Annual Climate Symposium at HBS 🌱 - November 5 & 6, 2022
Saturday, November 5th
Welcome Reception
6PM
@ The Engine
(750, Main St, Cambridge)
Happy Hour with drinks and heavy appetizers
NOTE: This event is exclusive to the first 100 tickets sold (early-bird),
conference panelists/speakers and subject to availability thereafter.
Sunday, November 6th
8AM - 5PM
@ Harvard Business School
Opening Keynotes
9AM
Food as a Climate Solution
Irina Gerry
- CMO, Change Foods -
9:25AM
The Role of Policy in the Climate Crisis
Karen Skelton
- Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary of Energy -
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Panel Breakout Sessions
10AM
Energy Transition
Ag-Tech Innovations
Consumer Driven Sustainability
Living with Climate Change
11AM
Early-Stage Climate Investing
Scaling Carbon Markets
Climate Mitigation & Adaptation in the Built Environment
1PM
Commercializing Climate Technologies
Financing a Net Zero Future
The Future of Food
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Start-up Pitch Competition
2PM
Pitch your start-up idea on Sunday at the Climate Symposium
for a chance to win a non-dilutive cash prize!
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Closing Keynote
3PM
Tackling Climate Together
Tom Steyer
- Executive Chair, Galvanize Climate Solutions -
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Refreshments provided throughout the day.
Business attire recommended.
Keynote Speakers
Tom Steyer
Tom Steyer is a successful investor, business leader, philanthropist and activist who is fully committed to fighting the climate crisis. Tom founded and led Farallon Capital Management, a San Francisco-based hedge fund that pioneered the multi-strategy approach to investing, before leaving to give his time, money, and energy to fighting for progressive causes. Tom is also the founder of NextGen America, the largest youth voter engagement organization in American history, and co-founder of Beneficial State Bank, a triple bottom line community development bank focused holistically on justice and sustainability. Most recently, Tom was a Democratic presidential candidate and in 2020 served as co-chair for Governor Newsom's Business and Jobs Recovery Task Force. He co-chaired Vice President Biden's Climate Engagement Advisory Council to help mobilize climate voters. Today, Tom is the Co-Executive Chair of Galvanize Climate Solutions, a mission-driven investment platform solely focused on mobilizing and deploying the capital and expertise needed to accelerate important and equitable climate solutions.
Irina Gerry
Irina is a purpose-driven entrepreneur and marketing leader, on a mission to transform the food system and drive widespread adoption of sustainable ways to feed the world. She is a Chief Marketing Officer at Change Foods, a precision fermentation food tech company, creating animal-free dairy products. Irina has over a decade of experience in consumer marketing space with global giants Procter & Gamble and Danone, as well as business strategy and operations with Deloitte. Irina holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Karen Skelton
Karen Skelton joins the Biden-Harris Administration from California, where she spent the last decade as the CEO and Founder of Skelton Strategies, a policy and political consulting firm working on energy, climate, technology, economic justice, and women’s health. Skelton served as Governor Jerry Brown's Director of Strategic Partnerships at the Global Climate Action Summit, where she drove high-level corporate commitments designed to combat climate change. With Maria Shriver, Skelton founded and managed a series of groundbreaking reports on the transformational role of women in American life, including an Emmy-nominated documentary. Previously, Skelton served in the Clinton-Gore Administration as Vice President Al Gore’s first Political Director and Deputy Political Director to the President, and in the U.S. Departments of Justice and Transportation. Skelton earned her B.A. with Honors from UCLA, a master’s degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and a J.D. from the UC Berkeley Law School.
