Earthx2026 Congress of Conferences
  • Agenda
  • Agenda Full Grid
  • Monday, April 20, 2026
  • Tuesday, April 21, 2026
  • Wednesday, April 22, 2026
From Asphalt to Ecosystems: Rebuilding Water, Energy, and Food Systems at the Community Scale
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Steve Nygren, Serenbe
Solutions Stage
Firegate: A Computation Wildfire Spread Model with Machine Learning Guided Suppressant Optimization.
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Kelly Liu
Solutions Stage
AI Governance Framework Development
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Anzar Hasan, Arsh.ai
Solutions Stage
Exploring Sustainable Nitrogen Conversion: Computational Insights into Nitrosyl Reduction by Iron Complexes
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Prahaladh Gopalakrishnan, Ethos
Solutions Stage
Funding Early-Stage Climate and Sustainability Solutions Beyond Traditional Venture and Grants
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Bruce Makous
Michael Porteous
Solutions Stage
Investor
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Varad Mohod
Solutions Stage
Smart Communication for a Warming World: Why Storytelling Is Climate Infrastructure
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Angela Betancourt, Betancourt Group
Solutions Stage
Reinventing Solar: How 3D Energy Infrastructure Unlocks the Next Era of Clean Power
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Mohammed Njie, Janta Power
Solutions Stage
Airport Decarbonization
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Darcy Zarubiak, RoVolus, LLC
Solutions Stage
The Generative Organization: Leading with AI Without Losing the Human
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Bryan Cassady
Solutions Stage
Working with, not for: How to truly engage the next generation in Sustainability
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Nate Wilbourne, Gen-Z Aotearoa
Solutions Stage
Catching the Flood: How Simple Rain Harvesting Solves Dallas's Water Paradox
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Rebecca Cap Mertens
Solutions Stage
Earth Recovery: From Awareness to Action
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Reginald Patterson
Solutions Stage
From Waste to Wisdom: Composting Solutions That Stick
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Danny Sudman
Solutions Stage
Pithecophilia: Stories of Apes, Awe, and Becoming an Explorer
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Robert Louis DeMayo
Solutions Stage
Felix Finkbeiner: Championing a global initiative that fights for climate justice
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Felix Finkbeiner, Plant-for-the-Planet
Solutions Stage
The Return of the Storks
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Lorie Karnath, Millbrook School
Solutions Stage
EarthAtlas
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Carolyn Scott
Solutions Stage
The ABCs of California’s Native Bees & The Plant Life They Sustain: Exploring the powerful, reciprocal connections between California’s immensely biodiverse bee populations and native plants
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Krystle Hickman
Solutions Stage
CEO Glass Boxes Modern Prefabricated Homes
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Whitney A. Walker, Glass Boxes.com
Solutions Stage
Sustainability as Competitive Advantage: How Businesses Drive Impact and ROI
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Grant Kendzior
Solutions Stage
The Ecology of Resilience: Inner Development and Sustainable Regenerative Living
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Blake Hestir
Solutions Stage
The HERO Factor for a Sustainable Future: Identity-Driven Leadership That Actually Moves the Needle
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Cory Charles
Solutions Stage
Assessing AI for Climate Restoration: Delivering higher ROI on Restoration with bioregional knowledge
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Manisha Priyadarshini
Solutions Stage
Why The World Needs to Know What Are the World’s Top 10 Plants and Trees Which Capture the Most CO 2/Acre/Time Period
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Joe James
Solutions Stage
Centre People, Connect Systems: Integrating Environmental Science into Meaningful Social Impact Practice
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Andrea Kanaris, All Things Social Impact Pty Ltd
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From a Nimble Team to a Global Conservation Network: How Capacity, Capital, and Trust Scale Impact
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Abby Sun, Wildlife Conservation Network
Solutions Stage
Water is a Gift of Life
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Jacob Nimeier, Vera Aqua Vera Vita
Solutions Stage
9:00 AM
Welcome to the Arena
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Jason Seedall, The Roosevelt Initiative
Citizenship in the Conservation Era
Michael Vandenbergh in Conversation
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Michael Vandenbergh
TV Podcast Stage
9:15 AM
How Is the Arena Changing?
