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Diverse Voices,
Compelling Narratives,
Sustainable Solutions

APRIL 20, 8 AM-5 PM ET
APRIL 21, 8:30 AM-12 PM ET


THE JACK MORTON AUDITORIUM AT
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Thank you to all our Summit participants!

We'll see you again in April 2024!

Look for videos in the coming weeks on our social media and YouTube channel

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We all share this planet.

 

Every one of us is responsible for confronting climate change.

How can we empower all voices and craft compelling narratives in our urgent search for solutions?

 

We are all in.

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Speakers

PROGRAM


Thursday, April 20

MORNING SESSION

GW School of Media & Public Affairs (SMPA), Jack Morton Auditorium (JMA)

805 21st St. NW, Washington, DC 20052

8 am

Networking & Breakfast, 2nd floor of SMPA

9 am 

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Troi Newman (GW, M.P.S. ’21), Planet Forward Indigenous
Correspondent, University of Arizona

 

WELCOME

Frank Sesno, Planet Forward Founding Director

Provost Christopher Bracey, George Washington University

PRESENTATION - Know Your Audience, Grow Your Audience

Ed Maibach, Director of Center for Climate Change Communication,
George Mason University

 

Q&A - Making It Relevant: Water Stories

Planet Forward Student Storytellers:

Sachi Mulkey, University of California-Berkeley

Beverly Ndifoin, Mandela Washington Fellow

Katie Perkins, Texas Tech University

Carter Weinhofer, Eckerd College

 

PRESENTATION - Bringing It Home: Stories from Drawdown's Neighborhood

Matt Scott, Director of Storytelling and Engagement, Project Drawdown

 

PANEL - Advocating Your Story 

Gabrielle Gurley, The American Prospect

Ashley Walker, Climate Reality Project

Maria Zaharatos, Middlebury Institute 

Moderator: Joanna Huxster, Eckerd College

 

10:15 am

Networking & Coffee, 2nd floor of SMPA

 

10:40 am

MORNING WORKSHOPS

University Student Center

800 21s St. NW

See more information over on our Workshops page and sign up!

 

12 - 1:30 pm 

LUNCH - Grand Ballroom, University Student Center

 

KEYNOTE CONVERSATION - The Road Ahead: The EV Story

Artealia Gilliard, Environmental Leadership & Sustainability, Ford Motor Company

AFTERNOON SESSION

Jack Morton Auditorium

805 21st St NW

1:45 pm

INTERVIEW - Seeing the Planet Through Sound

Sadie Babits, Supervising Climate Editor, NPR; Past President, Society of Environmental Journalists

interviewed by Eric Forbes, Colorado State University

 

CONVERSATION - Investing in Inclusion, Seeking Sustainability

Kristin Jarrett, Equity and Impact Lead, Spotify

with Adriana Martinez-Smiley, Northwestern University

 

PANEL - Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program: Native Knowledge and Narratives

Our Indigenous Student Correspondents

Moderator: Valerie Vande Panne, Indigenous Correspondents Program Adviser

 

CONVERSATION - Bridging the Divide 

Bob Inglis, Executive Director, RepublicEN.org

with Vidya Muthupillai, George Washington University

 

KEYNOTE - Pictures from the Frontlines of Climate Change

Katie Orlinsky, National Geographic Contributing Photographer

 

3:35 pm

Networking & Coffee, 2nd floor of SMPA

 

4 - 5 pm

CONVERSATION - A Filmmaker's Eye: Capturing the Narrative

John Sutter, Ted Turner Professor of Environmental Media, George Washington University 

 

PANEL - On Location with Planet Forward 

Jake Meyers, University of Arizona ‘20

        Eva Sideris, SUNY-ESF ‘23

        Jennifer Vilcarino, George Washington University ‘22

Moderator: Lisa Palmer, George Washington University and Planet Forward

 

CONVERSATION - Off to Iceland: A Sustainable Success Story

Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, Ambassador of Iceland to the United States

 

STORYFEST WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT

Amy Berquist, Lindblad Expeditions

5 pm

BREAK - DINNER ON YOUR OWN

Friday, April 21

University Student Center

800 21st St. NW

See more and sign up for individual workshops.

 

8:30 - 9:15 am

Room 301 - Grab & Go Breakfast & Coffee

9:15 - 10:30 am

Workshops, Session A 

 

10:45 am - 12 pm

Workshops, Session B

 

12 pm

Grab & Go Lunch

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PLUS! Be sure to stop by the Eco-Bash on GW's University Yard (no need to register) — across the street from the Summit until 7 pm!

7:30 pm

WORLD PREMIERE SCREENING & Q&A: 'How to Unscrew a Planet'

Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent

Troi Newman
Frank Sesno
Provost Christopher Bracey
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Sachi Mulkey
Beverly Ndifoin
Katie Perkins
Carter Weinhofer
Matt Scott
Gabrielle Gurley
Ashley Walker
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Kristin Jarrett
Eric Forbes
Sadie Babits
Adriana Martinez-Smiley
Valerie Vande Panne
Vidya Muthupillai
John Sutter
Bob Inglis
Katie Orlinsky
Lisa Palmer
Amy Berquist
Jake Meyers
Jennifer Vilcarino
Eva Sideris
Bergdís Ellertsdóttir

GET INSPIRED

Learn why inspirational stories are the most motivational — and effective — to drive action.

GET EDUCATED

Learn the very best in communication techniques that you can apply immediately to your environmental stories.

GET MOBILIZED

Learn how you can create a movement for the planet on your campus and in your community.

GET CONNECTED

Connect with leading journalists, policymakers, innovators, and more and apply for exclusive internship and job opportunities.

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