OnePointFive’s Guide to Must-Attend DC Climate Week 2025 Events 🌍
DC Climate Week is packed with panels, receptions, workshops, and networking opportunities. That’s why we’ve pulled together the must-attend events recommended by our team! Whether you’re looking for the latest in climate innovation, exploring finance-driven solutions, or hoping to meet like-minded changemakers, there’s something here for you.
🟢 Events marked as ‘OPF Team is attending’ are the ones we’ll be at (represented by OPF Co-Founder & COO, Matthias Muehlbauer), come say hi!
MONDAY
Monday: Climate Innovation & Technology
April 28 | 🕒 10am - 5pm | 📍 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg Center
Innovation and technology are invaluable levers for tackling climate challenges. From AI-driven climate modeling to direct air carbon capture, our kickoff hub day will spotlight the most promising advancements shaping a more sustainable world.
Climate and Nutrition Symposium: Food Systems
Symposium | 📍 Location TBA | 🕒 9am - 5pm | 🟢 OPF Team is attending
Join Bread for the World's Climate & Nutrition Symposium to advance transformative climate-hunger solutions. This collaboration will connect expertise between the U.S. and climate-vulnerable countries, supporting impactful workshops, panels, and networking.
People-Centered Climate Solutions - The Case of Cotton and Textiles
Panel | 📍 Washington D.C. | 🕒 12 - 2pm
Join us for an engaging discussion where you'll explore how the cotton and textile industries can adopt sustainable practices that not only benefit the environment but also empower communities and workers.
DC Climate Week Reception
Reception, Networking Event | 📍 Washington D.C. | 🕒 6 - 8pm
Join us for a rooftop cocktail reception during DC Climate Week. This is a great opportunity to connect with leaders, innovators, and peers from across the climate and energy innovation community. Enjoy engaging conversations, refreshing drinks, and inspiring views from the rooftop of Anzu Partners in downtown DC.
TUESDAY
Tuesday: Policy & Advocacy
April 29 | 🕒 9:30am - 6pm | 📍 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library
Policy drives action, and advocacy ensures that action is equitable and effective. This day will focus on the role of government, grassroots movements, and legal frameworks in shaping a climate-resilient future.
Accessing Innovation: The Hidden Value of Emerging Climate Fund Managers
Panel | 📍 Baker Botts L.L.P. | 🕒 11:30am - 1:30pm
Emerging Managers as a class of Venture Capital provide investors with a series of advantages: higher returns, easier access to the venture class, and unique investable viewpoints. During this event, 3 New & Emerging Managers in Climate will discuss the industry and what Limited Partners (LPs) are missing by not being involved. Learn where the next generation of Venture Capital is going and how you can access it.
joyful climate advocacy dinner party!
Dinner, Networking Event | 📍 Launch Workplaces | 🕒 3 - 6pm
The last thing you'll want to do after an action-packed day at DC climate week is figure out how to feed yourself, so we got you with a delicious plant-based dinner. Come hang out with us, decompress, and take action that feels good. No icky networking vibes here <3
Climatebase Fellows Happy Hour
Happy Hour | 📍 Washington D.C. | 🕒 5 - 7pm
Join us for the Climatebase Fellows Happy Hour near Metro Center on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET. It's time to unwind, connect, and celebrate our shared passion for tackling climate change.
Community Building & Networking: Exploring the Future of "Chinese Elements" in the U.S. Climate Initiatives
Panel | 📍 Washington D.C. | 🕒 5:30 - 7:30pm
This event is hosted by the Institute for China-America Studies (ICAS) during DC Climate Week. This event will bring together stakeholders from think tanks, universities, international organizations, and the private sector to discuss the future of U.S.–China climate communication. It will include a one-hour panel discussion with Q&A, followed by a happy hour for networking.
Climate Changemakers DCCW Hour of Action
Action | 📍 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library | 🕒 6 - 7:30pm
Whether we're writing letters to the editor, scheduling meetings with members of congress, or informing local governments about climate incentives, we'll have a plan ready for you to take action for bold, science-based, equitable climate solutions. All you have to do is show up.
Climate-Hard-Tech Happy Hour
Happy Hour | 📍 The Admiral | 🕒 6 - 8pm | 🟢 OPF Team is attending
Join founders, funders, policymakers, and other advocates for Hard-Tech in Climate. Let's help and learn from each other as we work to make a difference in our Climate Crisis.
Storytelling for Climate Impact
Interactive Session | 📍 NYU Washington, D.C. | 🕒 6:30 - 8pm
Join us for a high-energy, interactive session exploring the art and science of impact storytelling, communication, and policy change. From viral science explainers to digital policy advocacy campaigns, this panel discussion brings together leading creators, digital strategists, policy advocates, and nonprofit changemakers to explore how storytelling can spark real-world impact.
WEDNESDAY
Wednesday: Finance & Economy
April 30 | 🕒 10am - 5pm | 📍 The Square
The transition to a sustainable economy depends on smart financial strategies. This day will bring together investors, policymakers, and business leaders to explore how funding mechanisms can accelerate the shift toward a green economy.
