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💡 “We face a climate crisis, an economic crisis, and a security crisis. What we need now is cross-border collaboration to drive real systems change.” With those words, Sam Goodall, CEO of Cambridge Cleantech and co-founder of the Climate Tech SuperCluster, opened the first-ever Cleantech Venture Day & SuperCluster Innovation Forum at the NEMO Science Museum in Amsterdam. At ThinkPlace UK, we were honoured to co-design and facilitate two sessions at the forum, bringing our expertise in transition design to help accelerate practical, collaborative solutions for: 🔌 City energy transformation, with the Johan Cruijff ArenA as a living lab and 🚲 Urban mobility breakthroughs, in partnership with APPM and EIT Urban Mobility. The opening ceremony was a powerful reminder of the momentum building across Europe, with contributions from: 🔹 Willem-Frederik (WF) Metzelaar from EIT Urban Mobility, who reminded us that the mobility transition is 70% technology, 30% behaviour—and that lasting change will require us to work on both fronts. 🔹 Mark Daly from BloombergNEF, on the role of climate data in unlocking investment 🔹 Sander, van Stiphout from JC ArenA, on turning stadiums into testbeds for city-wide transformation and the importance of engaging surrounding communities to drive #behaviourchange. These weren’t just panels—they were springboards for action. We brought city leaders, investors, startups, and systems thinkers into collaborative sessions designed to unlock partnerships, prototype solutions, and build the connective tissue of Europe’s climate tech ecosystem. We’ll be sharing insights from the sessions in the coming weeks—get in touch if you’re interested in hearing more or collaborating on what comes next. #CambridgeCleanTech #ClimateTechSupercluster #UrbanMobility #EnergyTransition #TransitionDesign #CleantechVentureDay #Amsterdam #ThinkPlace #ClimateInnovation #NEMOScienceMuseum Samantha Evans Sylvie Russell Camila Vila-Echague Hannah Scott