The Nest Summit

The Nest Summit is committed to advancing sustainability to enhance the future viability of our planet by connecting thought-leaders and agents of change during Climate Week NYC in one central venue. With complimentary access to the event, The Nest Summit affords a wider opportunity to educate and collaborate on the best sustainability practices, policies, and solutions across the U.S. to engage and inspire communities to take climate action.

This year, The Nest Summit is taking place September 21 – 22 under NYC’s largest green roof at the Javits Center. Built for businesses and consumers, the event is open to the public, giving professionals and communities a chance to participate in the largest climate action event of the year.

The content will be available virtually and on-demand just after the event for those who register because this is too important to keep to ourselves!

• Climate Conference: featuring actionable, solutions-based content from industry thought-leaders and changemakers who are making a difference.

• Climate Class: hands-on workshops on how to take climate action.

• Climate Arts: immersive environments, activations & exhibitions, bring together creative climate arts and initiatives that are sparking emotional connection and conversation in the climate movement.

• Decade of Change: a global photography award and collaborative exhibition dedicated to documenting the defining matter of our time: the climate crisis. Spanning across multiple themes relating to Climate Change – from humankind to wildlife and cityscapes to ecosystems – the work of artists who are harnessing the power of photography to tell their story and galvanize change will be proudly exhibited at The Nest Summit for Climate Week NYC.

The Nest Summit brings to Climate Week NYC a Climate Conference with four main tracks:

• Opening Remarks: Dr. Jonathan Foley, Executive Director of Project Drawdown will provide an update on the status of the race to zero – where we stand and highlight some of the challenges and promising solutions to help us get where we need to be to stay below 1.5 Degrees Celsius. He will also discuss the lexicon of sustainability and what “net zero” and other commonly used terms really mean.

• Clean Energy: The future of renewable energy will be examined and real-time solutions presented by Ford Motor Company and Siemens US, the most innovative producers of clean energy products and services in the U.S.

• Climate Risk & Impact Investing: Take a deep dive through climate risk, impact investing and the tools to forecast and demonstrate the changing landscape around the green economy with leadership from Schroders, The Climate Service, OneTrust, and Benecomms.

• Changemakers: We'll hear directly from New York City officials and NYC & Company on the nation’s most progressive sustainability efforts, along with leading organizations - Salesforce, Women in Climate Tech, Watershed, Indigo Ag, Food Rescue US, Informa Markets, and Saint-Gobain - who are each making meaningful advancements in transforming food, agriculture, fashion, manufacturing, tech, and tourism industries.

• Climate Arts: The Climate Arts track will host an esteemed group of climate thought-leaders - the Climate Museum, Fix, Grist's solutions lab, Patagonia, author Devi Lockwood, and the British Journal of Photography - who are using the power of creativity, storytelling, and emotion to move the climate justice agenda forward and make change happen on a community level.

A full line-up of speakers is posted here. Subscribe to The Nest Summit community for upcoming announcements or follow us on social media: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

The Nest Summit is complimentary and open to all to attend, whether you are a professional in the climate space or a climate-curious citizen! The Nest Summit is built for all – delve into the specific topics impacting your business and future, as well as cross-learn on how others are addressing the critical climate crisis. This existential threat has solutions. The Nest Summit connects you to them.

Register for a daily pass to The Nest Summit today. Given continued health and safety measures, we highly encourage you to reserve your pass well in advance, as passes are limited and will run out.

VIRTUAL PARTICIPATION: if you are unable to attend in person, we invite you to participate in The Nest Summit, virtually. The virtual broadcast will be released on-demand September 23-25 to all registrants. When you register, let us know you'll be participating virtually when prompted.

HEALTH & SAFETY POLICY UPDATE (posted 8.24.21): please be advised that all in-person attendees will be required to follow The Nest Summit's health and safety policy, which includes mandatory mask wearing and proof of vaccination. For more details please visit:

The Nest Summit is a 365-climate action platform and annual event dedicated to advancing sustainability in the U.S. and we are proud to be the official event partner of Climate Week NYC, by the Climate Group. We believe that we can advance sustainability faster, when we all work together, by convening the visionary companies, nonprofits, researchers, and influential policymakers, artists, and activists to demonstrate how they are leading the way to a cleaner and safer environment

Built for businesses and consumers, climate-committed doers and thinkers converge at The Nest Summit to spark climate action through education, engagement, and collaboration.

Want to learn more about The Nest Summit and our 2021 Climate Week NYC event? Please visit our website at www.thenestsummit.com.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Javits Center, 445 11th Avenue, New York, United States