Cross-Border Opportunities: EU Innovation Perspectives on AI, Farming, & Critical Materials
Join Climate KIC’s CEO, Kirsten Dunlop, and Investment Lead, Ben Honan, for a unique event focused on climate innovation in Europe. During this cross-border conversation, you will learn about the latest trends in the EU innovation landscape. Discover how Europe is becoming a global leader in climate commercialisation and investment.
This event will spotlight real-world case studies driving systemic change: from harnessing AI and advancing nuclear energy, to transforming agriculture and securing critical raw materials through circular economy practices. Discover how collaborative, place-based approaches and bold innovation are accelerating the transition to a just, climate-resilient future.
Ready to be part of the conversation shaping Europe’s climate innovation future? Register now to secure your spot!
Speakers
Dr. Kirsten Dunlop
CEO, Climate KIC
Dr. Kirsten Dunlop is Chief Executive Officer at Climate KIC, Europe’s largest public-private partnership focused on climate innovation. A creative, energetic and inspirational leader, she brings to her role a deep conviction in our capacity to learn and evolve into a climate-resilient society, and her over 30 years of experience catalyzing systemic transformations in a career spanning academia, consulting, banking, and the insurance industry, across three continents. As an expert communicator and enthusiast, she is a sought-after speaker on systems innovation, financial systems change and societal transformation in the context of climate.
Kirsten serves on various Advisory Boards and is a member of the European Commission Economic and Societal Impact of Research and Innovation (ESIR) expert group. A specialist in experiential learning and cross-disciplinary practice, she holds a Ph.D. in Cultural History from the University of East Anglia and a BA Hons in Art History from the University of Sydney. A global citizen wide-ranging international experience, she has lived and work in six countries and is based in Amsterdam with her husband and two teenage children.
Ben Honan
Investment Lead, Climate KIC
Ben Honan is an Investment Lead at Climate KIC, focusing on the intersection of financial markets and climate change. With firsthand experience of climate-driven disasters from his time at Australia’s largest insurance group, Ben moved to London to champion regulatory innovation for sustainability at the Financial Conduct Authority. He now heads Climate KIC’s investment program, which has directly invested in over 100 European cleantech companies and supports several European governments with strategic finance innovation.