4th Climate Investments & Technology Impact Summit (CITIS 2026)
FOAK → NOAK
Industrialising Climate Innovation at Scale
14–16 December 2026 | Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
About the Summit
The 4th Climate Investments and Technology Impact Summit (CITIS 2026) addresses a defining challenge for climate innovation in India and the Global South: how do First-of-a-Kind (FOAK) demonstrations become Nth-of-a-Kind (NOAK) deployments at industrial scale?
Building on three editions that established FOAK as an investable asset class and advanced district-level climate action, CITIS 2026 focuses on industrialising climate innovation — commercialising technologies, developing bankable projects and transforming pioneering demonstrations into replicable infrastructure assets capable of attracting institutional capital.
Co-organised and co-located with the 11th India Water Impact Summit (IWIS 2026), the Twin Summits bring together policymakers, industry leaders, technology innovators, project developers, financial institutions and investors to accelerate deployment across water, energy and interconnected climate systems.
Over three days, the Summits will connect technology readiness, project development, market creation and institutional finance — building the structures required to scale climate solutions.
Summit at a Glance
3 Days | 4 Tracks | 32 Sessions | 14 Grand Challenges | 14 White Papers
The Twin Summits are organised around four interconnected tracks:
Track A — Water Policy & Science
River basin management, water security, integrated river assessment, scientific frameworks and policy solutions for sustainable water management.
Track B — Water Grand Challenges
Addressing critical water-sector challenges including digital twins, drought resilience, sludge valorisation, soil rejuvenation, wastewater markets, industrial effluent management and blue bonds.
Track C — Technology Innovations Showcase
Featuring technologies progressing through the Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) Commercialisation Pathway™, with technology pitches, investor matchmaking and project development opportunities.
Track D — Energy Grand Challenges
Advancing industrial decarbonisation, e-fuels, biomass banks, biogas, energy storage, commercial EV fleets, critical minerals and clean technology manufacturing and supply chains.
From FOAK to NOAK
CITIS 2026 advances a structured pathway for transforming climate innovation into commercially viable infrastructure.
Technology Innovation → FOAK Demonstration → Project Aggregation → Institutional Capital → NOAK Deployment
The Summit examines how emerging technologies can overcome commercialisation barriers, establish viable business models, secure long-term offtake agreements and attract institutional investment.
The objective is to make climate solutions affordable, accessible and available at industrial scale.
Flagship Initiatives
FOAK Investors' Alliance
A dedicated platform connecting technology innovators, project developers, investors and financial institutions to bridge the financing gap between innovation and commercial deployment.
The Alliance focuses on mobilising capital, mitigating technology and project risks, and developing financing structures that enable FOAK projects to scale into replicable NOAK infrastructure assets.
14 Grand Challenges & White Papers
The Twin Summits will address 14 Grand Challenges across water and energy, each contributing to an actionable white paper covering:
Commercialisation roadmaps and market development
Technology partnerships and deployment opportunities
Bankable project pipelines
Investment and financing opportunities
Policy and regulatory recommendations
Replication across India and the Global South
Technology Innovations Showcase
The ETV Technology Innovations Showcase brings emerging and independently assessed climate technologies before investors, project developers, industrial companies and public agencies.
The programme features technology presentations, commercialisation pathways, investor engagement and opportunities for FOAK project development.
Who Should Participate?
CITIS 2026 brings together stakeholders across the climate innovation and investment ecosystem, including:
Policymakers and government agencies
Industrial companies and infrastructure developers
Climate technology innovators and manufacturers
Project developers and commercial offtakers
Banks, infrastructure funds and institutional investors
Research institutions and technology verification agencies
International development institutions and strategic partners
Registration & Participation
Participation is strictly by invitation only.
Participants must receive a formal invitation before registering. Technology presentations and showcase participation are subject to prior approval. International participants may participate through their respective country channels.
CITIS 2026 | 14–16 December 2026 | Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
Co-organised and co-located with the 11th India Water Impact Summit (IWIS 2026).
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