Table Hosts

TABLE 1
Curious about moving the planet forward from inside a corporation or financial institution? Enjoy lunch with Greg Maggio. A former Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. Department of State, Greg now works at The World Bank, where he supports sustainable development projects around the world as they navigate environmental and social risks.

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If you’re excited about traveling the world to capture it on camera, join Emmy-nominated cinematographer Ignacio Walker for a conversation about taking the natural world to the big and small screen alike. Ignacio can also chat about using drones and undersea diving to expand your filmmaking possibilities.

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Modern-day explorer Ben Clark is the youngest American to summit Mount Everest, and he turned his adventure into a podcast. The rest is history. Join Ben for lunch to learn how he translates his remarkable travels into unforgettable content across film, television, and social media.

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Get tips on thriving in the attention economy with Kristy Drutman, known across social media as “Browngirl Green.” Kristy is a producer, environmental educator, and content creator with 80,000+ Instagram followers. She’s also the founder of the Green Jobs Board, a climate tech start-up providing diverse talent with the resources they need to pursue environmental careers.

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In a digital-first culture, the strongest communicators know how to harness technology and design to tell their stories. Enjoy lunch with Kirsten Nagel from Adobe to learn how you can maximize software like Adobe Express, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere, and Adobe Audition to cut through the noise and create something beautiful.

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Want to work through your toughest questions on writing about the environment — or just curious about how journalists in the field are thinking about it? Join Sadie Babits, the senior supervising climate editor at NPR and author of Hot Takes: Every Journalist’s Guide to Covering Climate Change.

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At Shelby Brown’s table, you’ll be inspired to bring science to life for a popular audience. Shelby is a science communicator and strategic partnerships lead at the Smithsonian Institution, helping to oversee divisions such as the National Air and Space Museum, the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, and several research centers.

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With Matt Scott.