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
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.
Schooling the Climate Crisis
In 2021, over a million K-12 students missed school because of extreme weather events—and yet their schools are largely silent on the realities of climate change. This can change if we activate the next generation of climate leaders while we transform their schools with electric buses, renewable energy, and sustainable lunchrooms.
Corporate Climate Pledges: How to Move Forward in a Tough Economy
In this session, we’ll explore the scope (and Scopes) of corporate climate pledges and hear from leaders in charge of implementing them—and from investors and others pushing for faster action.
The Tech Sector That’s Still on the Rise
Though the tech sector is in a slowdown, resources and attention are on the rise for climate tech start-ups. Hear from leaders of companies generating nuclear power, redesigning electrolysis, and revolutionizing energy storage solutions, on the role they’re playing in accelerating the clean energy transition.
The Climate Solutions in Stories
The biggest story of our time is unfolding and there is no right way to tell it. Each of these storytellers is telling it differently—using journalism, photography, television, or tiktok to change hearts and minds and drive climate action.
Green Financial Solutions for You and Me
This session will explore the landscape of green financial options—including banks, 401K providers, and investment platforms—and help participants take steps to make their own financial footprint more sustainable.
Global Entrepreneurs Advancing Accessible Climate Solutions
With greenhouses-in-a-box in India, harvested invasive seaweed in the Carribean, and off-the-grid refrigeration for Nigerians, entrepreneurs are building innovative solutions for communities often priced out of climate adaptation.
Plenary
Iván Duque , Vanessa Hauc , John Mennel , Christopher James , Diana Olick , Kara Mangone , Paul Donofrio , Matt Rosoff , Gloria Estefan , Emilio Estefan Jr. , Judith Rodin , Kamala Harris , Marcellus Osceola , Talbert Cypress , Ingrid Irigoyen , Brian Huseman
Local tribal leaders welcome the audience. A corporate exec shares tech for net-zero commitments, a bank leader says how to get capital to markets in need, and Colombia’s former President explains his country’s conservation successes. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks with singer Gloria Estefan about the Biden Administration's climate priorities, then top investors address the challenges of leav...
Thursday, March 9th
Taking the Mine out of Mines: Sourcing the Critical Minerals of our Future
Critical minerals are the necessary building blocks of the clean energy infrastructure of our future, and the geopolitical race to source them is on. For an industry that is inherently extractive, however, can we make the process additive for economies, communities, and the environment?
Beyond Plastic
Is plastic bad, or are waste and recycling systems simply broken? Designers, entrepreneurs, and policy leaders weigh in on the impact of plastic, how companies are rethinking their use of the material, and the promise of alternative materials to replace it.
Making Skyscrapers Sustainable
Innovations in timber and steel and changes to building design standards are sparking a new era in low-carbon construction. Can the construction industry lower its 12% of global emissions by building higher?
Solving for X(treme Heat)
More than a third of all heat-related deaths are now attributed to climate change, and lower-income, marginalized communities are often most at risk. In Africa and Athens, heat officers are finding ways to cool their cities, and global medical leaders are helping improve health outcomes of vulnerable populations.
The ESG Debate: Does ESG Investing Help People and Planet?
This discussion will clarify the ESG concept, explore critiques from left, right, and center, and offer individual investors guidance on meeting their sustainable investing goals.