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Founder and Chairman, Mynzo Carbon
Executive Director, Aspen Global Innovators Group; Co-Chair, Aspen Forum on Women and Girls, Aspen Institute
Chief Strategic Development Officer for Research, Earth and Environmental Sciences Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Managing Director, Decarbonization Partners
Managing Director, Green 2.0
Interdisciplinary Artist; Anthropologist; Educator; Director, Afro Diaries
Senior Development Officer, Citizens' Climate Lobby and Citizens' Climate Education
Senior Curator of Architecture and Design, Museum of Modern Art
Journalist; author; speaker
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Executive Vice President for Climate and Energy, XPRIZE Foundation
Founder, BlocPower
Fiber Artist; Co-Founder and Board President, Social Art and Culture
Director of Bridgetown Initiative and Special Adviser on Climate Resilience, Barbados Prime Minister's Office
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer, Constellation Energy
Founder and Principal, Local Projects
Director of Education and Policy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Vice President for Policy Programs and Director of the Aspen Institute Arts Program
Founder and Executive Director, Project InnerSpace
Owner, Pixel and Pebble
Independent Climate Journalist
Executive Director, University of Miami Climate Resilience Academy
Mayor of Cleveland
Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer, Antora Energy
Founder and CEO, Allied for Startups
Director of Resilience Design, Curtis and Rogers Design Studio
Founding Director, Center on Global Energy Policy
Vice President of Programs, DEPLOY/US
Author, “The Light Pirate”
Partner, LSN Partners
Sustainable Seafood Consultant; Chief Marketing Officer, Kvarøy Arctic; Co-Founder, Fed by Blue
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Founder and CEO, Current EV Motors
Curator; Founder, The ReefLine
Mayor of New Orleans
Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, Rocky Mountain Institute
Founder and CEO, Neoteric Energy and Climate
Minister of State for Finance, Ireland
Vice President of Partnerships, Elemental Excelerator
Chief Development Officer, Friends of The Underline
Executive Officer, California Air Resources Board
Chief Resilience Officer, Jacksonville, Florida
Founder, Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice
Senior Fellow, The Ocean Foundation
Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy for Clean Energy Innovation and Implementation, The White House
President and CEO, Shedd Aquarium
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Art Director at WHRO Public Media
Psychotherapist; Program Lead, Climate Psychology Certification, California Institute of Integral Studies
Student, Graduate Program in Biology, Oregon State University; Trainer, Fresh Tracks, Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions
Chief Innovation and Economic Development Officer, Miami-Dade County
Director of Environmental Justice, Microsoft
President, American Museum of Natural History
Mayor of Jacksonville, Florida
Senior Director, ClimateWorks Foundation
Professor of Water Science and Policy, Duke University
Founder and CEO, SustainabiliD
Founder and CEO, Algas Organics
Building Electrification Lead, Sierra Club’s Virginia Chapter
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Sustainability Executive of Business Banking and Global Commercial Banking and President of Michigan Market, Bank of America
Senior Program Manager, Aspen Institute
President, Marea Verde Panama
Climate Envoy, Office of the President, Asian Development Bank
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Operating Partner, Lowercarbon Capital
Partner, Brunswick Group
CEO, Fiat and Arbath; Chief Marketing Officer, Stellantis
Founder and CEO, ABF Creative
President, University of Miami
Environmental Journalist; Editor at Large, Atmos Magazine
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Deputy Director for Industrial Innovation and Regional Growth at WHOSTP
Chief Commercial Officer, Sublime Systems
Principal of the Climate-Aligned Industries Program, Rocky Mountain Institute
Founder and Executive Director, Black Girl Environmentalist
Co-Founder and Partner, Gelber Schachter & Greenberg; Former Mayor, City of Miami Beach
Filmmaker
Executive Director, Energy and Environment Program, Aspen Institute; Co-Director, Aspen Ideas: Climate
Chief Heat Officer, Miami-Dade County
Senior Adviser for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. State Department
Chief Commercial Officer, Archer Aviation
Senior Manager of Ocean and Climate, Aspen Institute Energy and Environment Program
Multimedia Artist and Founder, Journey of a Braid
U.S. Secretary of Energy
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U.S. Secretary, Department of the Interior
Chief Strategic Initiatives Officer, Right to Start
Co-Founder and CEO, Tinkercast
Founder and Executive Editor, Cipher
Executive Director, Current; CEO, Great Lakes ReNEW
Lead Climate and Environment Reporter, Miami Herald
Founder and Managing Partner, Eunoia
Anchor and Director of “Planeta Tierra,” Noticias Telemundo
Professor and Chair, Department of Ocean Sciences, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Miami
Chief Scientist, The Nature Conservancy; Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professor and Political Science Endowed Chair in Public Policy and Public Law, Department of Political Science, Texas Tech University
Managing Partner, LSN Partners
Senior Research Associate, University of Miami
Associate Professor and Retired Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Community Initiatives, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University
Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Environmental Quality, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Producer and Entrepreneur
Commissioner of Higher Education, Louisiana Board of Regents
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Climate Change Correspondent, Vox
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Vice President, Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives, Apple; Former Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency
Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics and Chief Scientist, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Filmmaker
Director, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs
Nurse Practitioner and Educator, Jackson Health System
Founder and Director, Good Energy
Director of Content Operations, Grist
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CEO, National Association for the Education of Young Children
Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Chair of Generate Capital and former Chairman of Energy and Finance for New York
