Morning Plenary
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Futurific Studios’ Kathryn Murdoch and Ari Wallach preview their new PBS docuseries, a government leader turned entrepreneur shares her plastic pollution idea, environmental justice leaders expand on solutions, and Invenergy’s CEO tells us how he built more than 200 clean energy projects. Mayors share ideas for rethinking the urban environment, an app designer talks personal carbon footprints, and Nature Conservancy Chief Scientist Katharine Hayhoe and Al Roker give tips on telling America’s climate change story.
Speakers
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Mariana AtencioJournalist -
Shannon OsakaClimate Reporter, The Washington Post -
Polly TrottenbergU.S. Deputy Secretary of Transportation -
Justin BibbMayor of Cleveland -
Daniella Levine CavaMayor of Miami-Dade County -
Michael PolskyCEO, Invenergy -
Rachel RamirezClimate Writer, CNN -
Jonathan GillibrandSenior Adviser, U.S. State Department -
Keri HollandSenior Policy Advisor in Environmental Quality, U.S. Department of Sta... -
Ari WallachAuthor and Futurist -
Katharine HayhoeClimate Scientist; Chief Scientist, The Nature Conservancy; Distinguis... -
Mirei Endara de HerasPresident, Marea Verde Panama -
Jalonne White-NewsomeChief Environmental Officer, White House Council on Environmental Qual... -
James AbrahamChairman, Mynzo Carbon -
Justin WorlandSenior Correspondent, Time -
Al RokerAnchor, “Today” -
Catherine Coleman FlowersFounder, Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice -
Kathryn MurdochPresident, Quadrivium Foundation -
Greg GershunyExecutive Director, Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program
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