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MaRS Climate Impact 2025: Canada’s leading climate tech and venture summit returns this December

Spotlighting the technologies, policies and capital strategies shaping climate action with industry leading speakers.

Toronto, Nov 6, 2025 – Today, MaRS unveiled the program and partners for MaRS Climate Impact 2025, its annual climate innovation summit. On December 2 and 3, hundreds of climate leaders — founders, investors and corporate innovators — will gather to tackle some of the world’s toughest challenges, from resilient housing and food systems to critical minerals and sustainable materials. With over 20 mainstage sessions, the event will spotlight the technologies and ideas shaping a cleaner, more sustainable future.

Climate Impact is made possible by title sponsor Royal Bank of Canada, along with more than 15 partners including, Arrell Family Foundation, BDC Capital, Blakes, Bullfrog Power, the Cement Association of Canada, Consecon Foundation, EDC, Farm Credit Canada, Fasken, Intact Insurance, Martinrea, Mintz, RXN Hub, St. Marys Cement/Votorantim Cimentos, TDIP and Toronto Hydro. This year’s media partners are Azure Magazine and the Toronto Star.

“The 2025 MaRS Climate Impact Summit builds on previous years of a successful program,” says Jeanette Jackson, national director, cleantech at RBCx. “RBC is delighted to sponsor this program and recognizes how important it is to connect world-class cleantech companies with industry and capital partners. We’re honoured to have leaders from across RBC focused on cleantech and sustainable finance involved and on site to facilitate introductions and contribute to an engaging and impactful summit.”

Program tracks at Climate Impact 2025 include:

  • Policy and Capital: Outcomes-based procurement, global climate finance trends and the role of investors in scaling climate mitigation and adaptation solutions.
  • Innovation: Showcasing climate tech ventures from Seed to Series A, with emerging solutions in agriculture, housing, wildfire prevention, advanced materials and more.
  • Adaptation: Examining how communities and infrastructure can prepare for the effects of climate change, and the technologies and business models making adaptation investable.

“MaRS Climate Impact convenes the climate innovation ecosystem from across Canada and beyond to address the most significant challenges facing climate tech ventures and to highlight the sector’s most promising technologies, projects and entrepreneurs,” says Tyler Hamilton, senior director of climate at MaRS. “We are thrilled to present this year’s lineup of speakers and partners, whose contributions will help drive meaningful progress toward a more sustainable and affordable future.”

MaRS Climate Impact will take place at the MaRS Centre in downtown Toronto. Keynote speakers include Kim Zou, CEO of Sightline Climate, providing an update on the global climate tech market followed by a fireside conversation with Nelson Switzer, managing partner at Climate Innovation Capital, and Adam Becker, astrophysicist and acclaimed author of More Everything Forever, on the tension between climate ambition and action. Other featured voices include Sonam Velani, co-founder and managing partner of Streetlife Ventures; Rahul Goel, CEO of NordSpace; and Chris Bryson, CEO of New School Foods.

Tickets to the 2025 event are $649 until November 14 and include:

  • Insights from 100+ speakers, including climate entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts.
  • More than 20 keynote sessions, fireside chats, panel discussions and venture pitches.
  • Curated networking between startups, investors and corporate partners.
  • Startup pitch sessions, a company expo and venture showcases.
  • An awards ceremony recognizing leading climate founders and ventures – Seed, Series A, the Fasken Climate Tech Founder of the Year Award, the Catalyzing Canada Award sponsored by RXN HUB, and the Decarbonizer Award sponsored by St. Mary’s Cement and the Cement Association of Canada.
  • A closing reception celebrating founders and connecting the climate community.

Learn more and register for MaRS Climate Impact 2025 at: climateimpact.marsdd.com