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Citizenship in the Conservation Era
America at 250: Can Nature Still Be Our Common Ground?
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Main Stage
9:30 AM
Beyond Gloom, Doom, and Division: A Reward-Driven Path to a Bright Energy Future
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Susan Meredith, Human Excel
Solutions Stage
Making Sustainability Desirable: How Biodegradable Materials Can Reduce Plastic Pollution and Reinvent Fashion
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Sasha Royce
TV Podcast Stage
10:00 AM
State of Regenerative Ag
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Jason Seedall, The Roosevelt Initiative
Citizenship in the Conservation Era
Inside Trump’s Environmental Worldview
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Main Stage
Healthcare Industry Being Impacted By Regulated Substances
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Richard Cheng, Ritter Spencer Cheng, PLLC
Solutions Stage
10:05 AM
Regenerative Ag Creating Opportunities
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Juan Whiting, Hinterland Institute
Citizenship in the Conservation Era
10:20 AM
Bringing Back Small Farms
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AJ Richards, From The Farm
Citizenship in the Conservation Era
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Main Stage
10:35 AM
How the Market Wants to Change
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David Cary, HighGround Ranch Developers
Citizenship in the Conservation Era
11:00 AM
Browngirl Green
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Kristy Drutman, Green Jobs Board
Solutions Stage
Regenerative Ag All Around
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Jason Seedall, The Roosevelt Initiative
AJ Richards, From The Farm
David Cary, HighGround Ranch Developers
Juan Whiting, Hinterland Institute
Citizenship in the Conservation Era
Blueprints to Heal the Planet: I — Coral Reefs Art and Design for Nature-Based Solutions to Coral Reef Restoration
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Mara G. Haseltine, Geotherapy Institute for Art and Field Sciences
TV Podcast Stage
11:15 AM
Beyond Washington: How States Are Shaping the Future of Environmental Policy
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Main Stage
11:30 AM
Keep America Beautiful
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Jamie Colvert
Allison Hannel
Solutions Stage
11:35 AM
Structured Networking and Collaboration
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Citizenship in the Conservation Era
12:00 PM
Rewriting Party Lines: Can Future Lawmakers find Common Ground?
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Main Stage
1:30 PM
Welcome Back and Reintroduction
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Jason Seedall, The Roosevelt Initiative
Citizenship in the Conservation Era
1:45 PM
Opportunities Through Rural Development
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Sharita Humphrey, EcoPower Source Inc
Citizenship in the Conservation Era
2:00 PM
Nuclear: Unity and Opportunity
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Citizenship in the Conservation Era
Powering the Nation: Energy Security in an Uncertain World
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Main Stage
2:15 PM
Unleashing Abundance in DC
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Citizenship in the Conservation Era
2:45 PM
Powering the Next Industrial Era: Energy, Infrastructure, and the Digital Economy
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Main Stage
3:00 PM
Style as a Sustainability Solution: Reimagining Fashion & Home Through Circular Living
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Sarah Teresinski, Redeux Style
Solutions Stage
Roosevelt as a Role Model for Modern Conservation
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Tim Gallaudet, Ocean STL Consulting, LLC
Citizenship in the Conservation Era
3:15 PM
Getting Gen Z and Alpha Involved
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Emmy Scott
Citizenship in the Conservation Era
3:30 PM
Climate Activist Xiye Bastida
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Xiye Bastida
Solutions Stage
Conservation Bridges Gaps
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Citizenship in the Conservation Era
3:45 PM
Green Jobs: The Market for Conservation
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Kristy Drutman, Green Jobs Board
Citizenship in the Conservation Era
Have Environmentalists Lost The Script?
