Yale Climate Conference, 18-19 September (video live)

The Kerry Initiative will host the Yale Climate Conference on Monday, September 18, and Tuesday, September 19, 2017. The conference will feature five sessions with key business, political and diplomatic leaders on critical topics including the future of energy; the role of the private sector; state, city and international efforts; bipartisan U.S. leadership; and citizen engagement and activism. Members of the Yale community who were unable to get tickets are welcome to wait in the stand-by line at each session in case open seats become available. Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes before the session begins. Many of the sessions will also be live-streamed. Go to yaleclimateconference.yale.edu for links to each session. Speakers and sessions topics include: Session 1: The Future of Energy Ernie Moniz, Former U.S. Secretary of Energy Jonathan Pershing, Former U.S. State Department’s Special Envoy for Climate Change Tony Earley, Former CEO and Current Executive Chair of the Board, PG&E Corporation Mark Boling, CEO, 2CNRG Heather Zichal, Airbnb, Former Climate and Energy Advisor to President Obama Session 2: The Role of the Private Sector Hank Paulson, Former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Jeffrey Immelt, Chairman of the Board of General Electric Anne Finucane, Vice Chairman of Bank of America Session 3: State, City and International Efforts Jerry Brown, Governor of the State of California Jay Inslee, Governor of the State of Washington Jim Kim, President of the World Bank Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris Session 4: Bipartisan U.S. Leadership James Baker, Former U.S. Secretary of State Featuring video messages from: Lindsey Graham, U.S. Senator of South Carolina John McCain, U.S. Senator of Arizona (tbc) Closing Plenary: Citizen Engagement & Activism Leonardo DiCaprio, United Nations Messenger of Peace for Climate   Learn more about the speakers and other details on the conference website: yaleclimateconference.yale.edu