April 27, 2022 | New York, NY
Bloomberg Green Summit
As devastating extreme weather events become commonplace across the globe, the dire consequences of climate change have never been more apparent in our everyday lives. The fresh wave of commitments and calls to action coming out of the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow signals both urgency and hope. But will it be enough to counter decades of harmful emissions in time? How can countries, corporations, and concerned citizens work together to save our climate future?
Bloomberg Green will convene top climate leaders to create solutions and drive actions that will shape the future of our planet. Coinciding with Earth Month, the Bloomberg Green Summit will be a true thought leadership experience operating at the crossroads of sustainability, design, culture, food, technology, science, politics and entertainment.
April 26 - Tuesday
The Timelessness of Circular Design Presented By Ralph Lauren
Pre-registration is required for this invitation-only session. Attendance is limited.
Reducing fashion’s environmental impact requires rethinking the ways the industry approaches design. By shifting from a linear “take, make, waste” economy to a circular economy, Ralph Lauren Corporation aims to ensure its products endure the test of time and live on through endless lifecycles.
On the eve of the 2022 Bloomberg Green Summit, Ralph Lauren’s Chief Product and Sustainability Officer Halide Alagöz and notable expert on the circular economy and Cradle to Cradle creator Bill McDonough will sit down for a conversation with Bloomberg Green’s General Manager Lauren Kiel to discuss how incorporating circular principles into design can help to build a more sustainable world.
- Halide Alagöz, Chief Product & Sustainability Officer, Executive Sponsor of North Carolina D&I Team, Ralph Lauren
- Bill McDonough, Architect, Designer & Author
- Moderator: Lauren Kiel, General Manager, Bloomberg Green
April 27 - Wednesday
Registration and Networking Breakfast
Bloomberg Green Open
9:30 AM EDT – Welcome Remarks
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Meg Szabo, Senior Editor, Bloomberg Green & Sustainability Events
9:35 AM EDT – Zurich Sponsor Spotlight: The Sum of All Actions
- Mario Greco, Group Chief Executive Officer, Zurich Insurance Company
- Sebastião Salgado, Photographer & Founder, Instituto Terra
9:40 AM EDT – Leaders with Lacqua Goes Green: Gina McCarthy
White House Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy joins Bloomberg’s Francine Lacqua for a live episode of the television series ‘Leaders with Lacqua Goes Green’ to discuss the Biden administration’s current climate priorities.
- Gina McCarthy, National Climate Advisor, The White House
- Moderator: Francine Lacqua, Editor-At-Large & Anchor, Bloomberg TV
10:05 AM EDT – Forging a Regenerative Food System
How can ethical and sustainable farming practices protect the planet and improve consumer health? Executives from Daily Harvest, the plant-based meal delivery service that reached unicorn status last fall, discuss their plans to expand soil health principles with traditionally underserved farming communities and help consumers eat more organic fruits + vegetables every day.
- Rachel Drori, CEO, Daily Harvest
- Ricky Silver, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Daily Harvest
- Moderator: Carol Massar, Anchor, Bloomberg Businessweek TV & Radio
10:30 AM EDT – Electrifying Ithaca: Accelerating Urban Decarbonization
In November 2021, Ithaca, N.Y. voted to electrify every building in the city by 2030 – a bold commitment that makes the idyllic upstate college town the first U.S. city to begin decarbonizing all of its buildings. We’ll discuss how the city is raising private capital, leveraging innovative technology and prioritizing equality in its electrification efforts.
- Luis Aguirre-Torres, Director of Sustainability, City of Ithaca, NY
- Donnel Baird, CEO, BlocPower
- Tommy Freeman, Strategic Partnerships, Alturus
- Taylor Rowe, Director of Customer & Capital Partnerships, The Clean Fight
- Moderator: Amanda Kolson Hurley, Editor, Bloomberg Green
11:00 AM EDT – JLL Partner Spotlight: Return on Sustainability
- Greg Bolino, Global Head of Sustainability Strategy & Asset Consulting, JLL
- Moderator: Lauren Kiel, General Manager, Bloomberg Green
11:10 AM EDT – Networking Break
11:30 AM EDT – Green Eyes in the Skies: Accelerating Climate Action
Google Earth is providing transparency on everything from real-time logging in the Amazon to city-scale rooftop solar energy potential and water use in the parched Western states. Rebecca Moore discusses how geospatial technology is helping cities, businesses and researchers fight climate change, one image at a time.
