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Matt Haggman
Chief Strategic Initiatives Officer, Right to Start
Matt Haggman is chief strategic initiatives officer at Right to Start, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization aiming to expand entrepreneurial opportunity for all. Prior to this, he was executive vice president of Miami-Dade Beacon Council. In this role, Haggman led Opportunity Miami, an initiative focused on imagining and building the Miami of 2040, spearheading the effort to build Miami's climate-tech ecosystem, and establish communitywide talent-development goals. Previously, he was Miami director at the Knight Foundation and created a program to advance the city’s growing tech community. Earlier in his career, Haggman was a journalist at the Miami Herald, where his honors included a Gerald Loeb Award.
Previously
![Climate Solutions Showcase](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/6fe9f593-bd2c-4785-a9f2-ba798ff6deef/53589999265_33f4c54606_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=225&q=80&rect=1122%2C617%2C6510%2C3663&w=400)
The Climate Solutions Showcase will highlight a diverse set of early stage entrepreneurs sharing their climate solutions. They'll do so with fast paced pitches targeted at in...
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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 pre...