Plenary 1 - Celebrating The India Climate Scale Story: Investors at the Forefront

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As the inaugural session of the India Green Investment Forum, this conversation will spotlight the visionaries who have been at the forefront of climate investing in India. These industry leaders- early pioneers in backing transformative climate solutions-will reflect on how the investment landscape has evolved, the models and innovations that have stood the test of time, and the role of policy in shaping opportunities. Beyond celebrating past milestones, the session will chart the path ahead: how climate entrepreneurs and investors together can unlock scale, accelerate impact, and position India’s innovations to inspire and serve other global markets.

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Plenary 2 - LP Perspectives: Tapping Diverse Capital Sources to Drive India’s Climate Story

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India’s climate ambitions cannot be met without bold capital at scale-yet mobilizing diverse LP sources remains one of the sector’s biggest bottlenecks. While development finance institutions and philanthropic investors have played a catalytic role, the participation of mainstream commercial capital, pension funds, insurers, and large family offices is still limited. This session will challenge leading LPs to share what it will take for them to lean in more decisively: the risk-return profiles they seek, the structures and track records they expect, and the enabling policies that could unlock their participation. The discussion will also probe the uncomfortable questions-are climate funds speaking the language LPs want to hear, are capital pools siloed rather than blended, and what must change if India is to position itself not just as an emerging opportunity, but as a global leader in climate investing at scale.

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Plenary 3 - Evolving Debt Underwriting Mechanisms for Funding Climate Innovation

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IIC research highlights a growing shift-climate innovators in India are increasingly turning to debt to power their growth journeys. While equity capital remains critical for early experimentation and proving market readiness, it is debt that enables scale once product-market fit is achieved. Yet, most climate business models are still unfamiliar to traditional lenders, often viewed through a high-risk lens. This session will bring together leading debt providers to unpack how underwriting approaches are evolving to serve climate entrepreneurs, the structural barriers that keep many high-impact ventures “debt-unready,” and the innovative strategies needed to bridge this financing gap. The conversation will shed light on what it takes to make debt a catalytic force in accelerating India’s climate transition.

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Plenary 4 - Thematic Deepdive: Energy and Feedstock Transformation

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As India accelerates its clean energy transition, questions remain on how different technologies and business models will come together to shape the future of energy. From battery storage and green hydrogen to evolving feedstock strategies and flexible power systems, this session will explore how investors are viewing opportunities and risks across the spectrum. Discussion will explore: 1.As policy momentum accelerating energy transformation, how is private capital placed to develop a focused investment thesis around emerging spaces in green hydrogen, battery energy storage and other energy transformation levers 2.What do investors seek to drive m long-term capital into these areas 3.Is financial innovation the need of the hour? What kind of structures could move the needle and aid in market building of upcoming innovations? 4.As the deep-tech wave emerges, how is the investment pipeline shaping up? What do potential investors need to bear in mind, to build a deep-tech expertise in asset-heavy energy innovations 5.Where can India realistically build competitiveness in the global energy value chain

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Plenary 5 - Thematic Deepdive: Energy and Feedstock Transformation

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Climate-smart agriculture offers pathways to build resilience for smallholder farmers, enhance soil health and lower emissions. This session will explore the investment pathways in areas like agri biotech, cold chain and post-harvest storage, precision agriculture as well as newer themes like soil carbon capture and precision agriculture. As digital innovation, and financing models can unlock scalable, investable solutions for the agri-food system with a farmer-focused approach and livelihood considerations. With digital platforms, ag-biologicals, and agri-insurance models beginning to scale, this session will ask how financiers and innovators see the path to investability in CSA Discussion will cover: 1.Investment activity in biotech, precision agriculture, post-harvest storage and soil carbon solutions. 2.On-ground challenges in scaling parametric insurance and farmer-focused innovations; mitigants that could potentially address the hurdles faced 3.The imperative to develop a design thinking approach in the building of innovative financing models centred around a farmer-focused approach and livelihood considerations 4.Even as innovative technologies come up, how could financiers and enterprises maintain a balance between driving business scale as well as climate impact 5.What would it take for CSA to scale and work for smallholders, going beyond bespoke pilot projects 6.Exploring success stories that have demonstrated CSA as a frontier investment area balancing productivity, resilience, and emissions reduction.

