2023 Schedule
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- Miami Beach Convention Center, Breakout Room 1 (Room 206/207)
- Miami Beach Convention Center, Breakout Room 2 (Room 208)
- Miami Beach Convention Center, Breakout Room 3 (Room 209)
- Miami Beach Convention Center, Breakout Room 4 (Room 211)
- Miami Beach Convention Center, Expo Hall B Stage
- Miami Beach Convention Center, Sunset Vista A (4th Floor)
- New World Center, Michael Tilson Thomas Performance Hall
Monday, March 6th
Opening Plenary
Tom Steyer , Tommy Caldwell , Dan Porterfield , Dan Gelber , Rich Powell , John Curtis , Joseph DeSimone , Matt Rosoff , Diane Leopold , Ed Williams , Bernadette Woods Placky , Raul Moas , Rania Harrara , Frederica Wilson , Francis Suarez
It’s opening night! Miami Beach’s Mayor and the Aspen Institute’s CEO get things started. A meteorologist explores how scientific insight leads to public action, a chemist makes the case for 3D printing as a waste reduction tool, and a congresswoman makes an announcement. A renowned rock climber shares how athletes can be activists, a top climate investor tells us what’s on his priority list, then...
Tuesday, March 7th
Plenary
Benji Backer , Grant Canary , Barton Seaver , Kathryn Murdoch , Catherine Coleman Flowers , Manish Bapna , Sally Buzbee , Katharine Viner , Kate Shearer , Chellie Pingree , Alaina Wood , Kristy Drutman , Allegra Kirkland , Isaias Hernandez
An entrepreneur talks reseeding forests with drones, and the Editors-in-Chief of the Washington Post and The Guardian explain how their newsrooms are pioneering the future of climate coverage. Nutrition experts serve up the climate potential of healthy food systems, a conservative leader seeks middle ground, and youth activists flip the script on climate doom. Then, a justice expert and an NGO lea...
Climate Solutions Showcase (Public Event)
In this session, Verizon hosts a conversation on their Climate Resilience Prize, then early-stage entrepreneurs pitch their climate solutions to the audience in fast-paced presentations.
The Renewable Power Paradox: Shovel-Ready with Nowhere to Go
With solar and wind farms expanding across the nation and ambitious renewable deployment goals pushing for more, what say should communities have? This session explores who gets asked to sacrifice for the clean energy transition, and what can be done to prevent community harm.
Come Hell or High Water
Hell and high water are no strangers to communities experiencing rising seas, nor is the desire to keep communities, cultures, and livelihoods rooted in those places. Authors and journalists covering “managed retreat” will share how some coastal communities are taking a step back—and literally moving their lives and homes.
Cultivating Coastlines: Kelp, Oysters, and a New Wave of Regenerative Ocean Farming
Regenerative ocean farming not only delivers nutritious seafood; it can provide dietary supplements for livestock, ingredients for cosmetics, alternatives to plastics, and lots of jobs. It can also improve water quality, restore biodiversity, enhance storm resilience for coastal communities, and may even be a significant carbon sink. Smart public and private support could help cultivate this delic...
Plenary
Dan Porterfield , Sathya Raghu V. Mokkapati , Cody Friesen , Matt Rogers , Maggie Baird , Isaias Hernandez
A special program on food and water is on the menu. Two activists serve up veganism, a tech entrepreneur cuts water use in farming, a materials scientist pulls clean drinking water from thin air, and Nest’s co-founder turns kitchen scraps into chicken feed.
How We'll Get There: The Future of Transportation
The transportation industry is tasked with cutting its third of global CO2 emissions while still keeping the world moving. Hear about the future of transport from leaders revolutionizing the aviation, auto, and shipping sectors.
Delivering on Deployment at Speed and Scale
With federal incentives and funding in place to deploy clean energy and advance net-zero goals, can we finally get it done? According to leaders talking permitting reform, supporting transitioning coal-based communities, scaling up renewables, and further laying the groundwork for a new era of clean energy deployment, the answer is “yes, and…”
Where Buildings Meet Breakwaters: Design Solutions for Resilient Coastlines
In Miami and New York—cities famous for great design—underwater sculptures and creative landscape architecture could protect buildings from the next big flood, and protect local ecosystems in the process
Feeding Communities when Fields are Frying
As we face a crisis of water security and soaring heat, agricultural fields and yields are suffering. Hear from global food experts on innovations that can combat growing food insecurity without further fueling the climate crisis.
Plenary
Ali Zaidi , Pat Gruber , Dan Gelber , Elliot Gerson , Amy Knowles , Louis Aguirre , Elizabeth Dennis , Pamela Fletcher , Michael Green , Eugenia Kargbo , Bill Nye , Diana Olick , Lewis Perkins , Judith Rodin , Matthew Slovik
White House climate czar points out the Inflation Reduction Act in your backyard, experts on extreme temperature weigh in on hot solutions, and an architect builds an argument for futuristic building materials. The Apparel Impact Institute makes an announcement, Delta gives an update on sustainable aviation fuels, and America’s favorite geek, Bill Nye, encourages us to believe in the power of scie...
Wednesday, March 8th
Plenary
Francis Suarez , Darci Vetter , Andrea Santy , Greg Gershuny , Peggy Clark , Thomas Vilsack , John King , Dan Porterfield , Amy Harder , Daniella Levine Cava , Kristen Siemen , Joseph Dominguez , Rose Kirk , H.H. Sheikha Shamma Bint Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan , Gerilyn Lopez
GM’s CSO reflects on the auto industry, Aspen Institute releases a wildfire roadmap, then the Secretary of Agriculture expands on fire resiliency and empowerment of rural communities. The leader of the nation’s foremost producer of carbon-free energy challenges other utility companies to follow suit, a Service Year Alliance alum tells her story, and Miami-Dade’s mayor compares notes with an enviro...
Charging Forward: Transportation, Electrification, and Resilience
To really have a shot at stopping climate change, we need to work toward carbon-free energy delivery and a clean air future. That means not only making a lot of electricity cleanly, but finding ways to store it efficiently. We must also directly measure where emissions and climate pollutants are coming from and understand who they’re impacting so we can effectively target and track solutions. What...
Factoring in Faith: Religious Leaders on Broadening the Climate Movement
Religious leaders from across faith traditions will share how faith shapes their views of the natural world and motivates their climate work, and explore how different ethics of care can be incorporated into a broader web of climate action and impact.
Green is the New Black: Could Fashion be Good for the Planet?
The fashion industry can claim 10% of global carbon emissions, never mind its demand on water resources and waste created by manufacturing facilities. But if we can grow “leather” from mushrooms and use cotton fields as carbon sinks, could the fashion industry actually be good for the planet?
Some Clarity on Clearing: How to End Deforestation
Deforestation has major impacts on people and planet, particularly people who live in and rely directly on forests. Our panelists will discuss corporate, investor, and government pledges to end deforestation, noting where they’re making progress and where they are falling short.
Climate Solutions Showcase (Public Event)
In this session, early-stage entrepreneurs pitch their climate solutions to the audience in fast-paced presentations. Renowned investor Orlando Bravo emcees.
State Approaches to Climate Action
California, Illinois, and Florida are very different states, and each experiences climate change in its own way. How have they used policy as a shield to defend the environment, as a sword to compel climate-friendly behavior, and as patron to encourage innovation? How can the federal government do better to work with the private sector and address climate impacts?
Scaling Up Nature-based Climate Infrastructure
“Gray infrastructure”—large projects engineered to prevent climate disasters—aren’t holding up to the extremes of the changing climate. Nature-based solutions represent a different and effective approach, but scaling them up requires some innovative thinking.