East Coast CDR Summit 2025

September 22, 2025 - New York City
Please note that capacity is limited to 150 participants, and due to high demand, we may not be able to accept every organization; participation is limited to one person per company.

 

We are excited to announce the East Coast CDR Summit, taking place in New York City on 22nd September, from 8:30AM - 4:00PM EDT.

Taking place during Climate Week NYC—the largest annual climate gathering in the world, bringing together business leaders, policymakers, activists, and innovators—the East Coast CDR Summit 2025 is the premier event for carbon removal leaders, suppliers, investors, and changemakers shaping the future of the industry. ​

Hosted by Puro.earth and made possible by the generous support of our Community Sponsor Carbon Business Council and our Summit Sponsors (to be announced), this high-impact gathering will spotlight the bold action, innovation, and partnerships driving the next phase of CDR growth.  With 2025 set to be a defining year for carbon removal, the Summit will serve as a catalyst for strategic alignment, cross-sector collaboration, and investment at scale. ​

Expect an energizing morning of expert panels, ecosystem showcases, curated networking, and more—all designed to accelerate progress at this pivotal moment for climate solutions.

Summit Highlights

"I really loved the Puro.earth summit. It brought together a wide range of investors, innovators, and carbon credit purchasers. This is a great forum for connecting and collaborating with each other."

Caitlin Wale, Kinjani

"This is an excellent summit, providing a valuable opportunity to bring many people together. It has allowed me to gain a holistic sense of what is changing and how people are generally thinking about CDR."

Ph.D., Steffi Muhanji, Microsoft

Keynote Speakers

Antti

Antti Vihavainen

Puro.earth

Vice Chairman

Randy

Randy Spock

Google

Carbon Credits and Removals Lead

Tomas

Tomas Naucler

McKinsey & Company

Senior partner

Paul Tonko

Paul D. Tonko

U.S. House of Representatives

Congressman

Agenda

 

8:30 – 9:00

Breakfast + Networking
9:00 - 9:05

Introduction
9:05 - 9:10

Welcome Keynote

Antti Vihavainen, Vice Chairman of Puro.earth
9:10–9:25

Supplier Showcase - Exomad Green
9:30 - 10:15

   Panel - Unlocking Buyer Momentum: The Next Chapter of CDR Demand

   Moderator: Fredrik Ekstrom, Chairman of Nasdaq Stockholm and Puro.earth

   Michelle You, Co-Founder and CEO of Supercritical

   Julie Mansfield, Head of Business Development, Americas at Carbon Future

   Nikki Batchelor, Executive Director, XPRIZE Carbon Removal

   Andrew Jeyarajah, Lead Partnerships and Portfolio Manager at Numerco

   Anja-Lea Fischer, Head of Operational Sustainability at Zurich Insurance
10:20 - 10:25

Keynote

Randy Spock, Carbon Credits and Removals Lead at Google
10:25 - 10:40

Fireside Chat: Google-Varaha

Partnerships for Climate Impact in the Global South: Google x Varaha

Randy Spock, Carbon Credits and Removals Lead at Google

Ikarus Janzen, Chief Commercial Officer at Varaha 
10:45 - 11:00

Networking Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:50

   Panel - BECCS and BioCCS: The Next Frontier of CDR

   Moderator: Alvin Lee

   Alex Clayton, Chief Business Development Officer at Gevo

   Angela Hepworth, Commercial and Carbon Markets Director at Elimini

   Frontier Carbon Solutions

   Gustav Elling,  Senior Investment Associate at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)
11:55 - 12:10

DMRV Showcase - Building Integrity with Data: dMRV Showcase with Mangrove

Mingyi Bian, Head of Implementation at Mangrove Systems
12:10 - 12:15

Supplier Showcase - Gigablue

Matan Rudis, Director of Business Development at Gigablue
12:15 - 13:15

Lunch + Networking
12:15 - 13:45 Roundtable Lunch - XPRIZE Winners Private Buyers' Lunch
13:15 - 14:15

Panel - The Emergence of Debt Financing for CDR

Moderator: Julien Jacob, Head of Offtakes and Investments at Puro.Earth

Cindy Jia, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Solutions Group - Americas at ING Bank

Jerome Rouphael, Carbon Sales & Structuring at J.P. Morgan

Swarnali Mitra, Carbon Finance of CUR8

Ori Shaashua, Co-Founder and CCO at Gigablue
14:20 - 14:35

Keynote Speech

Tomas Naucler, McKinsey
14:35 - 14:45

Coffee Break
14:45 - 15:30

Panel - The Policy Path to Scaling Carbon Removals

Moderator: Antti Vihavainen, Vice Chairman at Puro.earth

Lindy Fursman, Director-Climate and Energy Policy at Tony Blair Institute

Julio Friedman, Chief Scientist at Carbon Direct

Johan Börje, Business Development at Stockholm Exergi Stockholm Exergi
15:30 - 15:35

Industry Outlook: State of Carbon Removals Around the World

Ben Rubin,  Executive Director and Co-Founder at Carbon Business Council
15:35 - 15:40

CDR at COP30: What to expect

Chris Niedl, High-Level Champion for CDR at UNFCCC
15:40 - 15:55

Luminary Keynote Speech

U.S. Congressman Paul D. Tonko
15:55 - 16:00

Concluding Remarks
16:00 - 16:15 Post-Event Networking / Event Exit
16:00 - 19:15

Happy Hour - Exomad

Meet The Sponsors

Industry Showcase Partner

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

Community Sponsor

Join us for the Puro.earth CDR Summit

Please note that capacity is limited to 150 participants, and due to high demand, we may not be able to accept every organization; participation is limited to one person per company.