Opening Plenary
Setup
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 a Republican congressman and an energy CEO address crucial technologies and congressional gridlock. To close, Miami's Mayor Suarez shares parting thoughts.
Speakers
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Tom SteyerCo-Chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions
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Tommy CaldwellProfessional climber and writer
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Dan PorterfieldPresident and CEO of the Aspen Institute
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Dan GelberMayor of Miami Beach
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Richard PowellCEO of ClearPath
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John CurtisCongressman from Utah
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Joseph DeSimoneChemical engineering professor at Stanford University
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Matt RosoffEditorial director of tech and climate at CNBC
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Diane LeopoldExecutive vice president and chief operating officer of Dominion Energ...
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Ed WilliamsChairman, Aspen Institute UK Board of Trustees
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Bernadette Woods PlackyDirector of Climate Matters at Climate Central
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Raul MoasMiami Program Director at Knight Foundation
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Rania HarraraCommunity advocate
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Frederica WilsonCongresswoman from Florida
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Francis SuarezMayor of Miami
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