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Rebecca Moore, Director, Google Earth, Earth Engine & Outreach
11:45 AM EDT – Changemaker Conversation: Quantumscape
Bloomberg Green’s Akshat Rathi sits down with Quantumscape’s Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman Jagdeep Singh to discuss how the company is working to transform the EV revolution, one battery at a time.
- Jagdeep Singh, Co-Founder, CEO & Chairman, QuantumScape
- Moderator: Akshat Rathi, Reporter, Bloomberg Green
12:05 PM EDT – General Motors Partner Spotlight: The All-Electric Future Must Also Be All-Inclusive
- Hina Baloch, Executive Director, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, Sustainability, Data Analytics & STEM Education Communications, General Motors
- Moderator: Lauren Kiel, General Manager, Bloomberg Green
12:15 PM EDT – Changemaker Conversation: EVgo
Bloomberg Green’s Kyle Stock sits down with EVgo CEO Cathy Zoi to discuss how the fast charging leader is leveraging technology and partnerships to accelerate the EV boom.
- Cathy Zoi, CEO, EVgo
- Moderator: Kyle Stock, Senior Correspondent, Bloomberg Green
12:35 PM EDT – Morning Mainstage Programming Concludes
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Networking Lunch
The Paper and Packaging Board Breakout Briefing Session: Sustainable Forests for a Sustainable Future
Forests play an integral role in the battle against climate change, balancing ecosystems, protecting biodiversity and regulating the carbon cycle. Recent years have seen long-standing concerns about deforestation catalyze government and corporate pledges to protect the planet’s top natural carbon sink. But what is needed to achieve these goals?
In this solutions session, top sustainable forest experts will discuss how they are working to protect this vital natural resource. What are the biggest threats and most common myths when it comes to degradation? How can we incentivize private forest owners to protect and maintain healthy forests for the long-term? And what actions can corporations, governments and individuals take to help in the fight for forest preservation?
Pre-registration is required for this session. Attendance is limited.
- Mary Anne Hansan, President, Paper and Packaging Board
- Rita Hite, President & CEO, American Forest Foundation
- Ellen Jackowski, Chief Impact Officer & Head of Sustainable Impact, HP
- Tensie Whelan, Clinical Professor for Business and Society; Founder & Director, NYU Stern School of Business’s Center for Sustainable Business
- Moderator: Leslie Kaufman, Reporter, Bloomberg Green
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iShares Solutions Session: Investing in the Green Transformation
From the urgency of climate action to the structural shifts resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, the pace of change and innovation are accelerating at an unprecedented rate. Whether it be electric vehicles and AI or robotics and healthcare, emerging technologies are shaping a greener and more nimble global economy that is ripe for investment opportunities. But how can investors navigate increasingly volatile markets to capitalize on them?
In this solutions session, we’ll discuss how to harness rapidly evolving technology and trends to maximize purpose and returns. How can forward-thinking investors use thematic investing to capture this innovation in their portfolios? How do we expect the markets to be impacted by these trends in the long-term? What types of transformation stand to shape a greener global economic future?
Pre-registration is required for this session. Attendance is limited.
- Gargi Pal Chaudhuri, Head of iShares Investment Strategy Americas, BlackRock
- Jay Jacobs, U.S. Head of Thematics and Active Equity ETFs, BlackRock
- Moderator: Eric Balchunas, Senior ETF Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence
Bloomberg Green Summit Afternoon Programming
1:45 PM EDT – How Quickly Can Renewable Energy Power the World?
While the world transitions to renewable energy sources, some have debated how quickly it can be used to fully power the world. In this session Bloomberg Green experts will debate how quickly we can make the full transition to clean energy.
