First NZ24 Keynote Speaker Announced

By: Celeste Yun Zhou, Marketing & Events Intern at Verdical Group

We are pleased to announce Donnel Baird as a keynote speaker for NZ24! Donnel is the founder of BlocPower, a climate tech company based in Brooklyn, NY, that analyzes, finances, and installs clean energy and decarbonization upgrades in buildings in underserved communities.

He is a member of the board of directors of several organizations including the New York Federal Reserve Bank Second District Board, the Climate Reality Project, and the Coalition For Green Capital. Additionally, he serves on the Advisory Committee of the US SEC Small Business Capital Formation. An award recipient of the Columbia Business School Entrepreneur of the Year in 2021, the National Venture Capital Associations Startup Innovator of the Year in 2022, and TIME Magazine’s inaugural ‘Dreamer of the Year’ in 2022. In 2022, Fast Company named BlocPower the #4 Most Innovative Company in the World, TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies, and the 42nd Most Disruptive Startup in the world by CNBC.

We are excited to hear about his experience and expertise at the 2024 Net Zero Conference!

Learn more about Donnel and BlocPower here.