Wednesday: National Job Fair
April 28 | 🕒 9am - 5pm | 📍 The Square | 🟢 OPF Team is attending and hosting a booth!
Whether you’re a job seeker ready to take the next step in your career or an employer looking to connect with skilled professionals, the National Job Fair is the place to be.
Don’t forget to visit our booth there!
Climate Week Conversations: Changing the Narrative on Climate
Panel | 📍 1900 M St NW | 🕒 8:30 - 10am
This panel brings together leading journalists from technology, sustainability, political, and business media to unpack evolving industry narratives and offer insights into what’s ahead.
Rystad Energy Washington DC Energy Forum
Forum | 📍 The Westin DC Downtown | 🕒 11am - 5pm | 🟢 OPF Team is attending
Join us for lunch, presentations from our experts and networking with our local team and your industry peers.
Accelerate Your Career Through Climate Networking and Upskilling
Networking Event | 📍 The Square | 🕒 1 - 2pm | 🟢 OPF Team is co-hosting with #OpenDoorClimate
As a climate job seeker, areas like networking and skills-building can feel inaccessible. Join this dynamic session, led by workforce experts from OnePointFive Academy and OpenDoorClimate, to gain data-driven insights into climate workforce trends, key barriers job seekers face, and actionable strategies for breaking in.
Conscious Capital: Your Money and Its Impact on the Climate
Panel | 📍 Chief | 🕒 2:30 - 3:30pm
Your money has power—and every financial decision you make can contribute to or combat climate change. Whether you’re looking to align your investments with your values or simply curious about how your banking choices affect the environment, this event will empower you to take action.
Sustainability Soiree - DC Climate Week
Panel | 📍 Location TBA | 🕒 5:30 - 8pm
The Sustainability Soirée is an invitation-only gathering of seasoned clean energy, sustainability, and climate professionals across the political spectrum who live and work in the DC-MD-VA region and are deploying their passion across a variety of fields and sectors.
THURSDAY
Thursday: Nature
May 1 | 🕒 10am - 5pm | 📍 University of Southern California Capital Campus
Nature is one of our best defenses against climate change. This day will explore how protecting ecosystems, prioritizing biodiversity, enhancing community well-being, and advancing nature-based climate solutions go hand in hand.
Thursday: The Marketplace of the Future
May 1 | 🕒 12 - 10pm | 📍 1875 I St NW | 🟢 OPF Team is attending
After 8 consecutive years running during Climate Week NYC, Marketplace of the Future is preparing for its first step out of New York. What better moment than the first ever Climate Week in our nation's capital? We're here to show climate solutions in the same light - novel now, normal soon.
Power for All Presents the DCCW Fun Run
Run | 📍 Buffalo & Bergen - Cleveland Park | 🕒 7:30 - 8:30am | 🟢 OPF Team is attending
Join us for the first annual ~3.5 mile fun run through Rock Creek Park on a mix of road and trail. Meeting at Buffalo and Bergen near the Cleveland Park Metro stop.
NCAC-USAEE 28th Annual Conference
Conference Day | 📍 Georgetown University | 🕒 8:30am - 6pm | 🟢 OPF Team is attending
Join us for a timely and informative conference focusing on the critical themes of energy abundance, security, and sustainability. As the global energy landscape evolves, it is imperative to explore the synergies and challenges of balancing a seemingly insatiable demand for energy with supplies that are subject to economic, policy, and other constraints.
The Role of Nature Based Carbon Credits in Corporate Climate and Nature Strategies
Panel | 📍 2020 K St NW | 🕒 12:30 - 1:30pm | 🟢 OPF Team is attending
This interactive panel session will feature speakers from project developer Terraformation and Jurisdictional initiative, the LEAF Coalition, along with corporates who are already investing in protecting forests and leading NGOs.
Climate Trivia Happy Hour
Happy Hour, Trivia | 📍 Penn Social | 🕒 4 - 5:30pm
Join us for Climate Trivia- a one-hour, five round trivia happy hour that will test your climate knowledge and get you meeting other folks. Bring a team of 2-5 people, or be paired up with other DC Climate Week attendees. All you need is a phone to participate. The winning team will get gift cards for a local restaurant!
TopTier Impact DC Happy Hour: Bridging Capital and Climate Solutions
Happy Hour | 📍 The Admiral | 🕒 5:30 - 8pm | 🟢 OPF Team is attending
This exclusive networking happy hour brings together investors, climate innovators, corporates driving the transition to a sustainable future. Connect with mission-aligned peers, explore opportunities for collaboration, and discover how Top Tier Impact is uniting capital and high-impact solutions to accelerate systemic change.
FRIDAY
Friday: Urban Development
May 2 | 🕒 10am - 4:45pm | 📍 Sycamore & Oak
Join industry experts for an inspiring day focused on how cities across the globe are driving innovation, reducing carbon footprints, and planning for a more sustainable future.
Friday: Mobility & Water
May 2 | 🕒 10am - 4:30pm | 📍 HQO Events
Join us for a day of thought-provoking discussions and solutions-focused dialogue, where we’ll explore water reuse and circularity: EV and AV innovations, equitable access and public buy-in, and future-proofing the economy.