- Javier Blas, Energy & Commodities Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion
- Akshat Rathi, Reporter, Bloomberg Green
- Moderator:Jennifer Zabasajja, Anchor, Bloomberg Quicktake
2:10 PM EDT – iShares Sponsor Spotlight: The Next Generation of Investment Trends: We’ve Only Scratched the Surface
- Armando Senra, Head of iShares Americas, BlackRock
- Moderator: Lauren Kiel, General Manager, Bloomberg Green
2:15 PM EDT – The Next Era of Carbon Removal
A surge of innovative carbon removal methods is stoking excitement around the potential of game-changing technology in the battle against climate change. But what is needed to accelerate this momentum and ensure large-scale impacts? In this session we’ll bring together leaders from across the carbon removal ecosystem for a holistic discussion on the challenges and opportunities in this promising space.
- Danny Cullenward, Policy Director, CarbonPlan
- Nan Ransohoff, Head of Climate, Stripe
- Peter Reinhardt, CEO & Co-Founder, Charm Industrial
- Moderator: Akshat Rathi, Reporter, Bloomberg Green
2:45 PM EDT – How I Got That Story
Bloomberg Green Reporter Danielle Bochove shares a behind the scenes look at her story on how the Inuit are reshaping arctic climate science.
- Alex Anaviapik, Elementary School Counselor, Pond Inlet, Nunavut
- Andrew Arreak, Regional Operations Lead, Qikiqtaaluk Region – Pond Inlet SmartICE
- Shelly Elverum, Fellow, Ashoka Canada
- Moderator: Danielle Bochove, Toronto Bureau Chief, Bloomberg News
3:05 PM EDT – Holcim Partner Spotlight: Circular Cities for Climate Action
- Jan Jenisch, CEO, Holcim
- Moderator: Lauren Kiel, General Manager, Bloomberg Green
3:15 PM EDT – Networking Break
3:35 PM EDT – Changemaker Conversation: Jim Coulter
We’ll hear from a climate leader about why they are fighting the battle to save our planet.
- Jim Coulter, Founder Partner & Executive Chairman, TPG
- Moderator: Jason Kelly, Chief Correspondent, Bloomberg QuickTake
4:00 PM EDT – The Earthshot Prize’s Winning Climate Fix
Launched by Prince William and The Royal Foundation in October 2020, the prestigious Earthshot Prize is designed to incentivize change and help repair our planet over the next ten years. Vaitea Cowan, Co-Founder of Enapter and winner of the 2021 “Fix Our Climate” category, shares how the green hydrogen startup’s AEM Electrolyser technology is changing the way we power our world.
- Vaitea Cowan, Co-Founder, Enapter
4:10 PM EDT – Ralph Lauren Sponsor Spotlight: The Timelessness of Circular Design
- Halide Alagöz, Chief Product and Sustainability Officer, Executive Sponsor of North Carolina D&I Team, Ralph Lauren
- Moderator: Lauren Kiel, General Manager, Bloomberg Green
4:15 PM EDT – Prepare for Takeoff: The Electric Aviation Era
Ground vehicles aren’t the only transportation method undergoing an electric revolution. Seismic gains in aviation technology over the past few decades have brought the electric aircraft to life, but what will it take for these planes to go mainstream? BETA Technologies Founder and CEO, Kyle Clark explains the startup’s full electric aviation ecosystem and the potential of greener air transportation to transform our systems.
- Kyle Clark, Founder, BETA Technologies
4:30 PM EDT – The Power of Storytelling
How do you convey the urgency of climate change? For the minds behind the Netflix film ‘Don’t Look Up,’ a fiery comet hurtling toward Earth — and society’s nonplussed reaction — is a perfect metaphor for the current climate crisis. Oscar-nominated writer and producer David Sirota discusses how the hit satire draws attention to issues surrounding the environment, policy, media and culture
- David Sirota, Award-Winning Journalist & Bestselling Author
- Moderator: Eric Roston, Reporter, Bloomberg Green
4:55 PM – Closing Remarks
- Meg Szabo, Senior Editor, Bloomberg Green & Sustainability Events
5:00 PM – Programming Concludes
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