Impact State of Mind: Entrepreneur Day

Join us in Midtown Manhattan for “Impact State of Mind 2026: Entrepreneur Day,” a day of programming designed specifically for entrepreneurs in climate, technology, and social impact. Impact State of Mind is a groundbreaking initiative of Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area with leading partners Princeton University's Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy & Finance, Finpublica, Sustainable Investment Leadership Council (SILC), XPRIZE, and Impact for Breakfast. Thanks to our venue partner AES Events NYC, and conference app sponsor, Jotto! We’ve heard what entrepreneurs really want from a Climate Week/UNGA event and we're taking action! We’re putting entrepreneurs in the audience and inviting leading accelerators, investors, educational programs, and global scaling programs pitch to YOU. Be prepared to leave with new connections, funding leads, and pathways for growth. ***Keep checking here for updates on the full list of speakers and programs! Creative experiences, humor, and audience engagement will be provided throughout the event thanks to: Chiehyu Liao, Creative Experience Associate with Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area Barbara Ann Michaels, Artist in Residence with Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area, and Founder & Artistic Director of Humorville. 12:30 – 1:00 PM — Lunch (provided) & Networking Kick-Off 1:00 – 1:10 PM — Welcome & Agenda John-Paul Parmigiani - CEO & Co-Founder, Impact Hub New York Metropolitan Area, Co-Chair, Impact State of Mind 2026 Liv Varghese - Co-Chair, Impact State of Mind 2026 & Founder of Legacy Returns 1:10 – 1:20 PM — Preparing for Investment, Silver Leaf Partners. You'll hear about how to approach the fundraising process. Michael Scanlon - Managing Direcror, ESG Practice Group 1:20 – 1:30 PM — Blended Finance for Startups, Meyers Global Blended Finance. Learn about the opportunities to leverage private capital and philanthropic funds to make startups bankable. John Meyers - Blended Finance Specialist, Meyers Global: Blended Finance Moya Connelly - Founder & CEO, Surmont Capital 1:30 – 2:00 PM — Rapid presentations (Accelerators, Programs, Investors/Funders). Presenters will tell you about their work, industry insights, and share opportunities for startups. Presentations facilitated by Matthew Hooper, Creator & Producer of Right to Invest. Innovation Labs at Partnership Fund for New York City - Anushree Sreedhar, Director of Innovation Programs Investors for Climate - Andrew Eli, New York City Ambassador, Second Muse - Mikhail Hutton, Senior Manager, Climate & Head of Scale for ClimateTech StartOut Growth Lab OnePointFive - Matthias Muehlbauer, Co-founder & COO Accompany Capital - Yanki Tshering, Founder & Executive Director Clean Energy Leadership Institute - Richenda Van Leeuwen, Executive Director 2:00 – 2:30 PM — Networking 2:30 – 2:50 PM — Fireside chat with XPRIZE and Climate Curve on achieving success with Prizes and Accelerators. Jacquelyn Francis, Executive Director of Climate Curve Heeseung Kim, Alumni Program Senior Manager at XPRIZE 2:50 – 3:30 PM — Rapid presentations (Accelerators, Programs, Investors/Funders). Presenters will tell you about their work, industry insights, and share opportunities for startups. Artha Networks, Inc - Audrey Selian, Co-Founder Unreasonable Camelback Ventures - Brandon Parkes, Partner; and Parkes Philanthropy, Founder & CEO Miller Center for Global Social Impact - Stephanie Bonham, Director of Development and Diana Popa, Social Enterprise Mentor Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator 434 VC - Shilpi Nayak, Founder Plum Alley Ventures - Avantika Daing, Founding Partner and GP, and The Front Yard Entrepreneurship Lab (PACE University) - Tamir Harosh, Director TR Foundation (Trust Law) - Irene Kwon, Legal Officer 3:30 – 4:00 PM — Accessing resources in New York (soft landing and growing) QUAY Acceleration - Frances Simowitz, Owner & CEO New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) - Anne-Sophie Mahle, Director of International Partnerships 4:00 - 4:15PM — Rapid Presentations: global scaling opportunities abroad: SwissNex - Boston & New York - Joséphine Erni, Innovation Lead Investissement Québec - Michel Poirier, Director (Foreign Direct Investment) hub.brussels - Samuël Servaes, General Representative of the Brussels-Capital Region 4:15 - 5:00PM — Networking with all speakers! Also there to connect: The Hague & Partners- Nasya Handzhiyska, International Business Advisor Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency- Steffen Westerburger, Senior Project Manager International Expansion & Juliette van den Herik, Project Manager Astia - Inwha Huh, Industry Advisor 5:00PM — Doors Close! Our partners: Entrepreneur Day is also made possible with collaborators: One Rise, Born Global, Trust for Governors Island, Clozist, Taipei City Government, Marketplace of the Future, Be Social Change, Photos Enforced, Triibe, Humorville, Story Joy, and many more! Bring the spirit of collaboration and we’ll bring outstanding content, inspiring speakers, and free food & beverages!