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Plenary 6 - Navigating the Policy Landscape for Green Transitions & DFI Investments

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Policy will make or break India’s green transition and development finance institutions (DFIs) are uniquely positioned to bridge the gap between ambition and action. This session will unpack how evolving policies on energy, mobility, agriculture, and carbon markets are shaping investment opportunities, while also spotlighting the bottlenecks that continue to deter private capital. Leading DFIs and policymakers will share how they are navigating risks, structuring investments, and aligning global climate goals with India’s development priorities. The discussion will probe tough questions: Are current policies investment-grade? How can DFIs play a catalytic role in de-risking and crowding in commercial capital? And what shifts are needed to ensure India’s policy landscape accelerates, rather than constrains, its green transition.

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Plenary 7 - Unlocking Investor Action for a Just Industrial Transition in India

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India’s industrial transformation is critical for its climate ambitions-but it must also be just, inclusive, and equitable. This session will explore how investors can play a catalytic role in supporting industries to decarbonize while safeguarding jobs, communities, and livelihoods. Leaders from finance and industry will discuss the challenges and opportunities in funding low-carbon industrial pathways, the innovative business models that balance profitability with social impact, and the tools investors can use to drive accountability and systemic change. The conversation will highlight how strategic capital deployment can ensure that India’s industrial transition is not only sustainable but also socially responsible-setting a blueprint for inclusive climate action globally.

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Plenary 8 - Blended Finance for Climate Action: Leveraging Innovative Financing Mechanisms

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Closing India’s climate finance gap will require capital that is not just plentiful, but also patient, risk-tolerant, and innovative. Blended finance has emerged as a powerful tool to unlock this capital—bringing together concessional, philanthropic, and commercial sources to fund climate solutions that would otherwise struggle to scale. This session will explore cutting-edge structures and instruments-from first-loss guarantees and results-based financing to carbon markets and platform approaches-that are reshaping the landscape. Investors and practitioners will share what has worked (and what hasn’t), the barriers that still prevent blended finance from moving from pilot to mainstream, and how India can position itself as a global leader in mobilizing blended capital for climate action.

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Plenary 9 - Thematic Deepdive: Li-ion Battery Recycling

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As EV adoption surges, and waste management grows as an environmental need, battery recycling is becoming central to supply chain security and the circular economy. Battery recycling and second-life applications represent a strategic opportunity at the intersection of critical mineral security, resource efficiency, and circular economy innovation. However, is this the next wave of climate investment, or a space still searching for scalable models? This session will examine how investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers are approaching the economics, risks, and global positioning of India’s recycling industry. Discussion will cover: 1.Is the LiB recycling space matching the pace that the EV growth merits? How can investors capitalise on this emerging space, whilst also addressing technology and supply chain risks? 2.What are the emerging business models across battery waste collection, processing, and second-life applications, that hold immediate promise? 3.The role of EPR and regulatory frameworks in shaping investor confidence; what do investors really seek? 4.What do potential investors need to bear in mind while investng in LiB recycling? 5.How can financial innovation drive and position India’s as a global leader in battery circularity? The discussion aims to cover: 1.Cooling as both a development necessity and an investment frontier – why did this space take so long to emerge as a potential investment opportunity? 2.The landscape of cooling solutions in India – what seems to be working? And what does not? 3.Exploring the viability of business model innovations such as Cooling-as-a-Service, cold-chain-as-a-service, and community-level cooling. 4.How could investors develop a cooling-based investment strategy? Do we look at sector-focused initiatives or a sector-agnostic one? 5.The role of policy frameworks like ICAP, efficiency standards, and subnational initiatives as investment catalysts 6.The role of financial innovation to address heat resilience for 7.heat-stressed regions.

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Plenary 10 - Thematic Deepdive: Sustainable Cooling & Heat Resilience

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Rising heat and soaring demand for cooling present India with both a resilience challenge and a climate opportunity. Yet questions remain on the scale of demand, affordability, and the right models for investment. This session will look at how financiers and innovators view cooling as a frontier sector, and whether resilience-focused solutions can attract capital at scale. The discussion aims to cover: 1.Cooling as both a development necessity and an investment frontier – why did this space take so long to emerge as a potential investment opportunity? 2.The landscape of cooling solutions in India – what seems to be working? And what does not? 3.Exploring the viability of business model innovations such as Cooling-as-a-Service, cold-chain-as-a-service, and community-level cooling. 4.How could investors develop a cooling-based investment strategy? Do we look at sector-focused initiatives or a sector-agnostic one? 5.The role of policy frameworks like ICAP, efficiency standards, and subnational initiatives as investment catalysts 6.The role of financial innovation to address heat resilience for 7.heat-stressed regions.

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