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Monica Medina
Elizabeth Gray, National Audubon Society
Sweta Chakraborty
Whitney Strauss
Main Stage
4:00 PM
The Built Environment Is the Climate System We Can Actually Control
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Amy Polvado, Facilimax
Solutions Stage
4:05 PM
Public Lands Unite Through Opportunity
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Citizenship in the Conservation Era
4:30 PM
Wrap-Up and Alliance Announcement
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Tim Gallaudet, Ocean STL Consulting, LLC
Jason Seedall, The Roosevelt Initiative
Citizenship in the Conservation Era
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Main Stage
9:00 AM
Unlocking the Bioecoeconomy Across Food, Nature, Waste, Energy, and Jobs
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Bio Economy Summit
Opening Remarks
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Angela Lang, Tony Fay Public Relations
Sports & Sustainability
9:15 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE: Andrew Winston
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Main Stage
9:30 AM
Opening Remarks
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Monica Paul, Dallas Sports Commission
Sports & Sustainability
Urban & Regional Agrisystems as Transformative Engines of Local Prosperity and BioEconomy Innovation
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Owen Lynch
Bio Economy Summit
9:40 AM
Corporate Responsibility: What Works, What Doesn’t
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Charles DeMonaco, Fox Rothschild
Michael Vandenbergh
Main Stage
9:45 AM
Play to Win: The Power of Sports for Sustainability
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Sarah Hussain
Meghna Tare, The University of Texas at Arlington
Michael Kraus, Green Sports Alliance
Riley Nelson, NASCAR
Ben Swanger
Sports & Sustainability
10:00 AM
Bob Ballard & Tim Gallaudet in Conversation
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Tim Gallaudet, Ocean STL Consulting, LLC
Solutions Stage
Panel: Food Systems as Bioeconomic Infrastructure
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Whitney Strauss
Bio Economy Summit
10:25 AM
Food, Health & Workforce: Pathways That Center People, Jobs, and Well-Being
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Emma Saving
Bio Economy Summit
10:30 AM
Coffee Break
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Sports & Sustainability
10:40 AM
KEYNOTE: Corporate Leadership at Scale
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Bill Shireman, Solution Citizen
Vicki Hollub, Occidental Petroleum
Main Stage
10:45 AM
Athletic Spotlight
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Garry Gilliam, The Bridge Eco-Village
Sports & Sustainability
Soil Is Infrastructure: Coordinating Restoration at Scale
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John Heywood
Bio Economy Summit
11:00 AM
Guy Harvey Foundation
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Jessica Harvey, Guy Harvey Foundation
Solutions Stage
11:10 AM
Capturing Carbon Through Nature & Technology
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Vicki Hollub, Occidental Petroleum
Jim Blackburn, BCarbon, Rice University
James Clement, EarthOptics, King Ranch
Bill Shireman, Solution Citizen
Main Stage
11:15 AM
Dallas 2026: How North Texas is Redefining Host City Sustainability
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Valerie Washington
Jim Ross, City of Arlington
Liz Cedillo-Pereira
Audrey Henvey, D CEO Magazine
Sports & Sustainability
11:30 AM
Ocean Mapping with Greenwater Marine Sciences Offshore
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G. Mark Miller, Greenwater Marine Sciences Offshore
Solutions Stage
12:00 PM
BANQUET KEYNOTE: Exploration, Discovery & the Stakes Beneath the Surface
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Main Stage
Networking Lunch
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Sports & Sustainability
1:30 PM
Pitching for the Planet
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Natalie Bettger
Frank Balbuena, The Coca-Cola Company
Sarah Ziomek, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Sports & Sustainability
2:00 PM
The Secret World of the Explorers Club
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Richard Wiese
Main Stage
The Nature Record: Conversation and Comments on the First-Ever US Nature Assessment
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Tessa Francis
Workshops & Meetings
2:20 PM
Inspiring the Next Wave of Explorers: Storytelling, Science & Planetary Curiosity
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Richard Wiese
Serena McCalla, iResearch Corporation
Gaelin Rosenwaks, Global Ocean Exploration, Inc
Main Stage
2:30 PM
Coffee Break
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Sports & Sustainability
Dr. Sylvia Earle in Conversation
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Sylvia Earle, Mission Blue
Solutions Stage
2:45 PM
Athletic Spotlight
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Michele Spiezia, Ellysium Racing