Founder and Director, Community In-Power and Development Association
Senior Advisor, Energy and Environment Program, The Aspen Institute; Founder and Principal, Prosperity Strategies
Founding Director, Philosophy & Society Initiative, The Aspen Institute
Senior Advisor for Media and Social Impact, Boston Consulting Group; Executive Chairman, Common Sense Networks
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Board Member, Children and Nature Network
Songwriter; Music Producer; Content Creator
Founder and Director, Yale Program on Climate Change Communication; Senior Research Scientist, Yale School of the Environment
Mayor, Miami-Dade County
Global Environmental Executive, Bank of America
Actress; UNICEF USA Supporter and Climate Activist
Environmental Specialist, Miami Beach Environment and Sustainability Department
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Executive Director, Billion Oyster Project
Chairman and CEO, Potential Energy Coalition
Founder, Chief Marketing Officer and CEO, Neo Broadband
Sustainability Specialist, Environment and Sustainability Department, City of Miami Beach, FL
Co-Founder and CEO, Rewiring America; Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Purpose Venture Group
Managing Co-Chair of America's All In and Former National Climate Advisor, The White House
Chief Program Officer, Health Care Without Harm
Chief Sustainability Officer, Jones Lang LaSalle
Mayor of Miami Beach, Florida
Executive Director, Planet Reimagined; Musician
Principal, MSH Partners
Founder and Lead Certified Consulting Meteorologist, ClimaData Corporation
Founder and CEO, Ad Astra Media
Chief Resilience Officer and Senior Policy Advisor to Mayor, City of Charleston
Chief Innovation Officer, The Underline
Co-Founder and President, Quadrivium Foundation
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Founder and Executive Director, Climate Mental Health Network
Animator
Science Educator; Television Presenter; Author
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Novelist; Author, “The Tiger's Wife” and “Inland”
Author; Editor
Director of Strategy, Good Energy
Climate Reporter, The Washington Post
Kids TV Writer
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Chief Sustainability Officer, L’Oréal Groupe North America
Founder and Executive Producer, Park Star Media; Kids Content Creator
Founder and CEO, InnerLight; Impact Adviser, The ReefLine
Managing Director, OBE Power
President and CEO, Opportunity Finance Network
Author and Poet
Founder and CEO, Invenergy
John Porcari, Former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation; Board of Directors, Vantage Airport Group; MITRE Aviation Advisory Group
Artist; Filmmaker; Cinematic Manager, Oolite Arts
Founder and CEO, Frakktal
Vice President, Clean Energy Buyers Association
President and CEO, Aspen Institute
CEO, ClearPath and ClearPath Action
Governor of Illinois
Former Mayor of Barranquilla, Colombia
President, Miami Dade College
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2024 Champions for Change Fellow, Center for Native American Youth, Aspen Institute
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Singer/Songwriter; Researcher; Curriculum Consultant
Vice President; Co-Executive Director, Financial Security Program; and Co-Chair, Aspen Partnership for an Inclusive Economy, The Aspen Institute
Distributed Organizer, Sunrise Movement; Student, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Climate Writer, CNN
Managing Director, Watsco Ventures
Founder, Host and Producer, “First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing” podcast; Certified Integral Coach; Writer
President and CEO, Science Museum of Minnesota
Mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
Executive Director, Innovative Genomics Institute
Founder and Executive Director, Clean Miami Beach
Senior Attorney, Our Children's Trust
Guitarist; Songwriter; Record Producer
Weather and Feature Anchor, “Today”; Co-host, “3rd Hour of Today”
Executive Director, International Science Reserve, New York Academy of Sciences
Co-Founder and CEO, ShoreLock
Lead Product Manager, Climate AI, Google
Co-Founder and CEO, Microera Power
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Senior Staff Writer, Grist
Senior Official Performing the Duties of Deputy Administrator
Vice Chair, Bezos Earth Fund
Senior Vice President for Programs, Earthjustice
Member, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Board District 9
Senior Fellow, This Is Planet Ed, Aspen Institute
Artist
Fellow, Observer Research Foundation America
Chair and Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religion, California Institute of Integral Studies
Executive Director, Miami Waterkeeper
Director, Pérez Art Museum Miami
Executive Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, Covanta
Co-Executive Director, Financial Security Program, Aspen Institute
Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute
Executive Director, UL Standards and Engagement
Climate Fiction Creative Manager, Grist
Founder and Executive Director, Environmental Voter Project
Head of Tiltrotor Marketing, Leonardo Helicopters
Deputy Mayor for Energy and Sustainability, City of Los Angeles
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Director, Immigration Strategy, Emerson Collective & Professor, Georgetown University Law Center
Co-Founder and Chief Reef Officer, Coral Vita
Senior Adviser for Alaska Affairs and Strategic Priorities, U.S. Department of the Interior
Special Assistant to the President for Climate and Senior Advisor for Strategic Planning, White House Climate Policy Office
Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Tinkercast
Co-Founder and CEO, C16 Biosciences
Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation
Co-Founder and CEO, Oneka Technologies
Senior Director of Government Affairs, Citizens' Climate Lobby
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Senior Fellow and Founding Director, Africa Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
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Co-Founder and COO, NeoBroadband Inc.
Founder, Xatoms
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Founder and CEO, Walker-Miller Energy Services
Author and Futurist
Partner, Breakthrough Energy Ventures
Co-Founder and Partner, Recapture
Federal Chief Environmental Justice Officer, White House Council on Environmental Quality
Commercial Director, Regenerative Agriculture and Differentiation, ADM
Vice President of Engagement, Chief Meteorologist, and Director, Climate Matters, Climate Central
Senior Correspondent, Time
President and CEO, Waterfront Alliance
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Executive Director, Mayors Migration Council
Founder and President, Coflow Jet
Author, “How Much of These Hills Is Gold”
Founder and CEO, Kadeya