“Meaningful transformation happens when industry and innovation join forces.”

Vijay Manthripragada
CEO
Montrose Environmental Group
.…writing on LinkedIn after speaking at this week’s E-Capital Summit at the EarthX2025 Congress of Congresses in Dallas.

Manthripragada is just one of countless leaders in business, investment, innovation, philanthropy, academia, environmental advocacy, and more who’ve been speaking and connecting at this weeks’s EarthX2025 Congress of Congresses, which runs through Friday at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas. During the event’s E-Capital Summit, Manthripragada spoke alongside MassChallenge CEO Caitlin Reimers Brumme.

“Our conversation centered on a powerful truth: Meaningful transformation happens when industry and innovation join forces,” Manthripragada wrote on LinkedIn. “The future demands bold collaboration—and together, we can drive real impact for the environment and economy.”

For more about the three-day E-Capital Summit, which ends today, see our story here.

For. more on the overall EarthX2025 Congress of Congresses, which ends Friday, see our story here.

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