Ellis Spiezia, Ellysium Racing
Sports & Sustainability
3:00 PM
The Blue Economy: Art, Innovation, and Ocean Solutions with ORAI
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Shelby Thomas, Ocean Rescue Alliance International
Solutions Stage
Oceans, Security & Technology: The New Geopolitics of the Deep
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Tim Gallaudet, Ocean STL Consulting, LLC
G. Mark Miller, Greenwater Marine Sciences Offshore
Main Stage
3:15 PM
Community, Fans & Facilities: Designing Legacy at Scale
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Susan Alvarez
Scott Woodrow, AT&T Stadium
Layten Praytor, D CEO Magazine
Skye Fabrizio, C3 Presents
Sports & Sustainability
3:30 PM
Gaelin Rosenwaks in Conversation
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Gaelin Rosenwaks, Global Ocean Exploration, Inc
Solutions Stage
3:40 PM
DEBATE: TBD
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Teri Donaldson
Main Stage
4:00 PM
Richard Wiese in Conversation
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Richard Wiese
Solutions Stage
ISD Exhibits and Pop up Booths
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Sports & Sustainability
4:20 PM
Supreme Court Update: What the Court Is Reshaping
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Todd Kim, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
Robert Percival
John Cruden, Beveridge and Diamond
Main Stage
5:00 PM
Networking Happy Hour
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Sports & Sustainability
5:15 PM
CLOSING KEYNOTE: Sylvia Earle
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Sylvia Earle, Mission Blue
Main Stage
8:30 AM
Registration and Breakfast
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Texas Symposium on Climate & Energy Transition
9:00 AM
Welcome & Opening Remarks
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North Texas Day
Opening Remarks
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Nathan Block, BP Corp NA
Texas Symposium on Climate & Energy Transition
Opening Session: The Future Is Circular
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Bill Shireman, Solution Citizen
Danielle Holly
John Warner, Warner-Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, John C. Warner Green Chemistry
Karen Warner
Circle America Summit
Game-Changing Circularity: Lessons from Q2 Stadium and Austin FC
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Nick Otte, Austin FC
Susie Vincent, US Green Building Council
Solutions Stage
9:10 AM
Setting the Stage: The Eco Future of North Texas
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David Marquis, The River Always Wins
Kathryn Guerra, Dallas Environmental Commission
North Texas Day
9:15 AM
OPENING KEYNOTE: Designing for Life
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Main Stage
Session 1 – Disputes Impacting the Energy Transition
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Jayne Piana, Brown Rudnick LLP
Trajan Perez, Miller Nash
Mave Gasaway, Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
Sarah Grey, Arnold & Porter
Texas Symposium on Climate & Energy Transition
9:20 AM
Opening Exercise: Why Are You Here?
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David Marquis, The River Always Wins
North Texas Day
9:30 AM
Beyond Permits: Designing Water Agreements for Data Center Growth
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Ashleigh Myers, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Solutions Stage
9:40 AM
Defining the Mission & Objectives
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David Marquis, The River Always Wins
Kathryn Guerra, Dallas Environmental Commission
North Texas Day
9:45 AM
Designing Cities for Life: From Vision to Implementation
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Fatafehi Fakafnua
Juan Carlos Monterrey Gomez, Panama
Dror Benshetrit
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Green Chemistry as the Foundation for a Circular Economy
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John Warner, Warner-Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, John C. Warner Green Chemistry
Circle America Summit
10:00 AM
Regional Outlook: Growth, Systems & Interconnection
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James McGuire
North Texas Day
The Sushi Warrior - Human Enslavement in Illegal Fishing
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Fred Garth, FredGarth.com
Solutions Stage
10:15 AM
Break
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Texas Symposium on Climate & Energy Transition
10:20 AM
Networking Break
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North Texas Day
10:30 AM
Conscious Capital
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Lawrence Ford
Solutions Stage
Table Session I: Regional Challenges & Perspectives
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North Texas Day
Session 2 – Early Dispute Resolution
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Peter Silverman, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick�
Nathan Block, BP Corp NA
Texas Symposium on Climate & Energy Transition
10:45 AM
