managing Director
HSBC Innovation Banking
Hannah Friedman

Founder
Lupine Finance
Nick Ng

Program Director
The Clean Fight
Amit Modi

Founder & CEO
FGS
Jack Fritzinger

CEO
Node
Emily Morris

Founder & CEO
Emrgy
James Shih

Executive Director, Business Incubation
Fluor Corporation
Michael Walton

Senior Advisor
Precursor
Isabelle Branco-Lo

Commercial Advisor
NYSERDA
Arne Arens

Chief Executive Officer
Unspun
Kunal Girotra

Founder & CEO
Lunar Energy
Kim Blair, PhD

Vice President, Business Development
Re:Build Manufacturing
Ilana Moyer

Senior Director
L+M Development Partners
Sinan Yordem

SVP, Energy and Infrastructure
Cambridge Consultants
Rich Randall

Global Head of Debt Investments
IFM Investors
Scott Zimmermann

Partner, Energy & Climate Solutions
Wilson Sonsini
Sunil Vyas

Technical Director, Business Incubation
Fluor Corporation
Mark Hillhouse

ED, Sustainable Tech Practice Lead
Wells Fargo
Sidd Bhatt

Executive Director, Debt Investments
IFM Investors
John Mennel

Managing Director
Deloitte
Deanna Zhang

Founding Partner
Node
Daniel Kriozere

Director, Capital Markets and Strategic Partnerships
Venture for ClimateTech
Akshay Dubey

Chief Executive Officer
CVW Sustainable Royalties
Madhav Acharya

Head of Commercialization
Mark1
Sameer Parvathikar

Director
RTI International
Joel Armin-Hoiland

Founder & CEO
Climate Finance Solutions
Nate Evans

Head of Climate at MISUMI | Fictiv
Fictiv
Dr. Glen Junor

Director of Public Sector Programs
Sublime Systems
Alun Jones

Europe Lead for Project Development
Climate Finance Solutions
Joshua Lachter

Co-Founder, Chief Business Officer
Roebling
George Babu

Founder & CEO
Aire Labs
Andrew Gilbert

Head of Project Success
Aire Labs
Kate Stein

Director, Sustainable Finance, Insurance
Environmental Defense Fund
Jordan Bonomo

Senior Project Manager
New York City Housing Authority