The transition to a sustainable future continues to gain momentum, after decades of delay on climate action, and has risen to the top of the agenda across government, politics and business. The sense that time could be running out is fueling an urgency to invest in environmental solutions across every sector from transforming the way food is grown, distributed, and consumed to getting more electric vehicles built and on the road; doubling down on tech and innovation; building resilient infrastructure; and advancing environmental justice and equity. What are the highest priority solutions that need to be identified and implemented? What bold steps will it require from Washington, business and at the grassroots level? Finally, what does the fallout from the Ukraine-Russia war on the global energy market mean for the energy transition going forward and what lessons is Washington drawing from this crisis?
POLITICO will convene its second annual sustainability summit to discuss the policies, strategies and innovations that government, the corporate sector, and local communities are implementing to accelerate climate progress. We’ll bring together leading voices from Washington, local and state governments, civil society, and corporate America to discuss the most promising approaches that can leverage the current momentum to get us to a sustainable future much faster.
Wednesday, May 18
10:00 AM ET / 7:00 AM PT
Dr. Sally Benson, Deputy Director, Energy, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Dr. Garry Cooper, CEO and Co-founder, Rheaply
Anna Mason, Managing Partner, Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, Revolution
Dr. Geri Richmond, Under Secretary of Science and Innovation, U.S. Department of Energy
Moderated by: Ryan Heath, Editorial Director, Global Growth, and Global Insider Author
Andrew Bowman, President and CEO, Land Trust Alliance
Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Chair, House Natural Resources Committee
Helen O'Shea, Director, Protected Areas Project, NRDC
Lauren Sanchez, Senior Advisor to the Governor on Climate, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom
Moderated by: Jean Chemnick, E&E News reporter
Elizabeth King, President, ICE ESG & Chief Regulatory Officer, Intercontinental Exchange
Ed Knight, Executive Vice Chairman, Nasdaq
Christina Shim, Head of Strategy and Sustainability, IBM Sustainability Software
Lisa Woll, CEO, U.S. SIF: The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment
Moderated by: Lorraine Woellert, Sustainability & ESG reporter, POLITICO
