The Climate Heist

Tue Apr 14 2026 at 06:00 pm to 10:30 pm UTC+01:00

The Sugar Club | Dublin

Climate Cocktail Club
Publisher/HostClimate Cocktail Club
The Climate Heist
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If the future is being quietly assembled in rooms where ideas meet capital and courage, this is one of those rooms. Join us!
About this Event

FULL INFORMATION: https://www.climatecocktailclub.org/events-1/dublin-14-the-climate-heist


What if we could hijack the very systems driving climate and nature destruction to fuel regeneration instead?

Climate Heist is a night out with substance.

Professional but unbuttoned.

Curious but commercially sharp.

If the future is being quietly assembled in rooms where ideas meet capital and courage, this is one of those rooms. Join us 🍸🌍


Partnering with , this intimate evening brings together entrepreneurs, investors and innovators to explore how business, finance, policy and technology can be re-engineered for impact and advantage. From impact investing, industrial symbiosis, renewable energy and regenerative supply chains to AI and IoT, we’ll unpack real strategies already reshaping industries - not in theory, but in practice.

Expect a candid panel discussion, a keynote from a world-class climate and nature business leader, and space for meaningful conversation in a relaxed, design-led setting. With music, art and light bites, The Climate Heist is designed to feel more like a curated gathering than a conference. It showcases how to use capitalism’s own playbook - but for good


SPEAKERS & PERFORMERS

  • Tom Popple, Founder-CEO, BE IMPACTFUL & Climate Cocktail Club
  • Jack McHugh, Folk-singing guitar-slinging songwriting Animator from Kilkenny
  • Heather Griffin and Patrick Mulvihill, Artists, Living Rhythms & Dinnseanchas project
  • Lesley O'Connor, Founder and Executive Chair, Trifecta Energy CLG
  • David Scanlon, Director, Resolve Partners
  • Phil Doyle, Managing Director & Co-Head of the SDCL Global Energy Transition Fund (GETF), Sustainable Development Capital LLP (SDCL)
  • Annie Leeson, CEO & Co-Founder, Agricarbon
  • David Connolly, CEO, HeatGrid Ireland
  • Lavanya Bhandari, CEO & Founder, Ecoroots


EVENT SCHEDULE

1800 - Doors open (cocktails, networking and food)

1815 - Live music: Jack McHugh

1900 - Kick off and welcome: Tom Popple

1910 - Creative feature: immersive experimental audio-visual performance by Heather Griffin & Patrick Mulvihill

1930 - Leadership keynote and fireside: Lesley O'Connor

2000 - B Lab Ireland Spotlight

2010 - Panel session: David Scanlon (host), Phil Doyle, Annie Leeson, David Connolly, Lavanya Bhandari

2050 - Closing remarks: Tom Popple

2100 - Live music (with Jack), networking and cocktails

2200 - Close


WHY ATTEND

  • Steal the future before it steals you. Climate and nature shifts are redrawing the profit map. Come see where the treasure is buried.
  • From compliance headache to competitive edge. The transition is not a tax. It is a tactical advantage for those awake enough to spot it.
  • Regeneration that pays its own bar tab. Real companies. Real margins. Impact baked in, not sprinkled on.
  • AI meets ROI meets the biosphere. How data, tech and clever tools are turning impact from reporting theatre into strategic muscle.
  • Capital is moving. Are you? What future-fit businesses must prove to attract serious money in a warming world.
  • No lanyards. No lurkers. Just sharp minds, good drinks and conversations that actually go somewhere.
  • Serious ideas. Loosened ties. Professional enough to matter. Playful enough to enjoy.
  • Where climate ambition gets street smart. Less preaching. More plotting
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Sugar Club, 8 Leeson Street Lower, Dublin, Ireland

Tickets

EUR 22.42 to EUR 215.49

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