During registration, participants are asked to choose a breakout room from five (5) different ones to actively engage.
A | PHASING OUT FOSSIL FUELS - THE TRANSITION: Green Renewable Energy in Transportation and the Built Environment
B | ELECTRIFYING EVERYTHING - INFRASTRUCTURE FOR GREEN ENERGY: Electric Vehicles, Microgrids, Community Solar, and Environmental Justice
C | THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY - GREEN PRODUCTS: Materials, Environmental Social Governance (ESG), Supply Chain, and Behavior Change
D | FOOD & FOOD WASTE - FOOD PRODUCTION & CONSUMPTION: Regenerative Ag, Distribution, Composting, Recycling, Landfill, Environmental Justice, and Food Deserts
C | ECOSYSTEM PROTECTION - CONSERVATION & RESTORATION: 30x30, Biodiversity, Nature-Based Solutions, and Environmental Justice
Meet the Experts, Panelists & Moderators (in alphabetical order)
Angela Madison
Clean Energy
BREAKOUT B
Anne Henny
Sierra Club, California
BREAKOUT E
Arthur Bart-Williams
GRID Alternatives
BREAKOUT B
Bettina Hausmann
UNA San Diego Chapter
MODERATOR
Bill McKibben
Author & Educator
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Brett Walter
Climate Action Now
ADVOCACY
Cara Pike
Climate Access
ADVOCACY
Daniel Atwater
Vnesto Capital
BREAKOUT C
Dave Rice
UNA Orange County
MODERATOR
Devon Hartman
CHERP Solar Works
BREAKOUT B
Dan Kammen, PhD
UC Berkeley
BREAKOUT A
Heidy Ramon
Sustainability Collective
BREAKOUT D
Herb Behrstock
UNA Northern California
MODERATOR
Himaja Nagireddy
UNA-USA Youth Observer
MODERATOR
Jackie Suggitt
ReFED
BREAKOUT D
Jared Huffman
Congressman CA District 2
KEYNOTE
Leslie Alden
Drawdown Bay Area
MODERATOR
Leticia (Lety) Rodriguez
Feeding San Diego
BREAKOUT D
Lynda Deschambault
Contra Costa County Climate Leaders (4CL)
PLENARY
Mel BoyntonÂ
UNA Southern California
MODERATOR
Michelle Passero
Nature Conservancy
BREAKOUT E
Nalleli Cobo
People Not Pozos
KEYNOTE
Panama Bartholomy
Building Decarbonization Coalition
BREAKOUT A
Patty Cook
ICF International, Inc.
BREAKOUT A
Rachel Bowen Pittman
UNA-USA Headquarters
KEYNOTE
Rick Finkbeiner
Bradam Energy
BREAKOUT C
Sim Bilal
Youth Climate Strike
PLENARY
Susan Wright
San Mateo Sustainability Office
PLENARY
Suz Okie, GreenBiz, BREAKOUT C
Tom English, Climate Advocate, BREAKOUT B