Water and the Next Century: Security, Scarcity, and the Future of Cities
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Main Stage
Radical Reduction Roundtable
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Yuly Fuentes-Medel, The Footwear Collective
Shawn Stockman
Sarah Teresinski, Redeux Style
Nabil Nasr, REMADE Institute
Kyle Wiens
Circle America Summit
11:00 AM
PODCAST RECORDING: Nature Makes Sense
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Jad Daley
Sweta Chakraborty
Elizabeth Gray, National Audubon Society
Main Stage
Focus Area I: Human Infrastructure
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Ian Seamans, Environment Texas
Jimena Vivanco
North Texas Day
11:30 AM
Dr. Serena McCalla in Conversation
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Serena McCalla, iResearch Corporation
Solutions Stage
12:00 PM
Session 3 - Nature Based Solutions - Carbon Offset / Carbon Credit Markets
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Mike Dillinger, Grassroots Carbon
Jean-Philippe (JP) Brisson, Latham & Watkins
Brad Tipper, Grassroots Carbon
Texas Symposium on Climate & Energy Transition
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Main Stage
1:00 PM
Session 4 – Private Capital in Low Carbon Financing
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Sean Voight, Energy Innovation Hub TX
Ryan Andree, Beveridge & Diamond
Paul Barker, Kirkland & Ellis
Texas Symposium on Climate & Energy Transition
1:30 PM
Focus Area II: Water and the Watershed
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Susan Alvarez
North Texas Day
Circular Policy Roundtable: EPR, Design for Repair, and Pollution Pricing
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Adam Peer, American Chemistry Council
Steven Nickel, Google
Ricky Bradley, Citizens' Climate Education & Citizens' Climate Lobby
Heidi Sanborn, National Stewardship Action Council
Circle America Summit
2:00 PM
Break
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Texas Symposium on Climate & Energy Transition
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Main Stage
2:15 PM
Session 5 – Community Engagement / Developing Community Support for Project Success
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Nathan Block, BP Corp NA
Marc Ehrhardt, The Ehrhardt Group
Greg Johnson, Liskow & Lewis
Texas Symposium on Climate & Energy Transition
2:30 PM
Focus Area III: Land Use Meets Biodiversity
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Julie Fineman, Constellation of Living Memorials
North Texas Day
2:40 PM
Recycling Innovation Roundtable
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Holli Alexander, Eastman
Joe Tegerdine
Frank Balbuena, The Coca-Cola Company
Circle America Summit
2:45 PM
From Scale to Soul: Leaving the Boardroom to Find Health, Nature & Responsibility
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Stormy Simon
Main Stage
3:15 PM
Break
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Texas Symposium on Climate & Energy Transition
Musical Interlude: Songs from the Edge of Fire & Water
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Isolde Fair
Main Stage
3:30 PM
Break
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North Texas Day
Voices of the Next Generation: Culture, Creativity, and the Future of Environmental Leadership
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Main Stage
Session 6 – Molding Legal Professionals for 21st Century Challenges
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Nathan Block, BP Corp NA
Ashleigh Myers, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Monika Ehrman, SMU Dedman School of Law
Jeff Civins, Haynes & Boone
Trajan Perez, Miller Nash
Texas Symposium on Climate & Energy Transition
Rebel with a Rake: Nature Based Solutions
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Michelle Yahn, nasturtium films
Solutions Stage
3:40 PM
Creating a Circular Culture
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Will Grant, Pachamama Alliance
Diamond Spratling, Girl Plus Environment
Manisha Priyadarshini, ProgramEarth
Circle America Summit
3:45 PM
Focus Area IV: Land Use & the Built Environment
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Julie Hiromoto
North Texas Day
4:00 PM
The Future of Living Cities is Regenerative
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Dror Benshetrit
Solutions Stage
4:15 PM
CLOSING KEYNOTE: Resilience in an Age of Uncertainty: Small Nations and the Future of the Global System
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Main Stage
4:30 PM
Closing Session: What Now? What Next?
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David Marquis, The River Always Wins
Kathryn Guerra, Dallas Environmental Commission
North Texas Day
Closing Session: United by Nature for America 250
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Bill Shireman, Solution Citizen
Maury Giles
Xiye Bastida
Circle America Summit
Not Your Usual Networking Session: Community Building Across Sectors
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Tania Roa, beVisioneers: the Mercedes Benz fellowship
Solutions Stage
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