A high-level convening advancing climate-smart leadership, capital mobilisation, and practical innovation across the Caribbean
JUNE 16-17 | BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS
Strong winds are blowing through our region. Now, they're winds of change.
Small island states have always had to do more with less. That constraint became a capability. And that capability is now the Caribbean's greatest competitive asset.
The Climate Smart Summit was built for this moment — to bring the right people into the same room, point them at the same problems, and leave with more than a conversation.
It brings the room together across one and a half days of high-impact action and direct capital access — from ministerial strategy and blended finance to the inaugural Climate Smart Awards and a live investor pitch forum where the region's best projects meet the capital they deserve.
The conversations that have been waiting to happen. The capital that is ready to be deployed. The Caribbean that is ready to lead.
Who you will meet
Heads of Government & Ministers
from across the Caribbean, navigating climate policy, development strategy, and the demands of short electoral cycles
Investors &
Finance Leaders
including development banks, institutional investors, venture capital, and philanthropic foundations deploying capital into Caribbean climate-smart projects
Entrepreneurs & Innovators
from early-stage climate startups to established enterprises building scalable solutions across energy, agriculture, resilience, and the blue economy
Global Partners & Advocates
including regional institutions, international development organisations, corporate leaders, and climate advocates
The CSS 2026 experience
One and a half days of inspiration, capital, and celebration where Caribbean climate leadership takes centre stage.
Mainstage Conversations
Where the people driving the Caribbean’s climate future come together to move projects forward. Ministers, investors, innovators, and partners in the same room, tackling barriers in real time and aligning capital with a growing pipeline of climate-smart opportunities. Keynotes, ministerial panels, and a landmark fireside designed to shift how you see what’s possible.
Inaugural Climate Smart Awards
The Caribbean's climate trailblazers deserve to be named. The inaugural Climate Smart Awards celebrate the leaders, innovators, and community builders driving the region's climate transition — closing with a live People's Choice Award decided by the room.
Investor Pitch Forum
Selected climate-smart projects go head-to-head before investors ready to deploy capital. No filters, no intermediaries—just the Caribbean’s most promising ventures pitching directly to the power that backs them. Here, the best ideas don’t just gain recognition; they get funded.
Organized in partnership with
Speakers
The people shaping the Caribbean's climate future will be in this room. They include:
Venue
Hilton Barbados Resort, Bridgetown
Set on Needham's Point on the historic peninsula just minutes from Bridgetown, the Hilton Barbados Resort sits at the meeting point of Caribbean history and contemporary hospitality.
The resort sits on one of the island's most important nesting beaches for the endangered Hawksbill Turtle — a fitting backdrop for a summit built around the future of the region's natural world.
Twenty minutes from Grantley Adams International Airport. Five minutes from Bridgetown. And at the centre of everything the Caribbean has to offer.