Overture Insights
Overture regularly convenes leaders from government and industry to highlight climate innovations and policy developments that are relevant to climate investors and entrepreneurs.
August 25, 2025
Governor Maura Healey
Shomik Dutta and WovenEarth Ventures Co-Founder Jane Woodward hosted Governor Maura Healey for a conversation on how Massachusetts is leading on lowering energy costs, creating high-quality jobs, streamlining energy permitting and siting, and promoting climatetech innovation.
June 9, 2025
Senator Ron Wyden
Shomik Dutta and Neil Chatterjee, Former Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, hosted Senator Ron Wyden for a Reconciliation briefing. Senator Wyden shared an insider perspective on the Senate’s anticipated response to the U.S. House of Representatives’s proposed changes to clean energy tax credits—including adjustments to the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) and Production Tax Credit (PTC).
*this session was off the record
April 4, 2024
Governor Jay Inslee
Shomik Dutta and WovenEarth Ventures Co-Founder Jane Woodward hosted Governor Jay Inslee for a discussion on how the Governor sees the transition unfolding; the role of states and local governments in climate; how we might consider political risk in the upcoming election; and what comes next for the Governor when he finishes his term this year.
February 27, 2023
Ben Rhodes
Shomik Dutta and Brandon Hurlbut hosted Former Deputy National Security Advisor to President Barack Obama Ben Rhodes to discuss climate change, U.S. foreign policy, and national security.
November 14, 2022
Representative Sean Casten
Shomik Dutta and Brandon Hurlbut hosted Representative Sean Casten, a leading voice on climate in Congress and former scientist and entrepreneur, to discuss the state of climate policy and implementation a week after the 2022 Midterm elections.
October 4, 2022
Administrator Robin Carnahan
Shomik Dutta and Mackenzie Tesei hosted Administrator Robin Carnahan and Senior Advisor on Climate, Jetta Wong of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to discuss the GSA’s role procuring climate technologies that help the administration transition to a decarbonized future.
August 31, 2022
Melanie Nakagawa
Shomik Dutta and Brandon Hurlbut hosted Former Special Assistant to the President and NSC Senior Director for Climate and Energy, The White House, Melanie Nakagawa to discuss her time in the Biden-Harris Administration and the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act.
July 28, 2022
Jahi Wise
Brandon Hurlbut and Shomik Dutta hosted Special Assistant to the President for Climate Policy & Finance at The White House, Jahi Wise, the day after Senator Joe Manchin announced he reached an agreement on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and discussed its implications for climate tech.
* this session was off the record
April 8, 2022
Jim Coulter
Shomik Dutta and ClimateTechVC Co-Founder Sophie Purdom hosted Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of TPG, Jim Coulter, to discuss how the founder of the world’s most prominent private equity fund is reorienting billions in capital to climate solutions.
January 28, 2022
Lauren Sanchez
Brandon Hurlbut and Shomik Dutta hosted Office of California Governor Gavin Newsom Senior Climate Advisor, Lauren Sanchez, and Chief Deputy for Policy, Gayle Miller, for a discussion on California’s latest climate budget and its impact on climate startups and investors.
November 1, 2021
Jigar Shah
Brandon Hurlbut and Shomik Dutta hosted our first guest Jigar Shah, Director of the Department of Energy Loan Program, and discussed the latest with the Biden Administration, BBB, and what it means for climate startups and investors.
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