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Catalysts of the Climate Economy - National Innovation Summit - September 6-8, Burlington, Vermont
Event Description
Innovators are powering economic success by solving the challenges presented by climate change. Catalysts of the Climate Economy is a 3-day National Innovation Summit to bring together entrepreneurs, investors, and thought leaders to celebrate success and to gear up for the next stage of economic development and prosperity in a low-carbon future.
Day 1: Ignite Attend the opening keynote and celebration and enjoy a taste of local culture with Vermont food, drink, and live music.
Day 2: Accelerate Hear from leading Climate Economy innovators. Contribute ideas with peers. Collaborate and spark action.
Day 3: Explore Set off on a Vermont adventure to learn how the future of the Climate Economy happens here.
Summit Kickoff
Wednesday, September 6
6:00pm – 7:30pm Welcome, Keynote Address: Paul Hawken
7:30pm – 10:00pm Summit Kickoff and Celebration with Kat Wright
Day 2: Accelerate
Climate Economy Innovation
Thursday, September 7
9:00am – 9:30am Welcome to Vermont & Introduction to the Day
9:30am – 10:30am Business and Policy Fishbowl: Climate Solutions and the Economy
10:30am – 10:45am Networking Break: Visit and Vote in the #FutureFormula Showcase
10:45am – 11:15am Accelerator Speech: The New Climate Economy
11:15am – 11:45am Accelerator Speech: The Innovation Solution
11:45am – 12:15pm Accelerator Speech: What’s Next? Scaling Up.
12:15pm – 1:30pm Lunch
1:30pm–2:30pm Spark Speeches, Solution Pitches, and Pop Up Dialogues
2:30pm–3:30pm Spark Speeches, Solution Pitches, and Pop Up Dialogues
3:30pm Networking Break: Visit and Vote in the #FutureFormula Showcase
3:45pm–4:45pm Spark Speeches, Solution Pitches, and Pop Up Dialogues
4:45pm–5:45pm Spark Speeches, Solution Pitches, and Pop Up Dialogues
5:45pm – 7:00pm Taste of Vermont Dinner
7:00pm – 8:30pm Climate Economy #FutureFormula Pitch Contest
8:30pm – 9:30pm Networking Reception
To view speeches, pitches and dialogue topics: https://www.ccecon17.com/program
Day 3: Explore
Vermont Innovation Tours
Friday, September 8
8:30am–4:30pm
Attend your choice of innovation tours that showcase businesses, farms, utilities, policy, initiatives, and communities as models of energy production, efficiency, and economic development toward a prosperous low-carbon future. See Vermont’s emerging models of rural renewal and lend your leadership and ideas to frame its next stage.
-Green Building and Design
-Distributed Generation and the Rural Grid
-Net Zero Burlington
-Vermont’s Energy Plan and Public Policy
-Vermont Climate Economy Business Leaders
-Carbon and the Soil; The Future of the Working Landscape
-Advancing Comprehensive Energy Efficiency
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