Mr. Torbert is the Chief Program Officer at Third Derivative, a global VC accelerator that helps climate tech entrepreneurs find a faster, more reliable path to market. Roy leads work in sectors critical to climate; heavy industry, power, transportation, buildings, carbon markets, and others. Roy was previously a Business Executive on District Systems and Energy with Google, focused on microgrids for mixed-use urban districts, and before that, a Senior Principal at RMI, overseeing programs in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean.

Transforming Urban Cardiovascular Health
At the 2025 Concordia Annual Summit, leaders from across sectors gathered to address one of the most pressing global health challenges: cardiovascular disease in rapidly growing urban environments. In partnership with

