If you're shaping the future of CleanTech or ClimateTech in Europe, this is where you need to be.
For one day, Cambridge becomes a meeting point for Europe's CleanTech ecosystem, bringing together ecosystem leaders, policymakers, investors, corporates and founders from across Europe.
Connecting the people, capital and ecosystems needed to help European innovation scale across borders.
🌍 Europe Meets Cambridge · Powered by Rise & Scale & the SuperCluster
A curated gathering of ecosystem leaders from Cambridge and across Europe to exchange perspectives, build connections and explore how stronger cross-border collaboration can help CleanTech scale.
🤝 A European conversation, grounded in Cambridge Connect with the people shaping CleanTech ecosystems across Europe, share what is working in your region and explore opportunities to collaborate across borders.
💡 Part of the wider Cambridge Climate Tech Forum 2026, alongside Cambridge Cleantech Venture Day.
📍 West Hub, Cambridge
📅 12 November 2026
🎟️ Invite-only · 40 places - bringing together a carefully curated group of CleanTech leaders, ecosystem builders, investors, corporates and innovators from across Europe.
Interested in joining us in Cambridge? Please request an invitation or email eleni.vordos@start2.group
Morning · Cambridge Ecosystem Showcase
10:00 AM Welcome: The Region, the Arc & the SuperCluster - connecting the Cambridge-Peterborough-Oxford Arc to Europe's CleanTech landscape.
10:15 AM Part One - the organisations shaping Cambridge's CleanTech ecosystem, from research to infrastructure.
10:50 AM Coffee & Networking
11:05 AM Part Two - the capital and companies helping CleanTech ventures scale.
11:35 AM Speed Networking - structured conversations on specific opportunities and expertise.
12:00 PM Lunch & Networking
Afternoon · Rise & Scale: Europe Meets Cambridge
1:00 PM Welcome - how can European ecosystems connect to help CleanTech scale across borders?
1:10 PM European Perspectives: Policy · Capital · Practice - three views on how European ecosystems can work together to scale CleanTech.
1:40 PM Table Topics & Challenge Briefing - four opportunities to learn, connect and collaborate.
1:50 PM Rise & Scale Topic Tables - what could be built, who could build it, and the first step.
2:55 PM Table Highlights - one insight, one opportunity, one next step per group.
3:10 PM From Exchange to Action: 5 Collaboration Signals - five European hubs, five concrete openings to collaborate.
3:20 PM Thank You & Networking
3:30 PM Rise & Scale closes
Want to stay on? Cleantech Venture Day continues:
3:30 PM Climate Connections - coffee and networking, Rise & Scale delegates welcome.
3:40 PM Reverse Pitches - Start2 Group · Anglian Water (tbc) · and two more.
4:30 PM Cleantech Venture Day closes.
4:45 PM Networking reception (optional)
Cambridge: 1st in Europe, 2nd in the world for innovation intensity (Global Innovation Index) · 5,000+ knowledge-intensive companies · $191bn combined ecosystem value.
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West Hub, JJ Thomson Avenue, Cambridge CB3 0US
Public transport (recommended): buses 4, 8, U and X3 stop just outside West Hub, about 10-15 min from the city centre. From Cambridge Station, a taxi (15-20 min) is easiest.
Driving: there's no on-site parking. Use Madingley Road Park & Ride, a 10-15 min walk away, or take a taxi directly to the venue.
📸 Photos will be taken throughout the event and may be shared on our social channels. Let us know on-site if you'd rather not appear.