Summit for Emerging Climate Leaders / March 19
You are the next generation of climate leaders. Welcome to the drawing board.
This interactive, one-day summit Is just for you, undergrad students & young professionals!
As the world economy seeks new products and services to address climate change and associated risks, it's also waiting for the next generation of climate leaders. We want to help develop these future leaders by involving undergraduate students and young professionals with an interactive one-day summit. There we will provide you with exclusive exposure to the leading professionals in the climate industry and a chance to pitch your own climate solution!
It's all part of ClimateCon 2018, a conference on the business of climate, held at The Collider March 19-21 in the heart of downtown Climate City - Asheville, North Carolina.
Not a student but interested in the business of climate?
Check out The Business of Climate Forum, taking place March 19-21.
Summit Speakers
Summit Speakers
Imagine the impact of having exclusive exposure to the leading professionals in the climate industry!
Summit SCHEDULE
7:45 am
Registration + Continental Breakfast
8:30 am
Welcome Note + Business of Climate
8:45 am
Climate Data and Information: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
9:05 am
Climate Applications: NASA DEVELOP
9:20 am
Climate Research: North Carolina Institute for Climate Studies
9:40 am
Data Driven Resilience: UNC Asheville's National Environmental Modeling and Analysis Center
10:00 am
Climate Entrepreneurship: FernLeaf Interactive
10:20 am
Coffee + Networking Break
10:45 am
Climate Communication: The Climate Listening Project
11:15 am
Cimate Policy: Climate Interactive
11:45 am
Wicked Problem Solving: People, Planet, Profit
12:30 pm
Lunch: Explore Asheville
1:30 pm
Entering the World of Climate Solutions
1:45 pm
Setting the Stage
2:00 pm
Pitch Competition - Policy & Research
2:45 pm
Pitch Competition - Business
3:30 pm
Coffee Break + Live Music
4:15 pm
Pitch Competition Results
4:30 pm
Closing Remarks
