Join LACI at BATWorks and The Trust for Governors Island for a Climate Scaling Summit focused on one critical inflection point: how climate startups break into government as a customer, regulator, and partner.
Securing contracts with the government can feel opaque to founders, but true entry points exist even if they are not always obvious to a first-time founder. This session demystifies how startups can work with government agencies and offers a valuable opportunity for founders to ask agencies and entities for feedback, technical support, and opportunities to scale.
The morning opens with a fireside chat/panel, followed by five hands-on workshops covering:
Legislation
Permitting & Code
Pilot KPIs for Government Agencies
Capital Projects & Public-Private Development
Education & Workforce
This is the final of four Climate Scaling Summits hosted by LACI at BATWorks in 2026, all under the theme of accelerating commercialization of clean energy innovation in NY by focusing on common problems faced by startups after the pilot stage.
About LACI and The Trust for Governors Island
LACI has deployed $25M in cleantech pilots over the past four years, from first commercial deployments to the nation's first zero-emissions delivery zone and is now supercharging the Pilots at BAT program and deeper deployment of the LACI Cleantech Debt Fund.
The Trust for Governors Island’s Climate Piloting Program offers early-stage companies and innovators the opportunity to test and scale climate products and services in a real-world environment. Since its launch in 2023, the program has advanced projects in living shorelines, clean water, circular economy, buildings, energy, air quality, and urban agriculture — opening doors to new customers, suppliers, talent, investors, and public agency partnerships.
The program is a core initiative of the Trust’s Center for Climate Solutions, an initiative dedicated to accelerating equitable climate solutions for cities on Governors Island. Visit www.govisland.org/climate to learn more.
