Cross-Campus Innovation Exchange
Verizon Executive Education Center, Cornell Tech Campus (Roosevelt Island) | January 23, 2026
Campus Climate Tech (https://www.linkedin.com/company/campus-climate-tech-launchpad/) and Columbia Climate Fund (https://www.linkedin.com/company/columbia-climate-fund/) are bringing together a critical mass of faculty, postdocs, PhDs, and Masters & undergrad engineering student leaders focused on advancing climate tech across top research institutions in the Northeast.
• Meet your peers across departments and other universities
• Network with potential employers
• Explore opportunities for collaboration on research and startup ventures
Doors open at 11 am and programming starts at noon. Programming ends at 5 pm followed by networking through 6 pm.
There will be:
1) Panels on commercializing university research
2) Major industry players will pitch the innovation areas where they see the greatest opportunity for academia & startups to advance
3) Opportunities to present your research
4) A workshop to match with your future co-founder and a primer on techno-economic analyses
5) NYCEDC panel on climate tech resources and initiatives being driven across NYC
6) Plenty of networking time + food and beverages will be provided!
Come and meet startups, investors, industry leaders, and more...
If you are a scientific researcher, please fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/HKRAov5kgtYxXxr18
Location
Verizon Executive Education Center
34 N Loop Rd, New York, NY 10044, USA
Cross-Campus Innovation Exchange
This initiative offers a front-row view into the next wave of energy, robotics, and other deep tech innovation emerging from leading universities. Startups will be able to connect with investors, industry leaders, and a unique mix of technical talent from top schools.
Overview:
A cross-university conference to foster greater connection between climate & deep tech innovators across schools and disciplines.
Timing: January 23 | doors open at 11 am, event starts at Noon, and programming ends / networking begins at 5 pm
Location: Cornell Tech - Verizon Center on Roosevelt Island (accessible by car, bus, subway, and sky tram)
Focus Areas: Applied Physics & Advanced Energy, Chemical Engineering & Critical Materials, Mechanical Engineering & Thermal Systems, Robotics, Autonomy & AI, Bioengineering, Resilience & Geoengineering
Audience: 250+ founds, investors, and faculty, PhDs, and engineering students from| CUNY, Columbia, NYU, Cornell, RPI, Stony Brook, UAlbany, Princeton, Rutgers, NJIT, Stevens, Yale, and Penn
Event Collaborators From: HAX/SOSV, Steel Atlas Partners, ARC Capital Management, Textbook Ventures, GE Vernova, AERTEC, ExxonMobil, The Engine, Nucleate, NY Robotics, and NYCEDC (including Gotham Foundry, BATWorks, etc.)
Luma Ticket Page -> https://luma.com/o94ngn96
Full Event Overview -> https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DTE9MYNFny9lGcNwt4qxBZxIiCIp8xffesG-Dzw0CRg/edit?usp=sharing
There will be...
- 01
Panels on commercializing university research
- 02
Major industry players pitching innovation areas where they see the greatest opportunity
- 03
Opportunities to present your research
- 04
Workshops for co-founder matching, the tech economy, and more...
- 05
NYCEDC-led panel
on climate tech resources and initiatives across NYC.
- 06
Time for Networking and Meeting
Food and Beverages will be provided!