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Event Date and Time: Friday, September 26, 2025 from 3:30-6:30 pm ET 

Location: Midtown, Manhattan, NYC. Exact Location details will be shared after registration.


Net Impact
United States

Net Impact
info@netimpact.org

Net Impact and EY invite you to join us for our Climate Week Wine Down to debrief this year’s Climate Week over drinks and appetizers while enjoying the beautiful Manhattan skyline. Join us on Friday, September 26, from 3:30-6:30 pm ET for structured networking, brief presentations on local innovative climate initiatives, and experience Four Futures, an immersive AI-supported visual experience that allows visitors to encounter the consequences of decisions made today on climate change, business and society, resources, and geopolitics in the year 2055. 

Food and drinks will be provided from 3:30-4:30 pm ET during the structured networking portion of the event. A strong focus of the event will be bringing everyone’s ideas, concerns, strategies, and experiences into the broader conversation. We look forward to your participation!  

Note: This event has limited in-person capacity. We will welcome all guests on a first-come, first-served basis. If you can no longer attend, please cancel your registration here. 

 

Participants will walk away with: 

  • Meaningful connections with other professionals and emerging leaders in the climate space, both in and outside of the Net Impact community.
  • Insights on new initiatives from people leading the charge on climate solutions that have a focus on real-world action, environmental justice, and next-gen to spark your curiosity, re-invigorate your motivation, and uncover new potential career paths. 
  • Fresh perspectives from the Four Futures experience that depict four radically different scenarios for the year 2055 on climate change, business and society, and resources and geopolitics. 
  • Feeling heard - Audience members will have the opportunity to share their experiences, ideas, doubts, and personal aspirations for the city of New York and the world as they wrap up their Climate Week experience.  

Event Agenda 

  • 3:30-4:30 pm: Structured Networking with drinks and appetizers served & the Four Futures experience 
  • 4:30 pm: Welcome Remarks by EY and Net Impact
  • 4:35-5:35 pm: Presentations by local climate professionals 
  • 5:35-6:00 pm: Group Discussion, moderated by Net Impact  
  • 6:00-6:30 pm: Informal Networking & the Four Futures experience

Who Should Attend?

  • Members of the Net Impact community (chapter leaders, members, alumni, organizational partners)
  • Professionals and students interested in learning more about the challenges facing NYC and the world in a 3-4C climate, the adaptation strategies that are being formed to address them, and insights from leaders in the space.
  • Faculty, administrators, and professionals who are interested in supporting the climate career space

Speakers

Alexis Abreu Taylor, Vice President of the NYC Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC)

headshot (1)As the VP of Climate Resilience for the NYC Economic Development Corporation, Alexis is responsible for leading a portfolio of resilience and waterfront projects, which include neighborhood-scale resilience projects like the Financial-District & Seaport Climate Resilience Master Plan; resilient waterfront greenway planning and design; and climate risk assessment tools to understand multi-hazard climate impacts across NYCEDC assets and inform future planning priorities.  Prior to her time at EDC, she worked for the Bureau of Flood Resilience, Engineering and Construction at the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and was a Senior Project Manager with Rebuild by Design where she worked to catalyze innovative design solutions that address the potential impacts from climate change on the Sandy-affected areas of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.  She graduated with her B.A. from University of Pennsylvania and went on to earn a Master of City Planning (MCP) degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). 

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Racel Ceruti

Rachel Ceruti, Community Director, FABSCRAP

An award-winning leader and waste nerd, Rachel has leveraged her experience in the Peace Corps and sustainable finance, to become a key player in circular fashion and social impact events in NYC. After merging her circular community business with FABSCRAP in 2024, Rachel joined as the non-profit's inaugural Community Director. Also serving as a board member of Manhattan Solid Waste Advisory Board and Thread Change, Rachel has a passion for textile waste, which she shares with her thousands of subscribers on Substack. 
 
FABSCRAP is more than a nonprofit providing reuse and recycling services to over 850 brands for their pre-consumer textile waste. Beyond recycling, volunteering, and shopping opportunities, we offer knowledge-sharing and skill-building programs that educate and engage our growing sustainable community. It’s important to know that before textiles can be recycled, every piece must pass through human hands. That’s where our 11,000+ volunteers come in—since 2016, they’ve helped us divert more than 2 million pounds of textile waste from landfills.
 
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Shiv_Headshot_ActiveSurfaces_Green_Official_ProfileShiv Bhakta, Founder & CEO, Active Surfaces 

An award-winning climate tech entrepreneur, Shiv has combined his background in chemical engineering, energy finance, and advanced manufacturing to reimagine how and where solar can be deployed. Before founding Active Surfaces, Shiv held roles at ExxonMobil and the U.S. Department of Energy, where he supported multi-billion-dollar capital projects and technology commercialization initiatives. Recognized by Forbes 30 Under 30 and the MIT Sustainability Leadership Awards, Shiv brings deep technical and commercial expertise to scaling next-generation energy hardware.

Active Surfaces, spun out of MIT, is redefining rooftop and infrastructure solar with ultra-light, flexible modules that install in minutes without racking or penetrations. By dramatically cutting soft costs and enabling solar where traditional panels can’t go — from aging warehouses to data centers — Active Surfaces is unlocking a trllions of dollars of surfaces to solar deployment. With commercial engagements with global strategic partners (Colgate-Palmolive, Lendlease, and Sabanci), the company is preparing to scale roll-to-roll manufacturing and deliver the world’s lowest-cost clean electrons from every surface.

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Profile photo of Timothy Adamson MBA, SCR, FRM, ACMA, AMCT,Tim Adamson, Chief of Staff, Sustainability & ESG, Citi 

Tim Adamson joined the Citi Sustainability & ESG (“SESG”) team in March 2022. He supports the Chief Sustainability Officer, Val Smith, helping with the bank’s Sustainable Progress Strategy and priority initiatives, including the $1 Trillion Sustainable Finance Goal.

Prior to joining SESG, Tim worked for 14 years in a variety of Risk Management roles, including leading a Regulatory Risk Management function and as Chief of Staff for a Compliance and Operational Risk department in the Americas. Prior to the 2008 Financial Crisis, Tim worked as an accountant in financial control, before working in M&A and Fund Derivatives businesses.

Tim earned his MBA from Columbia University and his BSc in Psychology from the University of Surrey in the UK. He lives in Hoboken New Jersey with his wife and two children.

 

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